Al Stewart – The Early Years

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Label:	Janus Records – 2JXS-7026
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1977
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1	Bedsitter Images	3:16
A2	You Don't Even Know Me	3:54
A3	I'm Falling	4:25
A4	A Small Fruit Song	1:57
A5	The News From Spain	6:31
B1	Electric Los Angeles Sunset	3:43
B2	Denise At 16	3:13
B3	Manuscript	4:43
B4	Clifton In The Rain	2:37
B5	Nights Of The 4th Of May	6:22
C1	In Brooklyn	3:36
C2	Old Compton Street Blues	4:15
C3	The Ballad Of Mary Foster	7:50
C4	Life And Life Only	5:43
D1	You Should Have Listened To Al	2:56
D2	Love Chronicles	17:55

12-String Acoustic Guitar – Brinsley Schwarz (2) (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5)
Arranged By [Orchestration] – Alexander Faris (tracks: A1, B2, B4)
Bass – Ashley S. Hutchings* (tracks: C1 to D2), Brian Brocklehurst (tracks: C1 to D2), Brian Odgers (tracks: C1 to D2), Bruce Thomas (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5), Graham Hunt (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5), Roger Pope (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5)
Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitars] – Tim Walker* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5)
Co-producer – Al Stewart (tracks: C1 to D2)
Co-producer, Engineer – John Woods* (tracks: C1 to D2)
Coordinator – Alan Mason (4)
Design [Album], Artwork [Art] – Hipgnosis (2)
Drums – Harvey Burns (tracks: C1 to D2), Martyn Francis (tracks: C1 to D2)
Electric Guitar – Tim Renwick (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5)
Engineer – David Henshall* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5), Michael Claydon* (tracks: A1, B2, B4), Ron Pender (tracks: C1 to D2)
Guitar – Jimmy Page (tracks: C1 to D2), Marvyn Prestwick (tracks: C1 to D2), Simon Breckenridge (tracks: C1 to D2)
Organ – Bob Andrews (tracks: B5), Phil Phillips (2) (tracks: C1 to D2), Stephen Gray* (tracks: C1 to D2)
Other [Quality Control] – Marv Bornstein
Piano, Organ – Rick Wakeman (tracks: A2, A3, A5)
Producer – John Anthony (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B5), Roy Guest (tracks: A4, B1, B3, C1 to D2)
Remastered By – Bernie Grundman
Remix – Jerry Boys (tracks: A1, A4, B1 to B4)
Written-By, Composed By, Arranged By, Guitar – Al Stewart

From the following earlier releases:

Al Stewart - Bed Sitter Images: A1, B2, B4
Al Stewart - Orange: A2, A3, A5, B5
Al Stewart - Zero She Flies: A4, B1, B3
Al Stewart - Love Chronicles: C1 to D2

Lyrics sheets enclosed.

A one LP version of the release exists.

The runouts are etched, the separate letters and digits after the strings are stamped.

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Early Years (LP, Album, Compilation, Gatefold)	RCA Victor	PL 25131	UK	1977
	The Early Years (2×LP, Compilation)	Janus Records	2098-7026	Canada	1977
New Submission	The Early Years (Cassette, Compilation)	Janus Records, GRT, Janus Records	7026 Z, 5098, 5098-7026	US	1977
Recently Edited	The Early Years (2×LP, Compilation, Stereo, GRT Pressing)	Janus Records	2JXS 7026	US	1977
New Submission	The Early Years (2×LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo, Santa Maria Pressing)	Janus Records	2JXS 7026	US	1977