STYX~Grand Illusion 1979 LP MFSL 1-026 1/2 Speed Master

• TITLE: The Grand Illusion
• ARTIST: Styx
• YEAR: 1979
• LABEL: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ Original Master Recordings - Half-Speed Mastered
• CATALOG #: 1-026   * *Pressed in Japan and vinyl sleeved in premium anti-static Japanese rice paper inner sleeve
• GRADING STANDARDS:  Click here to view grading standards
• VINYL: NM-  play grade
• COVER: NM-
• NOTES:  All MFSL miscellaneous inserts included and in excellent condition
• INFO:   The band's seventh studio album became the band's first Triple Platinum album, and spawned the Top 10 hit "Come Sail Away" and the Top 30 hit "Fooling Yourself".

TRACK LISTING:

1. "The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:36
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • First guitar solo and guitar fills: Tommy Shaw
   • Second guitar solo: James Young
2. "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:29
   • Lead vocals and guitar: Tommy Shaw
   • Synthesizer solos: Dennis DeYoung
3. "Superstars" (DeYoung, Shaw, James Young) – 3:59
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
   • Soliloquy: Dennis DeYoung
4. "Come Sail Away" (DeYoung) – 6:07
   • Lead vocals and synthesizer solo: Dennis DeYoung
   • ARP Odyssey: James Young
   • Lead Guitar: Tommy Shaw
5. "Miss America" (Young) – 5:01
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young
6. "Man in the Wilderness" (Shaw) – 5:49
   • Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy Shaw
7. "Castle Walls" (DeYoung) – 6:00
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • Guitar fills and harmony fills: Tommy Shaw
   • Guitar solo: James Young
8. "The Grand Finale" (DeYoung, Shaw, Young) – 1:58
   • Lead vocals: Dennis DeYoung
   • Guitar fills and first guitar solo: Tommy Shaw
   • Melodic Guitar Lead: James Young

Personnel

• Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
• Chuck Panozzo - bass, vocals
• John Panozzo - drums, percussion, vocals
• Tommy Shaw - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
• James Young - guitars, keyboards, vocals

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