STYX Release ‘The A&M Years 1975-1984’ boxed set

USM is proud to present the release of Styx: The A&M Years 1975-1984, a collection of Styx’s album releases between 1975-1984. All titles are pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl.

Styx are best known for melding the style of pop rock with the power of hard-rock guitar, strong ballads and elements of international musical theatre. The band are best known for the hit songs like “Babe”, “Come Sail Away”, “Blue Collar Man”, and “Mr. Roboto”. This boxed set includes all their albums released on A&M before their hiatus in 1984, including Crystal Ball and Kilroy Was Here.

The band has four consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA as well as sixteen top 40 singles in the US. Alongside the boxed set, we will be breaking out the LPs for individual Back to Black releases.

Tracklists:

LP  1 – Equinox (1975)
1. Light Up
2. Lorelei
3. Mother Dear
4. Lonely Child
5. Midnight Ride
6. Born For Adventure
7. Prelude 12
8. Suite Madame Blue

LP 2 – Crystal Ball (1976)
1. Put Me On (Album Version)
2. Mademoiselle (Album Version)
3. Jennifer (Album Version)
4. Crystal Ball (Album Version)
5. Shooz (Album Version)
6. This Old Man (Album Version)
7. Clair De Lune / Ballerina (Album Version)

LP 3 – The Grand Illusion (1977)
1. The Grand Illusion (Album Version)
2. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (Album Version)
3. Superstars (Album Version)
4. Come Sail Away (Album Version)
5. Miss America (Album Version)
6. Man In The Wilderness (Album Version)
7. Castle Walls (Album Version)
8. The Grand Finale (Album Version)

LP 4 – Pieces of Eight (1978)
1. Great White Hope (Album Version)
2. I’m OK (Album Version)
3. Sing For The Day (Album Version)
4. The Message (Album Version)
5. Lords Of The Ring (Album Version)
6. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (Album Version)
7. Queen Of Spades (Album Version)
8. Renegade (Album Version)
9. Pieces Of Eight (Album Version)
10. Aku Aku-(Album Version)

LP  5 – Cornerstone (1979)
1. Lights
2. Why Me
3. Babe
4. Never Say Never
5. Boat On The River
6. Borrowed Time (Album Version)
7. First Time
8. Eddie
9. Love In The Midnight

LP 6 – Paradise Theatre (1981)
1. AD 1928
2. Rockin ‘The Paradise
3. Too Much Time On My Hands
4. Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
5. The Best Of Times (Album Version)
6. Lonely People
7. She Cares
8. Snow Blind (Album Version)
9. Half Penny Two Penny
10. AD 1958
11 State Street Sadie

LP 7 – Kilroy Was Here (1983)
1. Mr. Roboto
2. Cold War
3. Do not Let It End
4. High Time
5. Heavy Metal Poisoning (Album Version)
6. Just Get Through This Night
7. Double Life
8. Have not We Been Here Before?
9. Do not Let It End (Reprise)

LP 8 – Caught in the Act (1984)
1. Music Time (Live)
2. Mr. Roboto (Live)
3. Too Much Time On My Hands (Live)
4. Babe (Live)
5. Snow Blind (Live)
6. The Best Of Times (Live)
7. Suite Madame Blue (Live)

LP 8 – Second LP – Caught in the Act (1984)
1. Rockin ‘The Paradise (Live)
2. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) (Live)
3. Miss America (Live)
4. Do not Let It End (Live)
5. Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) (Live (1983))
6. Crystal Ball (Live)
7. Come Sail Away (Live)