design, artwork [collage] Bob Cato directed by [direction] Matthew Katz engineer Don Puluse engineer Glen Kolotkin management [personal] Michael Gruber tracks a3, a4, b1 orchestrated by [orchestral arrangement] David Rubinson tracks a1, a3 to b1, b3, b6 orchestrated by [orchestral arrangement] Joe Scott photography by Ronnie Haran photography by [cover] Jim Marshall producer David Rubinson Printed By Parr's Manufactured By Columbia Records Manufactured By CBS Inc. Copyright (c) South Star Music Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON Lacquer Cut At Customatrix No band name on labels. Released in a two pocket gatefold cover.
Runouts are stamped, including Customatrix o and side designation which is 180 deg. opposite the runout.
Cat. No. CSX 3 on spine, top right of left inner gatefold page and each label. Cat. No. CS 9613 on Wow disc labels. Cat. No. MGS 1 on Grape Jam disc labels.
Wow album was originally released and sold together with Grape Jam album.
At the end of A4, an announcer kindly reminds the listener to get up and change their turntable to 78 rpm, as the next song has been pressed at 78 rpm. This album actually has two grooves on the A side - there is a runout groove before track A5.
Versions of this pressing exist with and without the band name on the labels.
Track durations for WOW are not listed on the labels or sleeve. Track durations taken by timing. Track durations for Grape Jam are listed on the back cover but not the labels.
Printed on spine: P [encased Parr's logo] Litho In Canada. Matrix / Runout: XMS 135371 (Label matrix side A) Matrix / Runout: XMS 135372 (Label matrix side B) Matrix / Runout: XMS 136056 (Label matrix side C) Matrix / Runout: XMS 136057 (Label matrix side D) Matrix / Runout: XMS135371-1A (Side A, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: XMS135372-1A (Side B, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: XMS136056-2A (Side C, variant 1) Matrix / Runout: XMS136057-2A (Side D,variant 1) Matrix / Runout: ᴑ XMS135371-1A C (Side A variant 2) Matrix / Runout: ᴑ XMS135372-1A D (Side B variant 2) Matrix / Runout: ᴑ XMS136056-2A A (Side C variant 2) Matrix / Runout: ᴑ XMS136057-2A B (Side D variant 2) Rights Society: BMI Other: Pars logo (Printing Plant ID on spine)