{"product_id":"styx-the-grand-illusion-1977","title":"Styx - The Grand Illusion (1977)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 1977 A\u0026amp;M reissue of Styx's The Grand Illusion, pressed for the US market on the album's original SP-4637 catalogue number. The deadwax is what sets this copy apart from the others: side A reads SP-5011-1C SXT TML-M D 1S, and side B reads AM:SP-5012 RE-1 P2 CRC SXT A 1S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne stereo LP. Both runouts are hand-etched except the TML-M on side A, which is stamped. TML is the mark of The Mastering Lab in Los Angeles, where the album was mastered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Illusion first came out on A\u0026amp;M on July 7, 1977, under this same catalogue number. This copy is a reissue from that year, not the first issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Illusion was Styx's seventh studio album, recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grand Illusion (4:36)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (5:29)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuperstars (3:59)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Sail Away (6:07)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiss America (5:01)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan In The Wilderness (5:49)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastle Walls (6:00)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grand Finale (1:58)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore from Styx\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/styx-crash-of-the-crown\"\u003eStyx - Crash Of The Crown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A\u0026M Records","offers":[{"title":"VG \/ VG","offer_id":67941726027934,"sku":"EVP-195CD3F8-VG-VG-2E4D3826","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3000x3000bb_dbdd42c2-97b9-42a0-bec9-93bf307ac743.jpg?v=1793928271","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/styx-the-grand-illusion-1977","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}