The Last Magician Of Rational Thought

The Last Magician Of Rational Thought - cut from the back cover - view of the cover notes

The Last Magician Of Rational Thought - Cover (Front)

This is the fourth of Palazzograssi's bootleg production.
The first was Silence Is Platinum, the second one Victims Of Circumstance
and the third one, Reverberation Across The Nation had first been postponed
but in effect, has never got released.


Release Notes

• Label: Palazzograssi Records Inc.
• Catalogue#: PG04
• Format: 7" Vinyl Single
• Release Date: 1988
• Limited edition of 1526 copies (see back cover notes)

Sources according to Cover

• The four tracks featured on this EP were recorded on January 11th 1985

and are alternative studio recordings completed prior to the final sessions

for the First And Last And Always album.

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Tracks

SIDE A		SIDE B
A1   No Time To Cry	3:46	B1   A Rock And A Hard Place	3:44
A2   First And Last And Always	3:26	B2   Walk Away	3:22

Back cover with a number above 1500

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Remarks

• all on white vinyl
• copies with numbers above 1526 do exist
• record has to be played at 33rpm
• vinyls have either plain white labels or black ones
• text on A-side of black labels: "The Last Magician" "A"
• text on B-side of black labels: "Of Rational Thought" "B"
• A-side ROGI: "PG04-A"
• B-side ROGI: "PG04-B"

Varieties

A number of varietes exist which can basically be described as:

The Standard Versions

• white sleeves with red text, numbering on the back, plain white labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with red text, numbering on the back, black labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with green text, numbering on the back, plain white labels on white vinyl
• white sleeves with green text, numbering on the back, black labels on white vinyl

These are the numbered copies of the common limited edition of 1,500.

• the 26 refers to copies coming in silver gatefold sleeves with green text numbered with the letters from A - Z
• these are all accompanied by white vinyl singles with plain white labels
• the letter A exists twice

Pictures of Standard Versions

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White sleeve with red print version

Cover and vinyl with black label

Back cover and vinyl with black label

Silver gatefold sleeve, green print

Common gatefold version (complete view)

White sleeve with green print

Beyond the above issues, there are ... some more which shall find mention here as soon as possible.

This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible