MARLENA SHAW, Take A Bite WHITE LABEL PROMO USA Excellent- LP

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Marlena Shaw – Take A Bite Label: Columbia – JC 35632 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Pitman Pressing Country: US Released: 1979 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Disco Suite Seventeen Medley (3:07) A1a It Was A Very Good Year Written-By – E. Drake* A1b I'm A Foster Child Written-By – M. Shaw* A2 Love Dancin' Written-By – G. Knight*, G. Allan* 4:31 Medley (0:40) A3a It Was A Very Good Year Written-By – E. Drake* A3b I'm A Foster Child Written-By – M. Shaw* A4 I Thank You Written-By – D. Porter*, I. Hayes* 3:14 Medley (0:40) A5a It Was A Very Good Year Written-By – E. Drake* A5b I'm A Foster Child Written-By – M. Shaw* A6 Touch Me In The Morning Trumpet [Solo] – Bobby Bryant Written-By – M. Masser*, R. Miller* 5:52 Medley (5:35) B1a Shaw Biz Written-By – M. Shaw* B1b Suddenly It's How I Like To Feel Written-By – A. Willis*, F. Golde* B1c Shaw Biz (Reprise) Written-By – M.Shaw* B2 No One Yet Written-By – M. Shaw* 5:15 B3 Haven't We Been In Love Before? Written-By – B. Tragesser*, K. Nelson* 4:08 B4 I'll Be Your Friend Written-By – M.Shaw* 3:57 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Recorded At – Power Station Recorded At – Soundworks, New York Mixed At – Mediasound Copyright © – CBS Inc. Mastered At – Sterling Sound Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Arranged By – Bobby Bryant (tracks: B1, B4), Harold Wheeler (tracks: A) Backing Vocals – Diva Grey*, Ellen Bernfield*, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves Bass – Neil Lee, Will Jason (2) Contractor [String] – Jesse Levy Design – Edward Broderick, Sheldon Seidler Drums – Allan Schwartzberg, Richard Crooks Engineer – Bill Scheniman, Bob Clearmountain, Jerry Garszva, Neil Dorfsman, Scott Litt Engineer [Assistant] – Phil Shargo Executive-Producer – Linda Rogoff French Horn – Fred Griffen*, Jim Buffington, John Clark (2) Guitar – Hiram Bullock, Jeff Mironov, Ken Hatfield*, Lance Quinn, Paul Schafer Keyboards – Frank Owens Mixed By – Michael Barbiero Mixed By, Producer [Post Production], Backing Vocals – John Luongo Percussion – Nyto Bongo, Yogi* Percussion [Re-percussion], Percussion, Backing Vocals – Jimmy Maelen Photography By – Francesco Scavullo Producer – Marlena Shaw, Meco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi Producer, Keyboards – Harold Wheeler Reeds – George Marge, Phil Bodner, Ronnie Cuber, Seldon Powell Synthesizer – Ed Walsh, Rich Trifan* Trombone – Eddie Bert, Paul Falise*, Retsim Ocem, Tom Malone, Wayne Andre Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Burt Collins, Danny Cahn, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Bob Millikan*

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

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. 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, 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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