Welcome To The Pleasuredome

This is a Specialty Records Corporation pressing, indicated by "E A S T" pressed (or partially pressed) around the center holes of one side of each record, and the lack of "-AR" or "-HRM" codes in the matrix. There also exists [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/37042]an Allied Record Company pressing[/url] and a [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/7156066]Hauppauge pressing[/url] which have the respective matrix codes. Issued in a gatefold sleeve, with LPs housed in artwork-bearing inner sleeves. The second inner sleeve has a merchandise mail-order catalog and order form incorporated into the artwork. The sleeve front, on some copies, may include a sticker bearing the artist name and catalog number. Some gold-stamp promos included an 8"×10" photo. Title on cover & spine: Welcome To The Pleasuredome Title on labels: The Pleasure Dome Cat# on spine: 7 90232-1-H Cat# on labels: 90232-1-H Inner sleeves designate the discs as "Record 1/2" and "Record 3/4". The first inner sleeve and the back cover designate the vinyl sides as Side One (F), Side Two (G), Side Three (T), Side Four (H). The labels have F, G, T, H in custom artwork, and the typeset text says Side One pray frankie pray, Side Two say frankie say, Side Three stay frankie stay, Side Four play frankie play. The total time for each side is printed on the labels as 15:37, 15:32, 16:32, and 18:03, respectively. Track titles here are as shown on back cover and inner sleeve. The labels have some variations: [A2] The Word Is My Oyster [per back cover; shown correctly on label and in the track list above] [A3] Snatch Of Fury [B1] Relax [B2] War [B3] Two Tribes [C1] Fury [C3] San Jose [C4] Wish The Lads Were Here Inc. Ballad Of 32 [D1] Ḱrisco Ḱisses Track A4, "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome" is listed above as found on the release. However, when released as a single the track is listed as "Welcome To The Pleasuredome", including all of it's various remixes. There is an untitled track after Track B3 after a couple seconds of silence. According to Wikipedia this untitled track is called "(Tag)". In Track C4, one can hear the change in the music between the songs "Wish (The Lads Were Here)" and "The Ballad Of 32". On the release Track C4 is listed as "Wish (The Lads Were Here) Including The Ballad Of 32". Ian Cooper, the UK LP's mastering engineer, has a mastering credit on the first inner sleeve, but at least two sides of this US pressing were mastered (or further mastered) by Greg Calbi, indicated by the star next to the Sterling stamp in the dead wax. Info on back cover: Island Records,Inc. Distributed By Atco Records Division Of Atlantic Recording Corporation [Warner logo]®A Warner Communications Company 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019 ℗ © 1984 ZTT *TM Owned by Antilles Communications Ltd. Printed in U.S.A. Info on inner sleeve (Record 3/4): ©ZTT 1984 NuVisions Management Ltd. (USA) Info on both inner sleeves: Printed in U.S.A. Info on all labels: ℗ + © 1984 zang tuum tumb (excellence) Island Records, Inc., *TM Owned by Antilles Communications Ltd., Dist. By Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. [Warner logo] ® A Warner Communications Company Publishing info on labels: [A1, A2, A4, B1, B3, C4, D1 to D5] Perfect Songs Ltd., adm. by Island Music, Inc., BMI. [A3, C1] Dick James Music, Inc., BMI. [B2] Jobete Music, ASCAP. [C2] Laurel Canyon Music, ASCAP. [C3] Carbert Music, Inc., ASCAP.