Paradise Theatre

~ Release by Styx (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

Piano overdubs at Universal Recording.
Has 2 OBIs. Has an extra insert that includes lyrics in English and in Japanese. Also includes a small small sticker.
Originally released 1980.

HR Cutting
UICY-40060 and UIGY-9552 written on the spine

176.4kHz/24bit transferred from DSD by Yumetoki Suzuki at Universal Music Studios, Tokyo, in 2014.
HR (High-Resolution) cutting from 176.4kHz/24bit at Victor Creative Media, in 2014.

The catalogue number UICY-76104 refers to edition with ordinary SHM-CD.
The catalogue number UICY-40060 refers to edition with platinum SHM-CD.
The catalogue number UIGY-9552 refers to edition with SHM-SACD.
All three editions are released on April 23, 2014.

Annotation last modified on 2019-08-17 15:59 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼SHM-CD
#TitleRatingLength
1A.D. 1928
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
A.D. 1928
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
51:07
2Rockin’ the Paradise
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Rockin’ the Paradise
writer:
Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1980)
43:35
3Too Much Time on My Hands
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard:
Dennis DeYoung
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
vocals:
Dennis DeYoung and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Too Much Time on My Hands
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division) and Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (from 1980 to present)
4.154:33
4Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Nothing Ever Goes as Planned
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
44:48
5The Best of Times
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
The Best of Times
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1980)
3.854:21
6Lonely People
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Lonely People
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
45:25
7She Cares
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard:
Dennis DeYoung
lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
vocals:
Dennis DeYoung and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
She Cares
lyricist:
Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
composer:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
44:21
8Snowblind
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar and lead vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Snowblind
writer:
Dennis DeYoung and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1980)
44:59
9Half‐Penny, Two‐Penny
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
keyboard:
Dennis DeYoung
lead vocals:
James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
vocals:
Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw (of Styx)
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recording of:
Half-Penny, Two-Penny
lyricist:
Dennis DeYoung and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
composer:
James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
45:58
10A.D. 1958
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Dennis DeYoung
vocals:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
A.D. 1958
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx)
41:06
11State Street Sadie
assistant engineer:
Will Rascati
engineer:
Rob Kingsland and Gary Loizzo
producer:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
bass guitar and bass pedals:
Chuck Panozzo
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Panozzo
guitar:
Tommy Shaw (of Styx) and James Young (member of Styx, guitarist, singer and songwriter)
horn:
Dan Barber, John Haynor (horn), Mark Ohlsen (Trumpet), Mike Halpin (Trombone) and Bill Simpson (horn)
keyboard:
Dennis DeYoung
horn arranger:
Ed Tossing
arranger:
Styx (rock band from Chicago)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pumpkin Studios in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States
recording of:
State Street Sadie
composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
First Time Music
40:33