Desperado

Released in a textured outer sleeve with a charcoal black inner sleeve. Recorded at Island Studios, London. Mastered at: The Mastering Lab, Hollywood. All songs published by Kicking Bear/Benchmark Music, ASCAP excepting of "Outlaw Man" which is published by Good Friends Music / Benchmark Music ASCAP. Printed in USA Our Thanks to: Leslie Morris, John Hartmann, Rico & The Mudsharks and Charles Blocker Label variations/pressings exist. This release has sky blue/clouds Asylum labels. The labels match [r15566912], but the runouts differ. Side A's lacquer seems to have been cut from both [r5390450] and [r9560234]. Both Monarch and Presswell stamp/etchings are present. Other matrix/pressing variations for U.S. release with same cat# SD 5068: [r=5390450] -MO suffix in matrix #'s on labels [r=1151167] suffix -SP on matrix # printed on labels [r=4740415] suffix -PR on matrix # printed on labels [r9560234] This release has sky blue/clouds Asylum labels and the 15 Columbus Circle in the rim text, which only existed in 1974. [r=4774584] labels with Asylum Records printed before Mfg. by info on outer ring with New York address [r=4707311] with -A and -B after the catalog # with SP printed on labels [r=5079421] labels with ST-AS-732813RI/ST-AS-732814RI matrix #'s [r2564359] RCA Music Club edition R-114402 [r4724846] cloudy Asylum label background with side and publishing info on the right side of label & catalog # and STEREO on the left [r2389991] Manufactured by Columbia House