Boston is a Rock album by Boston, originally released in 1976. On Gatefold: 343 pressings tracked, owned by 226 collectors.
About
Gifted guitarist/producer Tom Scholz and singer Brad Delp couldn’t have imagined the success of their 1976 debut when they recorded it in a Boston basement. It’s packed with heavy, guitar-driven peaks, gentle passages, and glacier-sized choruses—from party-starter anthem “Smokin’,” to the ode to nostalgia “More Than a Feeling,” to the everyman ballad “Let Me Take You Home Tonight.” “Rock & Roll Band” is an autobiographical tale of bar-band adversities and “Foreplay/Long Time” kicks up from murky jazz-prog to pure, sing-along power pop. It’s an album for the ages.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1More Than A Feeling4:44
- A2Peace Of Mind4:55
- A3Foreplay/Long Time7:56
Side B
- B1Rock & Roll Band2:59
- B2Smokin'4:44
- B3Hitch A Ride3:18
- B4Something About You4:19
- B5Let Me Take You Home Tonight4:12
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- polished
- shimmering
- uplifting
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Press.
Similar to Boston (US 1976) (opens in a new tab), but with both runouts including “ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ” (opens in a new tab) stamp and Wally Traugott's "Wly" lacquer cutting signature initials.
Recorded at Foxglove Studios, Watertown, Mass. (Winter '75)
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Cal. (Spring '76)
Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, Cal. (Spring '76)
Runouts are etched except for stamped Pitman “ᴘ”, “ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ” and some trailing stamper characters when present.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Barry GoudreauBAND , LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Brad DelpACOUSTIC GUITAR BAND , LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR , RHYTHM GUITAR, PERCUSSION BAND , LEAD VOCALS, HARMONY VOCALS, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, PERCUSSION
- Brendan ScholzGUITAR
- Fran SheehanBAND , BASS BASS BASS GUITAR
- Sib HashianBAND , DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS DRUMS , PERCUSSION
- Tom ScholzACOUSTIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, GUITAR , BASS, ORGAN, CLAVINET, PERCUSSION ACOUSTIC GUITAR, LEAD GUITAR, RHYTHM GUITAR, GUITAR , EFFECTS , BASS, ORGAN, CLAVINET, PERCUSSION
- Jim MasdeaDRUMS GUEST, DRUMS PERFORMER, DRUMS
226 collectors on Gatefold own this · 343 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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