AVALON Roxy Music - 1982 Warner Bros/EG 1-23686 - 1st Jacksonville Pressing VG+

Description: Avalon is the eighth and final studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, released on 28 May 1982 by E.G. Records, and Polydor. It was recorded between 1981 and 1982 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and is regarded as the culmination of the smoother, more adult-oriented sound of the band's later work. It has been credited with pioneering the sophisti-pop genre. The first single, "More Than This", preceded the album and was a top 10 hit in Britain, Australia, and several European countries. "Avalon", the second single, reached the top 20; "Take a Chance with Me" reached the top 30. In the United States, "More Than This" and "Take a Chance with Me" reached 103 and 104. Avalon is Roxy Music's most successful studio album. It stayed at number one on the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, and stayed on the chart for over a year. Although it reached only No. 53 in the US, Avalon endured as a sleeper hit and became Roxy Music's lone million-selling US record, ultimately receiving platinum certification. In 1989, the album was ranked No. 31 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Albums of the 1980s". In 2003, the album was ranked number 307 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Avalon is the highest entry of four Roxy Music albums that made the list (Siren at No. 371, Country Life at No. 387 and For Your Pleasure at No. 394 being the others); Avalon and Country Life were dropped from the 2012 revision, but Avalon was re-included on the 2020 revision at No. 336. THIS COPY is a 1982 1st Jacksonville pressing on the Warner Bros / EG label (see Notes, below). The UPC has a pink background. The vinyl has some visible marks, mostly rubbings from the paper sleeve and nothing that affects playback. It is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. The original cover is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition, with only some wrinkling at the bottom right corner when view from the front. The original inner sleeve is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition. NotesRecorded at Compass Point, Nassau & The Power Station, New York. Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Masterdisk Produced by Rhett Davies and Roxy Music ©℗ 1982 E.G. Records Ltd. Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. Co-release between E'G Records and Warner Bros. Records. E'G Records is spelled "E.G. Records Ltd." on spine.Barcode and Other IdentifiersRights Society: BMIBarcode (Text): 0 7599-23686-1Barcode (String): 07599236861Pressing Plant ID (In runout): JWPressing Plant ID (Stamped in runout): 0Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 1-23686-A-JW2 0 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 1-23686-B-JW2 0 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 1-23686-A-JW1 #3 0 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 1-23686-B-JW2 #2 0 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 1-23686-A-JW2 #1 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 1-23686-B-JW1 #1 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 1-23686-A-JW2 #1 MASTERDISK 0Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 1-23686-B-JW2 #2 MASTERDISK 0Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 1-23686-A-JW2 #1 MASTERDISKMatrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 1-23686-B-JW2 #3 MASTERDISK 0Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): 1-23686-A-JW2 #1 MASTERDISK 0Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): 1-23686-B-JW2 #3 MASTERDISK 0Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): 1-23686-A-JW2 #3 MASTERDISK 0 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): 1-23686-B-JW2 #3 MASTERDISK 0 ENJOY!

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