THE WHO, Quadrophenia Limited Edition German Excellent- 2LP

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The Who – Quadrophenia Label: Track Record – 2644 001, Track Record – 2409 203 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo Country: Germany Released: Genre: Rock Style: Mod, Hard Rock, Rock Opera A1 I Am The Sea A2 The Real Me A3 Quadrophenia A4 Cut My Hair A4 The Punk And The Godfather B1 I'm One B2 The Dirty Jobs Piano – Chris Stainton B3 Helpless Dancer B4 Is It In My Head Engineer, Producer [Associate Producer] – Glyn Johns B5 I've Had Enough C1 5:15 Piano – Chris Stainton C2 Sea And Sand C3 Drowned Piano – Chris Stainton C4 Bell Boy D1 Doctor Jimmy D2 The Rock D3 Love, Reign O'er Me Engineer, Producer [Associate Producer] – Glyn Johns Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Track Records Ltd. Copyright © – Fabulous Music Ltd. Copyright © – Track Records Ltd. Recorded By – Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio Pressed By – PRS Hannover Printed By – Gerhard Kaiser GmbH Recorded At – The Kitchen, Battersea Mixed At – Eel Pie Sound Mastered At – The Mastering Lab Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover Bass, Horns, Vocals – John Entwistle Composed By [All Titles], Written-By [In Its Entirety] – Pete Townshend Design Concept [Front Cover Idea By] – Roger Daltrey Design Concept [Inside And Back Cover, Book, Conceived By] – Ethan A. Russell*, Pete Townshend Engineer – Ron Nevison Executive-Producer – Chris Stamp, Kit Lambert, Pete Kameron Hair – Dallas Amos Lead Vocals – Roger Daltrey Mastered By – George Jones (11) Mixed By [Mixing Continuity], Engineer [Engineering Assistance] – Ron Fawcus Mixed By [Studio Earphone Mix] – Bobby Pridden* Model [Mod Kid Played By] – Chad (72) Percussion, Vocals – Keith Moon Performer [Remainder] – Pete Townshend Photography By [Front Cover Photography], Design – Graham Hughes (2) Photography By [Inside And Back Cover Photography, Book Photography], Art Direction – Ethan A. Russell* Producer [Pre-Production, With] – Pete Townshend Producer [Pre-Production] – Kit Lambert Producer [Produced By] – The Who Read By [News Read By] – John Curle* Recorded By [Special Effects Recorded By] – Pete Townshend, Rod Houison, Ron Nevison Gatefold cover with 44-page black and white booklet stapled inside the sleeve. "Limited Edition 2675 216" sticker on front cover, referring to the box set (Phases), inside which this reissue was also included. Most likely released between 1978 and 1985 (see the profile page of PRS Hannover). How to identify this edition: - "Printed in West Germany by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen" (inside gatefold, right-hand side) (see images) - "Made in Germany" on all sides on the labels - English rim text on the labels - Pressed by and lacquer cut at PRS Hannover ("PRS Hannover" colourless stamp on the back cover and "320" in the runouts) Similar German edition: Quadrophenia printed by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH but cut at Phonodisc GmbH (yet no proof of the lacquer cutting studio). There are also editions printed by Johannes Alt GmbH: Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia and Quadrophenia, and editions printed by Euro-Albums Holland B.V.: Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia, Quadrophenia and Quadrophenia. [On the labels] Made in Germany ℗ 1973 Track Records Ltd. [Inside gatefold sleeve, left panel] ©1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. Artwork ©1973 Track Records Ltd. [Inside gatefold sleeve, right panel] "Quadrophenia" in its entirety by Pete Townshend. © 1973 Fabulous Music Ltd. except [B4, D3] © 1972 Fabulous Music Ltd. Track Records Ltd. Windmill Street, London W.1. Special thanks to Chris Stainton for the piano on "Dirty Jobs", "5:15" and "Drowned". Recorded at "The Kitchen" in Thessaly Road, Battersea, while building was still in progress. Ronnie "Lane's Mobile Sound" served as control room while ours was being finished. Printed in West Germany by Gerhard Kaiser GmbH, Essen [On back cover] This music is dedicated to the kids of Goldhawk Road, Carpenders Park, Forest Hill, Stevenage New Town and to all the people we played to at the Marquee and Brighton Aquarium in the summer of '65.

GERMAN LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD WITH BOOKLET AND ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVES.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST LIGHT SHELF WEAR. BOOKLET AND INNER SLEEVES EXCELLENT MINUS.

DISCS: 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, 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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