Chris Rea - The Road To Hell Vinyl

Artist: Chris Rea

Title: The Road To Hell

Label: EastWest Records

Catalogue Number: WX 317

Country: United Kingdom

Original Release Year: 1989

Pressing Year: 1989 UK Original Pressing

Format: 12" Vinyl LP

Speed: 33⅓ RPM

Description

The Road To Hell is Chris Rea's tenth studio album and his most commercially successful release. Inspired by the frustrations of motorway traffic and modern life, the album blends blues rock, atmospheric production and Rea's unmistakable guitar style to create one of the defining British rock albums of the late 1980s.

Featuring the classic tracks The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2), Texas, Looking For A Rainbow, You Must Be Evil and Tell Me There's A Heaven, the album reached No.1 on the UK Albums Chart and remains one of Chris Rea's finest recordings.

Pressing Notes

Original 1989 UK first pressing on EastWest Records, catalogue number WX 317. Issued in the original picture sleeve complete with the printed lyric inner sleeve. Early UK vinyl pressings were produced in relatively modest quantities as compact discs had become the dominant format, making original copies increasingly desirable among collectors.

Track Listing
Side One
The Road To Hell (Part I)
The Road To Hell (Part II)
You Must Be Evil
Texas
Looking For A Rainbow
Side Two
Your Warm And Tender Love
Daytona
That's What They Always Say
I Just Wanna Be With You
Tell Me There's A Heaven
Additional Information
Original 1989 UK First Pressing
EastWest Records
Catalogue Number: WX 317
Original Picture Sleeve
Original Printed Lyric Inner Sleeve
33⅓ RPM Vinyl LP
Produced by Chris Rea and Jon Kelly
Features The Road To Hell (Parts I & II), Texas, Looking For A Rainbow and Tell Me There's A Heaven
Reached No.1 on the UK Albums Chart
One of Chris Rea's most celebrated albums and an increasingly collectible original UK vinyl pressing
Condition

Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Record: Very Good (VG)

Inner Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Rockabuy Records Grading Guide
Near Mint (NM)

Virtually flawless condition. Played only a handful of times with no visible marks or signs of wear.

Excellent (EX)

Lightly played and exceptionally well cared for. May show only minimal signs of handling with no significant marks affecting playback.

Very Good Plus (VG+)

A well-preserved copy with only light signs of use. The sleeve remains clean and structurally sound, while the vinyl shows minimal surface marks that do not significantly affect playback.

Very Good (VG)

Noticeable signs of use with light surface marks and handling wear, though the record plays well throughout without major faults.

Good (G)

Visible wear with more pronounced marks. Playback remains enjoyable with some background noise.

Poor / Fair (P/F)

Heavy wear and significant scratches affecting playback quality.

Shipping

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