Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing

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Label:	A&M Records – 395136-1, A&M Records – 395 136-1, A&M Records – A&M 395136-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	1987
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock, Folk Rock

Tracklist

A1	Tom's Diner	2:08
A2	Luka Arranged By [Arrangement Ideas] – Peter Wood (2) Arranged By [Arrangement Ideas], Soloist, Guitar – Jon Gordon (4) Backing Vocals – Shawn Colvin	3:51
A3	Ironbound / Fancy Poultry Music By – Anton Sanko Written-By – A. Sanko*	6:17
A4	In The Eye Music By – Marc Shulman Written-By – M. Shulman*	4:12
A5	Night Vision Music By, Classical Guitar – Anton Sanko Written-By – A. Sanko*	2:45
B1	Solitude Standing Music By – Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Michael Visceglia, Stephen Ferrera Written-By – A. Sanko, M. Shulman, M. Visceglia, S. Ferrera*	4:34
B2	Calypso Arranged By [Arrangement Ideas] – Jon Gordon (4), Peter Woods (2) Percussion – Sue Evans	4:12
B3	Language Music By – Michael Visceglia* Written-By – M. Visceglia*	3:54
B4	Gypsy Co-producer, Rhythm Guitar – Mitch Easter Drums – Sue Evans Electric Guitar – Frank Christian Soloist, Guitar – Steve Addabbo	4:01
B5	Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song) Music By – Anton Sanko, Marc Shulman, Michael Visceglia, Stephen Ferrera Written-By – A. Sanko, M. Shulman, M. Visceglia, S. Ferrera*	5:09
B6	Tom's Diner (Reprise) Synthesizer [Additional] – Michael Visceglia*	2:39

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright © – AGF Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Waifersongs Ltd.
Published By – AGF Music Ltd.
Published By – Waifersongs Ltd.
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Recorded At – RPM Studios
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio
Recorded At – Celestial Sound Studios, New York, NY
Recorded At – Carnegie Hill Studios
Mixed At – A&M Studios
Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
Made By – PRS Hannover
Made By – PolyGram
Lacquer Cut At – PDO, Germany
Distributed By – PolyGram

Credits

Art Direction – Jeffrey Gold*
Art Direction, Design – Melanie Nissen
Artwork [Styling] – Stephanie Kay*
Bass Guitar – Michael Visceglia*
Drums, Percussion – Stephen Ferrera
Electric Guitar – Marc Shulman
Engineer – Rod O'Brien
Engineer [Assistant, A & M] – Dan Nash, Marc DeSisto, Mark McKenna
Engineer [Assistant, Bearsville] – George Cowan
Engineer [Assistant, Carnegie Hill] – Geoff Keehn
Engineer [Assistant, Celestial] – Arthur Zarate
Engineer [Assistant, Clinton] – Joe Martin (2)
Engineer [Assistant, Rpm] – Jeff Lippay
Engineer [Tour Sound] – Robin Danar
Engineer [Tour, Monitor] – John Gallagher (5)
Executive-Producer – Ronald K. Fierstein
Lighting, Set Designer – Rhonda Robinson
Management [Tour Agent, 1987] – Barbara Skydel, John Giddings, Premier Talent, NYC*, Solo Agency, London*
Mastered By [Direct Metal Mastering] – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Shelly Yakus
Music By, Lyrics By, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Suzanne Vega
Photography By [Back Cover] – Richard Croft (2)
Photography By [Front Cover, Sleeve, Suzanne] – Paula Bullwinkel
Photography By [Sleeve, Band] – Matthew Vega
Producer – Lenny Kaye
Producer [Tour Production] – Alan Spriggs, Martin Gold (4)
Producer, Engineer – Steve Addabbo
Stage Manager – Richard Lawrence*
Synthesizer – Anton Sanko
Technician [Backline] – Adrian Wilson (3)
Tour Manager – Jeremy Higinson, Russell Scott Izenman
Written-By – S. Vega*

Notes

Issued with a printed inner sleeve containing English lyrics, credits and pictures. It also contains an insert with the lyrics in Italian, Spanish, German and French.

Some copies have either
- a white rectangular sticker with red lettering attached to the front cover reading:
″Featuring the singles "Luka" & "Tom's Diner″
English lyrics included
Mit deutschen Texten
Textes français inclus
Inclue letras en español
Contiene traduzione italiana
395 136-1" or
- a violet rectangular sticker with white lettering (with the same text).

[On rear sleeve:]
℗ & © 1987 A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles
Distribution Polygram

[On inner sleeve:]
"Night Vision" inspired by the poem "Juan Gris" by Paul Eluard, translation by Winifred Radford.
Published in Francis Poulenc: The Man and His Songs by Pierre Bernac.
W.W. Horton and Company, Inc. (U.S.) 1978
Victor Gollanz, Ltd. London (U.K.) 1978

All songs © 1987
AGF Music Ltd. & Waifersongs Ltd. (ASCAP)

Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY and RPM Sound Studios, NYC.
Additional recording at A&M Recording Studios, L.A.; Clinton Recording Studios, NYC; Celestial Sound Studios, NYC; and Carnegie Hill Studios, NYC.
Mixed at A&M Recording Studios, L.A.
Direct Metal Mastering at Precision Lacquers, L.A.

℗ 1987 A&M Records Inc.
All Songs © 1987
AGF Music Ltd. & Waifersongs Ltd. (ASCAP)

[On labels:]
Published by AGF Music Ltd. & Waifersongs Ltd.
℗ & © 1987 A&M Records Inc. Los Angeles
Made in West Germany by Polygram

Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 82839 51361 6
Barcode (Scan): 0082839513616
Label Code (Boxed): LC | 0485
Price Code: POL 281
Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
Rights Society (Publishing rights): ASCAP
Other (On cover rear, embossed): PRS Hannover
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 395 136-1 S1 320
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 395 136-1 S2 320
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 1A CC
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 395 136-1 S2 3 20 2.1A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): 395 136-1 S1 12 3 20 2 V3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 395 136-1 S2 18 3 20 2 V3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 V A 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 395 136-1 S2 3 20 1 V A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 2 M
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): 395 136-1 S2 3 20 1 Λ
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): 395 136-1 S1 1 1 b 3 20 V3 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): 395 136-1 S2 b 3 20 V3 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 2.1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 1A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 2.5 V3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): 395 136-1 S2 ○ 3 20 5 V3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 1126 V3 2 5
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): 395 136-1 S 2 23 3 20 5 V3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 2.1A B D
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 1 Z Z
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): 395 136-1 S 1 1 1 2 0 3 20 V3 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 1121 V3 2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 12): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 12): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 1 E
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 13): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 2 G
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 13): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 1 [
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 14): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 ΛC 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 14): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 [ ] 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 15): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 CZ 1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 15): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 AZ 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 16): 395 136-1 S 1 3 20 2 7
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 16): 395 136-1 S 2 3 20 1 A
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 17): 395 136-1 S2 3 20 9 CC
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 17): 395 136-1 S1 3 20 2.1A CF

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (CD, Album, Stereo, Digital Audio Disc Corp)	A&M Records	CD 5136	US	1987
	Solitude Standing (LP, Album, Stereo, Electrosound Group Midwest Pressing)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SP-5136, SP 5136	US	1987
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (LP, Album)	A&M Records	RML 53233	New Zealand	1987
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (Cassette, Album, Dolby, Chrome)	A&M Records	CS-5136	US	1987
Recently Edited	Solitude Standing (Cassette, Album)	A&M Records, A&M Records	SUZMC 2, 397135-4	UK	1987

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Reviews

jiricervenka May 21, 2025
Great record, great sound, pressing is flawless. I enjoy listening. I recommend it.
Played on:
Technics SL-100C, Audio Technica VM-95C/E/ML (depending on record condition and taste), Rega Fono Mini A2D MK2, Technics SU-G700M2, Yamaha NS-777
coldu66 Apr 14, 2025
To be honest I'm not a huge Suzanne Vega fan but this is a record I always wanted to listen too and I'm not disappointed. It sounds wonderful..clear and dynamic, the instruments especially come through really well. Nice pressing.
SoundFisher Jul 13, 2024
I agree with the comunity : A pretty good Pressing. Sounds fantastic.
chaospuzzler Feb 23, 2023
Breath taking Quality. This should be my demo Vinyl to demonstrate the clarity of sound that can be achieved.
VinylWire Dec 29, 2022
Very good quality on this release. Pressing is nice too.
I made a needledrop of one of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find it on the right side in the videos - Under the name: Suzanne Vega - Wooden Horse (Caspar Hauser's Song) (1987 European Vinyl)
fotografia666 Dec 29, 2021
A great release without clicks, brilliant quality, I listen to the Sas stylus from jico
EricRD Oct 21, 2021
I remember when this recording came out. I was indifferent to Luka. FF to 2021 and I bought a clean copy because my wife liked the record. I just have to say that everyone involved with this record should be very proud of their work. It sounds fantastic! Well sung, well played, well recorded and engineered.