Styx – Paradise Theatre
(A&M Records 1981 AMLK63719)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Etched Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
some wear to edges/corners
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.
Paradise Theatre is the tenth studio album by American rock band Styx, released on January 16, 1981, by A&M Records. It was the band’s most commercially successful album, peaking at #1 for three weeks on the Billboard 200 in April and May 1981 (non-consecutively). It was also the band’s fourth consecutive album to be certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals/Lead guitar | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “A.D. 1928” | DeYoung | DeYoung | 1:08 |
| 2. | “Rockin’ the Paradise” | DeYoung, Young, Shaw | DeYoung/Shaw, Young | 3:35 |
| 3. | “Too Much Time on My Hands” | Shaw | Shaw | 4:31 |
| 4. | “Nothing Ever Goes as Planned” | DeYoung | DeYoung/Shaw | 4:48 |
| 5. | “The Best of Times” | DeYoung | DeYoung/Shaw | 4:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals/Lead guitar | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | “Lonely People” | DeYoung | DeYoung | 5:28 |
| 7. | “She Cares” | Shaw | Shaw | 4:17 |
| 8. | “Snowblind” | Young, DeYoung | Young, Shaw/Young | 5:00 |
| 9. | “Half-Penny, Two-Penny” | Young, Ray Brandle | Young | 5:58 |
| 10. | “A.D. 1958” | DeYoung | DeYoung | 1:06 |
| 11. | “State Street Sadie” | DeYoung | (instrumental) | 0:28 |
Personnel
Styx
- Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards
- James “JY” Young – vocals, guitars
- Tommy Shaw – vocals, guitars, vocoder
- Chuck Panozzo – bass, bass pedals
- John Panozzo – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Steve Eisen – saxophone solos
- Bill Simpson – saxophones
- Mike Halpin – trombone
- John Haynor – trombone
- Dan Barber – trumpet
- Mark Ohlsen – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ed Tossing – horn arrangements
Production
- Styx – producers, arrangements
- Rob Kingsland – engineer
- Gary Loizzo – engineer
- Will Rascoti – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC
- Dennis DeYoung – original concept
- Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction, design
- Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
- Chris Hopkins – illustrations
- Marc Hauser – photography
- Greg Murry – photography
- John Weizenbach – photography
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