Roberta FlackFirst Take

Label:

Atlantic – 603497837410

Series:

Atlantic 75

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo , Crystal Clear

Country:

USA & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Compared To What
Written-ByGene McDaniels*
5:15
A2 Angelitos Negros
Written-ByManuel Alvarez Maciste
6:55
A3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
Written-ByRobert Ayers
6:09
A4 I Told Jesus
Arranged ByRoberta Flack
Written-ByTraditional
6:08
B1 Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
Written-ByLeonard Cohen
4:07
B2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Written-ByEwan MacColl
5:21
B3 Tryin' Times
Written-ByLeroy Hutson
5:07
B4 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
Written-ByThomas J. Wolf, Jr.*
7:03

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Music Group
  • Marketed ByRhino Entertainment Company
  • Manufactured ForRhino Entertainment Company
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Published ByLonport
  • Published ByPeer International
  • Published ByStranger
  • Published ByStormking
  • Published ByDon-Pow
  • Published ByEmpress (3)
  • Recorded AtAtlantic Studios
  • Remixed AtRegent Sound Studios, New York City
  • Lacquer Cut AtOptimal 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)
  • BassRon 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
  • DrumsRay Lucas
  • Engineer [Re-mix Engineer]Bob Liftin
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer]William Arlt
  • GuitarJohn Pizzarelli*
  • Lacquer Cut ByIS*
  • Photography By [Cover Photo]Ken Heinen
  • Piano, VocalsRoberta 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.

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)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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

  • buishtea's avatar
    buishtea
    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.
    • humboldt007's avatar
      humboldt007
      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
      • Bongohifi63's avatar
        Bongohifi63
        Edited one year ago
        Not 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
        • extc's avatar
          extc
          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
          • Lost_Trax's avatar
            Lost_Trax
            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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