MANDRILL, Composite Truth ROBERT LUDWIG USA 1st pressing Exc- LP FREE SHIPPING

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Mandrill – Composite Truth  Label: Polydor – PD5043, Polydor – PD-5043, Polydor – 2391 061, Polydor – 2391061 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Scranton Pressing, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1973 Genre: Latin, Funk / Soul Style: Afro-Cuban, Funk A1 Hang Loose Written-By – Claude "Coffee" Cave 4:45 A2 Fencewalk Written-By – Wilson Bros. (2) 5:28 A3 Hágalo Written-By – Wilson Bros. (2) 2:47 A4 Don't Mess With People Written-By – Wilson Bros. (2) 3:45 B1 Polk Street Carnival Written-By – Wilson Bros. (2) 6:03 B2 Golden Stone Written-By – Omar Mesa 7:17 B3 Out With The Boys Written-By – Fudgie Kae 5:09 B4 Moroccan Nights Written-By – Wilson Bros. (2) 5:42 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Incorporated Recorded At – The Hit Factory Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound Mastered At – Sterling Sound Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton Published By – Mandrill Music, Inc. Published By – Intersong USA Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc. Art Direction – Ron Nackman Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Fudgie Kae Design [Cover] – David Krieger Drums, Vocals – Neftali Santiago Engineer [Assistant (Electric Lady Studios)] – Dave Whitman* (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B4), Tom Hummer (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B4) Engineer [Assistant (The Hit Factory)] – Corky Stasiak (tracks: A1, A4), Tom Brown (2) (tracks: A1, A4) Engineer [Electric Lady Studios] – Dave Palmer (2) (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B4) Engineer [The Hit Factory] – Harry Maslin (tracks: A1, A4) Lacquer Cut By – RL* Lead Guitar, Percussion, Vocals – Omar Mesa Management, Other [Special Thanks] – Beau Ray Fleming Organ, Vibraphone, Clavinet, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Vocals, Percussion, Arranged By [Strings] – Claude "Coffee" Cave Photography By [Cover] – Joel Brodsky Photography By [Liner] – Constance Elizabeth, Maria Perez, Merrill Roberts, Peter Olwyler, Rod Bristow, Ronnie Brathwaite Producer – Alfred V. Brown* Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Percussion, Vocals – Ric "Doc" Wilson* Trombone, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Guitar, Timbales, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Arranged By [Strings] – Carlos D. Wilson* Trumpet, Congas, Percussion, Vocals – "Sweet Lou" Wilson* Written-By [All Songs], Arranged By, Producer – Mandrill

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

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

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. 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.