MANFRED MANN, Semi-Detached Suburban (20 Great Hits of the Sixties) UK EXC- LP

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  Manfred Mann ?– Semi-Detached Suburban (20 Great Hits Of The Sixties) Label: EMI ?– EMTV 19 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation  Country: UK Released: Sep 1979 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Do Wah Diddy Diddy Written-By – Greenwich*, Barry* A2 54321 Written-By – Hugg-Mann*, Jones* A3 Sha La La Written-By – Moseley*, Taylor* A4 Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble) Written-By – Mann*, Hugg*, Vickers*, Jones*, McGuinness* A5 Hi Lilli Hi Lo Written-By – Kaper*, Deutch* A6 The One In The Middle Written-By – Jones* A7 Got My Mojo Working Written-By – Foster* A8 With God On Our Side Written-By – Dylan* A9 Come Tomorrow Written-By – Elgin*, Phillips*, Augustus* A10 If You Gotta Go, Go Now Written-By – Dylan* B1 Pretty Flamingo Written-By – Barkan* B2 Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James Written-By – Stephens*, Carter* B3 There's No Living Without Your Loving Written-By – Harris*, Kaufman* B4 Just Like A Woman Written-By – Dylan* B5 Oh No Not My Baby Written-By – Goffin-King* B6 Ha Ha Said The Clown Written-By – Hazzard* B7 My Name Is Jack Written-By – Simon* B8 Fox On The Run Written-By – Hazzard* B9 Ragamuffin Man Written-By – Murray-Callander B10 Mighty Quinn Written-By – Dylan* Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd. Printed By – Robert Stace Credits Compiled By – Ray Williams (5), Tom McGuinness Liner Notes – Tom McGuinness Photography By [Courtesy Of] – Melody Maker (2) Notes Die cut printed inner sleeve.   

UK FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN LAMINATED SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED CARD INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS.   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, 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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