BEGINNING OF THE END, Funky Nassau USA 1st pressing Excellent- LP

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The Beginning Of The End – Funky Nassau  Label: Alston Records – SD 33-379 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Presswell Press Country: US Released: 1971 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Jazz-Funk, Funk Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Funky Nassau (Part 1) Written-By – R. Munnings*, Fitzgerald* Written-By – R. Munnings*, Fitzgerald* 3:10 A2 Funky Nassau (Part 2) Written-By – L. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings* 3:20 A3 Come Down Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 4:20 A4 Sleep On Dream On Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings*, Fitzgerald* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings*, Fitzgerald* 3:00 A5 Surrey Ride Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 4:29 B1 Monkey Tamarind Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 3:10 B2 In The Deep Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 4:50 B3 Pretty Girl Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 4:52 B4 When She Made Me Promise Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* Written-By – L. Munnings*, R. Munnings* 4:11 Companies, etc. Distributed By – ATCO Records Pressed By – Presswell Mastered At – Atlantic Studios Recorded At – Atlantic Studios Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation Credits Bass – Fred Henfield Clarinet [For The Funky Nassau Horns] – Freddie Munnings* (tracks: A5) Design [Sleeve Design] – Drago* Drums, Congas, Vocals – Frank "Bud" Munnings* Engineer – Willie Clark* Executive-Producer – Steve Alaimo Guitar, Vocals – Liroy " Roy" Munnings* Mastered By – GP* Mixed By – Bobbie Radeloff* Organ, Vocals – Raphael "Ray" Munnings* Performer – The Funky Nassau Horns Photography By – Freddy Maura Producer, Arranged By – The Beginning Of The End Tenor Saxophone [For The Funky Nassau Horns] – Kenneth Lane, Ralph Munnings Trombone [For The Funky Nassau Horns] – Vernon Mueller (tracks: A3 to B4) Trumpet [For The Funky Nassau Horns] – Neville Sampson   

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, STILL IN OPENED SHRINK WRAP.  NO CUTS OR DRILL HOLES.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS.  JUST ONE LIGHT SCRATCH ON THE FIRST HALF OF TRACK ONE SIDE ONE WHICH CLICKS BUT DOES NOT SKIP.  THE REST OF DISC LOOKS UNPLAYED. CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are clearer, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

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