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Tracklist

  1. A1 Good Times Bad TimesPage, Bonham, Jones 2:43
  2. A2 Babe I’m Gonna Leave YouTraditional 6:40
  3. A3 You Shook MeDixon 6:30
  4. A4 Dazed And ConfusedPage 6:27
  5. B1 Your Time Is Gonna ComePage, Jones 4:41
  6. B2 Black Mountain SidePage 2:06
  7. B3 Communication BreakdownPage, Bonham, Jones 2:26
  8. B4 I Can’t Quit You BabyDixon 4:42
  9. B5 How Many More TimesPage, Bonham, Jones 8:28

Musicians

Also credited

Also credited. Written-By: Traditional, Willie Dixon. Engineer: Glyn Johns. Executive-Producer: Peter Grant. Photography By (Rear Sleeve): Chris Dreja.

Release notes

Track duration for B5 is incorrectly printed as 3:30 on the vinyl label.

First pressing issued in a short-run laminated sleeve with turquoise lettering, withdrawn.
Released on Atlantic plum & red label with tracks credited to ‘Superhype Music’ and ‘Jewel Music’.
The vinyl comes in a poly-lined inner (patent No 800513 973939).

Actually, there are at least nine known UK vinyl red/plum 6-digit deluxe cat# versions, the other eight releases can be found below:

This 1st pressing variation has turquoise sleeve lettering (like this one) and correct Superhype Music/Jewel Music Publishing credits labels, with runouts transcribed in full reading 588171 A//1 1 1 [reversed] 8 and 588171 B//1 1 8 4 (see the note on partial transcriptions below).

This 1st pressing variation has turquoise sleeve lettering (like this one) and Superhype Music/Jewel Music Publishing credits labels. This issue has on side one the “misspelling Superhype” label lists songs 1, “3”, 4. as Superhype Music and then 3. again as Jewel Music.

Also 1st Issues Have Uncorrected Matrix Numbers On Run Out, Later Pressings Have The Letter 8 Crossed Out.

This 1st pressing variation has orange sleeve lettering with grey stripe across the base of the front cover and (Superhype Music/Jewel Music Publishing credits labels).

This 1st pressing variation has orange sleeve lettering with grey stripe across the base of the front cover and misspelling Superhype Music Publishing credits on label side one).

This 1st pressing variation has orange sleeve lettering with the corrected stamped matrix number on both sides which have the second 8 scratched out and (Superhype Music/Jewel Music Publishing credits labels).

The 2nd pressing has orange sleeve lettering with grey stripe at bottom on front cover and without Superhype credits with instead Warner Bros/7 Arts. Publishing credit printed in two lines on the labels.

The 2nd pressing has orange sleeve lettering with grey stripe at bottom on front cover and without Superhype credits but with instead Warner Bros/7 Arts. Publishing credit printed in one line on the labels.

The 2nd pressing has orange sleeve lettering without grey stripe at bottom on front cover and without Superhype credits with instead Warner Bros/7 Arts. Publishing credit printed in two lines on the labels.

Also:
Not to be confused with reproductions, which despite having turquoise lettering on the front, will not have the title or catalogue number on the spine. Reproductions might also have different colored vinyl and list “LZ-A” and “LZ-B” on the corresponding sides of the deadwax, rather than the catalogue number.

Later pressings can be found below:

The 3rd pressing on green and orange label has a different catalogue number (K 40031) with Superhype Music/Jewel Music Publishing credits labels and also has orange lettering sleeve.

The 4th pressing on green and orange label has a different catalogue number (K 40031) with WEA on labels and also has orange lettering sleeve.

Note on runout transcriptions: most of the matrix / runout entries listed for this release are partial!
UK Atlantic pressings of this period carry further stamper characters after the A//1 and B//1 1 strings.
First pressing, turquoise lettering copies, whose runouts are transcribed in full, and read 588171 A//1 1 1 [reversed] 8 and 588171 B//1 1 8 4, are catalogued separately at r13562137.
Additionally, copies with the Superhype mis-credit label are at r6296053.
Please transcribe both runouts IN FULL before filing a copy under this entry.