Foreigner

℗ 1973 A&M Records, Inc. Monarch Pressing Pressing Recorded at Dynamic Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Engineered at Air-London; All string, brass and wood arrangements recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City Includes thick, 12" X 12", cardboard insert with "Polar ink sketch"; flipside lyrics/credits. A photographic postcard of a beach, having information on reverse, was included with some of the initial pressings. Embossed, over-sized sleeve 1st Cat# sleeve; 2nd label

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: SP-4682 RE-1 M2 (A Side Label)
• Matrix / Runout: SP-4681 RE-1 M1 (B Side Label)
• Matrix / Runout: SP 4682 RE-1 T2 STERLING LH 3 T 1 (A Side Etch, except Sterling Stamp)
• Matrix / Runout: SP4681 RE-1 T3 STERLING LH 2 1 T (B Side Etch, except Sterling Stamp)
• Matrix / Runout: MR in circle (Monarch Pressing)
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other: 0598 (Price Code on spine)

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Embossed cover with two obis; one thicker gold obi and a thinner red/white obi. There is a thick cardboard insert with English lyrics and technical and musician credits on one side and a Cat Stevens' illustration of a polar bear on the other. There is also a blue/grey inner sleeve and postcard. There is a 4-page Japanese insert with tracklistings in Japanese and English, and track times on page 1, Japanese liner notes on page 2, Japanese lyrics on pages 3 and 4 and a Japanese A&M back catalogue for Cat Stevens' albums on page 4. Japanese liner notes are dated July 1973. On gold obi and insert it states: 異邦人/キャット・スティーヴンス第5集 = Foreigner/Cat Stevens Vol. 5 On insert, Japanese tracklisting for "Foreigner Suite" is broken up into 7 sections: 1. 言葉が見つからない = Sweet Blue Intro 2. 陽のあたる道へ = Sunnyside Road 3. 自由の鐘 = Freedom Calling 4. ミスター・ゼロ = Mr Zero 5. 日曜日の君 = Made On Sunday 6. スウィート・ブルー = Sweet Blue 7. 神はぼくのために君を選んでいたにちがいない = Heaven Must've Programmed You For this particular pressing with two obis. The thinner red/white obi states: 特典付!!先着3万名様にキャットのポスタープレゼント!! = With benefits! The first 30,000 people will receive a cat poster! The poster is 560 mm x 740 mm. Listed track times are taken from insert and labels. Catalogue # on obi and insert: AML 190 Catalogue # on spine, cardboard insert, and labels: AML-190 "MADE IN JAPAN" on back cover "PRINTED IN JAPAN" on back of postcard All string, brass and wood arrangements recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥2,000 (List price on obi and insert)
• Price Code: ¥2,300 (Some have this list price sticker over ¥2,000 on obi)
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other: SP-4682 (Another catalogue # in parentheses on cardboard insert, postcard and labels)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 690 (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 689 (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 690 7 (Variant 1, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 690 8 (Variant 1, side B runout)
• Matrix / Runout: S A L B T 6 9 0 - 3 (Variant 2, side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: S A L B T 6 8 9 - 3 (Variant 2, side B runout)

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Embossed cover with one gold obi. Similar to other releases around the world, there is a thick cardboard insert with English lyrics to songs and technical and musician credits on one side and a Cat Stevens' illustration of a polar bear on the other. There is also a blue/grey inner sleeve and postcard (in this instance, printed in Japan). There is also 4-page Japanese insert with tracklistings in Japanese and English, and track durations on page 1, Japanese liner notes on page 2, Japanese lyrics to songs on pages 3 and 4 and a Japanese A&M back catalogue for Cat Stevens' albums on page 4.

Japanese liner notes are dated July 1973.

This is a likely subsequent release to Foreigner = 異邦人, the first 30,000 of which contained a poster and had two obis.

Listed track times are taken from the insert and labels.

Catalogue # on obi and insert: AML 190

Catalogue # on spine, cardboard insert, and labels: AML-190

"MADE IN JAPAN" on back cover

"PRINTED IN JAPAN" on back of postcard

All string, brass and wood arrangements recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City

Runouts stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Price Code: ¥2,000 (List price on obi and insert)
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Other: SP-4682 (Another catalogue # in parentheses on cardboard insert, postcard and labels)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 690 (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 689 (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: ⚬ S A L B T 6 9 0 - 1 (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: S A L B T 6 8 9 - 5 (Side B runout)

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On the back of the cover which has the same CAT# as on the vinyl label it says "ALFA Records, Inc. Made In Japan Y2,000".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other: AMP 4027A (Runout, Side A)
• Other: AMP 4027B (Runout, Side B)
• Rights Society: JASRAC

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"R" printed on labels indicates this was pressed at the RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis. Runout etchings suggest lacquers were produced from Indianapolis Side A Matrix / Runout: SP-4681-RCA1 scratched out, replaced with SP 4682 (stamped) Side B Matrix / Runout: SP-4682-RCA1 scratched out, replaced with SP 4681 (stamped) Cover printed in USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout: SP-4682 (Side A label)
• Matrix / Runout: SP-4681 (Side B label)
• Matrix / Runout: AM SP-4681-RCA1. ["Face with pointy ears"] SP 4682 1 I (Side A runout)
• Matrix / Runout: AM SP-4682-RCA1. ["Face with pointy ears"] SP 4681 1 I (Side B runout)

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