Artist: Meat Loaf
Album: Runnin’ For The Red Light
Release Date: 1996
Catalog number: Virgin VSTP 1582
This disc contains four songs. Three of the songs were recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City in October of 1995. The forth track “Runnin’ For The Red Light”, appears on the album “Welcome to the Neighbourhood”.
This picture disc was pressed in the United Kingdom.
Artist: Pink Floyd
Album: Dark Side of the Moon
Release Date: 1978
Catalog number: Capitol SEAX 11902
Part of the mass commercial release of picture discs by Capitol Records, “Dark Side of the Moon” saw about 60,000 units issued.
An additional release was seen in Europe as part of a box set of Pink Floyd’s first eleven albums.
Artist: Starz/Richie Ranno Group
Album/Song: 8 song EP
Release Date:
Catalog number: Schoenstein Records SR001
This is Side “A” of the disc. It was recorded as a demo prior to the Starz first album, then re-recorded for that album. The image of the woman is that of Richie Ranno’s wife. It was taken from a photo by Ron Akiyama. These discs are individually numbered with this being 467 of 500. There is no official date to this disc.
Artist: Megadeth Album: Killing is My Business.. ..And Business is Good! Release Date: 1990 Catalog number: Music For Nations MFN46 P
Megadeth was formed in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Dave Mustaine after his forced departure from Metallica. This was the first release for Megadeth under the Combat Records banner.
The disc seen above was printed and pressed in England under licence from Combat Records.
Artist: Elton John
Album: Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy
Release Date: 1975
Catalog number: DJM DJV23000
With illustrations by Alan Aldridge and co-written by Bernie Taupin, this was the first album to enter the U.S. charts at number one. Pressed in the United Kingdom, this picture disc was only released “Promotionally” and is extremely hard to acquire.