THE DOOBIE BROTHERS The Captain And Me VG 1973 QUADRADISC SANTA MARIA 1A/1A

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Vinyl:  VG Play Graded. Sounds Very Good!   Warner Brothers Quadradisc  Labels are Clean and Bright. This is the SUPER RARE Original 1973 Warner Brothers Quadradisc 1st Pressing! BS4 2694.   Pressed at Columbia's Santa Maria, CA Pressing Plant!  If you have a Quad setup, here's the one you want.  If you have a stereo setup, this pressing is the definitive version for you with enhanced Mastering.    SEARCH MY LISTINGS FOR OTHER QUADRAPHONIC RECORDS!!!  The Doobies findthemselves 
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In the Dead Wax:  Side 1:  S 1 ((Columbia's Santa Maria, CA Pressing Plant))  BS4-2694 S40489-QUAD-1A  M.Y.  A3 Side 2:   S 1 ((Columbia's Santa Maria, CA Pressing Plant))  BS4-2694 S40490-QUAD-1A  M.Y.  A4
Cover: VG (see photos; some shelf and ring wear)  Seams and spine are solid and clean, with some wear.  No splits.  No writing.  Spine print is clear.
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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.    

AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder  [-]

The Doobie Brothers' third long-player was the charm, their most substantial and consistent album to date, and one that rode the charts for a year. It was also a study in contrasts, Tom Johnston's harder-edged, bolder rocking numbers balanced by Patrick Simmons' more laid-back country-rock ballad style. The leadoff track, Johnston's "Natural Thing," melded the two, opening with interlocking guitars and showcasing the band's exquisite soaring harmonies around a beautiful melody, all wrapped up in a midtempo beat -- the result was somewhere midway between Allman Brothers-style virtuosity and Eagles/Crosby & Nash-type lyricism, which defined this period in the Doobies' history and gave them a well-deserved lock on the top of the charts. Next up was the punchy, catchy "Long Train Runnin'," a piece they'd been playing for years as an instrumental -- a reluctant Johnston was persuaded by producer Ted Templeman to write lyrics to it and record the song, and the resulting track became the group's next hit. The slashing, fast-tempo "China Grove" and "Without You" represented the harder side of the Doobies' sound, and were juxtaposed with Simmons' romantic country-rock ballads "Clear as the Driven Snow," and "South City Midnight Lady." Simmons also showed off his louder side with "Evil Woman," while Johnston showed his more reflective side with "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman," "Ukiah" and "The Captain and Me" -- the latter, a soaring rocker clocking in at nearly five minutes, features radiant guitars and harmonies, soaring ever higher and faster to a triumphant finish.