Squeezing Out Sparks (VINYL) | Near Mint (NM) Excellent (EX)

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*

LIKE NEW VINYL / ex sleeve w inner *NO CUTS*

Label:
Arista – AB 4223
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1979
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Pub Rock, New Wave
A1        Discovering Japan    3:30
A2        Local Girls    3:44
A3        Nobody Hurts You    3:40
A4        You Can't Be Too Strong    3:24
A5        Passion Is No Ordinary Word    4:25
B1        Saturday Nite Is Dead    3:15
B2        Love Gets You Twisted    3:00
B3        Protection    3:55
B4        Waiting For The UFO's    3:09
B5        Don't Get Excited    3:06
Record Company – Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Produced For – North Spur Productions, Inc.
Published By – Intersong Inc
Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
Mixed At – Cherokee Studios
Mastered At – Crystal Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Bass – Andrew Bodnar
Drums, Backing Vocals – Steve Goulding
Engineer [Studio Assistant] – Phil Bodger
Engineer, Mastered By – Mark Howlett
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brinsley Schwarz (2)
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Bob Andrews
Lacquer Cut By – GC*
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Graham Parker
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Photography By – Chris Gabrinowski
Producer – Jack Nitzsche
Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals – Martin Belmont
Typography [Lettering] – Gerard Huerta
Written-By – Graham Parker
Recorded at Lansdowne Studios, London
Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood
Mastered at Crystal Inc.
℗&© 1979 Arista Records, Inc. 6 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.
A subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

Price Code 0798 On Spine
Black inner sleeve
Lacquer cutting credits for Sterling Sound and Greg Calbi are based on the runout text.

Label variant. This version similar to Squeezing Out Sparks but labels have no reference to North Spur Productions.
Price Code: 0798
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A ): AB 4223 SA
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): AB 4223 SB
Pressing Plant ID (Etched both sides): 1S
Matrix / Runout (Runout both sides, stamped): STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, Variant 1): IS AB4223-AS-CS1 GC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, Variant 1): IS AB•4223•BS-CS1 A2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, Variant 2): IS AB4223-AS-CS1 GC A6
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, Variant 2): IS AB•4223•BS-CS1 A4 GC
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, Variant 3): IS AB•4223-AS-CS2 B8 GC
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, Variant 3): IS AB•4223•BS-CS1 A5
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, Variant 4): IS AB4223-AS-CS1 GC A4
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, Variant 4): IS AB•4223•BS-CS1 A4
Title (Format)    Label    Cat#    Country    Year        
Squeezing Out Sparks (LP, Album)    Vertigo    6360 168    UK    1979    
Squeezing Out Sparks (LP, Album)    Vertigo    9102 030    UK    1979    
Squeezing Out Sparks (LP, Album)    Arista    AB 4223    Canada    1979    
Squeezing Out Sparks (LP, Album)    Vertigo    6360 168    Portugal    1979    
Squeezing Out Sparks (LP, Album, Stereo)    Vertigo    6360 168    Germany    1979    
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jacksnee Aug 9, 2025
This Sterling cut lacquer sounds wonderful. Reveals nice details amid a powerful 3D soundstage. Just so well balanced yet sharp in the right places. [Tech specs in my profile].
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wordsforthepictures Jul 14, 2014
Issued with plain black innersleeve bearing only the catalog number in white.
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• Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
• Sleeve Condition: Excellent (EX)
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: LP