The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn Of A Friendly Card

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Label:	Arista – 203-000, Arista – 203 000, Arista – 203 000 320
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	France
Released:	1980
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	May Be A Price To Pay Lead Vocals – Elmer Gantry	4:52
A2	Games People Play Lead Vocals – Lenny Zakatek	4:17
A3	Time Lead Vocals – Eric Woolfson	5:05
A4	I Don't Wanna Go Home Lead Vocals – Lenny Zakatek	4:54
B1	The Gold Bug	4:28
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card	(16:19)
B2-i	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One) Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow	2:39
B2-ii	Snake Eyes Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow	3:17
B2-iii	The Ace Of Swords	2:58
B2-iv	Nothing Left To Lose Lead Vocals – Eric Woolfson	4:03
B2-v	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two) Lead Vocals – Chris Rainbow	3:12

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records
Copyright © – Arista Records
Copyright © – Woolfsongs Ltd.
Copyright © – Careers Music, Inc.
Published By – Woolfsongs Ltd.
Published By – Careers Music, Inc.
Published By – Almo Irving Inc.
Published By – Rondor Music
Published By – Almo Irving Music Inc
Pressed By – Sonopress
Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH

Credits

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Arranged By [Orchestra Arranged By], Conductor [Conducted By] – Andrew Powell
Backing Vocals – Alan Parsons, Chris Rainbow, Lenny Zakatek
Bass – David Paton
Composed By [All Compositions By] – Parsons*, Woolfson*
Conductor – Eberhard Schoener
Coordinator [Orchestra Co-ordinator] – Curtis Briggs
Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliot*
Executive-Producer [Executive Producer] – Eric Woolfson
Keyboards – Eric Woolfson
Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Alan Parsons
Leader – Sandor Farcas
Mastered By [Mastering Consultant] – Chris Blair
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera*
Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Alan Parsons
Saxophone – Mel Collins
Sleeve [Sleeve Concept], Design Concept [Sleeve Concept] – Lol Creme & Kevin Godley*
Songwriter [All Tracks Written By] – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson
Vocals – Chris Rainbow, Elmer Gantry, Eric Woolfson, Lenny Zakatek
Written-By [All Tracks Written By] – Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson

Notes

— Catalogue number
"203-000" on back cover
"203 000" on labels
"203 000 320" on spine

— Back cover
All compositions 1979 Woolfsongs Ltd./Careers Music Inc.
Administered for the U.S.A. by Almo Irving Inc. (B.M.I.)
Administered for Rest Of World by Rondor Music and its Affiliates

Chris Rainbow and David Paton appear by courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.

—Miscellaneous
Track B2, "The Turn Of A Friendly Card", is a long format concept piece numbered on the album as parts I-V of Track 2.
020 and Roman numeral are etched, the rest is stamped

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Price Code (France): ae230
Price Code (Germany): -320
Label Code: LC 3484
Rights Society (Boxed): SACEM
Rights Society: B.M.I.
Matrix / Runout (Label A): S 203 000 A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): S 203 000 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): Made in Germany 203000 A-1/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): Made in Germany 203000 B-2/80S 020
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): Made in Germany 020 203000 A-3/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): 203000 B-1/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): Made in Germany 020 203000 A-2/80S
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): Made in Germany 203000 B-1/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): Made in Germany 203000 A-1/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): Made in Germany 203000 B-3/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): Made in Germany 020 203000 A-3/80S
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): Made in Germany 203000 B-3/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6): Made in Germany 203000 A-3/80S IV 020
Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6): Made in Germany 203000 B-3/80S II

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista, Arista, Arista, Arista	L 37241, L-37241, (DLART-1), (DLART 1)	Australia	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista, Arista	203 000, 203000	Netherlands	1980
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album, Stereo)	Arista	AL 9518	Canada	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista	ARS 39077	Italy	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album, PRS Pressing)	Arista	DLART1	UK	1980