SUPERTRAMP – BREAKFAST IN AMERICA LP – Nr MINT UK

Supertramp – Breakfast In America
(A&M Records  1979  AMLK63708)
Matrix No’s: A6/B5 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– a little rubbing near the top
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some dust crackles at the very start)

Supertramp are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. The band were originally described as Prog Rock but moved into a more Pop Rock area as they progressed.  The main songwriters were founders Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

Breakfast in America is the sixth album by British rock band Supertramp, released on 29 March 1979 by A&M Records. It was recorded in 1978 at the Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It featured the hit singles: “The Logical Song”, “Goodbye Stranger, “Breakfast in America”, and “Take the Long Way Home”.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

Personnel

Musicians

• Rick Davies – keyboards, vocals, harmonica
• John Helliwell – saxophones, vocals, woodwinds
• Roger Hodgson – guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Bob Siebenberg – drums
• Dougie Thomson – bass
• Slyde Hyde – trombone, tuba

Production

• Producers: Peter Henderson, Supertramp
• Rehearsal: Southcombe Studios, Burbank, CA
• Recording: The Village Recorder/Studio B, Los Angeles, CA
• Mixing: Crystal Sound/Studio B, Los Angeles, CA
• Engineer: Peter Henderson of Air London
• Assistant engineers: Lenise Bent, Jeff Harris
• Oberheim Programming: Gary Mielke
• Concert sound engineer: Russel Pope
• Art direction: Mike Doud, Mick Haggerty
• Design: Mick Haggerty
• Cover design: Mick Haggerty
• Cover art concept: Mike Doud
• Artwork: Mike Doud
• Photography: Mark Hanauer
• Cover photo: Aaron Rapoport