Hotel California (1976) [VINYL]

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Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved January 26, 2022. Top Selling Albums of 1977 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved November 8, 2021. Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6 etched, except "STERLING" is stamped & 7E-1028 is X'd out and re-etched 7E-1024): 7E 1084 B -3 RE CSM "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING LH 1S On the title "Hotel California", Henley said that "the word, 'California,' carries with it all kinds of connotations, powerful imagery, mystique, etc., that fires the imaginations of people in all corners of the globe. There's a built-in mythology that comes with that word, an American cultural mythology that has been created by both the film and the music industry." [4] In an interview with the Dutch magazine ZigZag shortly before the album's release, Henley said:

Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. For UD1S plating, stampers (also called “converts”) are made directly from the lacquers. Since each lacquer yields only one stamper, multiple lacquers need to be cut. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eagles; 'Hotel California ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved June 27, 2012. a b Mark Savage. "Glenn Frey: How Hotel California destroyed The Eagles". BBC. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018 . Retrieved June 21, 2018. Italian album certifications – Eagles – Hotel California" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved November 13, 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Hotel California" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".Russell, Ron (January 29, 1995). "WESTSIDE COVER STORY: Unreal Life: Throughout Its Rowdy History, a Colorful Cast of Characters Has Been Livin' It Up at the Lido". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020 . Retrieved September 5, 2017. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.

Guido Van Der Heijden & Annemiek Leclaire (July 14, 1995). "Nederlandse violist verkoopt meer dan de Beatles". Trouw . Retrieved May 25, 2023. Experienced as an unbroken whole, complete with the pristinely shot imagery and physical grooves, Hotel California unfolds like a geography-conscious saga by James Michener and plays like colour-saturated movie shot on 70mm film by Martin Scorsese. Robert Hilburn (May 23, 1982). "The Eagles – The Long Run is Over". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved March 8, 2016.

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EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Location of the Ghostly Eagles "Hotel California" Lobby Gatefold Photo". Feelnumb. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019 . Retrieved September 6, 2017. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.99. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. The rear album cover was shot in the lobby of the Lido Hotel in Hollywood. [15] [16] The gatefold image shows the same lobby but filled with members of the band and their friends. Henley said: "I wanted a collection of people from all walks of life, It’s people on the edge, on the fringes of society." A shadowy figure appears on the balcony above the lobby, which led to speculations over the person's identity. [17] Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): 7E 1084 B -1 RE SP \-2 "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING a b Ruhlmann, William. "Eagles Hotel California AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 13, 2017 . Retrieved August 12, 2017.

Confronting the darker undercurrents and oft-ignored constructs attached to that romantic notion, the record’s songs revolve around a host of shared themes: excess, mobility, stability, illusion, fame, destruction, and idealism included. Notably, Hotel California appeared at a crucial junction in American history: During the country’s bicentennial and amid escalating controversies related to the Vietnam War, energy crisis, governmental corruption, and more. That the Eagles manage to channel such cultural, social, and economical matters into a cohesive, stately, big-picture statement is alone a stupendous feat. That the album’s reach, boldness, vitality, accessibility, and understated intensity have never waned make it a marvel.RPM Top 100 Albums of 1977". RPM. December 31, 1977. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014 . Retrieved July 3, 2013. Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Eagles Songs". Rolling Stone. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018 . Retrieved September 29, 2018. Liner Notes Booklet: Conversations with Don Henley and Glenn Frey by Cameron Crowe August 2003". Glenn Frey Online. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016 . Retrieved January 1, 2017.

Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3 etched, except "STERLING" is stamped): 7E 1084 B-2 RE CSM "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" C2 STERLING LH 1S

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It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the renowned cover art to the meticulous finishes. Reflecting on Hotel California 40 years after its original release, and indirectly explaining its enduring appeal and increasing relevance, singer-songwriter Don Henley confirmed the record pertains to the "loss of innocence, the cost of naiveté...the difficulties of balancing loving relationships and work, trying to square the conflicting relationship between business and art; the corruption in politics, the fading away of the Sixties dream of ‘peace, love and understanding.'" Offiziellecharts.de – Eagles – Hotel California" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 6, 2021.