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Condition: - Vinyl: VG+ (strong gloss, clean playing surfaces) - Sleeve: VG+ (vibrant yellow road sign cover with original rounded corners, standard small cut-out hole punch in top-left) Pressing Details: - Label & Catalog #: A&M Records – SP-4680 (SP-5097 / SP-5098) - Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo - Country & Year: US, 1978 (Original 1st US Pressing) - Production: Produced by Jeffrey Lesser (A Via Sound Production) - Packaging: Die-cut rounded corner road sign cover design Track Listing: Side 1: 1. Open Up The Door (4:39) 2. Man I Wanna Be (3:46) 3. Nothing To Lose (3:14) 4. Since You Been Gone (3:00) 5. Pictures (3:28) Side 2: 1. Get Up & Enjoy Yourself (4:46) 2. I'm Feelin' Fine (3:58) 3. Dance Away Lover (4:44) 4. Elijah (5:41) Recent Market Comps: - Recent eBay / online market sales for original US pressings in VG to VG+ condition range from $7.00 – $14.00. Notes & Keywords: - The 1978 self-titled fourth studio album (often known to collectors as the "Roadsign" album) from Midwestern hard rock and arena rock icons Head East. Notably features the band's charting version of Russ Ballard's anthem "Since You Been Gone" (which hit the Billboard Hot 100 a year before Rainbow's famous cover), alongside driving AOR staples like "Open Up the Door," "Man I Wanna Be," and the soaring progressive rock closer "Elijah." Showcases powerhouse lead vocals by John Schlitt (who later fronted legendary multi-Grammy-winning rock band Petra) and synthesizer work by Roger Boyd. - Keywords: Head East, John Schlitt, Roger Boyd, Mike Somerville, Steve Huston, Dan Birney, Petra, Russ Ballard, Since You Been Gone, Rainbow, A&M Records, SP-4680, 1978 Vinyl, Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Midwest Rock, AOR, Classic Rock, Power Pop --- Fast one-day shipping. Orders bundle automatically to save on shipping. Use the offer feature to receive a discount on any record in the store.