GENESIS, Abacab USA 1st pressing EXCELLENT- LP

Sold Date: June 10, 2021
Start Date: May 18, 2021
Final Price: $18.99 (USD)
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G̲e̲nesis - A̲bacab (Full Album) 1981

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  Genesis ‎– Abacab Label: Atlantic ‎– SD 19313 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, RBYG - Red/Blue/Yellow/Grey Cover  Country: US Released: 1981 Genre: Rock Style: Pop Rock, Prog Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1Abacab Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 7:02 A2No Reply At All Horns – EWF Horns Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 4:41 A3Me And Sarah Jane Written-By – Banks* 6:00 A4Keep It Dark Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 4:34 B1Dodo / Lurker Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 7:30 B2Who Dunnit? Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 3:22 B3Man On The Corner Written-By – Collins* 4:27 B4Like It Or Not Written-By – Rutherford* 4:58 B5Another Record Written-By – Rutherford*, Collins*, Banks* 4:30 Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation Phonographic Copyright (p) – Philip Collins Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Michael Rutherford Ltd. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Anthony Banks Ltd. Copyright (c) – Philip Collins Ltd. Copyright (c) – Michael Rutherford Ltd. Copyright (c) – Anthony Banks Ltd. Published By – Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd. Recorded At – The Farm Mixed At – The Farm Mastered At – The Town House Mastered At – Europadisk Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation Credits Bass, Guitar – Mike Rutherford Cover – Bill Smith*  Drums, Vocals – Phil Collins Engineer – Hugh Padgham Keyboards – Tony Banks Producer – Genesis  

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

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

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW VERY LIGHT HAIRLINES. 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.  



1. USA BY MEDIA MAIL IS $5.99 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



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