Tracklist
| A1 | Venus And Mars | 1:19 | |
| A2 | Rock Show | 5:35 | |
| A3 | Love In Song | 3:02 | |
| A4 | You Gave Me The Answer | 2:13 | |
| A5 | Magneto And Titanium Man | 3:16 | |
| A6 | Letting Go | 4:29 | |
| B1 | Venus And Mars (Reprise) | 2:05 | |
| B2 | Spirits Of Ancient Egypt | 3:01 | |
| B3 | Medicine Jar | 3:35 | |
| B4 | Call Me Back Again | 4:54 | |
| B5 | Listen To What The Man Said | 4:01 | |
| B6 | Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People | 4:21 | |
| B7 | Crossroads Theme | 0:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MPL Communications Inc.
- Copyright © – MPL Communications Inc.
- Copyright © – ATV Music Corp.
- Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Sea-Saint Studio
- Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
Credits
- Arranged By – Tony Dorsey
- Artwork [Graphics] – George Hardie
- Drums – Geoff Britton (tracks: A3, A6, B3)
- Engineer – Geoff Emerick (tracks: A3, A6, B3)
- Liner Notes – 立川直樹*
- Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation] – 山本安見*
- Mastered By – George Peckham
- Performer – Paul McCartney
- Photography By [Black & White Poster] – Sylvia De Swaan
- Photography By [Centrefold, Balls] – Hipgnosis (2)
- Photography By [Cover] – Linda McCartney
- Producer – Paul McCartney
- Songwriter – Paul McCartney (tracks: A1 to B2, B3 to B6)
Notes
Slightly later pressing has the Capitol & MPL logos in black at bottom of the obi.
Other differentiations:
-Bottom perimeter and the copyright/istered text on labels have "1975 MPL Communications Inc" (first pressings have "McCartney Music, Inc.").
-Tracks B3 and B7 have writers credits on labels (earliest pressing these are missing).
-Perimeter text goes around almost the entire label and is all upper case font.
-The back side of the lyric insert has 4 blocks of text below the 5 previous albums, including info for the "PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS FAN CLUB". Later pressings have just 2 blocks of text.
Original issue with the obi logos in green and "McCartney Music, Inc." on labels: Venus And Mars
Recorded at Sea Saint, New Orleans and Wally Heider L.A. (The Pit!)
Gatefold Sleeve with matching inner sleeve.
Came with Two fold out posters, a 'Venus And Mars Are Alright Tonight' round sticker and a 'Planets' strip sticker.
Runout strings are stamped.
Other differentiations:
-Bottom perimeter and the copyright/istered text on labels have "1975 MPL Communications Inc" (first pressings have "McCartney Music, Inc.").
-Tracks B3 and B7 have writers credits on labels (earliest pressing these are missing).
-Perimeter text goes around almost the entire label and is all upper case font.
-The back side of the lyric insert has 4 blocks of text below the 5 previous albums, including info for the "PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS FAN CLUB". Later pressings have just 2 blocks of text.
Original issue with the obi logos in green and "McCartney Music, Inc." on labels: Venus And Mars
Recorded at Sea Saint, New Orleans and Wally Heider L.A. (The Pit!)
Gatefold Sleeve with matching inner sleeve.
Came with Two fold out posters, a 'Venus And Mars Are Alright Tonight' round sticker and a 'Planets' strip sticker.
Runout strings are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Price Code (Retail price): ¥2,500
- Rights Society: JASRAC
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMAS-11419-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMAS-11419-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, Variant 1): SMAS-11419-A 2S2 38 〄 6-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, Variant 1): SMAS-11419-B 2S2 43 〄
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, Variant 2): SMAS-11419-A 2S3 〄 1Z-60
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, Variant 2): SMAS-11419-B 2S3 〄
Other Versions (5 of 211)
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Venus And Mars (LP, Album, Stereo) | MPL (2) | PCTC 254, OC 066 96623Y | UK | 1975 | ||
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Venus And Mars (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing, Gatefold) | MPL (2) | SMAS-11419 | US | 1975 | ||
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Venus And Mars (LP, Album, Gatefold) | MPL (2) | 5C 062-96623, 1C 062-96 623 | Netherlands | 1975 | ||
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Venus And Mars (LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve) | MPL (2) | 1C 064-96 623 | 1975 | |||
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Venus And Mars (LP, Album, Misprint) | MPL (2) | PCTA 254 | Australia | 1975 |
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My pressing lacks a lot of bass and is heavily compressed (sounds like a heavy limiter). Weird. -
Edited 2 years agoThis is a really nice sounding pressing of Venus and Mars. While I haven't yet compared it directly to the US version, I do not recall the US pressing sounding this nice. I always thought V&M sounded pretty dull and flat. This pressing is certainly neither dull nor flat. It is lively, punchy and detailed. Not in any way overly bright. And nice quiet Japanese vinyl as well!! Happy to add this to the archive!!
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It isn't noted on Discogs but there is actually two Japanese releases of this LP. The second has some additional numbers and characters in the run out on bot sides. The sound is very different also, the second release is very lacking in bass and sounds like a much different LP. I have had both pressings and found out the hard way.
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