Roberta Flack – First Take

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Label:	Atlantic – SD 8230
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Repress, Stereo , RI - Philips Press, No Zip Code
Country:	US
Released:	1970
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Compared To What Written-By – Gene McDaniels*	5:15
A2	Angelitos Negros Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste	6:55
A3	Our Ages Or Our Hearts Written-By – Robert Ayers	6:09
A4	I Told Jesus Arranged By – Roberta Flack Composed By – Traditional	6:08
B1	Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Written-By – Leonard Cohen	4:07
B2	The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face Written-By – Ewan MacColl	5:21
B3	Tryin' Times Written-By – Leroy Hutson	5:07
B4	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Written-By – Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.*	7:03

Companies, etc.

Pressed By – Philips Recording Company, Inc.
Mastered At – Atlantic Studios
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios

Credits

Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – William Fischer*
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, B3)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Conductor [Strings] – William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Design [Cover] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix] – Bob Liftin
Engineer [Recording] – William Arlt
Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
Lacquer Cut By – GP*
Liner Notes – Les McCann
Photography – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, B3)
Trombone – Bennie Powell* (tracks: A1, B3)
Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: A1, B3)
Viola – Theodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Violin – Gene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

"RI" in label matrix denotes and "PR" etch in runouts denote a Philips Recording Company, Inc. pressing.
Slightly earlier Philips variant rim text states "MFD. BY ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.", includes 1841 Broadway address without ZIP code.

Similar to Philips pressing with "Corporation" spelled out and with zip code: First Take

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Pressing Plant ID (On labels): RI
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-A-691631RI
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-B-691632RI
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): ST-A-69-1631H HH-1-11 ATLgP ᴘʀ
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): ST-A-69-1632C-1-1-1 AT GP ᴘʀ

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, PR - Presswell Pressing, CRC Sticker)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
	First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Record Club Of America)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969