JONI MITCHELL - Court And Spark

Item Description

Vinyl, , No 'w' Logo
LP Album Repress Quadraphonic

Labels come in (at least) three variations:
1) Original pressing with "cell door on sky background" design, rights text: "ASYLUM RECORDS" - NY address - no "W" logo at end [this version]
2) 1975 re-pressing "cell door on sky background" design, rights text: no "ASYLUM RECORDS", LA address, with the Warner Communications "W" logo: [r=5660951]
3) 3rd and final pressing on the blue colour background with white Asylum "a" logo (pressed briefly 1976-77), rights text: no "ASYLUM RECORDS", LA address, "W" logo: [r=1767394]

Quadraphonic issue:
– 'Quadra Disc' logo [front sleeve, labels]
– "CD-4 channel discrete" [front & back sleeve]
– "This Four-Channel Discrete QUADRADISC is fully compatible. All rear channel information will sound in the front speakers when played in stereo." [front sleeve]
– (P) 1973 [labels]
– sleeve made of thick cardboard, bound book style
– "About this Quadradisc by Ivan Berger", images and information [both sides of inner sleeve]

Runouts are etched, except "SRC" stamped


Published by:
(C) 1973 Crazy Crow Music/BMI, except
B6 (C) 1965 Prestige Music/BMI

(P) (C) 1974 Asylum Records. Mfg by Elektra / Asylum / Nonesuch Records, a division of Warner Communications Inc. [address] Printed in U.S.A.

Credit sources:
'Pressed By - Specialty Records Corp': "SRC" in matrixes: large S with the R and C in the loops.
'Engineer [Quadraphonic Mastering Engineer, Uncredited] – Darrell Johnson': Direct messages from Johnson [see SN] and "DWJ" etched in matrices.