{"product_id":"savatage-gutter-ballet-vinyl","title":"Savatage - Gutter Ballet Vinyl","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSavatage – Gutter Ballet\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1989\/1990 Original European Vinyl Pressing – Atlantic Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Savatage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gutter Ballet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atlantic Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 782 008-1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Germany \/ Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Release Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\" Vinyl LP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33⅓ RPM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereo \/ Mono:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stereo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavy Metal \/ Progressive Metal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGutter Ballet\u003c\/em\u003e is Savatage's fifth studio album and a major turning point in the band's sound, moving towards the progressive and theatrical style that would become central to their later work. Featuring \u003cstrong\u003eGutter Ballet\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWhen The Crowds Are Gone\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eOf Rage And War\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHounds\u003c\/strong\u003e, it remains one of the band's most acclaimed releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePressing Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the original-period \u003cstrong\u003eAtlantic Records European vinyl pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e, catalogue \u003cstrong\u003e782 008-1\u003c\/strong\u003e, manufactured in Germany. The album was recorded between February and July 1989, although production delays meant that the UK and US release dates fell in January 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original LP contains the \u003cstrong\u003e10-track album\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eThorazine Shuffle\u003c\/strong\u003e was issued as a bonus track on the original CD and cassette versions rather than the original vinyl LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSide One\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf Rage And War\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGutter Ballet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTemptation Revelation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen The Crowds Are Gone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilk And Steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe's In Love\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSide Two\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHounds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Unholy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMentally Yours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer's Rain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal European vinyl pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtlantic Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalogue number: \u003cstrong\u003e782 008-1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGerman pressing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\" Vinyl LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33⅓ RPM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStereo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10-track original vinyl configuration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at Record Plant Studios, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded February–July 1989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003ePaul O'Neill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngineered by \u003cstrong\u003eJames A. 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