Singer: Rick Springfield
Title: Beginnings
Label: Capitol Records ‎– SMAS-11047, Capitol Records ‎– SMAS 71047, Capitol Records ‎– 71047
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US
Date of released: 1972
Category: Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1344 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1567 mb
Rating: 3.6✭
Format: MP3 VQF ADX RA AU TTA AC3 MP2 FLAC

Tracklist

A1	Mother Can You Carry Me	4:27
A2	Speak To The Sky	2:41
A3	What Would The Children Think	3:43
A4	1000 Years	3:53
A5	The Unhappy Ending	3:28
B1	Hooky Jo	2:48
B2	I Didn't Mean To Love You	3:37
B3	Come On Everybody	3:43
B4	Why?	3:58
B5	The Ballad Of Annie Goodbody	3:54

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Porter Binder Music
• Recorded At – Trident Studios

Credits

• Arranged By [Arranger Fantastique] – Del Newman
• Art Direction – John Hoernle
• Directed By [Direction] – Steve Binder
• Engineer [Enginaire Extraordinaire] – Robin Geoffrey Cable
• Photography By – Bob Willoughby
• Piano – Rick Springfield (tracks: A3 to A5, B5)
• Producer, Directed By [Direction] – Robie Porter
• Words By, Music By, Written-By, Performer, Guitar, Banjo, Organ, Harpsichord – Rick Springfield

Notes

The first catalog number SMAS-11047 appears on the spine and top right corner of the front and back of the gatefold cover sleeve. The second catalog number SMAS 71047 appears on both labels. The third catalog number 71047 appears on the spine above the first catalog number.

There is a black bar printed over the manufacturing credits in the bottom left corner of the back gatefold cover sleeve on this release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SMAS-1-7-1047
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SMAS-2-7-1047
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): SMAS-1-71047 W1 21 √
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): SMAS-2-71047 W1 21
• Rights Society: ASCAP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SMAS-11047	Rick Springfield	Beginnings ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Capitol Records	SMAS-11047	US	1972
SMAS-611047	Rick Springfield	Beginnings ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Capitol Records	SMAS-611047	US	1972
SMAS-11047	Rick Springfield	Beginnings ‎(LP, Album)	Capitol Records	SMAS-11047	Canada	1972
STAO 80001	Rick Springfield	Beginnings ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Capitol Records	STAO 80001	South Africa	1972
RGM-0036	Rick Springfield	Beginnings ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Real Gone Music	RGM-0036	US	2012