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DONALD FAGEN, The Nightfly Robert Ludwig w/hype USA 1st press EXC- LP Steely Dan

Sold Date: April 3, 2022
Start Date: April 2, 2022
Final Price: $69.99 (USD)
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Donald Fagen – The Nightfly Label:Warner Bros. Records – 9 23696-1, Warner Bros. Records – 1-23696 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country:US Released:1982 Genre:Jazz, Rock Style:Fusion, Pop Rock, Classic Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1I.G.Y (International Geophysical Year) Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen6:05 A2Green Flower Street Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen3:40 A3Ruby Baby Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller* 5:38 A4Maxine Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen3:50 B1New Frontier Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen6:23 B2The Nightfly Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen5:50 B3The Goodbye Look Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen4:47 B4Walk Between Raindrops Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen Composed By, Arranged By – Donald Fagen2:38 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation Published By – Freejunket Music Published By – Intersong Music Published By – Quintet Music Published By – Bienstock Publishing Co. Recorded At – The Village Recorder Recorded At – Automated Sound Studios Recorded At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios Mastered At – Masterdisk Mastered At – Europadisk Mixed At – Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Studios Mixed At – Automated Sound Studios Mixed At – The Village Recorder Credits Arranged By [Horns] – Rob Mounsey Art Direction – George Delmerico Backing Vocals – Daniel Lazerus (tracks: A2), Frank Floyd (tracks: A1, A2, B2), Gordon Grody (tracks: A1), Leslie Miller (tracks: B4), Starz Vanderlocket (tracks: B1), Valerie Simpson (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B2, B3), Zack Sanders* (tracks: A1, A2, B2) Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: B1), Anthony Jackson (tracks: A1, A3), Chuck Rainey (tracks: A2), Marcus Miller (tracks: A4, B2, B3), Will Lee (tracks: B4) Drums – Ed Green* (tracks: A4, B1), James Gadson (tracks: A1, A3), Jeff Porcaro (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B2, B3), Steve Jordan (tracks: B4) Engineer [Digital Maintenance] – Wayne Yurgelun* Engineer [Assistant] – Cheryl Smith, Mike Morongell*, Robin Lane*, Wayne Yurgelun* Engineer [Chief] – Roger Nichols Engineer [Digital Maintenance, 3M] – Bill Roach, Jiri Donovsky Engineer [Digital Maintenance, Soundworks] – Mike Morongell* Engineer [Overdub] – Daniel Lazerus Engineer [Tracking & Mixdown] – Elliot Scheiner Euphonium – Dave Bargeron (tracks: A4) Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker (tracks: A3, A4) Guitar – Dean Parks (tracks: A2, B3), Hugh McCracken (tracks: A1, A3, B2), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2 to A4, B1 to B4), Rick Derringer (tracks: A2, B2), Steve Khan (tracks: B3) Harmonica – Hugh McCracken (tracks: B1) Lacquer Cut By – RL* Liner Notes, Arranged By [Horns] – D.F.* Mastered By – Bob Ludwig Mastered By [Original Mastering, Masterdisc N Y C] – Bob Ludwig Percussion – Roger Nichols (tracks: A1), Starz Vanderlocket (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) Percussion [Sequencing, Special Effect & Wendel I I] – Roger Nichols Photography – James Hamilton (5) Piano – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Michael Omartian (tracks: A3, B1, B2) Producer – Gary Katz Saxophone – Dave Tofani (tracks: A1, A4), Michael Brecker (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Ronnie Cuber (tracks: A1, A4) Set Designer [Set Design and Construction] – Gale Sasson, Vern Yenor Synth [Synth Blues Harp] – Donald Fagen (tracks: A1) Synthesizer – Greg Phillinganes (tracks: B3, B4), Rob Mounsey (tracks: A1, A2, B2) Trombone – Dave Bargeron (tracks: A1) Trumpet – Randy Brecker (tracks: A1, A3) Notes Issued with custom printed inner-sleeve with lyrics + credits. Runouts are hand-etched, except for "MASTERDISK' and the EDP logo (EDP encircled) which are stamped.

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: 1-23696-A-W II SB MASTERDISK RL 0-1 EPD M1 SF-SM LPMC /  SIDE B: 1-23696-B E7 R̶E̶ ̶1̶MASTERDISK RL Ɋ 2 EPD M1 SFM2.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT MINUS, STILL IN OPENED SHRINK WRAP WITH HYPE STICKER. 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.  



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