Hotel California
Eagles
1977
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1976
Release: 1976Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected Eagles recording belongs to the original 1976 release of Hotel California; later editions are separate. The earlier supplied year 1977 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1977.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Rhino - Eagles original Asylum studio albums
Original studio-album chronology and named tracks, explicitly separated from the announced 2013 boxed-set reissue.
Rhino - Eagles Legacy recording and version inventory
Original album programs, the four studio additions on Hell Freezes Over, original Eagles Live performances, and separately labeled single edits. Its 2018 compilation date is not used as a first-release year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The excesses and decadence of the American dream
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1977.html, song-list position 1
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1977 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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