LOU REED Metal Machine Music RCA CPL2-1101 STEREO 1975 Indianapolis RL NM-
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LOU REED Metal Machine Music RCA CPL2-1101 STEREO 1975 1st U.S. pressing


Pressed at RCA Indianapolis as indicated by the "I" in runouts, mastered at STERLING SOUND

by Robert Ludwig. 


VINYL in NM- condition, looks to be barely if ever played, test played all the way through, fantastic condition!


COVER in G condition with ring wear, creasing, top seam split all the way, bottom seam intact with rubbing and 

chipping, spine has heavy rubbing with chipping, most of title is readable but "Lou Reed" is chipped off.

Corner wear. 

No inner sleeves, included is newer poly-lined sleeves.


Notes:


"I" stamped in runouts denotes RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis, Indiana, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly etched, mastering/plating stamped. 


Issued in RCA gatefold jacket. Issued RCA Victor labels.


On labels, front cover: "An Electronic Instrumental Composition"


Auto-coupled release, disc 1 has sides A/D; disc 2 has sides B/C. Side D ends in a locked groove, label states: 16:01 or ∞.


© 1975, RCA Records (...) Printed in U.S.A.


Made in U.S.A.

℗ 1975 RCA Records


Text on the sleeve: 

"SPECIFICATIONS

Sony 1/2 track

Uher 1/4 track

Pioneer 1/4 track

5 piggyback Marshall Tube Amps in series

Arbitor distortor (Jimi's)

Marantz Preamps

Marantz Amps

Altec Voice of America Monitor Speakers

Sennheiser Headphones

Drone cognizance and harmonic possibilities vis a vis Lamont Young's Dream Music

Rock orientation, melodically disguised, i.e. drag

Avoidance of any type of atonality.

Electro-Voice high filter microphones

Fender Tremolo Unit

Sunn Tremolo Unit

Ring Modulator/Octave Relay Jump

Fender Dual Showman Bass Amp with Reverb Unit (Pre-Columbia) white

No Synthesizers

No Arp

No Instruments?

--10 db + 57db

--20 hz--+30,000 hz

--12 hz--+28,000 hz

Distortion 0.02 bass and treble ceilings

Combinations and Permutations built upon constant harmonic Density Increase and Melodic Distractions.

STRICT STEREO SEPARATION

No panning

No phasing

No"


Special thanks to Bob LudwigRights Society: BMI

  • Price Code (On spine): 0798
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): CPL2-1101-1-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): CPL2-1101-2-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label): CPL2-1101-2-C
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label): CPL2-1101-1-D
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): CPL-2-1101-A-1 STERLING I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): CPL-2-1101-B-1 I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): CPL-2-1101-C-1 I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): CPL-2-1101-D-1 RL STERLING I A1


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