Renaissance (4) – Prologue

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Label:	Sovereign (2) – SVNA 7253, Sovereign (2) – 1E 064 ◦ 93685
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:	1973
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	Prologue Written-By – Dunford*	5:39
A2	Kiev Written-By – Thatcher, McCarty	7:39
A3	Sounds Of The Sea Written-By – Thatcher, Dunford	7:09
B1	Spare Some Love Written-By – Thatcher, Dunford	5:05
B2	Bound For Infinity Written-By – Thatcher, McCarty	4:17
B3	Rajah Kahn Synthesizer, Soloist [VC3 Solo] – Francis Monkman Written-By – Dunford*	11:14

Companies, etc.

Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
Record Company – E.M.I. Records
Record Company – The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sovereign Records Limited
Recorded At – Nova Sound Studios, London
Pressed By – EMI Records
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Made By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Made By – Trade Platemaking Services
Published By – Pytheon Music

Credits

Arranged By – John Tout, Mick Dunford*
Bass, Tambura, Vocals – John Camp*
Cover – Hipgnosis (2), Ronchetti & Day
Engineer – Mick Glossop, Mike Weighell
Guitar [Guitars], Mandolin, Bells [Chimes], Vocals – Rob Hendry
Keyboards, Vocals – John Tout
Percussion – Terry Sullivan
Photography By [Live Photos] – M. Copeland*
Producer – Miles Copeland (2), Renaissance (4)
Vocals, Percussion [Assorted] – Annie Haslam

Notes

Second pressing with beginning of rim text is "EMI RECORDS LTD ~".
Gatefold sleeve is glossy inside.
2nd cat# 1E 064 ◦ 93685 is smaller and in brackets below the more prominent one on the rear cover.

Recorded at Nova Sound Studios, London, June-July 1972.
Special thanks to Mick Dunford, Dennis Bertrand and Cyclops B. Banjo.
A Pytheon Production.
This album is dedicated to Mick Parsons.

On labels:
EMI RECORDS LTD
℗ 1972 Sovereign Records Limited
MADE IN GT BRITAIN

On sleeve:
E.M.I. RECORDS (The Gramophone Company Ltd) HAYES·MIDDLESEX·ENGLAND
File under POPULAR : Pop Groups
7210 TPS Printed & made by Garrod and Lofthouse Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label A): SVNA 7253 A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): SVNA 7253 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): SVNA 7253 A-1 0:X J
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): SVNA 7253 B-2 0 R
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): SVNA 7253 A-1 RM I
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): SVNA 7253 B-2 RM I
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): SVNA 7253 A-1 L
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): SVNA 7253 A-1 GG I
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): SVNA 7253 A-1 RP I
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): SVNA 7253 B-2 RP I
Other (Printer date / code, sleeve): 7210

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Prologue (LP, Album, Jacksonville Pressing, Gatefold)	Capitol Records, Sovereign (2)	SMAS-11116	US	1972
Recently Edited	Prologue (LP, Album, Wallet cover)	Harvest, Sovereign (2)	1C 062-93 685	Germany	1972
Recently Edited	Prologue (LP, Album)	EMI, Regal Zonophone	3C 064 - 93685	Italy	1972
New Submission	Prologue (LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold)	Odeon	EOP-80736	Japan	1972
New Submission	Prologue (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing)	Capitol Records, Sovereign (2)	SMAS-11116	US	1972

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Reviews

25429612f Jan 17, 2021
I think this is the gatefold Sovereign edition I own, but with a clear pressing error since the recording is the same on both sides A and B. You can hear the music on side B on both sides. I do not know if this mistake has been noted in Discogs and if the same thing happens to someone as to me in their edition.
Matrix side 1 (stamped): SVNA 7253 B-2 34 C1
Matrix side 2 (stamped): SVNA 7253 B-2 04 C1
elephantstone908 Feb 23, 2020
I have an 80s pressing not on Discogs with the following details:

Side A: SVNA 7253 A-2-1 1-[?] 4 r M
Side 2: SVNA 725 B-2 3 [at 11 o’clock]

Inner EMI DRG sleeve states 10/86

Inside of gatefold text bleeds out on the left.