Chick CoreaReturn To Forever

Label:

ECM Records – 2310 404

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Latin Jazz

Tracklist

A1 Return To Forever 12:06
A2 Crystal Silence 6:55
A3 What Game Shall We Play Today 4:26
B Sometime Ago - La Fiesta 23:18

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByPolydor Incorporated
  • Distributed ByPolydor Incorporated
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ECM Records GmbH
  • Copyright ©ECM Records GmbH
  • Published ByECM Records
  • Published ByLitha Music
  • Recorded AtA&R Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtSterling Sound
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • Composed By, Electric PianoChick Corea
  • Drums, PercussionAirto Moreira
  • Electric Bass, Double BassStanley Clarke
  • EngineerTony May
  • Flute, Soprano SaxophoneJoe Farrell
  • Lacquer Cut ByRL*
  • Liner Notes, Composed ByChick Corea
  • Lyrics ByNeville Potter
  • Photography By [Back Cover]O.H. Hiro*
  • Photography By [Cover]Michael Manoogian
  • ProducerManfred Eicher
  • Vocals, PercussionFlora Purim

Notes

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing, as indicated by "" etched in runouts and "P" stamped in runouts (where it is present).

Recorded February 2 & 3, 1972 at A&R Studios, New York.

Manufactured and Distributed by Polydor Incorporated, 810 7th Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10019

℗ 1972 ECM Records GmbH
© 1972 ECM Records GmbH

Released in the USA 1975

Runouts are etched, except for Pitman "P" (where present), "STERLING" and some plating characters (where present) which are all stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts):
  • Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): P
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (A side label): ECM 1022 A
  • Matrix / Runout (B side label): ECM 1022 B
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 1): P ECM-1022-A-1 STERLING RL
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 1): P ECM-1022-B--1 STERLING RL
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 2): P ECM-1022-A-1 L STERLING RL C
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 2): P ECM-1022-BS--2 STERLING RL
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 3): P ECM- 1022 -A -1 L STERLING RL
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 3): P ECM-1022 BS 1 STERLING 1 A
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, variant 4): P ECM-1022-A-1 STERLING RL 7
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, variant 4): P ECM 1022 BS 1 STERLING 1 B

Other Versions (5 of 111)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Return To Forever (LP, Album) ECM Records ECM 1022 ST 1972
New Submission
Return To Forever (LP, Album) Polydor MP 2273 Japan 1972
Return To Forever (LP, Album, Stereo) ECM Records ECM 1022 ST 1972
New Submission
Return To Forever (Cassette, Album, Stereo) Polydor 25CJ0025 Japan 1972
New Submission
Return To Forever (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album) Polydor XP 1040 Japan 1972

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Reviews

  • DelboRecords's avatar
    DelboRecords
    There is a lot of pre-echo on this pressing which can be heard in the quiet ages.
    • noahpdavis's avatar
      noahpdavis
      Anyone have any info on the sound quality/mastering of this pressing? Such a sparse/quiet record I'd love to hear which release is the best/most dynamic.

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