My Sportin' Life - 1973 UK Probe label 9-track LP

1973 UK Probe label 1st pressing 9-track LP - the 3rd album by Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany, born frontman of US hard rock pioneers The Steppenwolf.

Vinyl has the generic black printed pink company labels with top rounded edges boxed company name/logo - housed in an outer laminated Garroid & Lofthouse Ltd. picture cover.

Vinyl has handetched (he) and machine stamped (ms) matrix information:
Side 1: SPBA 6274 A-1, mother/stampers 1 G
Side 2: SPBA 6274 B-1, mother/stampers 1 G
suggesting that this copy was pressed at EMI Records' pressing plant in Hayes, Middlesex - manufactured from the first mastering, first set og mothers and stampers - a genuine first pressing

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels/ VG+ (Cover):
Vinyl is bright and shiny - has no evidence of play what so ever - mint in itself. Labels have a single... maybe two hardly noticeable, simple and superficial spindletraces - labels are overall easily graded near mint.

Cover has a couple of lighter wrinkles from mild cover bends... very little wear to laminate - likewise extremely close tomint inner spread. Seams are straight and intact - corners has almost no rubbing or denting... a simply way above awerage cover - graded close to near mint/excellent.

Tracklisting:

Side1:
1. Moonshine (Friend Of Mine) (Lon Emmerson) 2:46
2. Nobody Lives Here Anymore (John Kay) 4:00
3. Drift Away (Mentor Williams) 4:04
4. Heroes And Devils (Kerry M. Chater - Renée Armand) 3:08
5. My Sportin' Life (John Kay) 5:12

Side 2:
6. Easy Evil (Alan O'Day) 3:36
7. Giles Of The River (Donald Fagan - Walther Becker) 3:30
8. Dance To My Song (John Kay) 4:06
9. Sing With The Children (Ron Davies) 6:36
 

Mastered at The Mastering Lab, 6033 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90028

Pressed at EMI Records, 1-3 Uxbridge Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 0SY, UK

Credits:
John Kay - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar (1 - 5, 7), 12-String Guitar (8), Dobro (2, 5), Slide Guitar (9), Electric Slide Guitar (1), Harmonica (4, 8)

Danny Kortchmar - Guitar (1 - 4, 7, 8)

Richard Podolor - Guitar (3, 5 - 7), Mandolin (4), Electric Mandolin (8)

Kent Henry -  Slide Guitar (9)

Russ Kunkel - Drums (1 - 8), Congas (5)

Pentti Glan - Drums (9)

Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)

Bill Cooper - Bass (5, 6)

George Biondo - Bass (9)

Mike Utley - Piano (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)

Larry Knechtel - Piano (2, 5, 9), Organ (3, 5, 8)

Hugh O'Sullivan - Vocals, Organ (9)

Alan O'Day - Electric Piano (6)

Darryl Dragon - Electric Piano (7), Clavinet (4)

Sherlie Matthews (1, 3, 5 - 7), Gloria Jones (1, 3, 5 - 7), Venetta Fields (1, 3, 5 - 7), Stan Farber (1, 3, 6, 7), Gene Morford (1, 3, 6, 7) - Backing Vocals

Technical Credits:

Richard Podolor - Producer
Bill Cooper - Engineer

Artwork:
Tom Gundelfinger Art Direction, Design, Photography