JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, Long John Silver [humidor sleeve+insert] USA 1st pressing LP

Sold Date: July 29, 2022
Start Date: July 28, 2022
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Jefferson Airplane ‎– Long John Silver Label: Grunt (3) ‎– FTR-1007 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gimmick Sleeve  Country: US Released: 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock Tracklist Hide Credits A1Long John Silver Lyrics By – Grace Slick Music By – Jack Casady 4:22 A2Aerie (Gang Of Eagles) Lyrics By, Music By – Grace Slick 3:55 A3Twilight Double Leader Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner 4:46 A4Milk Train Lyrics By – Grace Slick Music By – Papa John Creach, Roger Spotts* 3:22 A5Son Of Jesus Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner 5:30 B1Easter? Lyrics By, Music By – Grace Slick 4:05 B2Trial By Fire Lyrics By, Music By – Jorma Kaukonen 4:38 B3Alexander The Medium Lyrics By, Music By – Paul Kantner 6:50 B4Eat Starch Mom Lyrics By – Grace Slick Music By – Jorma Kaukonen 4:38 Companies, etc. Recorded At – Wally Heider Studios Mastered At – United Sound (3) Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis Manufactured By – RCA Records Distributed By – RCA Records Designed At – Pacific Eye & Ear Published By – Mole Music Co. Published By – Fish-Scent Music Company Published By – God Tunes Published By – Sylvakian Music Phonographic Copyright (p) – Grunt Records Copyright (c) – Grunt Records Copyright (c) – Afterthought Productions Corp. Credits Bass – Jack Casady Coordinator [Production] – Pat "Maurice The Magnificent" Ieraci*  Design Concept [Album] – Pacific Eye & Ear Drums – Joey Covington (tracks: A3, A5), Sammy Piazza (tracks: B2)  Drums, Tambourine, Sounds [Against The Grain Stubble Scraping] – John (Goatee) Barbata*  Engineer – Don Gooch Illustration – Bob Tanenbaum, Propella Rotini Photography By – Bruce Kinch Producer, Arranged By – Jefferson Airplane Violin – Papa John Creach Vocals, Lead Guitar – Jorma Kaukonen Vocals, Piano – Grace Slick Vocals, Rhythm Guitar – Paul Kantner Notes ℗ © 1972 Grunt Records © 1971, Afterthought Productions Corp. (center labels rim text) First Indianapolis Pressing from US⦾ masters Gimmick sleeve is die-cut and perforated and with instruction to construct a humidor/stash box, when opened reveals marijuana. Custom (cardstock) inner sleeve contains lyrics/credits/cigar artwork Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco Publishers: A1, B4 - Mole Music Company and Fish-Scent Music Company A2, B1 - Mole Music Company A3, A5, B3 - god tunes A4 - Sylvakian Music and Mole Music Company B2 - Fish-Scent Music Company  

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH FOLD OUT HUMIDOR SLEEVE AND ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW 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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