TRAPEZE, Medusa USA EXCELLENT- LP Deep Purple Moody Blues

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  Trapeze ?– Medusa Label: Threshold Records ?– THS 4 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue  Country: US Released:   Genre: Rock Style: Experimental, Prog Rock, Classic Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Black Cloud Written-By – Galley*, Galley* 6:13 A2 Jury Written-By – Galley*, Galley* 8:10 A3 Your Love Is Alright Written-By – Holland*, Hughes*, Galley* 4:54 B1 Touch My Life Written-By – Galley*, Galley* 4:06 B2 Seafull Written-By – Hughes* 6:34 B3 Makes You Wanna Cry Written-By – Galley*, Galley* 4:41 B4 Medusa Written-By – Hughes* 5:40 Companies, etc. Distributed By – London Records, Inc. Recorded At – Morgan Studios Credits Cover [Illistration] – Phil Travers Engineer – Roger Quested Performer – Dave Holland (2), Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley Photography By – David Rohl Producer – John Lodge Notes Original issued dated 12-16-70 on matrix A and B sides, this label design is dark blue. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A): XZAL 10175P 12-16-70 Matrix / Runout (Side B): XZAL 10176P 12-16-70  

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

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: 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.  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.  

 
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