DOORS, Absolutely Live [with book insert] USA 1st pressing EXCELLENT 2LP

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  The Doors ?– Absolutely Live Label: Elektra ?– EKS-9002 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: US Released: Jul 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Who Do You Love Written-By – McDaniel* Medley: A2a Alabama Song Written-By – Weill*, Brecht* A2b Backdoor Man Written-By – Dixon* A2c Love Hides Written-By – Morrison* A2d Five To One Written-By – Morrison*, Doors* B1 Build Me A Woman Written-By – Doors*, Morrison* B2 When The Music's Over Written-By – Doors*, Morrison* C1 Close To You Written-By – Dixon* C2 Universal Mind Written-By – Morrison*, Krieger* C3 Break On Thru, #2 Written-By – Doors*, Morrison* D1 The Celebration Of The Lizard Written-By – Doors*, Morrison* D2 Soul Kitchen Written-By – Morrison* Companies, etc. Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Record Company – Elektra Records Published By – Doors Music Co. Published By – Arc Music (2) Published By – Weill-Brecht-Harms Music Co., Inc. Recorded At – Fedco Audio Labs Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Credits Drums – John Densmore Engineer – Bruce Botnick Guitar – Robbie Krieger* Lead Vocals – Jim Morrison (tracks: A1 to B2, C2 to D2), Ray* (tracks: C1) Organ, Bass, Vocals – Ray Manzarek Photography By [Cover Photography] – Frank Lisciandro Photography By [Inside Photography] – Ed Caraeff Photography By [Inside Photography], Art Direction, Design – Robert L. Heimall Producer – Paul A. Rothchild Recorded By – Fedco Audio Labs, Wally Heider Recording Technician [On-Stage Amplifications Systems] – Vince Treanor Notes Butterfly label variant pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman  Elektra Records, 15 Columbus Circle, New York, N.Y. 10023  Gatefold; has Elektra inner sleeves  This album was compiled from live performances recorded in cities throughout the U.S. between August, 1969 and June, 1970.  Durations on back cover and labels:  Side A (Side time: 19:17)  Side B (Side time: 18:13)  Side C (Side time: 18:00)  Side D (Side time: 21:52)  From back cover:  Remote recording facilities provided by  Fedco Audio Labs and Wally Heider Recording  On-Stage Amplifications Systems By Vince Treanor  Published By Doors Music Co., ASCAP  Except: A1, A2b, C1 By ARC Music, BMI  and A2a By Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., ASCAP   

USA FIRST PRESSING DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ELUSIVE JIM MORRISON POETRY BOOK PROMO INSET AND GENERIC WHITE INNER SLEEVES.

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.  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.  

MATRIX:  EKS-9002-A-2-CP / B-2-CP / C-2-CP / D-1-CP.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+ JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS, JUST LIGHT SHELF WEAR AND CORNER CUT.  INSERT AND INNER SLEEVES ARE EXCELLENT MINUS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. CLEAN LABELS. ONE OF THE CLEANEST COPIES OF THIS ALBUM WE HAVE EVER SEEN

     
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