Made in the E.U. on the labels.

3878245 on the labels.

3878248 on the spine and the sleeve.

Recorded December 1976 at Talent Studios, Oslo
An ECM Production

In this edition the ECM logo is printed in blue on CD.

CD 1 :
Originally released as LP ” A Taste For Passion ” in 1979.
Recorded at Village Recorders, West Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA – June & July 1979
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

CD 2 :
Originally released as LP ” Jean-Luc Ponty Live ” in 1979.
Recorded live in December 1978 during a concert tour in the U.S. with the Wally Heider Mobile Studio and the Record Plant Mobile Studio, Los Angeles, CA. Mixed at Chateau Recorders, North Hollywood, CA.. Mastered at JVC Cutting Center, Hollywood, CA.

CD 3 :
Originally released as LP ” Civilized Evil ” in 1980.
Recorded at Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA, June & July, 1980
Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

CD 4 :
Originally released as LP ” Mystical Adventures ” in 1982.
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, August and September, 1981
Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

CD 5 :
Originally released as LP ” Individual Choice ” in 1983.
Recorded at The Music Grinder, Hollywood, CA, and at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Mixed at Cherokee Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mastered at Future Disc, Los Angeles, CA, March to May 1983
The mini-moog solo of George Duke in the track ” In Spiritual Love ” recorded at Le Gonks West, West Hollywood, CA

The 5 CDs are housed in a cardboard sleeve.

“Recorded in my very dusty home with two mikes, a piano, vibes and drumset on an eight track analog recorder, mixed to DAT.
Jim Waters helped to mix two songs at Water Works, thanks Jim.”

Also released on CD.