BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, Mirrors USA 1st pressing Excellent- LP

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Blue Öyster Cult – Mirrors  Label: Columbia – JC 36009 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing Country: US Released: 1979 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock A1 Dr Music Backing Vocals – Ellen Foley, Genya Ravan Harmonica – Mickey Raphael Written-By – D. Roeser*, J. Bouchard*, R. Meltzer* 3:10 A2 The Great Sun Jester Written-By – E. Bloom*, J. Trivers*, M. Moorcock* 4:48 A3 In Thee Strings – Jai Winding Written-By – A. Lanier* 3:48 A4 Mirrors Backing Vocals – Ellen Foley, Genya Ravan Written-By – B. Abbott*, D. Roeser* 3:44 A5 Moon Crazy Written-By – J. Bouchard* 4:06 B1 The Vigil Written-By – D. Roeser*, S. Roeser* 6:25 B2 I Am The Storm Written-By – J. Bouchard*, R. Binder* 3:42 B3 You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) Written-By – A. Bouchard*, C. Bouchard* 3:14 B4 Lonely Teardrops Backing Vocals – Wendy Webb Written-By – A. Lanier* 3:37 Manufactured By – Columbia Records Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Produced For – Julia's Music, Inc. Recorded At – Kendun Recorders Recorded At – CBS Studios, New York Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles Mixed At – Record Plant, Los Angeles Mastered At – Sterling Sound Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc. Copyright © – CBS Inc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria Engineer [Additional Assistance] – Geoff Sykes, Lou Schlossberg Engineer [Engineering Assistance] – Gary Pritikin* Painting [Cover Painting] – Loren Salazar Performer – Albert Bouchard, Allen Glover Lanier*, Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser*, Eric Bloom, Joseph Bouchard* Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Elliot Gilbert Producer – Tom Werman Producer [Preproduction] – George Geranios Recorded By, Mixed By – Gary Ladinsky

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

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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