CD front and back jewel case covers of the 1993 German release.

CD Disc image of the 1993 Geman release, and the original 1972 US LP cover.

Primary releases:

The Academy In Peril (LP, W/Lbl, Promo), Reprise Records, MS 2079, US 1972
The Academy In Peril (LP), Reprise Records, 44 212, Germany 1972
The Academy In Peril (LP), Edsel Records, ED 182, UK 1986
The Academy In Peril (CD), Edsel Records, ED CD 182, UK 1989
The Academy In Peril (CD), Warner Music, 7599-26930-2, Germany 1993

Spex on selected releases:

John Cale
" The Academy In Peril"
Reprise Records, MS 2079, LP, 1972 (USA)

Side 1
1. The Philosopher 4:25
2. Brahms 6:55
3. Legs Larry At Television Centre 3:35
4. The Academy In Peril 6:20

Side 2
1. Intro 0:57
2. Days Of Steam 1:58
3. 3 Orchestral Pieces 8:30
(a) Faust 2:47
(b) The Balance 2:33
(c) Capt. Morgan's Lament 3:10
4. King Harry 4:04
5. John Milton 7:54

Credits
Artwork By - Andy Warhol
Engineer - Jean Bois
Photography - Ed Thrasher
Producer - John Cale
Notes
Tracks A2, B1 and B4 recorded at Shipton Manor, Oxon, England. Tacks B3 and B5 recorded with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at St. Giles Church, Cripplegate, London. Mixed at Air Recording Studios, London.
Die-Cut Flip Gatefold Cover.

John Cale
" The Academy In Peril"
Edsel Records, ED 182, LP, 1986 (UK)

Side 1
1. The Philosopher 4:25
2. Brahms 6:55
3. Legs Larry At Television Centre 3:35
4. The Academy In Peril 6:20

Side 2
1. Intro 0:57
2. Days Of Steam 1:58
3. 3 Orchestral Pieces 8:30
(a) Faust 2:47
(b) The Balance 2:33
(c) Capt. Morgan's Lament 3:10
4. King Harry 4:04
5. John Milton 7:54

Tracks A2, B1 and B4 recorded at Shipton Manor, Oxon, England. Tacks B3 and B5 recorded with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at St. Giles Church, Cripplegate, London. Mixed at Air Recording Studios, London.

Credits:
Engineer - Jean Bois
Producer - John Cale
Notes
Mixed at Air Recording Studios, London.
Cover concept by Andy Warhol.

Originally released in 1972.

John Cale
" The Academy In Peril"
Warner Music (Germany), 7599-26930-2, CD, 1993 (Germany)

1. The Philosopher 4:30
2. Brahms 6:26
3. Legs Larry At Television Center 3:39
4. The Academy In Peril 6:55
5. Intro / Days Of Steam 3:00
6. 3 Orchestral Pieces (8:44)
(a) Faust 2:47
(b) The Balance 2:33
(c) Capt. Morgan's Lament 3:10
7. King Harry 4:11
8. John Milton 7:55

Credits
Artwork By [Original Cover Concept] - Andy Warhol
Written-By - John Cale
Notes
Musicians:
Ron Wood: slide guitar on The Philosopher
Legs Larry Smith: narration on Legs Larry At Television Centre
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Days Of Steam and King Harry.

Other credits:
Producer: John Cale
Cover photo: Andy Warhol
Recorded: Brahms, Intro and 3 Orchestral Pieces recorded at Shipton Manor, Oxon, United Kingdom. Days Of Steam and King Harry recorded at St. Giles Church, Cripplegate, London, United Kingdom
Mixed at Air Recording Studios, London, United Kingdom
Mixing engineer: Jean Bois

Cover concept by Andy Warhol. Cale traded it for the use of Days of Steam for the movie soundtrack of Heat.

Remarks:
The durations on the track listing are wrong.
The track 'Intro' is listed as a separate track but it is part of CD-track 5 together with 'Days Of Steam'.
Tracks 6a, 6b & 6c form together one CD-track '3 Orchestral Pieces'.

"Temper", an outtake from the recording sessions, was later released on the promotional compilation Troublemakers.

This review from All Music Guide:

Taking a sidestep from his earliest solo efforts into an exploration of his classical training and influences — thus the title — Cale on Academy creates a set of songs that probably bemused more than one listener at the time of release. The predominantly instrumental release, which finds him working with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on two tracks, steers away from the more grotesque classical/rock fusions at the time to find an unexpectedly happy and often compelling balance between the two sides. Opening track "The Philosopher" signals this well, with a low-key acoustic guitar/drums rhythm accompanied by separate horn, string, and keyboard lines. The sound is at once thick and remarkably spare, a rejection of flash for mood setting without aiming toward the drones so prevalent in much of Cale's initial work. Restrained humor crops up throughout, a smart way to undercut any fusty claims of pretension. "Legs Larry at Television Centre" has Cale acting like a very uptight, controlling TV technical director "directing" the string quartet performance at the center of the song. "King Harry," the only song with lyrics, is a memorably whispered zinger at the dying figure of King Henry VIII, with Spanish and calypso touches on top of everything else. Much of the time the mood is, quite simply, serene and beautiful, an exercise of Cale's skills that impresses both technically and emotionally. "Brahms" is a fine example, a piano solo piece (thanks are given by Cale in the liner notes to Ron Wood, though what connection the then-Faces guitarist has to is unclear). When things are more quick in mood, as in "Faust," one of "3 Orchestral Pieces," one of the Philharmonic guest numbers, Cale has good fun applying rock arrangement and production tricks: compression, gentle flanging, drum rhythms, and so forth.