Vinyl Album - Elton John - Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording) - Paramount

Vinyl Album

Artist:	Elton John
Title:	Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Label:	Paramount
Country:	USA
Catalogue:	PAS 6004 / PAS-6004
Date:	5 Mar 1971
Format:	LP
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	36 Own, 3 Want
Price Guide:	Valuation Page
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Elton John	Friends	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
A2	Elton John	Honey Roll	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
A3	Elton John	Variations On Friends	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
A4	Elton John	Theme (The First Kiss), Seasons	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
A5	Elton John	Variations On Michelle's Song (A Day In The Country)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
A6	Elton John	Can I Put You On	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
B1	Elton John	Michelle's Song	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
B2	Elton John	I Meant To Do My Work Today (A Day In The Country)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate
B3	Elton John	Four Moods	Paul Buckmaster	Rate
B4	Elton John	Seasons Reprise	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Rate

Notes

Produced by Gus Dudgeon (for) Tuesday Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer - John Gilbert
Engineer: Robin Geoffrey Cable

Track A3 Introduction and Coda composed by Paul Buckmaster
Track A5 and B2 Introduction composed by Paul Buckmaster
Arrangements and additional music by Paul Buckmaster
Permission to include the poem "I Meant To Do My Work Today" by Richard Le Gallienne granted by The Society of Authors on behalf of the Estate of Richard Le Gallienne

Backing vocals: Liza Strike, Lesley Duncan, Madeline Bell
Musicians on "Can I Put You On" and "Honey Roll":
- Nigel Olsson, drums
- Dee Murray, bass
- Caleb Quaye, guitars
- Rex Morris, tenor sax (on "Honey Roll")
Album recorded at Trident Studios, London

Images

Number: 1103994 THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: musictom SUBS ● Description: Front cover	Number: 508001 Uploaded By: W.B.lbl Description: Cover (back side).	Number: 1103995 Uploaded By: musictom SUBS ● Description: Back cover	Number: 1135227 Uploaded By: TheDroid Description: Front Cover (no Paramount emblem)
Number: 1135228 Uploaded By: TheDroid Description: Back Cover	Number: 508002 Uploaded By: W.B.lbl Description: A side (label variant from Columbia Records' Pitman, NJ plant).	Number: 508003 Uploaded By: W.B.lbl Description: B side (label variant from Columbia Records' Pitman, NJ plant).	Number: 1103258 Uploaded By: musictom SUBS ● Description: A side, pressed by Monarch Δ15700
Number: 1103259 Uploaded By: musictom SUBS ● Description: B side, pressed by Monarch Δ15700-X	Number: 2654395 Uploaded By: frankheussner Description: Label A-Side	Number: 2654396 Uploaded By: frankheussner Description: Label B-Side	Number: 508000 HIDDEN Uploaded By: W.B.lbl Description: Cover (front side).

Comments and Reviews


Dale45 SUBS ● 17th Apr 2023



W.B.lbl 25th May 2021		{Images #2654395 & 2654396} was a Shelley Products pressing; they were infamous for center labels that were 3.875" diameter, as opposed to the 4" of the other examples. As well, the light warm grey is fainter than on other pressings.



frankheussner 25th May 2021		Uploaded white label (not promo) variation.



rocket666 2nd Mar 2020		Thanks Droid, new spectacles on order, best wishes.



TheDroid 1st Mar 2020		Rocket666 the line "This album previously released... is the bottom line on image #1135228.



rocket666 29th Feb 2020		Incredile; Checked my copy. It's 2nd version; but with 4 in circle on a side, and 2 circled on b side.. Also cannot see 'This album previously released as... ' anywhere on these images or my copy.



TheDroid 22nd Aug 2016		Musictom, it is Paramount PAS-6004 and looks just like the Monarch pressing you added, only it does not have a Monarch imprint nor deltas. In the deadwax it has PAS-6004 (6). The 6 is actually encircled. The only other mark is what could be a "V" on the B side after matrix #. And there is no reference to ABC Records on the label.



musictom SUBS ● 21st Aug 2016		TheDroid: What is the label and Cat# for your added record?



TheDroid 21st Aug 2016		Added an alternate front and back cover set, apparently a later pressing as the back cover states "This album previously released as Paramount PAS-6004". Front cover missing the Paramount emblem and type in top right corner. Back cover uses "stars" instead of "triangles" to notate the Paul Buckmaster compositions. Also the back cover shows "A Product of ABC Records, Inc.". My copy contains label pressing similar to the Monarch above, but does not have the Monarch imprint, nor deltas.



musictom SUBS ● 12th Jul 2016		Good catch W.B.



W.B.lbl 12th Jul 2016		It should be noted there is a slight difference between the newly-added back cover {Image #1103995} and the originally-submitted {Image #508001} - the new back cover makes no reference to Essex Music as next to the line indicating Paul Buckmaster's compositions. As well, one mentions A3 as "Variations on 'Friends' Theme" while the other refers to it as "Variations on 'Friends'."



musictom SUBS ● 12th Jul 2016		With acknowledgement to W.B., here is a cleaner set of cover images.

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Linked Releases

Canada - Paramount - 1971

Italy - Paramount - 1971

UK - Paramount - 1971

UK - ABC - 1974

Japan - MCA - 1979