Rod StewartEvery Picture Tells A Story

Label:

Mercury – 6338 063

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Black Labels

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Pop

Style:

Rock & Roll

Tracklist

A1 Every Picture Tells A Story
Vocals [Vocal Abrasives]Mateus Rose
Written-ByR. Wood*
5:58
A2 Seems Like A Long Time
Vocals [Vocal Abrasives]Madeline Bell
Written-ByT. Anderson*
4:00
A3a That's All Right
Written-ByA. Crudup*
A3b Amazing Grace
Arranged ByR. Stewart*
Written-ByTrad.*
6:02
A4 Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Written-ByB. Dylan*
3:44
B0 Henry
Written-ByM. Quittenton*
B1 Maggie May
Written-ByR. Stewart*
5:46
B2 Mandolin Wind
Written-ByR. Stewart*
5:32
B3 (I Know) I'm Losing You
Written-ByN. Whitfield*
5:22
B4 Reason To Believe
Written-ByT. Hardin*
4:07

Companies, etc.

  • Published ByChappell & Co. Ltd.
  • Published ByTalking Beaver Ltd.
  • Published ByCarlin Music Corp.
  • Published ByKinney Music Ltd.
  • Published ByJobete-Carlin Music Ltd.
  • Published ByRobbins Music Corp.
  • Lacquer Cut AtPhonodisc Ltd.
  • Pressed ByPhonodisc Ltd.

Credits

  • Acoustic GuitarMartin Quittenton
  • Acoustic Guitar, VocalsRod Stewart
  • Backing Vocals [uncredited]John Baldry* (tracks: A1)
  • BassDanny Thompson
  • DrumsMick Waller
  • Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, BassRon Wood
  • Liner NotesStewart*
  • MandolinMandolin Player In Lindisfarne*
  • OrganIan McLagan
  • PianoPeter Sears*
  • ProducerRod Stewart
  • ViolinDick Powell

Notes

This is a first issue U.K. black label pressing, with attributes as follows:
– Labels are black matte paper with silver text.
– One matrix number (no duplicate catalogue number) in box to the right of spindle hole.
– Track A4 is listed as 'Tomorrow Is Such A Long Time' on side A label, but 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time' on cover.
– Labels have 'That's All Right' as '3a.' and 'Amazing Grace' as '3b.' on side A, and 'Henry' as '0.' on side B. Sleeve has 4 tracks to each side.
– No 'Made in England' in box to the right of spindle hole.
– No 'Copyright Control' listed in side B label publishing credits.
– Front sleeve has black (not white) Mercury label at top.
– Cover with pinched spine.

Publishers
A1, A3b: Chappell & Co.Ltd.
A2: Talking Beaver Ltd. (BMI)
A3a: Carlin Music Corp.
A4: Kinney Music Ltd
B0 to B2: Chappell & Co.Ltd
B3: Jobete-Carlin Music Ltd
B4: Robbins Music Corp.

Recorded in January 1971.

Mother/Stamper note: In the matrix/runouts of (at least) variants 2, 3, 4, 6 & 9 the number following '420 1' is inverted.

Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code (Upper right corner, rear sleeve): SBL
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): 6338 063 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): 6338 063 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 1): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 10 1 0 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 1): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 04 29
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 2): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 2 22 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 2): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 4 20 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 3): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 7 2 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 3): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 5 2 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 4): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 10 4 0 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 4): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 5 11 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 5): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 2 8 1 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 5): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 3 11 14
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 6): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 10 8 0 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 6): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 5 12 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 7): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 11 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 7): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 04 12
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 8): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 27 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 8): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 1 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 9): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 12 6 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 9): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 3 21 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 10): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 7 1 7 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 10): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 1 5 8 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped, var. 11): 6338063 1Y // 1 ▽ 420 11 17 04
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped, var. 11): 6338063 2Y // 1 ▽ 420 15 10 04

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Every Picture Tells A Story (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) Mercury SRM 1-609 US 1971
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Every Picture Tells A Story (LP, Album, Gatefold) Mercury 6398 002 1971
Every Picture Tells A Story (LP, Album, Stereo, Black Labels) Mercury 6338 063 UK 1971
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Every Picture Tells A Story (LP, Album, Mispress) Mercury 6338 063 1971
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Every Picture Tells A Story (LP, Album, Stereo) Mercury SRM 1-609 Canada 1971

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    jamichu
    All five of the Faces (with whom Stewart at that time was lead vocalist) appeared on the album, with guitarist/bassist Ronnie Wood and keyboardist Ian McLagan on Hammond B3 organ being most prominent.

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