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Label:	Asylum Records – AS 53051, Asylum Records – AS 53 051
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, TELDEC Pressing, Gatefold Cover
Country:	Germany
Released:	1976
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Classic Rock, Country Rock

Tracklist

A1	Hotel California Soloist, Guitar – Walsh* Written-By – Frey* Written-By, Guitar, Soloist – Felder* Written-By, Lead Vocals, Percussion – Henley*	6:30
A2	New Kid In Town Electric Guitar – Felder* Electric Piano, Organ – Walsh* Guitarrón – Meisner* Written-By – Henley, Souther Written-By, Lead Vocals – Frey*	5:04
A3	Life In The Fast Lane Written-By, Clavinet – Frey* Written-By, Lead Guitar – Walsh* Written-By, Lead Vocals – Henley*	4:46
A4	Wasted Time Guitar – Felder* Organ – Walsh* Written-By, Lead Vocals – Henley* Written-By, Piano – Frey*	4:55
B1	Wasted Time (Reprise) Written-By – Henley, Frey Written-By, Arranged By [Strings], Conductor – Norman*	1:22
B2	Victim Of Love Slide Guitar – Walsh* Written-By – Frey, Souther Written-By, Lead Guitar – Felder* Written-By, Lead Vocals – Henley*	4:11
B3	Pretty Maids All In A Row Synthesizer – Frey* Written-By – Vitale* Written-By, Lead Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer – Walsh*	4:05
B4	Try And Love Again Guitar [Gretsch] – Walsh* Lead Guitar – Frey* Written-By, Lead Vocals – Meisner*	5:10
B5	The Last Resort Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Felder* Synthesizer – Walsh* Written-By – Frey* Written-By, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer – Henley*	7:25

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Distributed By – WEA Musik GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Tonstudio Pfanz
Pressed By – TELDEC-Press GmbH
Produced For – Pandora Productions Ltd.

Credits

Arranged By, Conductor, Strings – Jim Ed Norman
Art Direction – Don Henley
Art Direction, Artwork [Graphics] – Kosh*
Artwork [Poster] – Norman Seeff
Concertmaster – Syd Sharp*
Engineer – Blazek*, Hensal*, Mashal*
Photography By [Cover] – David Alexander (5)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Szymczyk*
Vocals, Bass Guitar, Guitarrón – Meisner*
Vocals, Drums, Percussion – Henley*
Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Frey*, Walsh*
Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar – Felder*

Notes

From labels rim text: An Asylum Recording Distributed By WEA Music GmbH. Made In Germany

Produced for Pandora Productions, Ltd.
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami & The Record Plant, Los Angeles, March - October 1976.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City / Mixed at Miami.

In gatefold sleeve with hotel lobby photo and Hotel California lyrics inside.
Came with 11"x33" black & white poster of the band + printed inner sleeve with credits.

Made in Germany

There are two very similar releases:
1) Eagles - Hotel California all identical, but without 'Manufactured in Germany' in runouts
2) 10772969 has identical cover and labels, but different cutting location (STERLING instead of Tonstudio Pfanz) as per runouts.

The runout strings are etched except Manufactured in Germany stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Label Code: LC 2648
Price Code: Ⓩ
Rights Society: GEMA
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 7 E-1084-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 7 E-1084-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 1): WEA 7E-1084-A²II ✲✲ PF 53051A Manufactured in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 1): WEA 7E-1084-BII PF 53051B Manufactured in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 2): WEA 7E-1084-A² PF 53051-A Manufactured in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 2): WEA 7E-1084-B² XXX PF Manufactured in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A variant 3): WEA 7E-1084-A² PF Manufactured in Germany
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B variant 3): WEA 7E-1084-B PF Manufactured in Germany

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	AS 53051, 7E-1084	Netherlands	1976
Recently Edited	Hotel California (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records, Asylum Records, Asylum Records	K 53051, K53051, 7E 1084, 7E-1084	UK	1976
	Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Pfanz Cut, Gatefold Cover)	Asylum Records, Asylum Records	AS 53 051, 7E-1084	Germany	1976
Recently Edited	Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Asylum Records	53 051	France	1976
Recently Edited	Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, CSM - Santa Maria Pressing)	Asylum Records	7E-1084	US	1976