1983 US original; "R" label variant, jacket still in shrink with original I.R.S company printed poly inner sleeve. "The Animals' formal reunion, complete with a new repertory and a well-financed recording. Ark has its dark, moody moments and sometimes bogs down in the sheer heaviness of the sound and sensibilities, but where Eric Burdon is on target as a singer, which is 70 percent of the time, the group sounds amazingly good." All Music Guide – Bruce Eder