Specially Plated and Pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl by Victor Company of Japan Ltd.

Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve

Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging

Source: The The Original Master Tape

Mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System

  Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.

Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.

Recorded At – Paragon Recording Studios

Remixed At – Paragon Recording Studios

Mastered At – JVC Cutting Center

Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.

Manufactured By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Licensed From – A&M Records, Inc.

Record Company – Mobile Fidelity Productions, Inc

Published By – Almo Music Corp.

Published By – Stygian Songs

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals – Tommy Shaw

Art Direction – Roland Young (3)

Bass Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Panozzo

Co-producer [Production Assistance] – Barry Mraz

Crew [Equipment and Motorsycle Stunts] – Bob "Yaz" Jastrzembski

Crew [Monitors] – Judson Terry Phelps

Design [Album] – Chuck Beeson

Drums, Percussion, Vocals – John Panozzo

Engineer – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland

Guitar, Vocals – James Young (3)

Keyboards, Vocals, Synthesizer – Dennis DeYoung

Lacquer Cut By – SR*

Lighting Director [Lighting Designer] – Jeff Ravitz

Management [Management & Direction] – Derek Sutton

Mastered By [Half-Speed Mastering] – Stan Ricker

Photography By – Jim McCrary

Producer – Styx

Remix – Barry Mraz, Rob Kingsland, Styx

Stage Manager – John "Tarkus" Schaefer*

Tour Manager – Jim Vose*

MFSL LP HAS BEEN RECENTLY PLAY TESTED AND CLEANED ON A VPI RECORD CLEANING MACHINE TO ENSURE QUALITY AS GRADED.

PLUS FOR A COMPARISON WE ARE ADDING A SEALED COPY

ON BLACK VINYL FROM 2015 LIMITED EDITION LP 

- THIS IS OUR ONE AND ONLY SET OF THESE EDITIONS

BOTH TITLES HAVE THE SAME TRACKS AS LISTED BEFORE

180g Audiophile Vinyl Mastered AND PRESSED IN THE USA.

The legendary STYX masterwork The Grand Illusion is absolutely one of the most important albums of their long career and one of the finest examples of mega classic arena rock you could ever experience. Filled with a huge number of hit singles and solid album tracks, this watershed multi-platinum 1977 album continues to be one of the most revered albums ever in rock history, remaining many weeks in the upper rungs of the music charts after its release!

Featuring the powerful superstar vocals and keyboards of the great Dennis DeYoung, the legendary hard rockin’ guitarist/vocalist James Young, the exciting songs and guitar styling of Tommy Shaw, the pumping bass of Chuck Panozzo and the power drumming of John Panozzo, The Grand Illusion has gone on to be one of the most popular albums of all time, selling millions of units worldwide!

 This limited edition masterpiece includes all the hits you remember like Come Sail Away, Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) and Miss America. This album truly ushered a new level of popularity for STYX, and has kept them at the top of their game ever since. The Grand Illusion - truly a fine album for the audiophile vinyl domain.

 

Selections:
Side One:
1. The Grand Illusion
2. Fooling Yourself
3. Superstars
4. Come Sail Away
Side Two:
1. Miss America
2. Man In the Wilderness
3. Castle Walls
4. The Grand Finale

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