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Artist:The Golden Earring
Title:Eight Miles High
Label:  Polydor Medium
Country:Netherlands
Catalogue:656 019
Date:3 Nov 1969
Format:LP
Collection:  I Own It     I Want It 
Community: 4 Own
Price Guide:$15
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
A1The Golden EarringLandingR. GerritsenRate
A2The Golden EarringSong Of A Devil's ServantG. KooymansRate
A3The Golden EarringOne Huge RoadG. KooymansRate
A4The Golden EarringEveryday's TortureG. KooymansRate
B1The Golden EarringEight Miles HighD. Crosby, J. McGuinn, G. ClarkRate


Notes

Recorded within 4 days at Olympic Sound Studios London, Great Britain, late August - early September 1969.

Produced by Fred Haayen for Red Bullet Productions B.V. Netherlands.

Photos by Harry Verstappen. Artwork by Ron Seubert.

* The Golden Earring *

Barry Hay: Vocals, Guitar, Flute
George Kooymans: Guitar, Vocals
Rinus Gerritsen: Bass, Keyboars, Vocals
Sieb Warner: Drums, Percussion, Vocals

* Notes *

Fred Haayen had the idea for only one song on one side.

Eight Miles High (Track B 1) had to be shortened for the album. THE GOLDEN EARRING had recorded a 40 min version.

New recording of Song Of A Devil's Servant. The original version released 18 April 1969 on album "On The Double".

Photo on cover front shows the hands of George Kooymans.

Photo on cover back shooted at BBC Studios London, Great Britain, 09 Sept. 1969. THE GOLDEN EARRING performed live 'It's Alright, But I Admit It Could Be Better'.

Around label perimeter - ALLE FABRIKANTEN- EN AUTEURSRECHTEN VOORBEHOUDEN KOPIERING, OPENBARE UITVOERING, RADIO- EN TELEVISIE UITZENDINGEN VERBODEN - MADE IN HOLLAND

* Stamped Matrix *

Side A - AA 656 019 1Y 3 670 111
Side B - AA 656 019 2Y 3 670 112

* Veronica Top 20 *

06 Dec 1969 - 07 Feb 1970 (weeks 10)
Position 13 / 13 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 / 11 / 11 / 13 / 13

* Award *

13 June 1972 - Golden Record for more than 25.000 sold copies.

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Comments and Reviews
 
albino moon
23rd Nov 2019
 In December 1969 or at the beginning of the year 1970 the label design has changed by Polydor B.V. Netherlands. Now the imprint of stereo symbol over imprint of Rights society (see last two figure).

'Explanation Matrix Code'

AA - Pressed for a company (Polydor B.V. Netherlands) of Grammophon-Philips Group

following 6 digits - matrix number

1 or 2 - side identifier

Y - format identifier (12' Stereo)

3 - negative record (father) out of the third lacquer cut used

670 - Lacquer cut at Phonodisc B.V. Baarn, Netherlands (3-digit numeric code introduced by Philips Phonographic Industry (PPI), Netherlands in 1957)

last 3 digits stamper numbers
 


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Linked Releases

Canada - Polydor - 1969

UK - Major Minor - 1969

USA - Atlantic - 1969

USA - Atlantic - 1969

Germany - Polydor - 1970

Japan - Polydor - 1970

South Africa - Polydor - 1970

Netherlands - Polydor Medium - 1974

Germany - Polydor - 1977

Netherlands - Music On Vinyl - 2009

France - Polydor


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