Ry Cooder – The Slide Area

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3651
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Winchester Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	May 1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1	UFO Has Landed In The Ghetto Bass – Tim Drummond Written-By – Ry Cooder	5:00
A2	I Need A Woman Bass – Tim Drummond Written-By – Bob Dylan	4:34
A3	Gypsy Woman Bass – Chuck Rainey Percussion – Ras Baboo Pierre* Written-By – Curtis Mayfield	4:20
A4	Blue Suede Shoes Backing Vocals – George McFadden Bass – Tim Drummond Piano – Jim Dickinson Written-By – Carl Perkins	5:18
B1	Mama, Don't Treat Your Daughter Mean Backing Vocals – George McFadden Bass – Tim Drummond Electric Piano – Jim Dickinson Shakuhachi – Kazu Matsui Written-By – Ry Cooder Backing Vocals – George McFadden Bass – Tim Drummond Electric Piano – Jim Dickinson Shakuhachi – Kazu Matsui Written-By – Ry Cooder	5:55
B2	I'm Drinking Again Bass – Reggie McBride Vocals – Ry Cooder Written-By – Ry Cooder	4:34
B3	Which Came First Bass – Tim Drummond Organ – Jim Dickinson Shakuhachi – Kazu Matsui Written-By – Willie Dixon	3:44
B4	That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Nick De Caro* Bass – Reggie McBride Guitar – John Hiatt Written-By – Ry Cooder	5:46

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – A&M Records
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix – △1291
Published By – Tonopah & Tidewater Music Co
Published By – Special Rider Music
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Hi-Lo Music
Published By – Arc Music Corp.
Published By – Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Published By – Rise Music Company

Credits

Backing Vocals – Willie Greene* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Drums – Jim Keltner
Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Ettel
Engineer [Recording, Santa Monica] – Mark Linett (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3)
Guitar – Ry Cooder
Keyboards – William D. Smith* (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B4)
Lead Vocals – Ry Cooder (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By, Engineer [Recording At Ocean Way Recording] – Allen Sides (tracks: A3, B2, B4)
Photography By [Cover] – Masuru Mera
Producer – Ry Cooder
Producer [Assistant] – Leslie Morris

Notes

Pressed by Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester based on the ----◄ type etchings.
Issued with clear plastic WB inner sleeve.

Tracks A1, A2, A4, B1 & B3 recorded in Santa Monica.

1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. & WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
John Hiatt appears courtesy of Geffen Records, Chuck Rainey appears courtesy of Hammer & Nails

Processed (Plating/Metalwork) at Sheffield Lab Matrix based on the SLM △1291 & SLM △1291-X etchings (entered under 'Mastered At' temporarily for now).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): —◄
Barcode (Scanned): 075992365116
Rights Society (A1, A2, B2): ASCAP
Rights Society (A3 to B1, B3, B4): BMI
Matrix / Runout (A Side runout, variant 1): BSK-1-3651-S4 #2 + —◄ SLM △1291
Matrix / Runout (B Side runout, variant 1): BSK-2-3651-S5 + —◄ SLM △1291-X
Matrix / Runout (A Side runout, variant 2): BSK-1-3651-S6 + —◄ SLM △1291
Matrix / Runout (B Side runout, variant 2): BSK-2-3651-S4 #2 + —◄ SLM △1291-X
Matrix / Runout (A Side runout, variant 3): BSK-1-3651-S2 - + —◄ SLM △1291
Matrix / Runout (B Side runout, variant 3): BSK-2-3651-S1 - + —◄ SLM △1291-X
Matrix / Runout (A Side runout, variant 4): BSK-1-3651-S6 + —◄ SLM △1291
Matrix / Runout (B Side runout, variant 4): BSK-2-3651-S1 = + —◄ SLM △1291-X

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Slide Area (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	K 56976	UK	1982
New Submission	The Slide Area (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	BSK 3651	Norway	1982
Recently Edited	The Slide Area (LP, Album, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	WB 56 976, WB K 56 976	Netherlands	1982
Recently Edited	The Slide Area (LP, Album, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	WB K 56 976		1982
New Submission	The Slide Area (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	XBS 3651	Canada	1982