ELTON JOHN, Elton John USA 1st pressing Excellent- LP Your Song/Border Song
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Elton John – Elton John Label: UNI Records – 73090 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gloversville Pressing, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Classic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Your Song Acoustic Guitar – Frank Clark* Bass – Dave Richmond Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Colin Green (2) Twelve-String Guitar [12 String] – Clive Hicks Acoustic Guitar – Frank Clark* Bass – Dave Richmond Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Colin Green (2) Twelve-String Guitar [12 String] – Clive Hicks A2 I Need You To Turn To Guitar – Roland Harker Harp – Skaila Kanga Harpsichord – Elton John Guitar – Roland Harker Harp – Skaila Kanga Harpsichord – Elton John A3 Take Me To The Pilot Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Dennis Lopez Rhythm Guitar – Alan Parker Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Dennis Lopez Rhythm Guitar – Alan Parker A4 No Shoe Strings On Louise Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Dennis Lopez Rhythm Guitar – Clive Hicks Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Dennis Lopez Rhythm Guitar – Clive Hicks A5 First Episode At Hienton Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Synthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis Lead Guitar – Caleb Quaye Synthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis B1 Sixty Years On Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar] – Colin Green (2) Organ – Brian Dee Classical Guitar [Spanish Guitar] – Colin Green (2) Organ – Brian Dee B2 Border Song Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Dave Richmond Chorus Master [Choir Lead By] – Barbara Moore Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Clive Hicks, Colin Green (2) Organ – Brian Dee Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Dave Richmond Chorus Master [Choir Lead By] – Barbara Moore Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Clive Hicks, Colin Green (2) Organ – Brian Dee B3 The Greatest Discovery Bass – Dave Richmond Cello [Solo], Soloist – Paul Buckmaster Drums – Terry Cox Guitar – Clive Hicks Harp – Skaila Kanga Bass – Dave Richmond Cello [Solo], Soloist – Paul Buckmaster Drums – Terry Cox Guitar – Clive Hicks Harp – Skaila Kanga B4 The Cage Acoustic Guitar – Clive Hicks Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Tex Navarra Synthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis Acoustic Guitar – Clive Hicks Backing Vocals – Kay Garner, Leslie Duncan*, Madeline Bell, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Tony Hazzard Bass – Alan Weighll* Drums – Barry Morgan Guitar – Caleb Quaye Percussion – Tex Navarra Synthesizer [Moog] – Diana Lewis B5 The King Must Die Acoustic Bass – Frank Clark* Bass – Les Hurdie* Drums – Terry Cox Guitar – Clive Hicks Percussion – Dennis Lopez Acoustic Bass – Frank Clark* Bass – Les Hurdie* Drums – Terry Cox Guitar – Clive Hicks Percussion – Dennis Lopez Companies, etc. Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville Credits Arranged By, Conductor – Paul Buckmaster Art Direction – David Larkham Composed By, Lyrics By – Bernie Taupin Composed By, Vocals, Piano – Elton John Coordinator – Steve Brown* Design [Sleeve Production] – Jim Goff Engineer – Robin Geoffrey Cable Photography By – Stowell Stanford Producer – Gus Dudgeon
USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST THE LIGHTEST OF SHELF WEAR AND BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER BUMP. INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT.
DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES AND A COUPLE OF 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, 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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