Info
The River
Electrosound pressing (CBS Special Products)
Label (Cat #): Columbia (PC2 36854)
Format: 2xLP
Country: USA
Release date (Original year): – (1980)
Disc 1:
A1- THE TIES THAT BIND
A2- SHERRY DARLING
A3- JACKSON CAGE
A4- TWO HEARTS
A5- INDEPENDENCE DAY
B1- HUNGRY HEART
B2- OUT IN THE STREET
B3- CRUSH ON YOU
B4- YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH)
B5- I WANNA MARRY YOU
B6- THE RIVER
Disc 2:
C1- POINT BLANK
C2- CADILLAC RANCH
C3- I'M A ROCKER
C4- FADE AWAY
C5- STOLEN CAR
D1- RAMROD
D2- THE PRICE YOU PAY
D3- DRIVE ALL NIGHT
D4- WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY
Pressed on translucent vinyl. Likely a reissue from around 1983-1985.
For the U.S. pressing, some of the jackets have a thick spine (1/4") and some have a thin spine (1/8"). This copy has a thin spine, but I'm not sure if this applies to all copies of the Electrosound pressing.
All pressings:
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There are four pressings of the commercial USA pressing of The River.
Pitman pressing:
- Pressed at the Pitman, NJ, plant (has "P" or no plant code on the runout groove)
- Columbia labels
- Labels have "PC2 36854" followed by "C 36855" (disc 1) or "C 36856" (disc 2)
- Wide spacing between the track list lines on labels
- The track list side of the inner sleeves is the front side
- "36854" on disc 1 inner sleeve top-right corner with no top margin
Terre Haute pressing:
- Pressed at the Terre Haute, IN, plant (has "T1" on the runout groove)
- Columbia labels
- Labels have "PC2 36854" followed by "C 36855" (disc 1) or "C 36856" (disc 2)
- Wide spacing between the track list lines on labels
- The track list side of the inner sleeves is the front side
- "36854" on disc 1 inner sleeve top-right corner with no top margin
Santa Maria pressing:
- Pressed at the Santa Maria, CA, plant (has "S1" or "S2" on the runout groove)
- Columbia labels
- Labels have "C 36855" (disc 1) or "C 36856" (disc 2) followed by "PC2 36854"
- Narrow spacing between the track list lines on labels
- The track list side of the inner sleeves is the back side
- "36854" on disc 1 inner sleeve top-right corner with a 1/4" top margin
Electrosound pressing:
- Pressed at Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc. in Shelbyville, IN (has "Emw" on the runout groove)
- CBS Special Products labels
- Labels have "C 36855" (disc 1) or "C 36856" (disc 2) followed by "PC2 36854"
- Narrow spacing between the track list lines on labels
- The track list side of the inner sleeves is the front side
- "36854" on disc 1 inner sleeve top-right corner with no top margin
This copy's runout groove etchings:
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Side 1 (hand-etched): AL 36855-1AB Emw SL
Side 2 (hand-etched): BL 36855-1AA Emw SL
Side 3 (hand-etched): AL 36856-1AB Emw SL
Side 4 (hand-etched): BL 36856-1AA Emw SL
"Emw" on the runout groove indicates that the record was pressed at Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc., a now defunct vinyl and cassette manufacturing plant in Shelbyville, IN. The "SL" (or "LS"?) monogram (a motif made by overlapping letters) on the runout groove likely represents the initials of the mastering/cutting engineer at the plant. Scans/Photos
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