THE BAND, The Band [brown album] ROBERT LUDWIG Promo USA 1st pressing LP

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  The Band ?– The Band Label: Capitol Records ?– STAO-132 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Capital Los Angeles  Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Across The Great Divide Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 2:52 A2 Rag Mama Rag Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 3:02 A3 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 3:30 A4 When You Awake Written-By – R. Manuel*, J.R. Robertson* 3:10 A5 Up On Cripple Creek Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 4:29 A6 Whispering Pines Written-By – R. Manuel*, J.R. Robertson* 3:55 B1 Jemima Surrender Written-By – L. Helm*, J.R. Robertson* 3:30 B2 Rockin' Chair Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 3:40 B3 Look Out Cleveland Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 3:07 B4 Jawbone Written-By – R. Manuel*, J.R. Robertson* 4:17 B5 The Unfaithful Servant Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 4:15 B6 King Harvest (Has Surely Come) Written-By – J.R. Robertson* 3:35 Companies, etc. Distributed By – Capitol Records, Inc. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles Mastered At – Sterling Sound Published By – Canaan Music Credits Design [Album Design] – Bob Cato Guitar, Engineer – Jaime Robbie Robertson* Liner Notes [Rear From The Darktown Strutters' Ball] – Shelton Brooks Mastered By – RL* Mixed By [Engineer-Mixing] – Joe Zagarino, Tony May Organ, Clavinet [Clavinette], Piano, Accordion, Soprano Saxophone [Soprano], Tenor Saxophone [Tenor], Baritone Saxophone [Baritone-sax], Trumpet [Slide Trumpet] – Garth Hudson Photography By – Elliott Landy Tuba, Electric Piano, Horns [High School And Peck Horns], Engineer – John Simon Vocals, Bass, Violin, Trombone – Rick Danko Vocals, Drums, Mandolin, Guitar – Levon Helm Vocals, Piano, Drums, Baritone Saxophone [Baritone-sax], Jew's Harp [Mouth Harp] – Richard Manuel Notes Los Angeles first pressing. Plant distinguished ? in runouts, first pressing by RL SS. Gatefold sleeve with green "target" Capitol labels  

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN TEXTURED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE. The corner drill hole on Capitol albums indicate that this copy is a promo copy, Capitol Records did not use promo stamps just circular drill holes.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: STAO-1-132-D-1 3 ? side 1 RL SS  /  SIDE B: STAO-2-132-D-1 3? side 2 RL SS.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. SCUFFS ALONG EDGES.  CORNER DRILL HOLE.   INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE BOTTOM SEAM SPLIT.

DISC[S]: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, BUT THERE ARE PLAY SCUFFS, SOME SPINDLE WEAR AND 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.

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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