Larry Carlton – Alone / But Never Alone Label: MCA Records – MCA-5689 Series: MCA Master Series Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Audiophile Country: US Released: 1986 Genre: Jazz Style: Fusion A1 Smiles And Smiles To Go Written-By – Larry Carlton 5:44 A2 Perfect Peace Written-By – Larry Carlton 4:25 A3 Carrying You Written-By – Larry Carlton 3:58 A4 The Lord's Prayer Written-By – Albert Hay Malotte 5:07 B1 High Steppin' Written-By – Larry Carlton 6:42 B2 Whatever Happens Written-By – Bill Withers, Larry Carlton 4:25 B3 Pure Delight Written-By – Larry Carlton 5:31 B4 Alone / But Never Alone Written-By – Larry Carlton 3:32 Produced For – Larry Carlton Productions Pressed By – KM Records Inc. – KM13639 Recorded At – Room 335, Hollywood Mixed At – Room 335, Hollywood Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering Copyright © – MCA Records, Inc. Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc. Art Direction – Simon Levy Design – Thomas Ryan Design Drums – Rick Marotta (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3) Electric Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: A1, B1, B3), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2, A3, B2) Engineer – Rik Pekkonen Engineer [Assistant] – Hal Sacks Guitar – Larry Carlton Keyboards – Larry Carlton (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2), Terry Trotter (tracks: B1, B4) Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Mixed By – Rik Pekkonen Percussion – Michael Fisher (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B3) Photography By – McGuire* Producer – Larry Carlton Recorded By – Rik Pekkonen Synthesizer [Dx7] – Terry Trotter (tracks: A1) Recorded at Room 335, Hollywood, CA. On sleeve rear, right hand side under the sleeve credits and on sticker on original shrink wrap: "Custom pressed on KC 569 premium virgin vinyl." Sticker that appeared on original shrink: "Audiophile"

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: EXCELLENT- STILL IN OPEN SHRINKWRAP WITH HYPE STICKER.   INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. 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, 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.  



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