Christopher Cross Christopher Cross 12" Vinyl LP 1979 Warner Japan Obi Vintage
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Vintage Christopher Cross Christopher Cross 12" Vinyl LP 1979 Warner Japan Obi
Used
[Used]: Black vinyl LP grades visually around Excellent (EX) with strong gloss without sleeve scuffs or hairline surface marks on both sides. Minor dust and fingerprint smudging that would benefit from a careful cleaning; no deep scratches, warps, or edge chips seen and the cream Warner Bros. center labels are clean and fully legible without writing or stickers. Single-pocket cardboard jacket with attached pink Japanese obi strip grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG) with light ring-wear sheen and overall surface rubbing to the front flamingo artwork and back night seascape image, mild corner bumps, and some sun fading on the OBI strip however remains fully legible. Insert with foxing and spot stains.
Artist: Christopher Cross.
Title: Christopher Cross 12-inch black vinyl LP featuring his 1979 soft rock and pop debut studio album highlighted by the hit singles Ride Like The Wind and Sailing.
Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo.
Label and catalog number: Warner Bros. Records release with cream Warner Bros. shield center labels; catalog number P-10805W printed on the spine, back cover, obi strip, and both labels with side designations Side 1 and Side 2.
Release year and origin: 1979 Japanese pressing issued by Warner-Pioneer Corporation, Japan under license from Warner Bros. Records Inc. in the late 1970s soft rock era.
Genre/Style: soft rock, pop rock, yacht rock, and late 1970s adult contemporary.
Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: original single-pocket cardboard cover, attached pink Japanese obi strip, original printed English-lyric inner sleeve, additional Japanese-lyric insert sheet, stereo audio, and English- and Japanese-language song titles, lyrics, and credits.
Case type and front cover: single-pocket cardboard jacket with a textured deep green background framing a circular illustration of a pink flamingo standing on one leg over rippling water at sunset, bordered by multicolored rings, with CHRISTOPHER CROSS album title text in white lettering across the top border.
Back cover details: rear panel continues the green textured motif and presents a circular night seascape scene with moonlit clouds over calm water at center, track listing printed above, musician and production credits in white text along the lower half, and Warner Bros. Records and Warner-Pioneer logos plus copyright details along the bottom edge beside Japanese text from the obi.
Inner sleeve/inlay: housed in the original green printed inner sleeve featuring English-language lyrics and credits laid out in white text across multiple panels, accompanied by a separate white Japanese-lyric insert sheet with additional liner notes and song translations, both designed as informational and decorative elements for the LP.
Track listing Side 1: Say You'll Be Mine; I Really Don't Know Anymore; Spinning; Never Be The Same; Poor Shirley.
Track listing Side 2: Ride Like The Wind; The Light Is On; Sailing; Minstrel Gigolo.
Personnel and production: album produced by Michael Omartian; performances by Christopher Cross on guitar and lead vocals with contributions from Andy Salmon, Tommy Taylor, Rob Meurer, Larry Carlton, Lenny Castro, Victor Feldman, Jay Graydon, Eric Johnson, Michael McDonald, Nicolette Larson, Don Henley, J.D. Souther, and other session players providing guitars, keyboards, percussion, brass, saxophone, and background vocals.
Additional notes: acclaimed Grammy-winning debut album known for its smooth soft rock arrangements and polished production, a key title for fans of late 1970s and early 1980s soft rock, pop rock, and yacht rock presented here as a Japanese import LP with obi and bilingual lyric inserts.
Barcode and identifiers: catalog number P-10805W on spine, back cover, obi strip, and both center labels with Side 1 and Side 2 designations; label rim text credits Warner-Pioneer Corporation, Japan and 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Keywords: Christopher Cross Christopher Cross P-10805W 12-inch vinyl LP 33 RPM Warner Bros 1979 Japanese pressing soft rock pop rock Ride Like The Wind Sailing Japan obi.
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