Eagles – Hotel California
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Asylum Records – 8122796161 |
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Country: |
Europe |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Folk Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Hotel California | 6:30 | |
| A2 | New Kid In Town | 5:04 | |
| A3 | Life In The Fast Lane | 4:46 | |
| A4 | Wasted Time | 4:55 | |
| B1 | Wasted Time (Reprise) | 1:22 | |
| B2 | Victim Of Love | 4:11 | |
| B3 | Pretty Maids All In A Row | 4:05 | |
| B4 | Try And Love Again | 5:10 | |
| B5 | The Last Resort | 7:25 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
- Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
- Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
- Marketed By – Warner Strategic Marketing
- Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Produced For – Pandora Productions Ltd.
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 96608
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings Conducted By] – Jim Ed Norman
- Art Direction – Kosh*
- Artwork [Graphics] – Kosh*
- Artwork [Poster] – Norman Seeff
- Concertmaster – Sid Sharp*
- Engineer – Ed Mashal
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Performer [The Eagles] – Randy Meisner
- Photography By [Cover] – David Alexander (5)
- Producer, Mixed By – Bill Szymczyk
- Vocals, Bass, Guitarrón [Guitarone] – Randy Meisner
- Vocals, Drums, Percussion – Don Henley
- Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Joe Walsh
- Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar – Don Felder
Notes
LP is pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Includes a replica of the full color poster of the band, by Norman Seeff, from the original album.
[Back cover]
℗ & © 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. All Rights Reserved.
Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the Netherlands. LC02982
[Record labels]
℗ © 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ... Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in EU. LC02982
[Cat #s]
RRM1-1084 - on spine, on inner sleeve top left, record labels
8122796161 - on bottom of post production barcode sticker
[Differentiation and identification]
Most obvious differences from Eagles - Hotel California are (i) the "Made in the Netherlands" at the bottom of the rear cover of this release vs. "Made in the EU" on the other, and (ii) the matrix information is different, indicating a different pressing, cut by Chris Bellman rather than Bernie Grundman.
Tracks A3 and B2 Joe Walsh's Guitar credits are misspelt as "Guiter" on the inner sleeve song credits.
Runouts are partially etched/stamped.
[Back cover]
℗ & © 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. All Rights Reserved.
Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in the Netherlands. LC02982
[Record labels]
℗ © 1976 Elektra/Asylum Records for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S. ... Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company. Made in EU. LC02982
[Cat #s]
RRM1-1084 - on spine, on inner sleeve top left, record labels
8122796161 - on bottom of post production barcode sticker
[Differentiation and identification]
Most obvious differences from Eagles - Hotel California are (i) the "Made in the Netherlands" at the bottom of the rear cover of this release vs. "Made in the EU" on the other, and (ii) the matrix information is different, indicating a different pressing, cut by Chris Bellman rather than Bernie Grundman.
Tracks A3 and B2 Joe Walsh's Guitar credits are misspelt as "Guiter" on the inner sleeve song credits.
Runouts are partially etched/stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text, sticker): 0 81227 96161 9
- Barcode (Scanned, sticker): 081227961619
- Label Code: LC 02982
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): RRM1-1084-A 081227961619 CB 96608 5A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): RRM1-1084-B 081227961619 CB 96608 4E
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): RRM1-1084-A 081227961619 CB 96608 6A 081227961619 (EU)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): RRM1-1084-B 081227961619 CB B 96608 4B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): RRM1-1084-A 081227961619 CB B 96608 5B 081227961619 (EU)
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): RRM1-1084-B 081227961619 B CB 9660 8 6A 081227961619 (EU)
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): RRM1-1084-A 081227961619 CB D 96608 5A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): RRM1-1084-B 081227961619 CB 96608 4B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): RRM1-1084-A 081227961619 CB 96608 7A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): RRM1-1084-B 081227961619 CB 96608 6B
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Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Asylum Records | AS 53051, 7E-1084 | Netherlands | 1976 | ||
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Hotel California (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Asylum Records | K 53051, K53051, 7E 1084, 7E-1084 | UK | 1976 | ||
| Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Pfanz Cut, Gatefold Cover) | Asylum Records | AS 53 051, 7E-1084 | 1976 | ||||
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Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Asylum Records | 53 051 | 1976 | |||
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Hotel California (LP, Album, Stereo, CSM - Santa Maria Pressing) | Asylum Records | 7E-1084 | US | 1976 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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This is the version for me………
The earlier ones lacked detail & were a little flat to my ears & I listened to a friends MoFI & initially absolutely loved it because I love detail, on listening to Hotel California again with the intention of ordering the MoFi I found I was hearing the detail but missing the musicality/tonality.
Anyway, I held off & stumbled across this one, if I turn the Treble up ‘slightly’ on my Accuphase Pre then I have perfection!!!
Well, in my head it can’t be ‘perfect’ because I’m manipulating it by increasing the treble lol, but…… the end result is perfect!
Then I discovered this was a Bellman master or the Grundman so it all started to make sense.
But what do I know lol, I expect in the future I may buy the MoFi & turn the treble down & bass up & get the ‘New Perfection’ lol.
Anyway…… to me, this is the very best, albeit if I like to inch the treble up for my subjective perfection! -
A good reissue. Good quality. Original cover fully reproduced. Happy to have this album reissued! :) -
Edited one year agoBought brand new sealed from Amazon for 36 CAD. Record is warped quite a bit and not well centered. Pressing quality is acceptable at best (a lot of distracting clicks and some nasty pops on both sides). Some obvious distortion, nasty pops and crazy surface noise on A4 and B5. I notice more and more that with several lower quality pressings, the last song of each side seems to be lacking in of fidelity... Sadly, it affects two excellent songs on this record.
Mastering is quite good though, it sounds well balanced and it's more immersive and have more details than my CD. Jacket is great and the included poster is a nice touch. Overall, if you can live with disappointing results on Wasted Time and The Last Resort, it might do it for the price. Otherwise, look elsewhere... 3.65 / 5 -
Excellent mastering from CB! The pressing was dead quiet as well and the poster was a nice addition. When comparing it with the DCC CD, it's immediately clear that this pressing is much better.
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I have no defects, pressing is dead silent, not a single crack or pop anywhere. Very different sound stage that the digital one I was used to, much nicer balance and no trace of compression. -
This is an iconic album! But unfortunately this pressing is disappointing. Lots of little crackle and pop sounds, even after cleaning. -
First copy had a manufacturing defect, but the second copy is perfect. I'm hearing subtleties I hadn't even noticed on CD. Fantastic pressing! -
Tremendous pressing to my ear. Near silent vinyl after only a dry cleaning. Great dynamics. Does anyone hear what sounds like a slight right channel bias though?
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Everybody needs to have this copy in their collection. Hotel California and Last Resort great songs. Also the sound on this pressing is very good.
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I personally love this pressing, it brings out subtle details and is well-balanced in my opinion. Worth buying!
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