Tracklist
| Inside | |||
| A1 | Chemical Fire | 3:11 | |
| A2 | This Love Inside | 3:28 | |
| A3 | Oh Babe | 3:47 | |
| A4 | Waiting | 4:52 | |
| A5 | Grow Yourself Up | 4:37 | |
| A6 | Guaranteed | 3:05 | |
| Outside | |||
| B1 | Positive | 2:40 | |
| B2 | New Year's Eve | 3:38 | |
| B3 | So Good To Me (For The Time Being) | 4:10 | |
| B4 | Yellow Light | 2:50 | |
| B5 | For A While | 2:50 | |
| B6 | Stupid Enough | 2:40 | |
| B7 | The Love That I Love | 3:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Big Music (4)
- Copyright © – Platte Clove Music
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Big Sound Records (2)
- Recorded At – Trod Nossel Studios
- Mixed At – Trod Nossel Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk
- Pressed By – Presswell
Credits
- Directed By – Doug Snyder (2), Jon Tiven
- Drums, Drums, Cymbal, Other [Unique Wardrobe] – Hilly Of Michaels*
- Electric Guitar [Lead], Congas [Kunga], Saxophone, Other [Special Effects] – Jon Tiven
- Engineer – Richard N.S.P. Robinson*
- Lacquer Cut By – RL*
- Mixed By – Thomas 'Doc' Cavalier*, Doug Snyder (2), Jon Tiven, Richard N.S.P. Robinson*
- Percussion – Doug Snyder (2)
- Photography By – Seth Tiven
- Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Bass, Electric Guitar [Rhythm], Organ, Synthesizer, Percussion, Bells, Keyboards [Clavinet] – Van Duren
- Written-By – Jody Stephens (tracks: B7), Van Duren (tracks: B7)
- Written-By [Music And Lyrics By] – Van Duren (tracks: A1 To B6)
Notes
Respectfully dedicated to the memory of Groucho Marx.
Hilly Michaels, Doug Snyder and Jon Tiven Appear Courtesy Of The Big Sound Orchestra
Hilly Michaels, Doug Snyder and Jon Tiven Appear Courtesy Of The Big Sound Orchestra
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched runout): MDNY 8037-LP-02-A (BSLP 019-A (PR)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched runout): 8037-LP-02-B BSLP 019-B MASTERDISK RL (PR)
Other Versions (5 of 11)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Staring At The Ceiling (LP, Album) | London Records, Big Sound | SHY 8530 | UK | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Staring At The Ceiling (LP, Album) | London Records | SHY 8530 | UK | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Are You Serious? (LP, Album) | Big Sound | BSLP 019 | Australia | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Are You Serious? (LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo) | Big Sound | BSLP-019 | US | 1978 | ||
New Submission | Are You Serious ? (CD, Album, Reissue) | Air Mail Recordings | AIRCD-011 | Japan | 1999 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Edited one year agoGot around to asking Van Duren about the mastering of this lp and this is the response I got concerning the US pressings on Big Sound:
"The original master for Are You Serious? was cut by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk in NYC in early 1978. All US pressings in the late 1970's were from that master, and there were two pressings (the first having sold out)."
"The album was licensed to EMI in Australia and to London/Decca in the UK/Europe, released in those territories in late 1978. I really don't know for certain but I believe the same master was used in both cases."- It says "Simulated Stereo" on the back cover. Wondering if that's a joke because it sounds like normal two-channel stereo to me. This was 1977 after all.
Edited 3 years agoWow. Now this is more like it. After searching for a while I finally scored a 1st press USA of this with RL in the deadwax. This press rivals the U.K. pressing. When buying the USA original make sure to ask the seller if the RL initials are in the deadwax as not every USA press was mastered by Bob.
Release
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