GRAND FUNK – We're An American Band YELLOW vinyl + stickers USA Excellent- LP

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Grand Funk – We're An American Band Label: Capitol Records – SMAS-11207 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Yellow, Winchester Pressing Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 We're An American Band Written-By – Brewer* Written-By – Brewer* 3:25 A2 Stop Lookin' Back Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* 4:51 A3 Creepin' Written-By – Farner* Written-By – Farner* 7:01 A4 Black Licorice Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* 4:43 B1 The Railroad Written-By – Farner* Written-By – Farner* 6:07 B2 Ain't Got Nobody Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* 4:19 B3 Walk Like A Man Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* Written-By – Brewer*, Farner* 4:03 B4 Loneliest Rider Written-By – Farner* Written-By – Farner* 5:19 Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester Published By – Cram Renraff Co. Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios Mastered At – Sterling Sound Credits Art Direction – John Hoernle Bass – Mel Schacher Design Concept [Album Concept], Design, Management – Andrew Cavaliere Design Concept [Album Concept], Photography By – Lynn Goldsmith Engineer [Assistant] – Seth Snyder Organ, Clavinet, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog] – Craig Frost Producer, Engineer – Todd Rundgren Vocals, Drums, Percussion – Don Brewer Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Piano, Congas – Mark Farner Notes "Uni-pak" gold-foil gatefold cover. Came with 4 stickers on one sheet STERLING is stamped in the dead-wax

USA YELLOW VINYL PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN UNIPAK SLEEVE WITH STICKERS AND ORIGINAL BLACK INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. CORNER DRILL HOLE.  STICKERS ON SHEET BUT HAVE A CORNER CREASE. INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR 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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