Styx "Paradise Theatre" 1981 Laser Etched Near Mint Vinyl LP Oz 1st.Press
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Styx – Paradise Theatre
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Label: A&M Records – L 37525 Format: Vinyl, LP, Etched, Album, Gatefold Sleeve Country: Australia Released: 1981 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Classic RockTracklist
A1 A.D. 1928 1:07 A2 Rockin' The Paradise 3:54 A3 Too Much Time On My Hands 4:34 A4 Nothing Ever Goes As Planned 4:46 A5 The Best Of Times 4:17 B1 Lonely People 4:38 B2 She Cares 4:18 B3 Snowblind 4:58 B4 Half-Penny, Two-Penny 4:34 B5 A.D. 1958 2:31 B6 State Street Sadie 0:27Condition Description & Other Information
Laser Etched Vinyl
Initial vinyl copies of the album have a design featuring the name of the band laser etched directly onto the vinyl on side 2 (some copies had a wax design of the cover art). The vinyl record sleeve was a gate-fold and was painted by the artist Chris Hopkins. On the back cover, label and spine, the title of the record is spelled "Paradise Theater", while on the front cover, the title is spelled "Paradise Theatre".
Paradise Theatre is the tenth studio album by American rock band Styx, released on January 16, 1981, by A&M Records. It was the band's most commercially successful album, peaking at #1 for 3 weeks on the Billboard 200 in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively). It was also the band's fourth consecutive album to be certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.
Four singles from the album charted on various charts, with two songs reaching the top 10 pop singles chart. The lead single "The Best of Times", written by Dennis DeYoung, went to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Too Much Time on My Hands", written by Tommy Shaw, went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, Shaw's only top 10 hit for Styx. "Nothing Ever Goes as Planned", written by DeYoung, went to #54 on the US Pop Chart. "Rockin' the Paradise"—written by DeYoung, Shaw and James Young—went to #8 on the Top Rock Track Chart.
Condition Report
The Vinyl is described as Near Mint & may never have been played. Very few signs of play. Maybe 1 or 2 extremely fine hairlines and/or sleeve marks although I can't see them. No spindle marks. The Vinyl has retained all of its rich waxy lustre. The Gatefold Cover is described as Excellent. There is some visible edge/spine & corner-wear. There are some fine cracks to spine & edges with associated wrinkles. There is some minor ring wear to front & verso. There are some insignificant colour losses to edges & spine. No seam splits. Please see attached photos...price rating
