Styx - Paradise Theater - Japanese Vintage Vinyl

Paradise Theatre is the 1981 concept album that took Styx to the top of the US charts. Built around the rise and fall of a grand Chicago theatre, it uses the old building as a metaphor for America at the turn of the decade, moving from opening-night glamour to decay and nostalgia.

It is also packed with hits. Tommy Shaw's "Too Much Time On My Hands" is a driving rock single, Dennis DeYoung's "The Best Of Times" is a sweeping ballad, and the brooding "Snowblind" and "Half-Penny, Two-Penny" show the band's heavier edge. The "A.D. 1928" and "A.D. 1958" pieces bookend the story.

This is the Japanese edition on A&M, catalogue AMP-28022, manufactured by Victor Musical Industries. Like the US release, the record carries a laser-etched image on its second face, one of the first albums to use the technique, and Japanese pressings of this era are known for clean, quiet vinyl.

A must for any classic rock shelf.

• Media Condition: VG+
• Jacket Condition: VG+
• OBI Strip Condition: VG+
• Additional Notes: Includes liner notes, Laser etched disc, Sticker on cover

Side A
1. A.D. 1928
2. Rockin' The Paradise
3. Too Much Time On My Hands
4. Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
5. The Best Of Times

Side B
1. Lonely People
2. She Cares
3. Snowblind
4. Half-Penny, Two-Penny
5. A.D. 1958
6. State Street Sadie