Toto – Hydra

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Label:	Columbia – FC 36229
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1		Hydra
A2		St. George And The Dragon
A3		99
A4		Lorraine
B1		All Us Boys
B2		Mama
B3		White Sister
B4		A Secret Love

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Published By – Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc.
Published By – Sheetfire Music
Published By – Porcara Music
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Reggie Fisher Recording Studio
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

Art Direction – Jeff "Artful Dodger" Porcaro*, Jim Hagopian, Tony Lane (2)
Bass – David Hungate
Calligraphy – Mike Manoogian*
Co-producer – Tom Knox, Toto
Drums, Percussion – Jeffrey Porcaro*
Engineer – Dana Latham, Tom Knox
Engineer [Assistant] – Stephen McManus
Guitar – David Hungate, Steve Lukather
Keyboards – David Paich, Steve Porcaro
Management [Direction] – The Fitzgerald Hartley Co.*
Photography By – Jim Hagopian
Vocals – Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather
Written-By – Bobby Kimball (tracks: B2 to B4), David Paich (tracks: A2 to B4), Steve Porcaro (tracks: B4), Toto (tracks: A1)

Notes

Released with gatefold and inner lyrics-sleeve

Recorded at Sunset Sound
Additional Recording at Reggie's. We would like to thank the following specialists: Marty Paich, Joe Porcaro, Michael Boddicker, Roger Linn (Raj the Rogue Neesh), Reggie Fisher, Lenny Castro

© ℗ 1979 CBS Inc.
All songs published by Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP) except:
A1 published by Otot Music (ASCAP)
B2, B3 published by Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP) and Sheetfire Music (BMI)
B4 published by Porcara Music, Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP) and Sheetfire Music (BMI)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID: S
Barcode (Text): 0 7464-36229-1
Barcode (Scanned): 074643622912
Matrix / Runout (A Side Etched): PAL-36229-1AA A S/
Matrix / Runout (B Side Etched): PAL-36229-1AA B5 S/
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Hydra (LP, Album, Gatefold)	CBS	CBS 83900	UK	1979
New Submission	Hydra (LP, Album, Gatefold)	CBS	CBS 83900	Italy	1979
Recently Edited	Hydra (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold Sleeve)	CBS	CBS 83900	Europe	1979
Recently Edited	Hydra (LP, Album)	CBS Columbia	S.E. 8462	Peru	1979
Recently Edited	Hydra (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Columbia	FC 36229	Canada	1979

Reviews

rchallen Feb 26, 2021
I have an original Terre Haute U.S. press and really like the sound of it.... It's a very live-sounding master, almost the opposite of the "polished" sound we assume from Toto. By comparison, the original CD has a more uniform mix. I have no idea how the reissues sound, but I suspect they smoothed the rough edges somewhat.... which might please some, but I kinda prefer this oddly "raw" version of Toto.