Bad Co* – Bad Company

Bad Company (3) - Bad Company album cover

Label:	Island Records – ILPS 9279
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , Gatefold
Country:	UK
Released:
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1	Can't Get Enough Guitar [Second Guitar] – Paul Rodgers Written-By – Ralphs*	4:10
A2	Rock Steady Written-By – Rodgers*	3:46
A3	Ready For Love Keyboards – Mick Ralphs Written-By – Ralphs*	5:00
A4	Don't Let Me Down Guest [Thanks To], Backing Vocals [Back Up Vocals] – Sue And Sunny* Piano – Paul Rodgers Written-By – Rodgers*	4:18
B1	Bad Company Piano – Paul Rodgers Written-By – Kirke*	4:50
B2	The Way I Choose Written-By – Rodgers*	5:05
B3	Movin' On Written-By – Ralphs*	3:20
B4	Seagull Instruments [All Instruments] – Paul Rodgers Written-By – Rodgers*	4:06

Companies, etc.

Published By – Island Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Island Records Ltd.
Printed By – Robor Ltd.
Recorded At – Headley Grange
Recorded By – Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Mixed At – Olympic Studios
Mixed At – The Temple Goring
Lacquer Cut At – The Mastering Lab

Credits

Bass – Boz Burrell
Drums – Simon Kirke
Engineer [Recording And Mixdown Engineer] – Ron Nevison
Guest [Thanks To], Saxophone [Saxophones] – Mel Collins
Guitar – Mick Ralphs
Photography By [Live Photographs By] – Jill Furmanovsky
Producer [Produced By] – Bad Company (3)
Sleeve – Hipgnosis (2)
Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Ron Fawcus
Vocals – Paul Rodgers

Notes

Red label design, very similar to Bad Co, but different runout information.

Similar gatefold versions from UK:
- Bad Co First UK pressing with identical labels but different runouts
- Bad Company has different labels
- Bad Company has different publisher layout on labels
- Bad Company has different publisher layout on labels
- Bad Company has "Stereo" on back sleeve and labels

Similar non-gatefold versions from UK:
- Bad Company
- Bad Company

Track publishers:
A1, A3, B3: Island Music Ltd
A2, A4 to B2, B4: Copyright Control

[Back cover:]
Recorded at Headley Grange, Hampshire November 1973
Recording facilities ▪ Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Mixed at Olympic Studios London and The Temple Goring
Cut at The Mastering Lab Los Angeles
Printed in England by Robor Limited

[Spine and labels:]
℗ 1974 Island Records Ltd

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label A): ILPS 9279-A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): ILPS 9279-B
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): ILPS 9279-A-11 23021-1-Y
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched): ILPS 9279-B-11 23022-1-Y

Other Versions (5 of 200)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Bad Company (LP, Album, RI - PRC Richmond Pressing)	Swan Song	SS 8410	US	1974
	Bad Co (LP, Album, Gatefold, Copyright Control)	Island Records	ILPS 9279	UK	1974
Recently Edited	Bad Co (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Swan Song	SS 8410	Canada	1974
Recently Edited	Bad Co. (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Island Records	88 005 XOT		1974
Recently Edited	Bad Company (LP, Album, Gatefold)	Island Records	9101 636		1974