Rick Springfield Tao
1985 Vinyl
Soft Rock
Pop Rock
Synth-pop

Main image
RCA, RCA
a&r, coordinator Marge Meoli
art direction, design Peggy Raess
art direction, design Ted Raess
backing vocals Mike Seifrit
backing vocals Tom Kelly
backing vocals Tommy Funderburk
coordinator [famous dog production] Susie McKinley
drums Mike Baird
engineer Bill Drescher
engineer [2nd] Clif Jones
fretless bass Pino Palladino
guitar, synthesizer [emulator ii, dx 7, jx-3p], bass, programmed by [dmx], backing vocals, percussion Rick Springfield
guitar, synthesizer [gr 707] Tim Pierce
management, directed by Barry A. Gross
management, directed by Dana Miller
management, directed by Major Way Management
tracks a1 music by Tim Pierce
tracks a3 music by [additional music], lyrics by [additional lyrics], arranged by Rick Springfield
tracks a3 music by [additional music], lyrics by [additional lyrics], arranged by Tim Pierce
percussion [acoustic] Michael Fisher
photography by Brian Aris
photography by [ron's] Tom Kelley Studios
producer Bill Drescher
producer Rick Springfield
synthesizer [emulator ii, optigan, dx 7, jupiter 8, memory moog, expander] Mitchell Froom
synthesizer [gr 707] Jeff Silverman
synthesizer [jx-3p, dx 7] Nicky Hopkins
synthesizer [ppg, ob 8, dx 7] John Philip Shenale
voice [talking boy] Nigel Lundemo
tracks a3 words by, music by Eric McCusker
tracks a1, a2, a4 to b5 words by, music by Rick Springfield
Produced For Famous Dog Productions
Distributed By RCA S.A.
Distributed By RCA Schallplatten GmbH
Distributed By RCA S.A. (2)
Distributed By RCA S.P.A.
Distributed By RCA B.V.
Distributed By RCA Ltd.
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Mixed At The Village Recorder
Mastered At Artisan Sound Recorders
Pressed By Sonopress
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Records
Copyright (c) RCA Records
Printed By Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
Copyright (c) Super Ron Music
Copyright (c) Chappell & Co. (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
Published By Chappell & Co., Inc.
Mastered At Sonopress
[On labels:]
℗1985 RCA RECORDS
Made in W.Germany
Produced for famous dog productions

[On back cover:]
[Cassette symbol] PK85370
[CD symbol] PD85370
Also available on Compact Disc

A music video featuring selections from this and other Rick Springfield albums is now available - The Beat of the Live Drum, on RCA/ColumbiaPictures International Video.

Belgique, Belgie: Distributed by RCA S.A.
Deutschland: Vetrieb durch RCA Schallplatten GmbH
France: Distribué par RCA S.A. · Italia: Distributed by RCA S.p.A.
Nederland: Distributed by RCA B.V. · U.K.: Distributed by RCA Ltd.

Printed in W. Germany. Imprimé en Allemagne 3/85/S
Produced for Famous Dog Productions

[On inner sleeve:]
A1, A2, A4 to B5: © 1985 super ron music - bmi
A3: © 1982, 1985, chappell & co (australia) pty. ltd.
Published in the u.s.a., by chappell & co., inc.
© 1985 RCA Records

Produced for famous dog productions
Recorded and mixed at the village recorder, west los angeles
Mastered at artisan sound recorders, hollywood

Runouts are stamped, except for the second roman numbers, which are hand-etched.
Barcode: 0 035628 537010 (Text)
Barcode: 035628537010 (Scanned)
Label Code: LC 0316
Rights Society: BIEM GEMA (Boxed separately)
Price Code: SE (D:)
Price Code: RC 250 (F:)
Price Code: HH (UK:)
Pressing Plant ID: [Bass clef symbol] (Center label, side B)
Other: [00-symbol] (Non-ink stamp on back cover)
Other: PL85370-8 (Inner sleve number)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 A-2 / 85S I (Runout side A, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 B-1 / 85S I (Runout side B, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 A-1 / 85S I II (Runout side A, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 B-4 / 85S I II (Runout side B, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 A-1 / 85S I II (Runout side A, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 B-3 / 85S I II (Runout side B, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 A-2 / 85S I ll (Runout side A, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: DM B-2374 B-3 / 85S I II (Runout side B, variant 4)



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