design [album], photography Jansen, Eding, Clapper engineer Bob Ludwig mastered by Bob Ludwig musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Barry Rogers musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Buffalo Bill Gelber musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] David Sanborn musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Jean-Yves Labat musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] John Siegler musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] John Siomos musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Mark Klingman musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Michael Brecker musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Ralph Schuckett musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Randy Brecker musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Rick Derringer musical assistance [helping heads hands and feet] Tom Cosgrove painting [cover] Arthur Wood producer, arranged by You-Know-Who Record Company Bearsville Records Record Company Warner Bros. Inc. Distributed By Warner Bros. Records Inc. Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) Earmark Music Inc. Copyright (c) Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. Published By E. H. Morris & Co. Published By Curtom Music Published By Jobete Music Published By Nickel Shoe Music Co., Inc. Published By McLaughlin Music Published By Earmark Music Inc. Published By Screen Gems-Columbia Music Recorded At Secret Sound Recorded At Advantage Sound Designed At Jansen, Eding, Clapper Mastered At Sterling Sound 1973 pressing with die-cut gatefold sleeve, die-cut inner sleeve with lyrics & credits, double sided postcard, and Band-Aid insert with Patti Smith poem printed on one side.
This version is a Columbia pressing (as indicated by pressing rings), but has no specific plant identifiers in the deadwax.
Runouts are etched except STERLING stamped. In variant 1 10A is stamped both sides, In variant 2 A/ side A and A on side B are stamped
Jacket (inside gatefold) and labels: BR 2133 Spine: BR2133 Alternate title/spine: A Wizard/A True Star
Rights Society: BMI Rights Society: ASCAP Price Code: 0598 (Spine) Matrix / Runout: 31,554 (A side label) Matrix / Runout: 31,555 (B side label) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31554-1B STERLING RL 10 A (A side runout, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31555-1B STERLING RL 10 A (B side runout, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31554-1A STERLING RL (A side runout, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31555-1B STERLING RL (B side runout, variant 2) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31554-1B STERLING RL A / (A side runout, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31555-1B A STERLING RL (B side runout, variant 3) Matrix / Runout: BR-1-2133 31554-2 (A side runout, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: BR-2-2133 31555-1A STERLING RL (B side runout, variant 4) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31554-1A STERLING RL A / (A side runout, variant 5) Matrix / Runout: BR-2133 31555-1A STERLING RL A2 (B side runout, variant 5)