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Daryl Hall, John Oates* – Private Eyes

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Label:RCA – AFL1-4028
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1Private Eyes
Drums – Mickey Curry
Lyrics By, Music By – Daryl Hall, Janna Allen, Sara Allen, Warren Pash
3:29
A2Looking For A Good Sign
Drums – Mickey Curry
Lyrics By, Music By – Daryl Hall
3:55
A3I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
Music By – Daryl Hall
5:07
A4Mano A Mano
Backing Vocals – John Jarrett
Drums – Mickey Curry
Lead Guitar – Ray Gomez
Lyrics By, Music By – John Oates
3:53
A5Did It In A Minute
Lyrics By, Music By – Daryl Hall, Janna Allen, Sara Allen
3:37
B1Head Above Water
Drums – Mickey Curry
Music By – Daryl Hall
3:34
B2Tell Me What You Want
Lyrics By – Daryl Hall, Sara Allen
Music By – Daryl Hall
3:50
B3Friday Let Me Down
Music By – John Oates
3:33
B4Unguarded Minute
Guitar [Solo], Soloist – Jeff Southworth
Music By – Daryl Hall
4:08
B5Your Imagination
Drums – Chuck Burgi*
Lyrics By, Music By – Daryl Hall
3:32
B6Some Men
Lyrics By, Music By – Daryl Hall
4:15
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
  • Copyright © – RCA Records
  • Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
  • Published By – Hot-Cha Music Co.
  • Published By – Six Continents Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Published By – Fust Buzza Music, Inc.
  • Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
  • Lacquer Cut At – Masterdisk

Credits

  • Art Direction, Design, Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ed Caraeff
  • Bass – John Siegler
  • Co-producer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Neil Kernon
  • Drums – Jerry Marrotta*
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Bruce Buckhhalter*
  • Lacquer Cut By – RL*
  • Lead Guitar, Soloist [Vindaloo Solos] – G. E. Smith*
  • Management, Creative Director [Direction] – Tommy Mottola
  • Other [Special Thanks To The Champions] – Al Smith, Jeb Brien, Randy Hoffman
  • Percussion – Jimmy Maelen
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photos] – Lynn Goldsmith
  • Producer – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • Saxophone – Charlie De Chant*
  • Synthesizer, Programmed By – Larry Fast
  • Technician [Equipment Technician] – Michael Klvana
  • Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Mandoguitar [Mando Guitar] – John Oates
  • Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar [Mandar], Strings [Mandola, Mandocella], Timbales, Programmed By [Compurhythm] – Daryl Hall

Notes

Recorded March-June 1981 at Electric Lady Studios NYC

Includes inner sleeve printed with lyrics.

Labels list first side as "Side A" and second side as "Side One"

A1, A3, A5, B1, B2, B3, B4: © 1981 Hot-Cha Music Co. / Six Continents Music Publishing, Inc. / Fust Buzza Music, Inc.
A2, A4, B5, B6: © 1981 Hot-Cha Music Co. / Six Continents Music Publishing, Inc.

"Looking For A Good Sign" dedicated to David, Eddie, Melvin, Otis & Paul

Runouts are mostly etched, "MASTERDISK", Indianapolis "I" and plating numbers are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7863-54028-1
  • Barcode (Scanned): 078635402810
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): I
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): AFL1-4028-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): AFL1-4028-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): AFL1-4028A-30 MASTERDISK RL I A3 J
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): AFL1-4028B-30 I A2 T
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): AFL1-4028-A 1 MASTERDISK RL I A2 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): AFL1-4028-B1 I A1 C
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): AFL1-4028-A1 MASTERDISK RL I A3 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): AFL1-4028-B1 I A1 K
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): AFL1-4028-A1 MASTERDISK RL I B1 W
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): AFL1-4028-B1 I A3 AA
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): AFL1-4028-A1 MASTERDISK RL I A1 S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): AFL1-4028-B1 I B2 T
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): AFL1-4028-A 2 MASTERDISK RL I A 2 S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): AFL1-4028-B 1 I B 3 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): AFL1-4028-A 2 MASTERDISK RL I A2 J
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): AFL1-4028-B1 I B2

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Private Eyes (LP, Album, Orange label)RCA Victor, RCAPL 14028Germany1981
Private Eyes (LP, Album)RCAAFL1-4028Canada1981
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Private Eyes (LP, Album)RCA VictorPL-14028Spain1981
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Private Eyes (LP, Album)RCAPL 14028Italy1981
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Private Eyes (LP, Album, Repress, Black label)RCA Victor, RCAPL 14028Germany1981

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  • mbremer572's avatar
    mbremer572
    I have a clean copy of this one, in my opinion the pressing is a bit flat. Not a ton of lower end depth. Even cranked up. Amazing songs, but wish I had more out of it.
    • musicjunky1967's avatar
      musicjunky1967
      Edited one year ago
      I found a pretty moldy funky basement selling copy that I brought back from the dead. No damage to the record itself so, it was easy to salvage. It sounds amazing. I mean, it's 80's era Hall & Oates. The songwriting and the production of this era was top notch. There was no way that this was going to sound like a bad record any way.
      • J-Keller's avatar
        J-Keller
        I have a clean copy of this and although I don’t have a different press to compare it to, after comparing it to their H20 album, this pressing sounds quite boxy with a limited soundstage. Could be production, could be mastering, but I’m not very impressed with the sound quality on this one. Songs are great though.
        • mikeSF_'s avatar
          mikeSF_
          Edited 2 years ago
          These guys are solid gold. This early recording from '81 shows their amazing writing skills and great singing. A bit of synth pop which ultimately becomes very much their thing.
          Highlights of course are "I Can't Go For That", the title track, and "Mano".

          Pressing is a good one
          • BalooDP's avatar
            BalooDP
            Hall and Oates follow-up to their album Voices, Private Eyes takes on more of that pop-feel found on Voices with Kiss on My List, throw in some synthisizer for good measure, and you've got a pretty good album. The title track definitely is the biggest hit on here, with some very catchy lyrics and good vocals from Hall. Other notable tracks here are I Can't Go for That, Did it in a Minute, Head Above Water, and Looking for a good sign. I can't help but feel on the album that Side A is better than Side B, Side B seems to take on a more darker feel, while Side A sounds very light-hearted.

            But this is still a good album, worth a listen, and found very cheaply. Don't hesitate to pick it up.

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