JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS, Crusade USA 1st pressing Excellent- LP Mick Taylor

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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers – Crusade  Label: London Records – PS 529 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Terre Haute Country: US Released: 1969 Genre: Rock, Blues Style: Blues Rock, Chicago Blues Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Oh, Pretty Woman Written-By – Williams*, Albert King Written-By – Williams*, Albert King 3:40 A2 Stand Back Baby Written-By – John Mayall Written-By – John Mayall 1:50 A3 My Time After A While Written-By – Geddins*, Buddy Guy Written-By – Geddins*, Buddy Guy 5:15 A4 Snowy Wood Written-By – John Mayall, Mick Taylor Written-By – John Mayall, Mick Taylor 3:41 A5 Man Of Stone Written-By – Eddie Kirkland Written-By – Eddie Kirkland 2:29 A6 Tears In My Eyes Written-By – John Mayall Written-By – John Mayall 4:20 B1 Driving Sideways Written-By – Freddy King* Written-By – Freddy King* 4:03 B2 The Death Of J.B. Lenoir Written-By – John Mayall Written-By – John Mayall 4:27 B3 I Can't Quit You Baby Written-By – Otis Rush, Dixon* Written-By – Otis Rush, Dixon* 4:35 B4 Streamline Written-By – John Mayall Written-By – John Mayall 3:19 B5 Me And My Woman Written-By – Barge*, Little Joe Blue Written-By – Barge*, Little Joe Blue 4:05 B6 Checking On My Baby Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson (2) Written-By – Sonny Boy Williamson (2) 3:59 Companies, etc. Record Company – London Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Decca Record Company Limited Recorded At – Decca Studios Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios Mastered At – Customatrix Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute Credits Baritone Saxophone – Chris Mercer Bass – John McVie Design [Sleeve Design], Layout – John Mayall Drums – Keef Hartley Engineer – Gus Dudgeon Lead Guitar – Mick Taylor Liner Notes – John Mayall, The First Angry Voice! Photography By [Back Cover Photos] – Derry Brabbs Photography By [Front Cover Photos] – Pete Smith* Producer – Mike Vernon Tenor Saxophone – Rip Kant Vocals, Guitar, Guitar [Bottleneck], Organ, Piano, Harmonica – John Mayall Notes Recorded at Decca Studios, West Hampstead on 12th July 1967.

USA STEREO WIDEBAND FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: T o ZAL 7995-1B 2 BellSound A2 /  SIDE B: T o ZAL 7996-1D 2 BellSound A.

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

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO 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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