JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, Bark [in laminated gatefold] GERMAN 1st pressing EXC- LP

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Jefferson Airplane ?– Bark Label: Grunt (3) ?– FTR 1001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold  Country: Germany Released:   Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 When The Earth Moves Again Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner Violin – Papa John Creach 3:51 A2 Feel So Good Lyrics By, Music By – Jorma Kaukonen 4:35 A3 Crazy Miranda Lyrics By, Music By – Grace Slick 3:21 A4 Pretty As You Feel Lyrics By, Music By – Jack Casady, Joey Covington, Jorma Kaukonen Violin – Papa John Creach 4:25 A5 Wild Turkey Music By – Jorma Kaukonen Violin – Papa John Creach 4:43 B1 Law Man Lyrics By, Music By – Grace Slick 2:40 B2 Rock And Roll Island Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner 3:40 B3 Third Week In The Chelsea Lyrics By, Music By – Jorma Kaukonen 4:30 B4 Never Argue With A German If You're Tired Or European Song Lyrics By, Music By – Grace Slick 4:31 B5 Thunk Lyrics By, Music By – Joey Covington 2:57 B6 War Movie Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner Vocals – Bill Laudner 4:41 Companies, etc. Made By – TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH Credits Arranged By, Producer – Jefferson Airplane Art Direction – G. Blackman* Bass – Jack Casady Design Concept – Acy Lehman Engineer – Allen Zentz, Masterful Maurice (Pat Ieraci)* Guitar, Vocals – Paul Kantner Lead Guitar, Vocals – Jorma Kaukonen Percussion, Drums, Vocals – Joey Covington Piano, Vocals – Grace Slick Notes This release shows: no label code, "Stereo" on labels right above "GEMA", different back cover Laminated outer sleeve only Manufactured in Germany Printed in Germany ? 1971 Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (A-Side Label): (APRS-8409) Barcode (B-Side Label): (APRS-8410) Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Stamp Exc “S” Etching): APRS-8409- B Manufactured in Germany S Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Stamp Exc “S” Etching): APRS-8410- B Manufactured in Germany S Rights Society: GEMA  

GERMAN PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN FRONT LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE. This sleeve and blue label design is a very classy presentation of this late Airplane set.

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

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW EDGE FINGERPRINTS.  DISC LOOKS PLAYED NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE. 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.

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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