SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AWAY
Oyster, 1976 (not UK)
US vinyl
Asia Pacific vinyl
Other vinyl
Different choices by US Oyster execs saw this lush ballad released as a single in the US, backed with the lively "The Soldier's Tale" (the latter was briefly revived - to some surprise - in the Acoustic Strawbs live act, the former back in the Electric band repertoire in recent live shows).
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US vinyl
"So Close And Yet So Far Away [stereo]"/"So Close And Yet So Far Away [mono]"
(OY 704, Oyster promo, 1976)
US promo release
A date stamped (on the company sleeve the promo came to me in) gives the release date of 16 Aug 1976. The blurb scan is from Alison Brown
"So Close And Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale"
(OY 704, Oyster, 1976)
US releases
Originally thought to be promo only, two release copies of this have turned up.
Asia Pacific vinyl
Thai releases
"So Close And Yet So Far Away plus 3 other tracks
"So Close And Yet So Far Away plus 3 other tracks (EXP 261, 1976?) (*)
Spotted onlin.
Other vinyl
"So Close And Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale"
Brazilian release
My copy came in a record station cardboard sleeve. Rádio Bandeirantes these days is an online radio station based in Sao Paolo (but may have been a normal radio station back then).
pics showing release sleeve?
