The Best Years Of Our Lives

Tracklist

A1	Introducing "The Best Years"
A2	The Mad, Mad Moonlight
A3	Mr Raffles
A4	It Wasn't Me
A5	Panorama
B1	Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
B2	Back To The Farm
B3	49th Parallel
B4	The Best Years Of Our Lives

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – EMI Electrola
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Recorded At – Air Studios

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns And Brass] – Andrew Powell (tracks: A5)
• Backing Vocals – Linda Lewis, Liza Strike, Martin Jay, Tina Charles, Yvonne Keeley
• Bass, Backing Vocals – George Ford
• Drums, Percussion, Marimba – Stuart Elliott
• Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jim Cregan
• Electric Piano, Grand Piano, Keyboards [Elka], Clavinet, Synthesizer, Organ [Hammond] – Duncan Mackay
• Mixed By, Engineer – Alan Parsons
• Producer – Alan Parsons, Steve Harley
• Recorded By [Tape Operator] – Gary Edwards, Pete James*
• Sleeve, Design, Photography By – Mick Rock
• Typography [Lettering] – George Hardie
• Written-By – Steve Harley

Notes

German original release with printed inner sleeve

Recorded and mixed at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, and Air Studios, London during November and December 1974.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, stamped very close to label): 05 793 A-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B, stamped very close to label): 05 793 B-1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
EMC 3068	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	EMC 3068	UK	1975
3 C064-05793	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	3 C064-05793	Italy	1975
2 C 066-05793	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	2 C 066-05793	France	1975
EMCDX 3068, 825646343348	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives - Definitive Edition ‎(3xCD, Album, RE, RM + DVD-V, Mono, RM, NTSC, DVD)	Parlophone, Parlophone	EMCDX 3068, 825646343348	Europe	2014
ST-11394	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Best Years Of Our Lives ‎(LP, Album)	EMI	ST-11394	US	1975

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