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Space Opera - Over And Over (1973)

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Space Opera – Space Opera Label: Epic ‎– KE 32117 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Press, Unipak  Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Classic Rock Tracklist  A1 Country Max 3:20 A2 Holy River 5:26 A3 Outlines 4:10 A4 Guitar Suite 7:36 B1 My Telephone Artist (Has Come And Gone) 3:46 B2 Riddle 3:05 B3 Prelude No. 4 3:52 B4 Lookout 2:46 B5 Blue Ridge Mountains 2:11 B6 Over And Over 5:56 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc. Copyright (c) – Space Opera Music Co. Manufactured By – Epic Records Manufactured By – CBS Inc. Recorded At – Manta Sound Mixed At – Crystal Sound Mastered At – Crystal Sound Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute Credits Artwork [Cover Art] – Gary Bowden (2) Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Philip White (2) Design – David Bullock, Georganne Deen Drums, Percussion – Brett Wilson Engineer – Lee DeCarlo, Rick Capreol Guitar, Flute, Harmonica, Vocals – David Bullock Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Scott Fraser (7) Photography By – Charles Varner Producer, Arranged By – Space Opera (2) Written-By – Brett Wilson (tracks: A4), David Bullock (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B5), Philip White (2) (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B3), Scott Fraser (7) (tracks: A2, A4, B4, B6)  Notes -Terre Haute pressing with Terre Haute metal mastering. -Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto, Ontario. -Mixed and Mastered at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, CA. Barcode and Other Identifiers Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): AL 32117 Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): BL 32117 Matrix / Runout (Side A etched): PAL-32117-1 TX BDB-1A11 DDV Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, except "A" stamped): BDB-1B11 DDV -PBL-32117 A

Space Opera - Holy River

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USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. PEN MARKS AGAINST 4 TRACKS ON REAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD +, JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES BUT A FEW LIGHT PLAY SCUFFS AND FINGERPRINTS. PEN MARK ON 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, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

1. USA IS $6.99 FOR ANY AMOUNT OF LPs PURCHASED AND PAID FOR AT THE SAME TIME.

          

2. INTERNATIONAL BY TRACKED AND INSURED PRIORITY AIR MAIL IS $69.99 [EXCEPT CANADA, WHICH IS $59.99].  This is now the only reliable, tracked and insured way we can ship international packages.      Add $12.00 for each additional LP [$10 to Canada] purchased at the same time