DAVID SYLVIAN, Secrets Of The Beehive USA 1st pressing Excellent LP Japan

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David Sylvian – Secrets Of The Beehive Label: Virgin – 7 90677-1, Virgin – 90677-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Downtempo, Art Rock A1 September 1:15 A2 The Boy With The Gun 5:10 A3 Maria 2:38 A4 Orpheus 4:46 A5 The Devil's Own 3:08 B1 When Poets Dreamed Of Angels 4:41 B2 Mother And Child 3:09 B3 Let The Happiness In 5:32 B4 Waterfront 3:21 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd. Copyright © – Virgin Records America, Inc. Copyright © – Opium (Arts) Ltd. Published By – Opium (Arts) Ltd. Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd. Manufactured By – WEA Distributed By – WEA Licensed From – Atlantic Records Recorded At – Studio Miraval Recorded At – Wisseloord Studios Mastered At – Precision Lacquer Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation Acoustic Guitar – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A2, A4, B1), D. Torn* (tracks: B2), P. Palmer* (tracks: B1) Arranged By [Brass Arrangement] – R. Sakamoto* (tracks: B3) Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – B. Gascoigne* (tracks: A4) Arranged By [String Arrangement] – B. Gasciogne* (tracks: B3), R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A1-A3, B1, B4) Arranged By [Woodwind Arrangement] – R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A5) Coordinator [Recording co-ordinated by] – Richard Chadwick (2) Design, Typography – Vaughan Oliver Double Bass – D. Thompson* (tracks: A2, A4, B2) Drums – S. Jansen* (tracks: A4) Electric Guitar – D. Torn* (tracks: A2) Engineer [Assistant Engineers] – Jean-Jacques Lemoine, Ronald Prent, Steve Williams (6) Engineer [Second Engineers] – John Timperley, Richard Moakes, Steve Parker (2) Flugelhorn – M. Isham* (tracks: A4, B3) Guitar [Guitar Loop] – D. Torn* (tracks: A3) Lacquer Cut By [Cut by] – Tony Cousins Mastered By – Steve Marcussen* Organ – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A2, B3), R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2, B3) Other [Assisted by] – Catherine Wilson Percussion – D. Cummings* (tracks: A2, B1-B3), S. Jansen* (tracks: B3) Photography By [Portrait] – Yuka Fujii Photography By [Still Life] – Nigel Grierson Piano – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A1), R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A4, A5, B2, B4) Piano [Treated Piano] – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A5), R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A3) Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Nye Producer, Written-By, Composed By, Arranged By – David Sylvian Sleeve – 23 Envelope Slide Guitar – P. Palmer* (tracks: A4) Synth [Synths] – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A2-A5, B3), R. Sakamoto* (tracks: A2, A4, B3) Tape [Tapes] – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A3, A5) Trumpet – M. Isham* (tracks: B1, B3) Vocals – D. Sylvian*

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. EDGE CUT.  INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. 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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