Bill Withers‎– Just As I Am Label: A&M Records ‎– AMLS 65002, Sussex ‎– AMLS 65002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1971 Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Harlem 3:23 A2 Ain't No Sunshine 2:04 A3 Grandma's Hands 2:00 A4 Sweet Wanomi 2:30 A5 Everybody's Talkin' Written-By – Fred Neil 3:21 A6 Do It Good 2:52 B1 Hope She'll Be Happier 3:48 B2 Let It Be Written-By – P. McCartney / J. Lennon* 2:37 B3 I'm Her Daddy 3:19 B4 In My Heart 4:19 B5 Moanin' And Groanin' 2:57 B6 Better Off Dead 2:13 Companies etc Recorded At– Sunset Sound Recorders Recorded At– Wally Heider Recording Credits Bass– Chris Ethridge, Donald "Duck" Dunn Drums– Al Jackson*, Jim Keltner Engineer [Re-mix]– Johnny Golden* Engineer [Sunset Sound]– Bill Lazerus Engineer [Wally Heider]– Bill Halverson Guitar– Stephen Stills Percussion– Bobbie Hall Porter* Photography By– Norbert Jobst Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards, Guitar– Booker T. Jones Vocals, Guitar, Written-By– Bill Withers (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B1, B3 to B6)

UK FIRST PRESSING THICK TRANSLUCENT MARROON [WHEN HELD TO THE LIGHT] VINYL LP IN LAMINATED SLEEVE.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First pressings are made from first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues and re-issues (which are often pressed from whatever tapes or digital sources are currently available).

Many recent vinyl pressings claim to be mastered from ‘original tapes’ and are pressed on expensive 180g vinyl. Sonically, they frequently sound disappointing when compared to a decent condition first pressing. All too often, they sound like a CD pressed onto vinyl.

If you want the best analogue reproduction possible from vinyl, it is always a better investment to seek out original pressings in clean playing condition. They nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider, and subtle nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with the bass far tighter. Upper-mids shine, and the overall depth is more immersive. Inner details are clearer, and the music tends to sound more ‘alive’.

MATRIX NUMBERS IN RUN-OFF GROOVES: SIDE A: AMLS 65002A-1 *T / SIDE B: AMLS 65002B-1 *T.

MOTHER No. SIDE A: P / SIDE B: U

STAMPER No. SIDE A: 1 / SIDE B: 1

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, RING AND EDGE WEAR.

DISC: VISUALLY VERY GOOD+, JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, SOME SPINDLE WEAR AND A FEW LIGHT SCUFFS AND HAIRLINES. CLEAN LABELS. A SPLENDID PLAYING COPY WITH GENERALLY SUPERB AUDIO, PRESSED ON THICK PYE ERA VINYL (THE BEST PRESSINGS A&M RECORDS EVER HAD).

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