Don McLeanAmerican Pie

Label:

The Rainbow Collection – SUAL-934429

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Acoustic

Tracklist

One Side
A1 American Pie 8:27
A2 Till Tomorrow 2:11
A3 Vincent 3:55
A4 Crossroads 3:34
Another Side
B1 Winterwood 3:09
B2 Empty Chairs 3:24
B3 Everybody Loves Me, Baby 3:37
B4 Sister Fatima 2:31
B5 The Grave 3:08
B6 Babylon 1:40

Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromUnited Artists Records, Inc.
  • Made ByFestival Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Manufactured ByFestival Records Pty. Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut AtFestival Studios – SMX39481
  • Lacquer Cut AtFestival Studios – SMX39482
  • Published ByUnited Artists (2)

Credits

  • Arranged ByLee Hays
  • Arranged By [Strings]Ed Freeman
  • BassRobbie Rothstein*
  • ConcertmasterGene Orloff
  • DrumsTom Flye (tracks: B5)
  • Drums, PercussionRoy Markowitz
  • Electric GuitarDavid Spinoza* (tracks: A1)
  • Electric PianoRay Colcord
  • EngineerTom Flye
  • Guitar, Banjo, VocalsDon McLean
  • Marimba, Vibraphone [Vibes]Mike Mainieri
  • Other [Assisted By]Dan Turbeville*, Trevor Veitch, West 44th Street Noise Choir
  • Photography [Cover Photo], DesignGeorge S. Whiteman*
  • PianoWarren Bernhardt (tracks: A4)
  • ProducerEd Freeman
  • Written-ByTraditional (tracks: B6)

Notes

A BSM Production
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York; May-June, 1971

"The Rainbow Collection" on back sleeve

on label Side 1 is "One Side", side 2 is "Another Side"

Rough brown paper inner sleeve with credits on one side and the poem "So Long Hopalong Cassidy" by Don McLean on the other.

Runouts are etched

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMX39481
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMX39482
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 1): SMX39481 2A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 1): UA5-5535-B R4(2)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout variant 2): 5 UAS-5535-A Re4(2) SMX 39481
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout variant 2): UAS-5535-B Re4(2) Γ SMX39482

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
American Pie (LP, Album) United Artists Records UAS 29285 UK 1971
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American Pie (LP, Album, Stereo) The Rainbow Collection UAS 29 285, UAS 29285 Netherlands 1971
American Pie (LP, Album, Stereo) United Artists Records UAS 29 285, UAS 29.285 1971
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American Pie (LP, Album) The Rainbow Collection UAS 29285 UK 1971
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American Pie (LP, Album, Reissue) The Rainbow Collection UAS-5535 Singapore 1971

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    fenderjazz10
    My copy has a "Gold Record Award Officially Certified By The Assn. Of Australian Record Manuf." Sticker on front.

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