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WAR Greatest Hits Vinyl LP United Artists Records UA-LA648-G 1976 Original

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War - Greatest Hits

Label: United Artists Records - UA-LA648-G Format: Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Stereo, All Disc Pressing Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: R&B/Soul Style: Jazz/Funk 

Tracklist 

A1All Day Music3:59
A2Slippin 'Into Darkness3:47
A3The World Is A Ghetto3:59
A4The Cisco Kid3:47
A5Gypsy Man5:23

B1Me and Baby Brother3:30
B2Southern Part Of Texas3:55
B3Why Can't We Be Friends?3:49
B4Low Rider3:11
B5Summer        6:38



Companies, etc.
Record Company - United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) - Far Out Productions Copyright (c) - Far Out Productions Manufactured By - United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Distributed By - United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. Pressed By - All Disc Records, Inc. Mastered At - Crystal Sound Published By - Far Out Music, Inc. Produced For - War Productions, Inc. Produced For - Far Out Productions, Inc.

Credits
Cover [Album Cover Concept] - Ikke-bad Graphics , Lee Oskar Engineer - Chris Huston (tracks: A1 to B2), Ed Barton (tracks: B3 to B5) Illustration - Craig Nelson (3) Mastered By - JS * Performer - BB Dickerson *, Charles Miller , Harold Brown , Howard Scott , Lee Oskar , Lonnie Jordan , Papa Dee Allen Photography By - Garry Sato Producer - Howard Scott (tracks: A3 to B2), Jerry Goldstein , Lonnie Jordan (tracks: A3 to B2) Typography [Album Cover Lettering] - Dick Sakahara Written-By - M. Dickerson *, C. Miller *, H. Brown *, H. Scott *, Jerry Goldstein (tracks: A1, B2 to B5), L. Oskar *, L. Jordan *, S. Allen *

Notes
First pressing with gold-printed cover and card stock inner sleeve, with photos of band members, track list and credits.
Previously unreleased "Summer" was recorded on 4 April 1976, as a single from their Greatest Hits album in 1976. "Summer" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and number four on the R&B chart. The track peaked at number one on the Easy Listening chart
Mastering at Crystal Industries, LA
"33" etched in runouts indicates an All Disc Records, Inc. pressing.
manufacturers "cut-out" hole punch bottom right corner of jacket 
In the recording industry, a cut-out refers to a deeply discounted or remaindered copy of an LP, 45 RPM single, cassette tape, Compact Disc, or other item.

Other identification features
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched runout, variant 3): 33 UALA 648A (4) JS15XTAL Matrix / Runout (Side B etched runout, variant 3): 33 UALA 648-B (4) JS15XTAL Rights Society: ASCAP