Armageddon (6) ‎– Armageddon Label: A&M Records ‎– SP-4513 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album  Country: US Released: 1975 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Prog Rock TracklistHide Credits A1Buzzard Words By, Music By – B. Caldwell*, K. Relf*, M. Pugh* 8:21 A2Silver Tightrope Words By, Music By – B. Caldwell*, K. Relf*, M. Pugh* 8:32 A3Paths And Planes And Future Gains Words By, Music By – B. Caldwell*, K. Relf*, M. Pugh* 4:32 B1Last Stand Before Words By, Music By – B. Caldwell*, K. Relf*, L. Cennamo*, M. Pugh* 8:26 Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun B2.aWarning Comin' On Written-By – M. Pugh*, B. Caldwell*, K. Relf* 1:02 B2.bBasking The White Of The Midnight Sun Words By, Music By – M. Pugh*, B. Caldwell*, K. Relf* 3:07 B2.cBrother Ego Words By, Music By – M. Pugh*, B. Caldwell*, K. Relf*, L. Cennamo* 5:15 B2.dBasking The White Of The Midnight Sun (Reprise) Words By, Music By – M. Pugh*, B. Caldwell*, K. Relf* 2:02 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc. Copyright (c) – Armageddon Music (3) Published By – Armageddon Music (3) Recorded At – Olympic Studios Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman Credits Arranged By – Bobby Caldwell (2), Martin Pugh Art Direction – Roland Young (3) Bass Guitar, E-Bow [Electric Bowed Bass Guitar] – Louis Cennamo Design – Joe Garnett Drums, Vocals, Percussion [Assorted] – Bobby Caldwell (2) Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Martin Pugh Engineer – Doug Bennett Producer – Armageddon (6) Tape Op [Tape Recorder] – Nigel Brooke-Harte Vocals, Harmonica – Keith Relf  

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: A+M SP 4763-P1 /  SIDE B: A+M SP4764-P1.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ BUT HAS MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, BUT THERE ARE SOME HAIRLINES AND FINGERPRINTS - WE'D RECOMMED A VPI TYPE CLEAN PRIOR TO PLAY. 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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