Vinyl Album - The Golden Earring - Eight Miles High - Polydor Medium

Vinyl Album

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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PRICE GUIDE

$15

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	The Golden Earring	Landing	R. Gerritsen	Rate
A2	The Golden Earring	Song Of A Devil's Servant	G. Kooymans	Rate
A3	The Golden Earring	One Huge Road	G. Kooymans	Rate
A4	The Golden Earring	Everyday's Torture	G. Kooymans	Rate
B1	The Golden Earring	Eight Miles High	D. Crosby, J. McGuinn, G. Clark	Rate

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.

Images

Number: 2078655 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: albino moon Description: cover front	Number: 2078658 Uploaded By: albino moon Description: Cover - Back	Number: 2078656 Uploaded By: albino moon Edited By: Jace59 Description: A Side Label	Number: 2078657 Uploaded By: albino moon Edited By: Jace59 Description: B Side Label
Number: 2080276 Uploaded By: albino moon Edited By: Jace59 Description: A Side Label variant	Number: 2080277 Uploaded By: albino moon Edited By: Jace59 Description: B Side Label variant

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