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  Jefferson Airplane ‎– Surrealistic Pillow Label: RCA Victor ‎– LSP-3766, RCA Victor ‎– LSP 3766 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing  Country: US Released: Feb 1967 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1She Has Funny Cars Written-By – Jorma Kaukonen, Marty Balin 3:03 A2Somebody To Love Written-By – Darby Slick 2:54 A3My Best Friend Written-By – Skip Spence* 2:59 A4Today Written-By – Marty Balin, Paul Kantner 2:57 A5Comin' Back To Me Written-By – Marty Balin 5:18 B13/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds Written-By – Marty Balin 3:39 B2D.C.B.A. - 25 Written-By – Paul Kantner 2:33 B3How Do You Feel Written-By – Tom Mastin 3:26 B4Embryonic Journey Written-By – Jorma Kaukonen 1:51 B5White Rabbit Written-By – Grace Slick 2:27 B6Plastic Fantastic Lover Written-By – Marty Balin 2:33 Companies, etc. Copyright (c) – Radio Corporation Of America Recorded At – RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis Credits Advisor [Musical And Spiritual Adviser] – Jerry Garcia Bass, Bass [Fuzz], Rhythm Guitar – Jack*  Design [Album] – Marty Balin Engineer – Dave Hassinger Guitar, Vocals – Marty*, Paul*  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – Jorma*  Percussion – Spencer*  Photography By – Herb Green*  Piano, Organ, Recorder, Vocals – Grace*  Producer – Rick Jarrard Notes This is the Indianapolis pressing variant of the original US release, as indicated by an "I" stamped in the runouts. Black label with white logo print and silver tracklisting with the RCA Victor wording at top of the label 

USA DEEP GROOVE STEREO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: TPRS-4894-5S I A 6 /  SIDE B: TPRS-4895-5S I B 1.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+.  SOME SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. SPINE NICKS BOTTOM HALF AND TWO SMALL PIN HOLES TOP LEFT.  INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, BUT THERE ARE PLAY SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES. DISC PLAYS WITHOUT SKIPS OR JUMPS AND HAS SOME POPS AND TICKS IN PLACES. 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.