The Alan Parsons Project – The Turn Of A Friendly Card

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Label:	Arista – 203 000-320
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
Country:
Released:	1981
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Soft Rock

Tracklist

A1	May Be A Price To Pay	4:52
A2	Games People Play	4:17
A3	Time	5:05
A4	I Don't Wanna Go Home	4:54
B1	The Gold Bug	4:28
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card
B2i	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One)	2:39
B2ii	Snake Eyes	3:17
B2iii	The Ace Of Swords	2:58
B2iv	Nothing Left To Lose	4:03
B2v	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)	3:12

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records
Copyright © – Arista Records
Copyright © – Woolfsongs Ltd.
Copyright © – Careers Music, Inc.
Published By – Woolfsongs Ltd.
Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
Pressed By – Sonopress

Credits

Backing Vocals – Lenny Zakatek
Bass – David Paton
Composed By [All Compositions] – Woolfson*
Conductor, Arranged By [Orchestra] – Andrew Powell
Coordinator [Orchestra Co-ordinator] – Curtis Briggs
Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliot*
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Engineer – Alan Parsons
Executive-Producer – Eric Woolfson
Keyboards – Eric Woolfson
Keyboards [Additional] – Alan Parsons
Lead Vocals – Lenny Zakatek (tracks: A2, A4)
Leader – Sandor Farcas
Mastered By [Mastering Consultant] – Chris Blair
Orchestra – The Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera*
Producer – Alan Parsons
Saxophone – Mel Collins
Sleeve [Sleeve Concept], Design Concept [Sleeve Concept] – Lol Creme & Kevin Godley*
Supervised By [The Orchestra Of The Munich Chamber Opera Care Of ] – Eberhard Schoener

Notes

This sub is the first German repress from 1981 with the bass clef embossed on the label from side B.
The first pressing from 1980 without bass clef and similar runouts can be found here The Turn Of A Friendly Card

Originally published in the UK by Woolfsongs Ltd.
All compositions © 1979 Woolfsongs Ltd. / Careers Music Inc.

Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH, München
Cat# variants: 203 000 (on centre labels), 203-000 (on back cover), 203 000-320 (on spine)

On back cover: "Printed in Western by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh"

Track B2, "The Turn Of A Friendly Card", is a long format concept piece numbered on the album as parts i-v of Track B2.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (Boxed): GEMA
Label Code: LC 3484
Price Code ( LP): -320
Price Code ( MC): -352
Price Code ( LP): ae 230
Price Code ( MC): ae 430
Other (MC cat# on back cover): 403-000
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 203 000 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 203 000 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): Made in 203000 A-1/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 020 Made in 203000 B-2/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 020 Made in 203000 A-1/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 020 Made in 203000 B-3/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): 020 Made in 203000 A-2/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): 020 Made in 203000 B-1/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): Made in 020 203000 A-3/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): Made in 203000 B-3/80S III
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 5): Made in 020 203000 A-3/80S IV
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 020 Made in 203000 B-3/80S II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 020 Made in 203000 A-2/80S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 020 Made in 203000 B-2/80S
Other (On inner sleeve): 203 000/96 870
Pressing Plant ID (Label side B, embossed): [Bass clef]

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista	L 37241, L-37241, (DLART-1), (DLART 1)	Australia	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista	203 000, 203000	Netherlands	1980
	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album, Stereo)	Arista	AL 9518	Canada	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album)	Arista	ARS 39077	Italy	1980
Recently Edited	The Turn Of A Friendly Card (LP, Album, PRS Pressing)	Arista	DLART1	UK	1980