SMASHING PUMPKINS, Siamese Dream PURPLE MASTERDISK USA 1st press EXCELLENT- 2LP

$

130

Smashing Pumpkins* ?– Siamese Dream Label: Caroline Records ?– CAROL 1740 1, Virgin ?– 0170 4 61740 1 5 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Purple Marbled, Gatefold Country: US Released: 27 Jul 1993 Genre: Rock Style: Alternative Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Cherub Rock A2 Quiet A3 Today A4 Hummer B1 Rocket B2 Disarm Cello – Eric Remschneider Violin – David Ragsdale B3 Soma Piano – Mike Mills C1 Geek U.S.A. C2 Mayonaise C3 Spaceboy D1 Silverfuck D2 Sweet Sweet D3 Luna Cello – Eric Remschneider Violin – David Ragsdale Companies etc Phonographic Copyright (p)– Virgin Records America, Inc. Copyright (c)– Virgin Records America, Inc. Manufactured By– Caroline Records, Inc. Distributed By– Caroline Records, Inc. Recorded At– Triclops Sound Studios Mixed At– Rumbo Recorders Mastered At– Masterdisk Credits Art Direction– Len Peltier Design– Steve J. Gerdes* Drums– Jimmy Chamberlin Engineer– Butch Vig, Jeff Tomei, Mark Richardson (2) Engineer [Mix]– Andy Udoff, Dick Kaneshiro Engineer [Special Technical]– Tim Holbrook Guitar– James Iha Mastered By– Howie Weinberg Mixed By– Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Butch Vig Photography By– Melodie McDaniel Producer– Billy Corgan, Butch Vig Vocals, Bass Guitar– D'Arcy Vocals, Guitar, Mellotron– Billy Corgan Written-By– William Corgan*, James Iha (tracks: B3, C2) Notes Recorded at Triclops Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA Mixed at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA. ? & © 1993 Virgin Records America, Inc. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 017046174015

USA FIRST PRESSING DOUBLE MARBLED PURPLE VINYL LP IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH LYRIC INSERT. FAN CLUB LEAFLET AND ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVES.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: MASTERDISK CAROL-1740-1-A/B/C/D S-27999/00/01/02.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, RING, CORNER AND EDGE WEAR. INNER SLEEVES VERY GOOD+. LYRIC/LEAFLET CLEAN BUT FOLDED.

DISCS: VISUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GRADE BUT DISCS PLAY EXCELLENT MINUS. NO NOTICEABLE SPINDLE WEAR. CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH SUPERB AUDIO.

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