Smile of the Beyond

~ Recording by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:07John McLaughlinApocalypseJohn McLaughlin; Mahavishnu Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson ThomasAlbum
  • -1974
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony OrchestraApocalypseMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony OrchestraApocalypseMahavishnu Orchestra With London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson ThomasAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 32957
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony OrchestraApocalypse (Terre Haute pressing)Mahavishnu Orchestra with London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)KC 32957
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu OrchestraApocalypseMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 46111
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu OrchestraApocalypseMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467092-2
5.7The Smile of the Beyond8:02John McLaughlin And The Mahavishnu OrchestraProduced by George Martin: 50 Years in RecordingGeorge MartinAlbum + Compilation
Parlophone07243 5326312 6
4.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu OrchestraOriginal Album Classics (reissue)Mahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2007-10-29
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697172532
4.3Smile of the Beyond8:05Mahavishnu OrchestraOriginal Album ClassicsMahavishnu OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2007-11-12
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)88697172532
2.2Smile of the Beyond8:00Mahavishnu Orchestrawith London Symphony OrchestraThe Essential Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlinMahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlinAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2013-09-03
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)
1.3Smile of the Beyond8:07John McLaughlinThe Complete Columbia, CBS and Sony RecordingsMichael Tilson ThomasAlbum + Compilation
  • -2024-12-04
Sony Classical19802819932

Relationships

recording engineer:Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
vocals:Ralphe Armstrong (bassist from Detroit)
Philip Hirschi
Michael Walden
Gayle Moran
Carol Shive
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-03)
conductor:Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (in 1974-03)
performer:Mahavishnu Orchestra (in 1974-03)
orchestrator:Michael Gibbs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:Air Recording Studio No. 1 (located at Oxford Street 1970–1991) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-03)
recording of:Smile of the Beyond (in 1974-03)

Related works

Smile of the Beyond

lyricist:Mahalakshmi
composer:John McLaughlin (guitarist)