Sweet* – Desolation Boulevard
Tracklist
| A1 | The Six Teens | 4:02 | |
| A2 | Solid Gold Brass | 5:28 | |
| A3 | Turn It Down | 3:27 | |
| A4 | Medusa | 4:44 | |
| A5 | Lady Starlight | 3:09 | |
| B1 | Man With The Golden Arm | 8:33 | |
| B2 | Fox On The Run | 4:49 | |
| B3 | Breakdown | 3:03 | |
| B4 | My Generation | 3:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Chinebridge Ltd.
- Manufactured By – RCA Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Ltd.
- Engineered At – Audio International Studios
- Published By – Chinnichap
- Published By – Rak Publishing
- Published By – Sweet Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Published By – Fabulous Music Ltd.
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Printed By – Delga Press Limited
Credits
- Arranged By – Sweet*
- Arranged By [Brass] – Phil Dennys (tracks: B1)
- Arranged By, Concept By [Conception] – Mick Tucker (tracks: B1)
- Art Direction – Hipgnosis (2), John Dyer (4)
- Bass Guitar, Vocals, Lead Vocals – Steve Priest
- Drums, Timpani, Bells [Tubular], Gong, Vocals – Mick Tucker
- Engineer – Peter Coleman
- Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Andy Scott (2)
- Lead Vocals – Brian Connolly
- Photography By [Front] – Big Cigar Productions
- Photography By [Inside] – Richard Imrie
- Producer – M.Chapman-N.Chinn*
Notes
First U.K. release.
Packaging: Gatefold sleeve, orange RCA labels, lyrics sheet. No price code on back cover.
Track A4 appears as 'Medussa' on gatefold sleeve,
but correctly printed on label and lyrics sheet.
Packaging: Gatefold sleeve, orange RCA labels, lyrics sheet. No price code on back cover.
Track A4 appears as 'Medussa' on gatefold sleeve,
but correctly printed on label and lyrics sheet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code: none
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched; Variant 1): LPL1-5080-A-1 SIDE 1 A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched; Variant 1): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 A2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched ('1 c1' stamped); Variant 2, 3): LPL1-5080-A-1 SIDE 1 A3 1 c1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched; Variant 2): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 A4
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched ('1C1 5' stamped); Variant 3): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 1C1 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched ('1 c1 5' stamped); Variant 4): LPL1-5080-A-1 SIDE 1 A3 1 c1 5
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched ('1 C 1 3' stamped); Variant 4): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 A3 1 C 1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched ('3', '4 1̶C̶' stamped); Variant 5): LPL1-5080-A-1 SIDE 1 3 A2 4 1̶C̶
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched ('1C1 1' stamped); Variant 5): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 A3 1C1 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched ('1C1 3' stamped); Variant 6): LPL1-5080-A-1 SIDE 1 A2 1C1 3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched (last 2 stamped); Variant 6): LPL1-5080-B-1 SIDE 2 A2 2
Other Versions (5 of 137)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Desolation Boulevard (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | RCA, RCA, RCA Victor | LPL1 5080, 26.21430 AS, LPL 1-5080 | Germany | 1974 | ||
Recently Edited | Desolation Boulevard (LP, Album, Gatefold) | RCA Victor | LPL1-5080 | New Zealand | 1974 | ||
New Submission | Desolation Boulevard (LP, Album) | RCA Victor | LPL1 5080 | France | 1974 | ||
New Submission | Desolation Boulevard (LP, Album) | RCA | LPL1 5080 | Portugal | 1974 | ||
New Submission | Desolation Boulevard (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo) | RCA, RCA | LPL 1-5080, LPL 1 5080 | Germany | 1974 |
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Edited 3 months agominority opinion: I love the tracks exclusive to the non-usa version. I love breakdown, medusa, their version of my generation, and fox on the run album is way better than single. Turn it down is my favorite ever song of theirs. Micks drum solo was classic. People were overly critical. This album was extremely well produced and the only album where Steve's great bass playing was actually in the mix to a good degree.
the best way to release this album would have been a double album.
A1 Ballroom Blitz
A2 Hellraiser
A3 Fox on the run (album)
A4 burn on the flame
A5 medusa
A6 breakdown
A7 lady starlight
B1 turn it down
b2 sixteens
b3 solid gold brass
b4 my generation
b5 someone else will
b6 i wanna be committed
c1 miss demeanor
c2 rebel rouser (steve version)
c3 rock n roll disgrace
c4 need a lot of lovin
c5teenage rampage
c6 own up take a look at yourself
d1 done me wrong alright
d2 you're not wrong for lovin me (studio)
d3 blockbuster
d4 I'm a boy (who cover, they would do this song live a lot in this period)
d5 man with the golden arm
and they shouldve issued sweet fanny adams in the usa too
this wouldve cemented them very well- I have stumbled across an SACD version of this one complete with a 5.1 mix that sounds very good indeed - if it is an upmix it is one of the best I have ever heard, and the source appears to be from tape as well given the utter lack of aggressive limiting - the levels are exactly what you would expect from tape.
Can anybody clarify this for me please, as I would love to know where it originated - plus if there are any more like it?
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