MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND, Manfred Mann's Earth Band USA 1st pressing Exc- LP

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Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Manfred Mann's Earth Band Label: Polydor – PD 5015 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Pressing Country: US Released: Jan 24, 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Prog Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 California Coastline Written-By – Timothy Martin, Walt Meskell Written-By – Timothy Martin, Walt Meskell 3:48 A2 Captain Bobby Stout Written-By – Lane Tietgen Written-By – Lane Tietgen 6:57 A3 Sloth Written-By – Mann* Written-By – Mann* 1:27 A4 Living Without You Written-By – Randy Newman Written-By – Randy Newman 3:36 A5 Tribute Written-By – Mann* Written-By – Mann* 5:32 B1 Please Mrs. Henry Written-By – B. Dylan* Written-By – B. Dylan* 4:30 B2 Jump Sturdy Written-By – Dr. John Creaux* Written-By – Dr. John Creaux* 4:49 B3 Prayer Written-By – Mann* Written-By – Mann* 5:40 B4 Part Time Man Written-By – Sadler*, Mann* Written-By – Sadler*, Mann* 3:04 B5 I'm Up And I'm Leaving Written-By – Sadler*, Mann* Written-By – Sadler*, Mann* 3:07 Companies, etc. Recorded At – Maximum Sound Studios Recorded At – I.B.C. Studios Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound Pressed By – All Disc Records, Inc. Credits Bass – Colin Pattenden Design – Bloomsbury Group Drums – Chris Slade Engineer – Dave Hadfield, John Pantry Guitar, Vocals – Mick Rogers Management – Harry Maloney Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Manfred Mann (2) Photography By – Bob Foster Producer [Indicated Tracks] – Dave Hadfield, Manfred Mann (2) Producer [Other Tracks] – David Mackay

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. 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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