"All by Myself" - Eric Carmen

A note: My Arista Flashback 45 of "All By Myself" and
"Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" used the same original
stampers as the worn original 45 RPM singles it replaced.

This example dates to the early 1980's. So, those
original singles master reels likely never got touched
again on many Bell, Amy, Mala, and Arista reissues, I've
seen very few of these reissues which didn't have period
correct stampers used when these singles were originally
pressed. So, hopefully if needed, the job reels (singles
masters spliced together from a release on a 10 1/2"
metal reel are still extant and in good condition) which
is how most major and some minor labels did things.

eriejwg wrote: Of all his solo songs in the 70's, this really is his signature song from that time period.

Too bad he stole the melody from Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra" (Opus 18) without giving credit where it was due!

Edited by Tom Daly