BostonThird Stage

Label:

MCA Records – MCA-6188

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Classic Rock

Tracklist

A1 Amanda 4:16
A2 We're Ready 3:58
The Launch 2:55
A3a Countdown
A3b Ignition
A3c Third Stage Separation
-
A4 Cool The Engines
Written ByT. Scholz, F. Sheehan, B. Delp
Written-ByF. Sheehan*
4:24
A5 My Destination 2:19
B1 A New World
Written-ByJ. Masdea*
0:37
B2 To Be A Man 3:30
B3 I Think I Like It
Guitar [Lead]Gary Pihl
Written ByT. Scholz, J. English
Written-ByJ. English*
4:07
B4 Can'tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love 7:14
B5 Hollyann 5:09

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByColumbia House – 548578
  • Printed ByShorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
  • Pressed ByMCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville
  • Printed ByShorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut AtMasterdisk

Credits

  • Drums [On Numerous Tracks], Percussion [On Numerous Tracks]Jim Masdea
  • Lead Vocals, Vocals [Harmony]Brad Delp
  • Producer, Engineer, Arranged By [With A Little Help From His Friends], Guitar [Lead, Rhythm, Guitar 'violins'], Acoustic Guitar, Piano [Grand], Electric Piano [Electric Pianos], Bass Guitar, Organ [Hammond, Theatre], Drums [Some Drums], Sounds [Rocket Ignition, Thunderstorms, Unidentified Flying Objects], Other [Liner Notes]Tom Scholz
  • Written-ByT. Scholz* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B7)

Notes

Tracks A3a to A3c are listed on the label but not the jacket or sleeve.

©1986 MCA Records, Inc. ℗1986 MCA Records, Inc.

On Spine: SPC logo with "LITHO IN CANADA" to the right.

Recorded at Tom Scholz Hideaway Studio between floods and power failures. Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.

An all-analog recording with no synthesizers. Musical equipment used for this release includes: Les Paul Goldtop with DiMarzio Supers: Gibson bass with Fender Jazz pick-up; Hammond M-3 and Leslie; Conn theatre organ ("The Launch"); Old Wurlitzer piano and 70 electric grand; Rockman Chorus; A real Steinway (thanks Blue Jay); Off-brand drums with Zildjian overhead; Custom prom-stored drums (Thanks Neil, Digi drums) used on a couple of cuts; Rockman IIB, X100 and Sustainor.

Released with an inner lyrics-sleeve. Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 76732-6188-1 3
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side etched runout): MCA6188A² MCA-5948-MD2
  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side etched runout): MCA-5949-MD-1
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side stamped runout): MASTERDISK 回-G-回
  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side stamped runout): MASTERDISK 回-G-回
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): 回-G-回
  • Other (Spine): Shorewood logo

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Third Stage (CD, Album) MCA Records MCAD-6188 US 1986
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Third Stage (LP, Album, Electrosound Pressing, Gatefold) MCA Records MCA-6188 US 1986
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Third Stage (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) MCA Records 254 331-1 Europe 1986
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Third Stage (CD, Album, Japan 1st Pressing) MCA Records 32XD-538 Japan 1986
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Third Stage (LP, Album) MCA Records MCG 6017 UK 1986

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  • Fishman313's avatar
    Fishman313
    This pressing is a KC-600 super vinyl pressing, if you are not familiar with this vinyl its as good as it got for canadian pressings of the time, absolute gem in sonics any audiophile would love to have, and a columbia house issue to boot, if you see this pick it up as there is not a better sounding analog copy of this around ever, you can tell by that it is transparent when put up to the light.

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