Paul Simon - Graceland (CD, Album, RE, RM, 25t + DVD-V, RE, NTSC) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    Europe  
Released:  2012-06-04
Genre:       Jazz, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop, Folk World & Country
Style:         Folk Rock, Post Rock, African, Afrobeat, Zydeco, Funk, Rhythm & Blues

Comments:
Item in very good condition overall, fast shipping.
 

Notes:

Issued in long 6-panel digisleeve. Comes with a 28-page booklet.
Includes DVD, which contains the "Under African Skies" documentary plus interviews and music videos.
Some copies come with a sticker on the plastic seal. Promotional copies come with a corresponding sticker on the back

Tracks CD-15 to CD-18 *Previously Unissued

— In booklet:
Track 1, 3, 4, 9 recorded at Ovation Studios Johannesburg, R.S.A - The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
2 at Ovation Studios Johannesburg, R.S.A - Amigo Studios Los Angeles, U.S.A. - The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
5, 6 at The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A.
7, 11 at The Hit Factory New York, U.S.A. - Amigo Studios Los Angeles, U.S.A.
8 at Abbey Road Studios London, England
10 at Master-Trak Enterprises Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.A.

[All tracks © 1986 Paul Simon Music (BMI)

Icon courtesy of Langmuir Collection, Peabody Museum of Salem

Special Thanks to: Heidi Berg, Johnny Clegg, Ian Hoblyn, Dickie Landry, Sabata Lebona, Sipho Mabuse, John Mahoney (Synclavier Programming), West Nkosi, Phil Ramone, Hilton Rosenthal

Demola Adepoju appears courtesy of Addlar Records 
Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Island Records 
The Boyoyo Boys appear courtesy of Gallo Records 
The Everly Brothers appear courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Steve Gadd appears courtesy Epic/Sony, Inc. 
Good Rockin' Dopsie & The Twisters appear courtesy of Sonet Records
Bakithi Kumalo appears courtesy of Cartridge T.V./CCP
Ladysmith Black Mambazo appears courtesy of Gallo Records
Los Lobos appear courtesy of Slash Records Ralph MacDonald appears courtesy of PolyGram Records, Inc.
Forere Motloheloa appears courtesy of EMI/CCP 
Youssou N'Dour appears courtesy of Magnetic Records, Paris
Linda Ronstadt appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records 
General M.D. Shirinda & The Gaza Sisters appear courtesy of Minc/CCP 
Stimela appears courtesy of Gallo Records

Graceland was originally issued as Warner Bros. #25447 (8/86).

Bonus tracks
12. Recorded October 10, 1985

The Ovation Studio Recordings
Recorded at Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, R.S.A., March 6, 1985
Mixed at Penguin Recording, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 5, 2011
Mastered @ D2 Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

17. The Story of "Graceland" - As Told By Paul Simon
Recorded January 2012
Mixed and edited [... @ The Creative Group and Legacy/Sony Studios XVII, New York 2012 
Mastered [at Sterling Sound, New York

Special Thanks to Eddie Simon, Jeff Kramer, Dani Barnard, Adam Block, Richard Alcock, Jason Raditch, C. Vaughn Hazell

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - From Saturday Night Live, November 22, 1986
© 1986 NBC Studios, LLC. Distributed by Broadway Video Enterprises. Courtesy of Broadway Video Enterprises and NBC Studios, LLC

Sony DVD Production [...
Deluxe Digital Studios Technical
DVD Authoring by Deluxe Digital Studios, NY

25th Anniversary Edition
Remastering: [... at Sterling Sound, New York, 2011

Special thanks: Cindy Osborne, Juanita Desilva, C. Vaughn Hazell, Carol Santel

Sony special thanks: Richard Alcock Adam Block, Frank Harkins, Jeremy Holiday, John Jackson, Lyn Koppe, Jim Lane, Chena Life, Douglas Makuto, Jerri Meyer, Cristina Miranda, Jason Raditch, Dana Renert, Jeffrey Schulberg, Richard Story

— On back:
[UNDER AFRICAN SKIES PAUL SIMON'S GRACELAND JOURNEY
A&E INDIEFILMS presents a @RADICAL.MEDIA PRODUCTION in association with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT'S 
LEGACY RECORDINGS - A JOE BERLINGER Film - Featuring PAUL SIMON, HUGH MASEKELA, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, RAY PHIRI

Under African Skies: © 2012 A&E Television Networks LLC, Eighty-Twenty, Inc. and @Radical Media LLC / Artwork: © 1986, 2012 Paul Simon Music / ℗ 1986, 2004, 2012 Paul Simon Music [... Made in the EU.

— On DVD:
'Dolby' and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation / © 2012 A&E Television Networks LLC, Eighty-Twenty, Inc. and @Radical Media LLC / Artwork: © 2012 Paul Simon Music  [... Made in the EU.

. CD • Graceland (25th Anniversary Edition)
CD-1. The Boy In The Bubble 3:59
CD-2. Graceland 4:51
CD-3. I Know What I Know 3:13
CD-4. Gumboots 2:44
CD-5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes 5:51
CD-6. You Can Call Me Al 4:40
CD-7. Under African Skies 3:37
CD-8. Homeless 3:48
CD-9. Crazy Love, Vol. II 4:19
CD-10. That Was Your Mother 2:52
CD-11. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints 3:18
. Bonus Tracks
CD-12. Homeless (Demo) 2:30
CD-13. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Alternate Version) 4:41
CD-14. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints (Early Version) 3:17
. Bonus Tracks - The Ovation Studio Recordings
CD-15. You Can Call Me Al (Demo) 2:04
CD-16. Crazy Love (Demo) 2:32
. Bonus Tracks
CD-17. The Story Of "Graceland" - As Told By Paul Simon 9:38
. DVD • Under African Skies (Paul Simon's Graceland Journey)
. Under African Skies (Paul Simon's Graceland Journey) 1:41:20
. Bonus Extended Interviews
DVD-2. Whoopi Goldberg 5:39
DVD-3. Harry Belafonte 3:43
DVD-4. Ray Phiri 2:55
DVD-5. Barney Rachabane 2:15
DVD-6. Hugh Masekela 6:55
. Music Videos
DVD-7. You Can Call Me Al 4:36
DVD-8. The Boy In The Bubble 4:01
DVD-9. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes 5:48
DVD-10. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - From Saturday Night Live, November 22, 1986 6:04

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 8 86919 14712 4
Barcode 886919147124
Barcode 55063645 21
Barcode 55073890 21
Barcode 55073891 21
Rights Society BIEM/GEMA
Rights Society BMI
Other 88691914712-1
Other 88691914712-2
Matrix / Runout SONY MUSIC 55063645/88691914712 21
Mastering SID Code IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code IFPI 073Y
Matrix / Runout arvato 55073890/88691914712-2-1 DO 21 arvato 55073891/88691914712-2-1 D 21
Mastering SID Code IFPI LB 47
Mould SID Code IFPI 07J2
Matrix / Runout SONY MUSIC 55063645/88691914712 21
Mastering SID Code IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code IFPI 073Y
Matrix / Runout arvato 55073890/88691914712-2-1 DO 21 arvato 55073891/88691914712-2-1 D 21
Mastering SID Code IFPI LP 73
Mould SID Code IFPI 07J4
Mould SID Code IFPI 07P9

Distributed By Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) Paul Simon Music
Copyright (c) Paul Simon Music
Copyright (c) A&E Television Networks, LLC
Copyright (c) Eighty-Twenty Inc.
Copyright (c) @Radical.Media LLC
Copyright (c) NBC Studios LLC.
Made By Sony Music
Glass Mastered At Arvato
Glass Mastered At Arvato
Glass Mastered At Arvato
Recorded At Ovation Studios
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Amigo Studios
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Master-Trak Enterprises
Mixed At Penguin Recording
Mixed At The Creative Group
Mixed At Legacy Recording Studios
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Edited At The Creative Group
Edited At Legacy Recording Studios
Edited At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mastered At D2 Mastering
Remastered At Sterling Sound
Designed At Deluxe Digital Studios, NYC

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