SparksBig Beat

Label:

Columbia – PC 34359

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Art Rock

Tracklist

A1 Big Boy 3:17
A2 I Want To Be Like Everybody Else 2:53
A3 Nothing To Do 3:05
A4 I Bought The Mississippi River 2:37
A5 Fill-Er-Up 2:17
A6 Everybody's Stupid 4:11
B1 Throw Her Away (And Get A New One) 3:11
B2 Confusion 3:21
B3 Screwed Up 4:16
B4 White Women 3:20
B5 I Like Girls 2:53

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtMediasound
  • Licensed FromIsland Records

Credits

  • Art DirectionRon Coro
  • BassSal Maida
  • DesignTom Steele*
  • DrumsHilly Boy Michaels*
  • Engineer [Assistant]Michael Barbiero
  • Engineer, RemixGodfrey Diamond
  • GuitarJeffrey Salen*
  • Lacquer Cut ByJ.G.*
  • Photography ByRichard Avedon
  • ProducerRupert Holmes
  • Producer [Associate]Jeffrey Lesser
  • VocalsRussell Mael
  • Written-By, KeyboardsRon Mael

Notes

Promotional copy with white label on front cover:
"Demonstration Not For Sale" and track listing, duration.
Gold stamp on top left corner of back cover. White center labels on vinyl.

Includes printed inner sleeve w/ lyrics and credits, photo on reverse.

"Special Thanks To: Judy Ross, Terry Powell and Don Ellis".

Recorded August 1976

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AL 34359
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): Bl 34359
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): AL-34359-1A J.G. [Error corrected from 3459]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): BL-34359-1A J.G.
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A runout etched): AL-34359-1C J.G. A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B runout etched): BL-34359-1C J.G. A SR

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Big Beat (LP, Album) Island Records ILPS 9445 UK 1976
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Big Beat (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing) Columbia PC 34359 US 1976
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Big Beat (LP, Album) Island Records 28 142 XOT 1976
Big Beat (LP, Album) Columbia PC 34359 Canada 1976
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Big Beat (LP, Album) Island Records ILPS 19445 Italy 1976

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