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Mike + The Mechanics*Mike + The Mechanics

Label:

Atlantic – A1 81287

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Columbia House

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Pop Rock, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1Silent Running6:10
A2All I Need Is A Miracle4:10
A3Par Avion3:36
A4Hanging By A Thread4:40
B1I Get The Feeling4:30
B2Take The Reins4:18
B3You Are The One3:41
B4A Call To Arms
Written-ByPhil Collins, Tony Banks
4:38
B5Taken In4:17
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Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Licensed ToColumbia House
  • Licensed FromAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Manufactured ByColumbia House
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
  • Recorded AtAIR Studios, Montserrat
  • Recorded AtAir Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Farm

Credits

  • Backing VocalsAlan Carvel*, Linda Taylor
  • Design [Cover]Lewis Moberly
  • Design [Designer]Geoff Halpin
  • DrumsPeter Van Hooke
  • EngineerSimon Hurrell
  • GuitarAllan Murphy*
  • Guitar, BassMike Rutherford
  • KeyboardsAdrian Lee, Dereck Austin*, Ian Wherry
  • Mastered ByBarry Diament
  • PercussionLouis Jardin*
  • Photography ByPeter Anderson (5)
  • Producer, Backing VocalsChristopher Neil
  • SaxophoneJohn Earle, Ray Beavis
  • VocalsGene Stashuck*, John Kirby (2), Paul Carrack, Paul Young (2)
  • Written-ByB.A. Robertson* (tracks: 1, 4, 6, 8), Christopher Neil (tracks: A2 - B6), Michael Rutherford*

Notes

Recorded at Air Studios Montserrat, Air London and The Farm.
"crc" on Specialty Records labels (SP in label matrix) but vinyl runouts show pressed at Columbia Carrollton plant.
From back cover:
"Printed in U.S.A."
"Manufactured By Columbia House Under License"

All listed runout characters are etched except for the "D" in both sides of variant 2, which is stamped. The "SL" in variant 2, side B are intertwined.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 7567-81287-1
  • Other (Printed on labels): crc
  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): G1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Matrix-Side A): ST-A-855789-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Matrix-Side B): ST-A-855790-SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 1): (HXMP) STA-855789-G1B G1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 1): $ STA-855790-1B G1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A, variant 2): (HXMP) STA-855789-G1B D G1 B22
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B, variant 2): STA-855790-1B D G1 SL A9

Other Versions (5 of 108)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Mike + The Mechanics (CD, Album)Atlantic, Atlantic7 81287-2, 81287-2US1985
Mike + The Mechanics (LP, Album, Stereo, SP - Specialty Pressing)Atlantic, Atlantic7 81287-1, 81287-1US1985
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Mike + The Mechanics (LP, Album)WEA252 496-1Europe1985
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Mike + The Mechanics (LP, Album)Atlantic78 12871Canada1985
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Mike + The Mechanics (LP, Album)WEA, WEAWX 49, 252 496-1UK1985

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