FREE, Best of Free WHITE LABEL PROMO Monarch USA LP Bad Company Paul Kossoff

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  Free ?– Best Of Free Label: A&M Records ?– SP-3663 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo  Country: US Released: 1974 Genre: Rock Style: Blues Rock, Hard Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Fire And Water Producer – Free, John Kelly (2) Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 3:42 A2 The Highway Song Producer – Free Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 4:16 A3 Little Bit Of Love Producer – Free Written-By – Free 2:32 A4 Mouthful Of Grass Producer – Chris Blackwell Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 3:36 A5 My Brother Jake Producer – Andy Johns, Free Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 2:55 A6 The Hunter Producer – Andy Johns, Free Written-By – Jackson*, Jones*, Wells*, Dunn*, Cropper* 5:25 B1 All Right Now Producer – Free, John Kelly (2) Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 5:32 B2 Woman Producer – Chris Blackwell Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 3:45 B3 Catch A Train Producer – Free Written-By – Free 3:25 B4 I'm A Mover Producer – Guy Stevens Written-By – Fraser*, Rodgers* 2:49 B5 The Stealer Producer – Free Written-By – Fraser*, Kossoff*, Rodgers* 3:13 B6 Goodbye Producer – Free Written-By – Free 5:00 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc. Licensed From – Island Records Ltd. Published By – Irving Music, Inc. Published By – Ackee Music, Inc. Published By – East/Memphis Music Corp. Credits Art Direction – Roland Young (3) Bass, Piano – Andy Fraser Coordinator [Album Coordination] – Allan McDougall, Bob Garcia (2), Jim Bickhart Design – Brian Hagiwara, Rod Dyer, Inc. Drums – Simon Kirke Guitar – Paul Kossoff Liner Notes – Jim Bickhart Photography By – Randy Alpert Remastered By [Album Remastering] – Bernie Grundman Vocals – Paul Rodgers Notes White labels with "Promotion copy – Not for sale" printed on top.   

USA WHITE LABEL PROMO PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  PROMO STAMP AND CORNER DRILL HOLE.  PREVIOUS OWNER'S STICKER ON REAR. INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AND FINGERPRINTS. RADIO STATION STAMP ON 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.

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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