NEIL YOUNG, On The Beach USA original pressing EXCELLENT- LP [Walk On] The Band

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Neil Young ?– On The Beach Label: Reprise Records ?– R 2180 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: US Released: 1974 Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country Style: Blues Rock, Folk Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Walk On Bass – Billy Talbot Drums, Vocals – Ralph Molina Guitar – Neil Young Slide Guitar, Vocals – Ben Keith 2:40 A2 See The Sky About To Rain Bass – Tim Drummond Drums – Levon Helm Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Neil Young Harmonica [Harp] – Joe Yankee Steel Guitar – Ben Keith 5:03 A3 Revolution Blues Bass – Rick Danko Drums – Levon Helm Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Ben Keith Lead Guitar – Neil Young Rhythm Guitar – David Crosby 4:02 A4 For The Turnstiles Banjo – Neil Young Dobro, Vocals – Ben Keith 3:13 A5 Vampire Blues Bass, Percussion – Tim Drummond Drums – Ralph Molina Guitar – George Whitsell Lead Guitar – Neil Young Organ, Vocals, Drum [Hair Drum] – Ben Keith 4:11 B1 On The Beach Bass – Tim Drummond Drum [Hand Drum] – Ben Keith Drums – Ralph Molina Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Graham Nash Guitar – Neil Young 7:04 B2 Motion Pictures Bass – Ben Keith Drums [Hand Drums] – Ralph Molina Guitar, Harmonica – Neil Young Slide Guitar – Rusty Kershaw 4:20 B3 Ambulance Blues Bass – Ben Keith Drums [Hand Drums] – Ralph Molina Fiddle – Rusty Kershaw Guitar, Harmonica – Neil Young Tambourine [Electric] – Joe Yankee 8:57 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Published By – Silver Fiddle Published By – Broken Arrow Music Recorded At – Sunset Sound Recorded At – Broken Arrow Ranch Designed At – R. Twerk & Co. Credits Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden Design [Lettering] – Rick Griffin (2) Liner Notes – Rusty Kershaw Photography By – Bob Seidemann Producer – Al Schmitt (tracks: B1 to B3), David Briggs (tracks: A1, A4), Mark Harman (tracks: A2, A3, A5)  Producer, Written-By, Vocals – Neil Young Notes Floral pattern inside the outer sleeve. Custom printed inner sleeve with credits on one side and liner notes on the other. No "STEREO" no "®" is printed on labels. 

USA SECOND PRESSING ['stereo' ON LABEL] VINYL ALBUM WITH FLORAL INNER PATTERN AND ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX: T1 R2180 31716 RE-1-1K 3 A / R2180 3171 RE-1-1D 1T 4 C.

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

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES ANDA. COUPLE OF FINGERPRINTS. DISC LOOKS PLAYE DNO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE, IF THAT. 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.  

• 1. USA BY MEDIA MAIL IS $5.19 FOR ANY AMOUNT OF LPs PURCHASED AND PAID FOR AT THE SAME TIME

          


• 2. INTERNATIONAL BY AIR MAIL [EXCEPT ITALY, WHICH IS $44.99 REGISTERED/SIGNED-FOR AIR MAIL] IS $27.99

     Add $12.00 for each additional LP purchased at the same time





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