STEVIE WONDER, Songs in the Key of Life [w/45+booklet] USA 1st pressing LP

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  Stevie Wonder ?– Songs In The Key Of Life Label: Tamla ?– T13-00340, Tamla ?– T13-340C2 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Gatefold  Vinyl, 7", 33 ? RPM, EP  All Media, Album  Country: US Released: 30 Sep 1976 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul, Disco TracklistHide Credits A1 Love's In Need Of Love Today Percussion [Collinga] – Eddie "Bongo" Brown 7:05 A2 Have A Talk With God Written-By – Calvin Hardaway, Stevie Wonder 2:42 A3 Village Ghetto Land Written-By – Shatema Byrd, Stevie Wonder 3:25 A4 Contusion Backing Vocals – Artece May, Josie James, Michael Gray (2), Shirley Brewer Featuring – Wonderlove 3:45 A5 Sir Duke Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio 3:52 B1 I Wish Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd Backing Vocals – Renee Hardaway Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio 4:12 B2 Knocks Me Off My Feet 3:35 B3 Pastime Paradise Percussion – Bobbye Hall, Raymond Maldonado* 3:20 B4 Summer Soft Organ – Ronnie Foster Percussion – Nastee Latimer* 4:16 B5 Ordinary Pain Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd Backing Vocals – Charity McCrary, Deniece Williams, Linda McCrary, Lynda Laurence, Madelaine 'Gypsy' Jones, Mary Lee Whitney,Minnie Riperton, Sundray Tucker, Syreeta Wright, Terry Hendricks Vocals – Shirley Brewer 6:22 C1 Isn't She Lovely 6:33 C2 Joy Inside My Tears Backing Vocals – Susaye Green* 6:29 C3 Black Man Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Hank Redd Trombone – George Bohanon, Glen Ferris* Trumpet – Steve Madaio 8:29 D1 Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I Am Singing Percussion – Amale Mathews, Charles Brewer, John Fischbach, Josette Valentino, Marietta Waters, Nathan Watts, Nelson Hayes,Renee Hardaway, Shirley Brewer Translated By [Spanish] – Raymond Maldonado* Translated By [Zulu] – Thoko Mdalose Hall 3:48 D2 If It's Magic Harp – Dorothy Ashby 3:11 D3 As Backing Vocals – Mary Lee Whitney Drums – Greg Brown Guitar – Dean Parks Keyboards – Herbie Hancock 7:07 D4 Another Star Alto Saxophone – Hank Redd Backing Vocals – George Benson, Josie James Flute – Bobbi Humphrey Guitar – George Benson Percussion – Nathan Alford, Jr. Tenor Saxophone – Trevor Lawrence Timbales – Carmello Hungria Garcia* Trumpet – Raymond Maldonado*, Steve Madaio 8:19 A Something's Extra Bonus Record E1 Saturn 4:54 E2 Ebony Eyes Saxophone – Jim Horn Steel Guitar – Sneaky Pete Kleinow 4:10 F1 All Day Sucker Backing Vocals – Carolyn Dennis Lead Guitar – WG "Snuffy" Walden 5:06 F2 Easy Goin' Evening (My Mama's Call) 3:58 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria Credits Arranged By, Composed By, Lead Vocals, Performer [Musician], Producer, Written-By – Stevie Wonder Bass – Nathan Watts (tracks: A4 to B1, D3, D4, E2, F2) Drums – Raymond Pounds (tracks: A4 to B1) Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A4, C1, C2, E1) Lead Guitar – Mike Sembello* (tracks: A4, A5, B5, E1, F1) Liner Notes [Spanish Translation] – Raymond Maldonado* Liner Notes [Zulu Translation] – Thoko Mdalose Hall Rhythm Guitar – Ben Bridges (tracks: A4, A5, B4, E1, F1) Notes Auto coupled, A/D, B/C T13-340C2 on jacket, T13-00340 on LP labels, T 340EP on bonus record Includes full-size booklet with lyrics  

USA FIRST PRESSING DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH BONUS 45, BOOKLET AND ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVES.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD, SOME SCUFFING, PEN INITIAL ON RONT, SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  BOOKLET EXCELLENT MINUS,  INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

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