Tracklist
| A1 | Perfect Day - Takes 1 & 2 | 4:01 | |
| A2 | I'm So Free | 2:07 | |
| A3 | Wild Child | 4:18 | |
| A4 | I'm Sticking With You - Take 2 | 1:50 | |
| A5 | Lisa Says | 5:19 | |
| A6 | Going Down - Take 2 | 2:25 | |
| A7 | I Love You | 2:09 | |
| B1 | New York Telephone Conversation | 1:38 | |
| B2 | She's My Best Friend | 2:41 | |
| B3 | Kill Your Sons | 4:44 | |
| B4 | Berlin | 4:33 | |
| B5 | Ocean - Takes 1 & 2 | 5:03 | |
| B6 | Ride Into The Sun - Take 2 | 2:27 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
- Record Company – RCA Trademark Management S.A.
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Recorded At – RCA Recording Studios
- Mastered At – Battery Studios, New York
- Manufactured By – Memphis Record Pressing
- Mastered At – GZ Media
- Pressed By – GZ Media – 236694E
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Frank Harkins
- Engineer [Original Recording] – Ray Hill (14)
- Liner Notes [Inner Sleeve] – David Fricke
- Mastered By – Vic Anesini
- Photography By [Photos] – Sony Music Archives
- Producer [Original Recordings Produced By] – Richard Robinson
- Producer [Produced For Release By] – Rob Santos
Notes
"Record store day exclusive" release.
Limited to 2000 copies according to Rough Trade UK - unknown if that's the total number for all of Europe. Other sources state 7550 copies which may be the US or global quantity.
Issued with a printed inner sleeve containing a photo & liner notes whilst images of RCA material are displayed on flipside.
This version plated and pressed by GZ Media.
Distinguishing characteristics:
– Sony Music logo to the left of the barcode on rear sleeve, under RCA Legacy logos.
– Labels have two lines of small print at bottom under the catalogue number, with 'Made in EU' declaration.
– Runouts have GZ laser-etched numbers, including the MRP matrix, but no hand-scribed hash numbers.
A simultaneously released version pressed at I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos.
[Rear jacket:]
Mastered [...] at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Recorded October 27, 1971 at RCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
All tracks previously unreleased except Perfect Day (Take 2) issued as Transformer bonus track BMG Heritage CD 07863 65132 2, October 2002
℗ & © 2022 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. [...] Made in the EU.
Worldwide except North America.
Limited to 2000 copies according to Rough Trade UK - unknown if that's the total number for all of Europe. Other sources state 7550 copies which may be the US or global quantity.
Issued with a printed inner sleeve containing a photo & liner notes whilst images of RCA material are displayed on flipside.
This version plated and pressed by GZ Media.
Distinguishing characteristics:
– Sony Music logo to the left of the barcode on rear sleeve, under RCA Legacy logos.
– Labels have two lines of small print at bottom under the catalogue number, with 'Made in EU' declaration.
– Runouts have GZ laser-etched numbers, including the MRP matrix, but no hand-scribed hash numbers.
A simultaneously released version pressed at I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos.
[Rear jacket:]
Mastered [...] at Battery Studios, New York, NY
Recorded October 27, 1971 at RCA Recording Studios, New York, NY
All tracks previously unreleased except Perfect Day (Take 2) issued as Transformer bonus track BMG Heritage CD 07863 65132 2, October 2002
℗ & © 2022 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. [...] Made in the EU.
Worldwide except North America.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 1 9439-94425-1 7
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 194399442517
- Label Code: LC00316
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Other (On inner sleeve): 19439944251SV1
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 19439944251A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 19439944251B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): MRP3510 / 19439944251 - A 236694E1/B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): MRP3510 / 19439944251 - B 236694E2/A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): MRP3510 / 19439944251 - A 236694E1/A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): MRP3510 / 19439944251 - B 236694E2/A
Other Versions (3)
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I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos (17×File, AAC, 256 kbps) | RCA | none | Europe | 2021 | ||
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I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos (LP, Album, Record Store Day, Stereo, MRP Pressing, 140 Gram) | Legacy | 19439944251 | US | 2022 | ||
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I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos (17×File, AIFF, Album) | RCA | none | 2022 |
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Reviews
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I lucked out - my copy sounds great. No pops, no clicks, no static. Great presentation of these tapes… Essential material for any LR fan and even recommend for casual fans. If you’re buying used in person at a shop and can test spin, that’s probably a good idea given the inconsistent pressing quality that this release seems to suffer from. -
The crackliest record I’ve ever bought but after a clean with some record cleaning spray followed by a water wash then run through at 45RPM, it’s practically noise free! Delighted as it’s such a terrific record. -
Edited 11 months agoUnfortunately, my copy has some trademark GZ Vinyl static noise which ruins the first track on the A side, but once it dies down this pressing sounds pretty good for the most part.
As others have mentioned removing the vinyl from the inner sleeve requires quite some effort and near surgical precision to avoid damaging the inner. Swap it for an anti-static inner sleeve asap.
As for the music - this is a stellar set - each song as fantastic as the last. It's just wonderful from start to finish. Pity the quality of the pressing cannot match the quality of music. -
Record plays fine but the worst inner sleeve for static in my entire collection - vinyl needs coaxing out slowly and close to tearing the inner sleeve every time. Resorted to buying a spare static-free inner - poor show from RCA.
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Edited 3 years agoAbsolutely stunning and fascinating release! Hearing these early gems in raw cuts and dylan'esk versions of well known and famous songs is a kind of blessing. Pressed on thick vinyl and in outstanding sound quality. You never think that these are just demo tapes!
For me a real highlight of the RSD beside all this unnecessary garish colorful bullshit of re-re-re-issues nobody really needs. -
Average GZ RSD release quality. Dished, scuffed and very dirty vinyl. Definitely needs a wet cleaning before playing. -
Mine has two copies of the record in it! I've seen misprints before, but I've never ended up with an extra record jammed in the sleeve. -
Great to have these demo recordings from a key period in Lou’s career. Terrible pressing though with a lot of cracks and pops throughout. Ultrasonic cleaning does not help unfortunately.
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