Island Sampler [1973]

1 Oct 1973
The Bottom Line:

Long promo sampler from Inside Out period

"Promotional copy not for resale"
island records ltd
22 st peters square
london w6 9nw

I had to estimate the release date but based on the releases involved, it was probably around October 1st 1973.

track table
nr artist track time provenance
A1 Cat Stevens Sunny Side Of The Road 4:16 Island - ILPS 9240 (Jul 1973)
Foreigner (excerpt from the Foreigner Suite)
A2 Wailers Get Up, Stand Up 3:10 Island – ILPS 9256 (19 Oct 1973)
Burnin'
A3 Amazing Blondel Sailing 4:30 Island – ILPS 9257 (7 Dec 1973)
Blondel (30 seconds longer)
A4 Kiki Dee If It Rains 2:46 The Rocket Record Company – PIGL5 (Sep 1973)
Loving & Free
A5 Bryan Ferry I Love How You Love Me 3:02 Island - ILPS 9249 (Oct 1973)
These Foolish Things
A6 John Martyn Fine Lines 3:47 Island – ILPS 9253 (1 Oct 1973)
Inside Out (3:50)
A7 Spooky Tooth All Sewn Up 3:36 Island - ILPS 9255 (1 Nov 1973)
Witness
A8 Stomu Yamash'ta's Red Buddha Theatre Mountain Pass 3:41 Island – ILPS 9228 (early 1973)
Soundtrack 'The Man From The East'
B1 Sutherland Bros + Quiver You And Me 3:12 Island - ILPS 9259 (1973)
Dream Kid. (original track 4:20).
B2 Hudson If You Really Need Me 1:54 The Rocket Record Company – MCA 40141 (1973)
Single release; album followed 1974
B3 Mike Silver About You 3:17 The Rocket Record Company – MCA-348 (Jul 1973)
Troubadour
B4 Uriah Heep Stealin' 3:17 Bronze – ILPS 9245 (1 Sep 1973)
Sweet Freedom (track lasts 4:49)
B5 Fairport Convention The Hexhampshire Lass 2:30 Island – ILPS 9246 (1 Sep 1973)
Nine
B6 Jim Capaldi It's All Right 4:21 Island – ILPS 9254 (Aug 1974)
Whale Meat Again (4:12, single version 2:29)
B7 Traffic Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory 6:48 Island – ISLD 2 (1 Oct 1973)
On The Road (6:40)

Side A has a total playing time of 29:25, side B takes 25:48. So we will experience some sound compression. Also they cut off John's introductory remark "It felt natural".
Track times on the cover are inaccurate or missing.

Mold numbers
ISLAND 16 A - 1U
ISLAND 16 B - 1U

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Vinyl: Island 16