Al Di Meola - Land Of The Midnight Sun

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A1	The Wizard Bass Guitar – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve GaddGuitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Al Di MeolaWritten-By, Percussion, Keyboards – Mingo Lewis	6:46
A2	Land Of The Midnight Sun Bass Guitar – Anthony JacksonDrums – Lenny WhiteElectric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini-Moog] – Barry MilesPercussion – Mingo LewisWritten-By, Electric Guitar – Al Di Meola	9:14
A3	Sarabande From Violin Sonata In B Minor Acoustic Guitar – Al Di MeolaWritten-By – J. S. Bach*	1:20
A4	Love Theme From "Pictures Of The Sea" Bass Guitar, Vocals – Stanley ClarkePercussion – Mingo LewisVocals – Patty BuyukasWritten-By, Synthesizer, Chimes, Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar [Acoustic] – Al Di Meola	2:24
Suite - Golden Dawn	9:47
B1a	Morning Fire Bass Guitar – Jaco PastoriusDrums – Alphonse MouzonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini-Moog] – Barry MilesPercussion – Mingo LewisWritten-By, Electric Guitar – Al Di Meola	1:15
B1b	Calmer Of The Tempests Bass Guitar – Jaco PastoriusDrums – Alphonse MouzonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini-Moog] – Barry MilesPercussion – Mingo LewisWritten-By, Electric Guitar – Al Di Meola	1:11
B1c	From Ocean To The Clouds Bass Guitar – Jaco PastoriusDrums – Alphonse MouzonElectric Piano, Synthesizer [Mini-Moog] – Barry MilesPercussion – Mingo LewisWritten-By, Electric Guitar – Al Di Meola	8:38
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B2	Short Tales Of The Black Forest Gong, Acoustic Guitar – Al Di MeolaWritten-By, Piano [Acoustic], Marimba – Chick Corea	5:39

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS
• Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Recorded At – Different Fur Studios
• Copyright (c) – CBS
• Made By – Shorewood Packaging
• Published By – Mingo Lewis Music
• Published By – Di Meola Music Co.
• Published By – Litha Music Co.

Credits

• Design [Cover Design] – Paula Scher
• Engineer – Dane Butcher (tracks: A4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Frank D'Augusta*
• Engineer [Recording, Remix] – Dave Palmer
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back Cover] – Darryl Pitt
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Jerry Abromowitz*
• Producer, Arranged By – Al Di Meola

Notes

There is a similar version without LC-code and 54 (in circle) on back sleeve.

A2 dedicated to Chick Corea
Recorded at Electric Lady Recording Studios, New York, except A4, recorded at Different Fur Trading Co. in San Francisco
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
Produced for Noonzio Productions, Inc. in coordination with Forever Unlimited Productions

℗ 1976 CBS Inc./© 1976 CBS Inc.
Shorepak by Shorewood Packaging
Printed in Holland

Catalog numbers:
CBS 81220: spine & labels
81220: front cover
(PC 34074): labels

Publishing:
A1: Mingo Lewis Music
B2: Litha Music Co.
Remaining tracks: Dimeola Music Company
(No publisher mentioned on track A3)

Chick Corea appears through the courtesy of Polydor Incorporated
Lenny White appears through the courtesy of Nemporer Records
Alphonse Mouzon appears through the courtesy of Blue Note Records
Barry Miles appears through the courtesy of London Records, Inc.
Jaco Pastorius appears through the courtesy of Epic Records
Stanley Clarke appears through the courtesy of Nemporer Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 0149
• Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): CBS 81220-1 AL 34074
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): CBS 81220-2 BL 34074
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched side A): 81220-A² Ⓗ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout, etched side B): 81220-B Ⓗ
• Other: ⓨ (on back sleeve)
• Other: 54 (in circle on back sleeve)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PC 34074	Al Di Meola	Land Of The Midnight Sun ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Columbia	PC 34074	US	Unknown
SRCS 9180	Al Di Meola	Land Of The Midnight Sun ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Promo, RE, RM, Pap)	Sony Records	SRCS 9180	Japan	1997
none	Al Di Meola	Land Of The Midnight Sun ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Columbia	none	US	1976
CBS 32027	Al Di Meola	Land Of The Midnight Sun ‎(LP, Album, RE)	CBS	CBS 32027	UK	Unknown
CBS 32027, 32027	Al Di Meola	Land Of The Midnight Sun ‎(LP, Album, RE, Red)	CBS, CBS	CBS 32027, 32027	Europe	Unknown

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