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  The Beach Boys ‎– Shut Down Volume 2 Label: Capitol Records ‎– ST 2027, Capitol Records ‎– ST-2027 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing  Country: US Released: 23 Mar 1964 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Surf, Ballad, Vocal, Rock & Roll TracklistHide Credits A1 Fun, Fun, Fun Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love 2:03 A2Don’t Worry Baby Written-By – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian 2:47 A3In The Parkin' Lot Written-By – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian 2:01 A4 "Cassius" Love Vs. "Sonny" Wilson Written-By – Brian Wilson, mike love 3:30 A5The Warmth Of The Sun Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love 2:51 A6This Car Of Mine Written-By – Brian Wilson, Mike Love 1:35 B1Why Do Fools Fall In Love Written-By – Frankie Lymon, George Goldner 2:07 B2Pom Pom Play Girl Written-By – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher 1:30 B3Keep An Eye On Summer Written-By – Norman*, Wilson*, Love* 2:21 B4Shut Down, Part II Written-By – Carl Wilson 2:07 B5Louie Louie Written-By – Richard Berry 2:17 B6Denny's Drums Written-By – Dennis Wilson (2) 1:56 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Credits Photography By [Cover] – Capitol Photo Studio, George Jerman Producer – Brian Wilson  

USA STEREO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM ON BLACK/RAINBOW RIM LABEL WITH GENERIC WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A:  O ST1-2027-W7  /  SIDE B:  O ST-2-2027-W5.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD ONLY DUE TO SEAM SPLIT ALONG TOP, CORNER BUMPS, EDGE NICKS AND SOME SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. CORNER DRILL HOLE, INDICATING THIS WAS A CAPITOL PROMO COPY [the label did not usually use promo stamps only corner drill holes at this time].  INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AND FINGERPRINTS. CLEAN LABELS WITH NO SPINDLE WEAR.  THIS DISC DOES NOT LOOK PLAYED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES AND IS THE BEST CONDITION COPY WE HAVE SEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

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.