tracks b6 arranged by Don McLean
tracks b6 arranged by Lee Hays
arranged by [strings] Ed Freeman
bass Rob Rothstein
concertmaster Gene Orloff
tracks b5 drums Tom Flye
drums, percussion Roy Markowitz
tracks a1 electric guitar David Spinozza
electric piano Ray Colcord
engineer Tom Flye
guitar, banjo, vocals Don McLean
lacquer cut by Bob Berglund
marimba, vibraphone Mike Mainieri
photography by [cover], design George Whiteman
tracks a1 piano Paul Griffin
tracks a4 piano Warren Bernhardt
producer Ed Freeman
tracks a1 to b5 written-by Don McLean
tracks b6 written-by Traditional
Manufactured By United Artists Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) United Artists Records, Inc.
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Produced At BSM Productions
T in runouts denote a [l403953] pressing.

A BSM Production
Recorded at [l265540]; May-June, 1971

Dedicated to Buddy Holly
Special thanks to Dick Cutler and Carol

Runouts are etched except for 'Λ' in variant 4 and 7 and the 'T' and 'B' in variant 2, which are stamped.

Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID: T (Runouts)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A-6 1T (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-RE-4-1 1T (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A-RE8 1T B BB (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-RE-4-2 1T (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A-RE5 2T (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-RE 2 T1 (Side B runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A-RE8 2T BB (Side A runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-2 2T Λ (Side B runout, variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A-6 1T Λ (Side A runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-1B Λ 2T (Side B runout, variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-A -7 1T (Side A runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B -6 1T (Side B runout, variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: UAS-5535-1-RE6 (Side A runout, variant 7)
Matrix / Runout: UAS 5535-B-2 2T 8Λ (Side B runout, variant 7)