A&M Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Crystal Illusions
| Recorded | 1969 |
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| Label | A&M Records |
| Released | 1969 |
| Discogs | master 132925 |
The record
By decade's end the formula had settled into lush, easy-listening arrangements aimed at pop radio, this session trading jazz-club grit for polished crossover appeal.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is a 1969 US A&M SP-4197 from the Pitman plant, and 1969 is where nearly everything sits: Terre Haute, Santa Maria and Monarch variants of the same number, plus a UK AMLS 948, a German 212 070, a Japanese gatefold AML 36 and a Brazilian mono. The plant stamp is the only thing separating the American copies. Beyond that there is only a Pickwick reissue as SPC-3736.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 51 pressings on file.
| 1969 | A&M Records · SP-4197 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Pitman Pressing earliest on file |
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| 1969 | A&M Records — STEREO |
| 1969 | A&M Records · AMLS 948 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · 212 070 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | A&M Records · A&M 2036 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Sandwich cover |
| 1969 | A&M Records · SP 4197 — Vinyl, LP, Album · laminated sleeve |
| 1969 | A&M Records · 212 070 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · SMP-97-S — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Monarch |
| 1969 | A&M Records · SP 4197 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · SP-4197 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · AML 36 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1969 | A&M Records · 932 037 — Cassette, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · SP-4197 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | A&M Records · AMC 2091 — Vinyl, LP, Album |