BREAD, Bread [red Elektra w/insert] USA 1st pressing EXCELLENT- LP David Gates

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  Bread ?– Bread Label: Elektra ?– EKS-74044 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Soft Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Dismal Day Written-By – D. Gates* 2:19 A2 London Bridge Written-By – D. Gates* 2:30 A3 Could I Written-By – J. Griffin*, R. Royer* 3:30 A4 Look At Me Written-By – David Gates 2:42 A5 The Last Time Written-By – J. Griffin*, R. Royer* 4:10 A6 Any Way You Want Me Written-By – J. Griffin*, R. Royer* 3:12 B1 Move Over Written-By – J. Griffin* 2:25 B2 Don't Shut Me Out Written-By – D. Gates* 2:39 B3 You Can't Measure The Cost Written-By – D. Gates* 3:21 B4 Family Doctor Written-By – J. Griffin*, R. Royer* 2:13 B5 It Don't Matter To Me Written-By – D. Gates* 2:41 B6 Friends And Lovers Written-By – J. Griffin*, R. Royer*, T. Hallinan* 3:51 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music Published By – Olde Grog Music Published By – Viva Music (3) Published By – Stone Canyon Music Recorded At – Elektra Sound Recorders Credits Artwork [Cover] – Abe Gurvin Cover [Concept], Art Direction – William S. Harvey Engineer – Bruce Botnick Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Organ, Piano, Electric Piano [RMI], Synthesizer [Moog], Violin, Viola, Percussion [Various] – David Gates Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion [Various] – James Griffin (4) Photography By – Ed Caraeff Producer – Bread Supervised By [Production] – Jac Holzman Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Electric Piano [RMI], Piano, Flute, Recorder, Percussion [Various] – Robb Royer Notes Company address on label bottom.  Red Elektra label with a large white E. The bands name is printed in black above the track titles.  Issued with a folded insert containing the song lyrics and performer credits.  Pressing Plant/Label Variation: Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman and STEREO is on the left.   

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH LYRIC INSERT AND ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: EKS-74044-A CP 2 P 1 oO   /  SIDE B: EKS-74044-B CP 2 O p a2.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  INSERT HAS SMALL TEAR TOP RIGHT CORNER, INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. 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.  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.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

 
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