JIMI HENDRIX, Rainbow Bridge ROBERT LUDWIG USA 1st pressing Excellent- LP

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Jimi Hendrix – Rainbow Bridge - Original Motion Picture Sound Track Label: Reprise Records – MS 2040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1971 Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen Style: Blues Rock, Soundtrack, Psychedelic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Dolly Dagger Backing Vocals – Jimi Hendrix, Ghetto Fighters* Backing Vocals – Jimi Hendrix, Ghetto Fighters* 4:45 A2 Earth Blues Backing Vocals – Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, The Ronettes Backing Vocals – Buddy Miles, Jimi Hendrix, The Ronettes 4:20 A3 Pali Gap 5:05 A4 Room Full Of Mirrors Drums – Buddy Miles Drums – Buddy Miles 3:17 A5 Star Spangled Banner Songwriter – Francis Scott Key Songwriter – Francis Scott Key 4:07 B1 Look Over Yonder Bass – Noel Redding Bass – Noel Redding 3:28 B2 Hear My Train A Comin' 11:15 B3 Hey, Baby Percussion – Juma Edwards Percussion – Juma Edwards 6:05 Companies, etc. Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C. Recorded At – T.T.G. Studios Recorded At – Berkeley Community Theatre Mixed At – Electric Lady Studios Mastered At – Sterling Sound Credits Artwork [Design] – The Pineal Playhouse Bass – Billy Cox (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B3) Drums – Mitch Mitchell (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B3) Engineer – Eddie Kramer, John Jansen Engineer [Recording] – Abe Jacobs* Executive-Producer – Michael Jeffery* Guitar [Guitars] – Jimi Hendrix Mastered By – Bob Ludwig Photography By [Still] – Daniel Tahaney Producer – Eddie Kramer, Jimi Hendrix, John Jansen, Mitch Mitchell Vocals – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: B1 to B3) Vocals [Lead] – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: A1, A2, A4) Written-By – Jimi Hendrix (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B3) Notes "(P) 1971" is displayed at the center bottom of both center labels  

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: P MS-2040 31260-2 STERLING RL B /  SIDE B: P MS-2040 31261-1 RL STERLING RL B3.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. DISC DOES NOT LOOK PLAYED MORE THAN ONCE, IF THAT. 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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