Common Sense - Original 1975 US Atlantic label 11-track LP - Green & Orange labels, 'Rockefeller'

1975 US Atlantic label 11-track LP - Maywood, Illinois, born country & folk singer/songwriters 4rth album - featuring contributions from Bonnie Raitt, Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne as well as Booker T and the MGs bassist and guitarist Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper.

Vinyl has the generic green and orange company labels - with top integrated and boxed 'A', Atlantic text and 'fan' logo. Labels have lower '75 Rockefeller Plaza. N.Y.' rim-address.

Vinyl is housed in a generic era specific company inner sleeve - ultimately in a sturdy matt finish picture cover which has a gold promotional stamp on top back.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl)/VG+(+) (Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is bright and shiny - has a light degree of sleeve inflicted ony wear. Labels has a very light degree of simple and superficial spindletraces - A very few ones to Side 1 - a couple to Side 2 - Side 1 label has a ca 1,5" deep crease towards center hole... hence the overall close to near mint vinyl grading.

Cover has a little age discolouration but a very light degree of rubbing or damage to seams and corners - graded close to near mint overall.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Middleman 2:29
2. Common Sense 3:07
3. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 3:17
4. Wedding Day in Funeralville 2:25
5. Way Down 2:21

Side 2:
1. My Own Best Friend 3:11
2. Forbidden Jimmy 2:52
3. Saddle in the Rain 3:30
4. That Close to You 2:45
5. He Was in Heaven Before He Died 2:12
6. You Never Can Tell (Chuck Berry) 3:17

All songs written by John Prine except where mentioned

Recorded and remixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. Recorded at Larabee Studios, Los Angeles, California

Mastered at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City
Pressed by Monarch Record Mfg. Co., Los Angeles, Ca.

Credits:
John Prine - vocals, guitar
Bonnie Raitt - vocals, harmony vocals, gut string guitar
Paul Cannon, Steve Cropper, Dave Prine - guitar
Steve Goodman - Acoustic guitar, background vocals
Leo LeBlanc - guitar, steel guitar
Rick Vito - Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar
Tommy Cathey, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Spear - bass
Peter Bunetta - drums, background vocals
Mailto Correa - percussion, conga
James K. Brown - Organ, piano, keyboards
Alan Hand - piano, keyboards, background vocals
Larry Muhoberac - piano
Jackson Browne, Al Bunetta, Pat Coulter, Dan Cronin, Greg Jackson, Brooks Hunnicutt, Glenn Frey, Herb Pedersen, Gwen Edwards, J.D. Souther - background vocals
Jim Rothermel - vocals, wind
Jim Horn, Lewis Collins, Jack Hale, Wayne Jackson, Jackie Kelso, Andrew Love, Chuck Findley, James Mitchell - horn

Technical Credits:
Steve Cropper - production
Ron Capone - engineer, remixing
Richard Rosebrough, Barry Rudolph - engineers
Stephen Innocenzi - mastering
Carl Marsh - strings, string arrangements

Artwork:
Paula Scher - design
Bob Defrin - art direction
Al Bunetta - Concept/ Illustration
Charles B. Slackman - Front & Rear Cover Illustration