LEE MORGAN, Live At The Lighthouse [Blue Note] VAN GELDER USA Excellent- 2LP

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Lee Morgan – Live At The Lighthouse Label: Blue Note – BST-89906 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Label mispress Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Jazz Style: Soul-Jazz, Post Bop Tracklist Hide Credits A Absolutions Written-By – J. Merritt* Written-By – J. Merritt* 19:40 B The Beehive Written-By – H. Mabern* Written-By – H. Mabern* 16:23 C Neophilia Written-By – B. Maupin* Written-By – B. Maupin* 19:05 D Nommo Written-By – J. Merritt* Written-By – J. Merritt* 18:00 Companies, etc. Record Company – United Artists Records, Inc. Recorded At – The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach Published By – Jasme Music Published By – Bevalex Music Publishers Published By – Benpin Music Copyright © – United Artists Records, Inc. Lacquer Cut At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Credits Bass [Ampeg] – Jymie Merritt Drums – Mickey Roker Lacquer Cut By – Van Gelder* Liner Notes – Ed Williams (2) Photography By – Joel Franklin (2) Piano – Harold Mabern Producer – Francis Wolff Recorded By – Dino Lappas Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Lee Morgan Notes Sides 3 and 4 both have the same label for Side 4, but Side 3 does play correctly, just the label is wrong. Recorded at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, on July 10, 11 & 12, 1970. blue/white label with blue text "Blue Note Records • A Division of United Artists Records, Inc." Artist, album title, track listings and credits printed in blue ink. This other variant has this information printed in black ink: Lee Morgan - Live At The Lighthouse. VAN GELDER stamped in runouts. © MCMLXXI United Artists Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California

USA DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVES.

MATRIX: BNST·89906·A· SIDE 1 VAN GELDER/BNST·89906·B· SIDE 2 VAN GELDER/BNST·89906·C· SIDE 3 VAN GELDER/BNST 89906·D· SIDE 4 VAN GELDER.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST THE LIGHTEST OF SHELF WEAR, A REALLY CLEAN SLEEVE.   INNER SLEEVES HAVE MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISCS: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. DISCS LOOK PLAYED ONCE, IF THAT. THE CLEANEST COPY WE HAVE EVER SEEN. CLEAN LABELS.  SIDES 3 AND 4 HAVE THE SAME SIDE 4 LABEL ON THEM, BUT THEY PLAY CORRECTLY AS SIDE 3 AND SIDE 4.

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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