First edition orange/yellow “sunburst” center label used by CBS from 1976 until 1985.

Release titles:
WE ARE THE WORLD -space- USA FOR AFRICA/THE ALBUM [spine]
THE HISTORIC RECORDING / WE ARE THE WORLD / PLUS NINE NEW SUPERSTAR SONGS / -list of artists- / Written by MICHAEL JACKSON and LIONEL RICHIE • Conducted and Produced by QUINCY JONES / -USA FOR AFRICA logo- [sleeve front]
USA FOR AFRICA / WE ARE THE WORLD [labels]

Gatefold sleeve: inside USA For Africa information, 25 session photos
Inner sleeve: track credits, thank you's, session photo of all/most artists

On inner sleeve:
A1 Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
A2 recorded at Record One, Los Angeles, CA
A3 recorded and mixed at Studio 55, Los Angeles, CA
A4 recorded live at the Meadowlands, August 6, 1984 on the Record Plant (L.A.) remote truck. Mixed at Clover Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
B1 recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto and Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver
B2 recorded at Record Plant, New York and Black Truck, New Orleans
B3 recorded and mixed at Lion Share Studios, Los Angeles, CA
B4 recorded at Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
B5 recorded at Lion Share Studios and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Lion Share Studios.
B6 recorded live in San Francisco on February 21, 1985 on the Westwood One remote truck

On back cover:
℗ 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa
© 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa

A1: ℗ 1985 United Support Of Artists For Africa
A2: ℗ 1985 CBS Inc.
A3: ℗ 1985 Planet Records
A4: ℗ 1985 Bruce Springsteen
B1: ℗ 1985 Northern Lights For Africa Society
B2, B3: ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
B4: ℗ 1985 Capitol Records Inc.
B5: ℗ 1985 RCA Records
B6: ℗ 1985 Chrysalis Records

Made in Holland
Distribution CBS Records/CBS Disques S.A.

[Inner Sleeve Publishers]
A1 © 1985 Mijack Music (BMI) and Brockman Music (ASCAP)
A2 © 1985 Random Notes (ASCAP) and Street Talk Tunes (ASCAP)
A3 © 1984 MCA Music, a Div. of MCA, Inc. (ASCAP)/Music Corp. of America, Inc. (BMI)
A4 © 1972 Island Music (BMI)
B1 © 1985 Foster Frees Music, Inc. (BMI)/Adams Communications, Inc. (BMI)/Calypso Toonz (PROC)/Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)
B2 © 1985 Controversy Music (ASCAP)
B3 © 1985 Security Hogg Music (ASCAP), Fin De Siecle Musique (ASCAP) and Foster Frees Music, Inc. (BMI)
B4 © 1979 Frettssongs/Clean Sheets Music (BMI)
B5 © 1984 Debdave Music Inc. (BMI)/Briarpatch Music Inc (BMI)/Good Sport Music (ASCAP)/Montage Music Inc. (ASCAP)
B6 © 1979 Hulex Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

[Label Publishers]
A1 Mijack Music/Brockman Music
A2 Random Notes/Street Talk Tunes
A3 MCA Music, a Div. of MCA, Inc./Music Corporation of America Inc.
A4 Island Music
B1 Foster Frees Music, Inc./Adams Communication, Inc./Calypso Toonz/Irving Music Inc.
B2 Controversy Music
B3 Security Hogg Music, Inc./Fin De Siecle Musique/Foster Frees Music, Inc.
B4 Frettsongs/Clean Sheets Music
B5 Debdave Music Inc./Briarpatch Music Inc./Good Sport Music/Montage Music Inc.
B6 Hulex Music Inc.

Publisher Differences:
"Security Hogg Music" on inner sleeve - "Security Hogg Music, Inc." on label
"Frettssongs" on inner sleeve - "Frettsongs" on label
"Adams Communications, Inc." on inner sleeve - "Adams Communication, Inc." on label

On runouts:
First part of the runouts (PxL 40043-xx) is etched, while the second part (01-26454-1x-1 x) is stamped on all variants.

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