Gary Byrd And The G.B. Experience* – The Crown
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Motown – TMGT 1312 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
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Country: |
UK |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Conscious |
Tracklist
| A | The Crown (Vocal Version) | 10:35 | |
| B | The Crown (Instrumental Version) | 10:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
- Copyright © – Black Bull Music
- Mastered At – Precision Lacquer
- Lacquer Cut At – Precision Lacquer
- Mixed At – Studio 55, Los Angeles
- Recorded At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios
- Recorded At – Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
- Marketed By – RCA Ltd.
- Distributed By – RCA Ltd.
- Pressed By – EMI Records
- Engineered At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
- Published By – Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
- Published By – Black Bull Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
- Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Windy Barnes
- Claves – James Allen
- Coordinator [Project And Session] – Stephanie Andrews
- Design – Ian Campbell (8)
- Director Of Photography [Technical Director] – Lon Neumann
- Electric Guitar – Benjamin Bridges*
- Engineer – Gary Olazabal
- Engineer [Assistant], Mixed By – Bob Harlan
- Engineer [Record Plant Assistant] – Peter Vargo
- Lyrics By, Lead Vocals, Liner Notes – Gary Byrd
- Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
- Photography By – Ron Slenzak
- Producer, Piano, Drums, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer, Wood Block, Tambourine, Music By, Arranged By – Stevie Wonder
- Timbales, Cabasa – Earl DeRouen
- Vocals [Other] – Stevie Wonder
- Written By – Stevie Wonder - Gary Byrd
- Written-By – Stevie Wonder
Notes
Mixed at: Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
Recorded at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios Ltd., Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Precision Lacquer
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd./Black Bull Music
℗ 1983 Motown Record Corporation
Manufactured in the UK
Made from masters of Motown Record Corporation
Marketed and distributed by RCA Ltd, Record Division
Labels state artist as Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience
Labels state titles as "The Crown (Vocal)" and "The Crown (Instrumental)"
Some copies have reversed labels with Side A label on the b-side and Side B label on the a-side.
Recorded at Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios Ltd., Wonderland Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Precision Lacquer
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd./Black Bull Music
℗ 1983 Motown Record Corporation
Manufactured in the UK
Made from masters of Motown Record Corporation
Marketed and distributed by RCA Ltd, Record Division
Labels state artist as Gary Byrd & The G.B. Experience
Labels state titles as "The Crown (Vocal)" and "The Crown (Instrumental)"
Some copies have reversed labels with Side A label on the b-side and Side B label on the a-side.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): TMGT 1312 A§
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): TMGT 1312 B§
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): TMGT 1312 A-1U-1-1 Precision
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): TMGT 1312 B-2U-1-1 Precision
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): TMGT 1312 A-2U-1-4̶ -1- Precision 4̶5̶0̶7̶G̶W̶-̶A̶-̶2̶ ̶-̶ ̶①̶
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): TMGT 1312 B-1U-1-2- 4̶5̶0̶7̶G̶W̶-̶B̶-̶1̶ ̶-̶ ̶①̶ Precision
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): TMG-1312-A1 4511-A① Precision 5W
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): TMG-1312-B1 4511-B① 5W
Other Versions (5 of 38)
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The Crown (Special Long-Mix) (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | Wondirection | 120·15·027 | 1983 | |||
| The Crown (12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM) | Wondirection | 310999 | 1983 | ||||
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The Crown (7", 45 RPM, Single) | Wondirection | 101817 | 1983 | |||
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The Crown (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) | Motown | 100·15·100 | 1983 | |||
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The Crown (12", 33 ⅓ RPM) | Motown | 4507 WG | Australasia | 1983 |
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Reviews
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One of the earliest and most commercially available and well-known black-consciousness rap records. I love the short sung verse by the producer Stevie Wonder. Always loved this. -
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On the 12" there is some early aspirational rap on the A side from legendary New York poet and radio DJ Gary Byrd.
That I can take or leave...
Flip to the B side and it turns into a feel good mid tempo instrumental chugger without the rap but with nice vocal. There is a bassline and guitar riff Chic would have been proud of...
Stevie Wonder co wrote and produced it, and even play many of the instruments and sneaks in a nice little vocal....
Track Trivia...At 10 minutes 35 seconds, it makes it one of the longest tracks ever to chart in the UK..
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