WALKER BROTHERS, Images MONO UK 1st presssing Excellent- LP Scott Walker

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The Walker Brothers – Images Label: Philips – BL 7770, Philips – BL.7770, Philips – B 14983 L Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: UK Released: Mar 1967 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Pop Rock, Ballad, Vocal Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Everything Under The Sun Written-By – B. Crewe*, G. Knight* Written-By – B. Crewe*, G. Knight* A2 Once Upon A Summertime Written-By – Marnay*, Mercer*, Legrand* Written-By – Marnay*, Mercer*, Legrand* A3 Experience Written-By – S. Engel* Written-By – S. Engel* A4 Blueberry Hill Written-By – A. Lewis*, L. Stock*, V. Rose* Written-By – A. Lewis*, L. Stock*, V. Rose* A5 Orpheus Written-By – S. Engel* Written-By – S. Engel* A6 Stand By Me Written-By – B. E. King*, E. Glick* Written-By – B. E. King*, E. Glick* B1 I Wanna Know Written-By – J. Maus* Written-By – J. Maus* B2 I Will Wait For You Written-By – Legrand*, Gimbel* Written-By – Legrand*, Gimbel* B3 It Makes No Difference Now Lyrics By [Eng.] – N. Newell* Written-By – Pattacini* Lyrics By [Eng.] – N. Newell* Written-By – Pattacini* B4 I Can't Let It Happen To You Written-By – J. Maus* Written-By – J. Maus* B5 Genevieve Written-By – S. Engel* Written-By – S. Engel* B6 Just Say Goodbye Written-By – Clark*, Delanoe*, Hatch* Written-By – Clark*, Delanoe*, Hatch* Companies, etc. Published By – Ardmore & Beechwood Published By – Leeds Published By – Miracle Songs Published By – Victoria Music Published By – Trio Music Published By – Merit Published By – Shapiro Bernstein Published By – Welbeck Lacquer Cut at – Philips Records Ltd. Credits Directed By [Accompaniment] – Reg Guest Sleeve Notes – Alan Freeman* Notes BL 7770 on rear sleeve, BL.7770 on labels. B 14583 L on sleeve and labels. ℗ 1967 A1. Ardmore & Beechwood A2. Leeds/BIEM A3, A5, B1. B4, B5. Miracle Songs A4. Victoria Music A6. Trio Music B2. Merit/BIEM B3. Shapiro Bernstein B6. Welbeck/BIEM B2. is titled "I Will Wait For You (Theme From "Les Parapluies De Cherbourg") on labels.

UK MONO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN FRONT LAMINATED FLIP-BACK SLEEVE WITH GENERIC WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: 14583 1L▽ 2 420 11 1; SIDE B: 14583 2L▽ 2 420 11 4.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS DUE TO STILL BEING IN OPENED IMPORTER'S SEAL.

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

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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