Pat Metheny GroupFirst Circle

Label:

ECM Records – 177 9925

Series:

Touchstones

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue , Card Sleeve

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Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Contemporary Jazz

Tracklist

1 Forward March
Bass DrumSteve*
GlockenspielPedro*
Guitar, Synthesizer [Synclavier Guitar], Composed By [Composer]Pat*
Snare [Field Drum], CymbalPaul*
TrumpetLyle*
2:47
2 Yolanda, You Learn
Bass GuitarSteve*
DrumsPaul*
Piano, Synthesizer, Composed By [Composer]Lyle*
Sitar, Synthesizer [Synclavier Guitar], Composed By [Co-Composer], Slide GuitarPat*
Voice, BellsPedro*
4:46
3 The First Circle
Acoustic BassSteve*
Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitar (Nylon)], Voice, Bells, PercussionPedro*
Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitar (Steel String)], Composed By [Composer]Pat*
DrumsPaul*
Piano, Synthesizer, Composed By [Co-Composer]Lyle*
9:11
4 If I Could
Acoustic BassSteve*
Acoustic Guitar, Composed By [Composer]Pat*
DrumsPaul*
Synthesizer [Oberheim]Lyle*
6:55
5 Tell It All
Acoustic BassSteve*
DrumsPaul*
Guitar, Composed By [Composer]Pat*
Piano, Agogô [Agogo Bells], Composed By [Co-Composer]Lyle*
Voice, PercussionPedro*
7:57
6 End Of The Game
Bass Guitar, Acoustic BassSteve*
Bells, Whistle, Percussion, VoicePedro*
Composed By [Composer], Guitar SynthesizerPat*
DrumsPaul*
Piano, Synthesizer, Composed By [Co-Composer]Lyle*
7:58
7 Más Allá (Beyond)
Acoustic BassSteve*
DrumsPaul*
Guitar, Composed By [Composer]Pat*
Piano, SynthesizerLyle*
Voice, Percussion, Lyrics By, GuitarPedro*
5:39
8 Praise
Bass GuitarSteve*
DrumsPaul*
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Written-ByLyle*
Synthesizer [Synclavier Guitar], Composed By [Composer], 12-String Acoustic GuitarPat*
Voice, 12-String Acoustic GuitarPedro*
4:18

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ECM Records GmbH
  • Copyright ©ECM Records GmbH
  • Recorded AtPower Station
  • Glass Mastered AtArvato – 56664638

Credits

  • Cover [Cover Design], Design [Cover Design]Barbara Wojirsch
  • EngineerJan Erik Kongshaug
  • Engineer [Assistant]Rob Eaton
  • PerformerSteve Rodby
  • Photography By [Liner Photos]Paul Natkin
  • Photography By [Rainbow, Waldo, New Mexico, 1978]William Clift
  • Producer [Produced By]Pat Metheny
  • Producer [Production Assistant]Vance Anderson

Notes

Recorded February 1984 at Power Station, New York

An ECM Production
℗ 1984 ECM Records GmbH
© 2008 ECM Records GmbH

Printed in

Gatefold cardboard sleeve
Very similar to Arvato.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02517 79925 7
  • Label Code: LC 02516
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, 2): arvato 56664638/00602517799257 21
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, 2): 4 x Universal logo
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI LB45
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0789
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LB47
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0722
  • SPARS Code: AAD

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
First Circle (LP, Album) ECM Records 25008-1 E, 1-25008, ECM 1278, 25008-1 US 1984
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First Circle (LP, Album) ECM Records ECM 1278, 823 342-1 1984
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First Circle (LP, Album) ECM Records 2 50081, ECM1278 Canada 1984
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First Circle (LP, Album) Polygram 823 342-1 1984
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First Circle (CD, Album) ECM Records 823 342-2 1984

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