Neil Young – Trans
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Geffen Records – GHS 2018 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Synth-pop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Little Thing Called Love | 3:06 | |
| A2 | Computer Age | 5:20 | |
| A3 | We R In Control | 3:28 | |
| A4 | Transformer Man | 3:22 | |
| A5 | Computer Cowboy (AKA Syscrusher) | 4:08 | |
| B1 | Hold On To Your Love | 3:25 | |
| B2 | Sample And Hold | 5:09 | |
| B3 | Mr. Soul | 3:16 | |
| B4 | Like An Inca | 8:08 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The David Geffen Company
- Copyright © – The David Geffen Company
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Recorded At – Modern Recorders
- Recorded At – Commercial Recording
- Published By – Silver Fiddle
- Published By – Cotillion Music, Inc.
- Published By – Ten East Music
- Published By – Springalo Toones
- Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – Δ3294
Credits
- Artwork [Back Cover Art] – Tetsu Nishi
- Artwork [Front Cover Art] – Barry Jackson
- Design – Tommy Steele (2)
- Lacquer Cut By – dg*
- Lettering – Paul Miller (19)
- Management [Direction] – Elliot Roberts
- Performer – Ralph Molina
- Photography By [Innersleeve Photo] – Moshe Brakha
- Producer – Tim Mulligan
Notes
Includes a printed inner sleeve.
Spine: Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at Modern Recorders, Redwood City, California and Commercial Recorders, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Geffen Records, 9126 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company
©℗ 1982 The David Geffen Company. Made in U.S.A.
Sticker affixed to shrink-wrap or back cover: "This first-edition pressing of Neil Young's Trans album contains a typographic mistake. Although it is listed in the line-up on the back of this record and on the lyric innersleeve, the song 'If You Got Love' is not on the record itself. GHS 2018"
A1 to B2, B4. © 1982 Silver Fiddle (ASCAP)
B3. © 1967, 1974 Cotillion Music Inc./Ten East Music & Springalo Toones (BMI)
"E A S T" embossed around the center hole indicates it was pressed at Specialty Records Corporation. Note: the "T" is the most visible and sometimes the only really visible letter.
"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.
On some variants 'bg' in runout matrix can be read as 'dg' upside down (e.g. variant 3). dg has been identified as David Gold (3)'s initials.
Spine: Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at Modern Recorders, Redwood City, California and Commercial Recorders, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Geffen Records, 9126 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. Manufactured exclusively by Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company
©℗ 1982 The David Geffen Company. Made in U.S.A.
Sticker affixed to shrink-wrap or back cover: "This first-edition pressing of Neil Young's Trans album contains a typographic mistake. Although it is listed in the line-up on the back of this record and on the lyric innersleeve, the song 'If You Got Love' is not on the record itself. GHS 2018"
A1 to B2, B4. © 1982 Silver Fiddle (ASCAP)
B3. © 1967, 1974 Cotillion Music Inc./Ten East Music & Springalo Toones (BMI)
"E A S T" embossed around the center hole indicates it was pressed at Specialty Records Corporation. Note: the "T" is the most visible and sometimes the only really visible letter.
"SLM △" in the runout etching indicates that the lacquer disc was processed at, and the metal parts used to manufacture the record were made at Sheffield Lab Matrix.
On some variants 'bg' in runout matrix can be read as 'dg' upside down (e.g. variant 3). dg has been identified as David Gold (3)'s initials.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 0 7599-22018-1
- Barcode (Scanned): 075992201810
- Rights Society (A1 to B2, B4): ASCAP
- Rights Society (B3): BMI
- Pressing Plant ID (Embossed around center hole side 2): E A S T
- Other (Sides A & B labels): RE-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 ^3294 SLM 1-1 0-1 sm1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): GHS-2-2018-RE2-SH-1 ^3294-X SLM 1-2 0-1 sm1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 dg Δ3294 SLM 1-1 0-1 SM0-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): GHS-2-2018-RE-2-SH3 SP dg 0-1 EE SLM Δ3294X 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 dg bg Δ3294 SLM 1-1 SM 1-3
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): GHS-2-2018-RE2-SH-1 dg bg Δ3294-X SLM 1-2 0-1 SM 1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 dg bg Δ3294 SLM 1-1 SM 1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): GHS-2-2018-RE2-SH-1 dg bg Δ3294-X SLM 0-1 SM 1-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 dg bg Δ3294 SLM ̶1̶-̶1̶ ̶ 0-1 SM 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): GHS-2-2018-RE2-SH-1 dg bg Δ3294-X SLM ̶1̶-̶2̶ ̶ 0 - 1 SM1 -2
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): GHS-1-2018-RE2-SH2 dg bg Δ3294 SLM 0-2
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): GHS-2-2018- RE 2- SH3 SP dg 0-1 SM 2-1 EE SLM Δ3294-X 1-1
Other Versions (5 of 63)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Trans (LP, Album, Stereo) | Geffen Records | GEF 25019, 25019 | Europe | 1982 | |||
| Trans (LP, Album) | Geffen Records | XGHS 2018 | Canada | 1982 | |||
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Trans (LP, Album, Stereo) | Geffen Records | GEF 25019 | UK | 1982 | ||
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Trans (LP, Album) | Geffen Records | 20.338 | Argentina | 1982 | ||
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New Submission
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Trans (LP, Album) | Geffen Records | GEF 25019 | Greece | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Recorded on the quiet side so you must crank the volume to allow the music to breathe and come alive. Nice balance and warm midrange, not too punchy on the low end. The EQ is very good. -
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Edited one year agoYes, this a a synth pop rock classic in all their forms. Neil chose wisely to experiment here and achieve a high grade outcome for an ''experimental'' synth rock classic. A great 'electronic/synth classic album under any definition. Good one Neil, you have made us all very happy 👍🏻
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One of the most underrated albums of all time IMO and one of the best NY albums. This is a masterclass on genre experimentation by an artist. Heavy on the electronics and experimentation but still very Neil-ey at the heart of every song. -
I had the "Little Thing Called Love" 45 but played the b-side "We R In Control" until the grooves were white. It was so weird and robotic but still melodic. -
Edited 3 years agoMy favorite Neil Young album. I guess that says more about me than it does about him. But seriously what is proves it that he can do anything he wants well. Nobody can touch what he decides to embark. I wish more people knew about this album. -
Edited 3 years agoFunky Neil Young LP with electronic instruments and vocoder on some tracks.
"Transformer Man", "Sample and hold", "Computer Age" are worth checking out, even if you are not a fan of his country rock stuff.
This LP is a different story, even though there are more traditional rock tracks here as well...
"Like An Inca" is not bad either. -
A really wonderful album. I’ve got an old original pressing that I ended up with somehow and it just sounds perfect. -
It's like if Kraftwerk had released a folk rock album, the exact same juxtaposition.
Funny to see so much hate for this release, how about appreciating the music and not the instruments used!
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