Roberta Flack – First Take
Label: |
Atlantic – 603497837410 |
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Series: |
Atlantic 75 |
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Country: |
USA & Europe |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
Soul |
Tracklist
| A1 | Compared To What | 5:15 | |
| A2 | Angelitos Negros | 6:55 | |
| A3 | Our Ages Or Our Hearts | 6:09 | |
| A4 | I Told Jesus | 6:08 | |
| B1 | Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye | 4:07 | |
| B2 | The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | 5:21 | |
| B3 | Tryin' Times | 5:07 | |
| B4 | Ballad Of The Sad Young Men | 7:03 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Manufactured For – Rhino Entertainment Company
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Lonport
- Published By – Peer International
- Published By – Stranger
- Published By – Stormking
- Published By – Don-Pow
- Published By – Empress (3)
- Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
- Remixed At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
- Lacquer Cut At – Optimal Media GmbH – BJ95077
Credits
- Arranged By [All The Horn & String Arrangements Are By] – William Fischer*
- Baritone Saxophone [Horn Section: Baritone Sax] – Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, A4)
- Bass – Ron Carter
- Cello [String Section] – George Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
- Conductor [String Section Conducted By] – William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
- Cover [Cover Design], Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
- Drums – Ray Lucas
- Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin
- Engineer [Recording Engineer] – William Arlt
- Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
- Lacquer Cut By – IS*
- Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
- Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
- Producer [Produced By] – Joel Dorn
- Tenor Saxophone [Horn Section: Tenor Sax] – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, A4)
- Trombone [Horn Section] – Bennie Powell* (tracks: A1, A4)
- Trumpet [Horn Section] – Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A4)
- Viola [String Section] – Theodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
- Violin [String Section] – Gene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Notes
Comes with a plain black poly-lined inner sleeve. 'Made in ' sticker has been applied to the back cover. 'Atlantic 75' hype sticker on front of the protective shrink-wrap.
[Back cover]
In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
Re-mix engineer: Bob Liftin/Regent Sound Studios, New York.
On all selections except "Compared To What" & "Tryin' Times", a string section conducted by William Fischer is added.
On "Compared To What" & "I Told Jesus", the following horn section is added: [...] (see credits).
℗ 2020, 1969, © 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company. [...] Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Made in .
{Publishing}
A1 <> Lonport, BMI
A2, A3 <> Peer International, BMI
B1 <> Stranger, BMI
B2 <> Stormking, BMI
B3 <> Don-Pow, BMI
B4 <> Empress, ASCAP
[Atlantic 75 hype sticker]
Limited edition crystal-clear vinyl
The timeless 1969 solo debut featuring "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Compared To What" and "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"
Runouts are etched with '1X' and '1△' mirrored.
[Back cover]
In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York.
Re-mix engineer: Bob Liftin/Regent Sound Studios, New York.
On all selections except "Compared To What" & "Tryin' Times", a string section conducted by William Fischer is added.
On "Compared To What" & "I Told Jesus", the following horn section is added: [...] (see credits).
℗ 2020, 1969, © 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation, a Warner Music Group Company. [...] Manufactured for & Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
Made in .
{Publishing}
A1 <> Lonport, BMI
A2, A3 <> Peer International, BMI
B1 <> Stranger, BMI
B2 <> Stormking, BMI
B3 <> Don-Pow, BMI
B4 <> Empress, ASCAP
[Atlantic 75 hype sticker]
Limited edition crystal-clear vinyl
The timeless 1969 solo debut featuring "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Compared To What" and "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye"
Runouts are etched with '1X' and '1△' mirrored.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned - hype sticker): 603497837410
- Barcode (Text - hype sticker): 6 03497 83741 0
- Rights Society (A1 to A3; B1 to B3): BMI
- Rights Society (B4): ASCAP
- Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BJ 95077-01 A1 R2-625236-A IS 0081227907730 1X
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BJ 95077-01 B1 R2-625236-B IS 0081227907730 1△
Other Versions (5 of 158)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing) | Atlantic | SD 8230 | US | 1969 | |||
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First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing) | Atlantic | SD 8230 | US | 1969 | ||
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First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing) | Atlantic | SD 8230 | US | 1969 | ||
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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 |
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Reviews
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In my opinion it isn't as good as the vg+/nm 1969 original that I also have, but is still enjoyable and perfectly listenable. Classic album.
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I do not know the primary pressing, bt i have to say this is a perfect pressing, cause it‘s flat, quiet, no pops snd clicks.
Like this every record should be pressed.
It‘s an very old recording, so what should i say? The sound could be better, much better, but as i told before i don‘t know the first recording and its quality -
Edited one year agoNot sure this is cut by IS as suggested in a previous comment.
Neither this nor the 50th Anniversary appear to have IS etched in deadwax and according to the Discogs info, both issues had laquers cut at Optimal media. Ian Sefchick (IS) is/was a mastering and cutting engineer at Capitol.
I would conclude from this information if correct, then most likely cut at Optimal from a digital file.
Edit: IS now runs his own DarkSky Mastering facility
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Unfortunetely this reissue sounds not very good compared to my 1970 US pressing.
Sounds very thin and Robertas voice "shrill"
Vinyl is not flat too -
Does anyone what source was used for this reissue or who cut it? Can’t see any mention of “original tapes” in the listings so guessing it’s digital.
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