Styx – Pieces of Eight (1978 LP Original Canadian A&M Gatefold Pressing w/ Custom Lyric Inner Sleeve) - EX/NM Vintage Vinyl (SP-4724)

Catalog a multi-platinum 1978 arena rock classic complete with its original Hipgnosis gatefold jacket and custom lyric inner sleeve for your archival inventory: Pieces of Eight by Styx. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by A&M Records of Canada Ltd. (Scarborough, Ontario) on tan-and-white A&M Records labels (SP-4724; matrix labels SP-5185 / SP-5186; STEREO SIDE 1 / STEREO SIDE 2), this 12-inch stereo vinyl LP was produced by Styx with production assistance by Barry Mraz, engineered by Barry Mraz and Rob Kingsland (assisted by Harry Andronis and Gary Geppert), and features synthesizer programming by Ed Walsh and Dennis DeYoung plus pipe organ on "I'm O.K." recorded in the Cathedral of St. James (Chicago, Illinois). Performed by Dennis DeYoung (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Chuck Panozzo (bass guitar, vocals), John Panozzo (drums, percussion, vocals), Tommy Shaw (guitars, mandolin, autoharp, vocals), and James (JY) Young (guitars, vocals), the 10-track sequence spans Side 1 ("Great White Hope", "I'm O.K.", "Sing For The Day", "The Message", "Lords Of The Ring") and Side 2 ("Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)", "Queen Of Spades", "Renegade", "Pieces Of Eight", "Aku-Aku"). Housed in its original Hipgnosis-designed Easter Island moai gatefold sleeve (SP 4724), the complete set includes both the original custom grey-and-black lyric inner sleeve (SP 4724) and an archival Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static inner sleeve.

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Vinyl Surface & Labels Condition - EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT (EX / NM): Glossy black vinyl retains deep groove luster with crisp micro-groove definition, showing only faint, non-feelable hairline sleeve marks and minor surface dust flecks under angled macro inspection. Both Side 1 (SP-5185) and Side 2 (SP-5186) tan-and-white A&M Records labels (SP-4724) remain bright, clean, and sharp with crisp black typography, minimal spindle marks, and clean center holes.

• Jacket & Inner Sleeves Integrity - VERY GOOD PLUS / NEAR MINT (VG+ / NM): Original Hipgnosis gatefold outer sleeve exhibits vivid moai-earring cover imagery and panoramic band portraits inside, showing light edge/corner rubbing, mild ring wear along the upper front edge, and a solid intact spine with no seam splits. Includes both the original custom grey-and-black lyric inner sleeve (SP 4724, clean and intact with light handling wear) and a clean Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) Original Master anti-static archival inner sleeve.

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