STYX – CAUGHT IN THE ACT LIVE 2LP + POSTER – Nr MINT UK 1984

Styx – Pieces Of Eight
(A&M Records  1984  AMLM66704)
Matrix No’s: A2/B3/C1/D2 – UK Pressing

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
some wear to edges/corners & tiny sticker mark top right corner
Poster in Nr MINT condition
Also comes with Video offer sheet

Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972. They are known for blending melodic hard rock guitar with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano, upbeat tracks with power ballads, and incorporating elements of international musical theatre. The band established themselves with a progressive rock sound during the 1970s, and began to incorporate pop rock and soft rock elements in the 1980s.

Caught in the Act is a live double album by Styx, released in 1984. It contains one new song, “Music Time,” which was released as a single, reaching #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Track listing

Side 1

1. “Music Time” [*] (DeYoung) – 4:45
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
2. “Mr. Roboto” (DeYoung) – 4:59
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
3. “Too Much Time on My Hands” (Shaw) – 5:01
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
4. “Babe” (DeYoung) – 4:52
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw

Side 2

5. “Snowblind” (Young, DeYoung) – 6:00
   • Co-lead vocals and lead guitar: James “JY” Young,
   • Co-lead vocals: Tommy Shaw
6. “State Street Sadie” (uncredited) / “The Best of Times” (DeYoung) – 6:30
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
7. “Suite Madame Blue” (DeYoung) – 8:51
   • Lead vocals and synthesizer solo: Dennis DeYoung
   • Lead guitar: James “JY” Young

Side 3

8. “Rockin’ the Paradise” (DeYoung, Young, Shaw) – 4:40
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • First guitar solo: Tommy Shaw
   • Second guitar solo: James “JY” Young
9. “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)” (Shaw) – 4:47
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
   • Guitar fills and end solo: James “JY” Young
10. “Miss America” (Young) – 6:15
    • Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young
11. “Don’t Let It End” (DeYoung) – 5:25 (on US LP, cassette and CD)
    • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
    • Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw

11. “Boat on the River” (Shaw) – 3:10 (on LP AMLM 66704, A&M Records 1984)
    • Accordion: Dennis DeYoung
    • Lead vocals, lead guitar, mandolin: Tommy Shaw

Side 4

12. “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)” (Shaw) – 6:05
    • Lead vocals: Tommy Shaw
    • Synthesizer solos: Dennis DeYoung
13. “Crystal Ball” (Shaw) – 6:24
    • Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
    • Synthesizer solo: Dennis DeYoung
14. “Come Sail Away” (DeYoung) – 8:56
    • Lead vocals, synthesizer solo: Dennis DeYoung
    • Lead guitar: Tommy Shaw

* New studio recording

Personnel

• Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, accordion
• Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars, mandolin
• James “JY” Young – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Chuck Panozzo – bass
• John Panozzo – drums

Production (album)

• Producer: Styx
• Engineers: Gary Loizzo, Will Rascati, Rob Kingsland, Biff Dawes
• Recorded with Westwood One Mobile at Saenger Theater, New Orleans in April, 1983 except “Music Time” which was recorded at Pumpkin Studios in January, 1984
• Overdubs and mixing at Pumpkin Studios, Oak Lawn, Illinois
• Assistant engineer: Jim Popko
• Mastering engineer: Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC