The Eagles – Hotel California
(Asylum Records 1976 K53051)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4 – Europe Vinyl / UK Sleeve
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– a little wear to edges and some wear on corners
Inner Sleeve has a small split in one side
Poster in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ 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 the odd light pop/crackle – there are a couple of marks in the first couple of tracks on side 2, only audible for the first few revolutions of the second track)
The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s in North America. Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals), and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals) were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen’s new Asylum Records label. In 1975, guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh replaced Leadon. Following Frey’s death in January 2016, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Glenn’s son Deacon Frey and Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey’s songs.
Hotel California is the fifth studio album by the American rock band the Eagles, released on December 8, 1976. It is the first Eagles album without the appearance of founding member Bernie Leadon and the first album with Joe Walsh. It is also the last album featuring original bass player and singer Randy Meisner. The album became the band’s best-selling studio album, with over 16 million copies sold in the U.S. alone and over 32 million copies worldwide. The album topped the charts and won the band two Grammy awards for “Hotel California” and “New Kid in Town”. The album was nominated for Album of the Year but lost to Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Hotel California” | Don Felder, Don Henley, Glenn Frey | Don Henley | 6:30 | |
| 2. | “New Kid in Town” | Henley, Frey, J. D. Souther | Glenn Frey | 5:03 | |
| 3. | “Life in the Fast Lane” | Henley, Frey, Joe Walsh | Don Henley | 4:46 | |
| 4. | “Wasted Time” | Henley, Frey | Don Henley | 4:55 | |
| 5. | “Wasted Time (Reprise)” | Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman | instrumental | 1:22 | |
| 6. | “Victim of Love” | Felder, Henley, Frey, Souther | Don Henley | 4:11 | |
| 7. | “Pretty Maids All in a Row” | Walsh, Joe Vitale | Joe Walsh | 3:58 | |
| 8. | “Try and Love Again” | Randy Meisner | Randy Meisner | 5:10 | |
| 9. | “The Last Resort” | Henley, Frey | Don Henley | 7:28 |
Personnel
- Eagles
- Don Felder – guitars, vocals
- Glenn Frey – guitars, keyboards, vocals, piano
- Don Henley – drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
- Randy Meisner – bass guitar, guitar, guitarrón, vocals
- Joe Walsh – guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, vocals, organ
- Production
- Bill Szymczyk – producer
- Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk – engineers
- Bill Szymczyk – mixing
- Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements, conductor
- Sid Sharp – concert master
- Don Henley, John Kosh – art direction
- John Kosh – design
- David Alexander – photography
- Kosh – artwork
- Norman Seeff – poster design
- Kevin Gray – CD preparation
- Ted Jensen – mastering and remastering
- Lee Hulko – original LP mastering
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