YOUNG RASCALS, Groovin' [in shrinkwrap+poster] stereo MONARCH USA 1st press LP

$

46

  The Young Rascals ?– Groovin' Label: Atlantic ?– SD 8148 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Monarch Pressing  Country: US Released: 1967 Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul Style: Pop Rock, Soul Tracklist Hide Credits A1 A Girl Like You Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Arif Mardin 2:46 A2 Find Somebody Guitar, Soloist – Felix Cavaliere 3:40 A3 I'm So Happy Now Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Arif Mardin 2:46 A4 Sueno 2:45 A5 How Can I Be Sure Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Arif Mardin 2:50 B1 Groovin' 2:25 B2 If You Knew 3:01 B3 I Don't Love You Anymore 3:04 B4 You Better Run 2:25 B5 A Place In The Sun Written-By – Brian Wells*, Ronald Miller 4:50 B6 It's Love Flute, Soloist – Hubert Laws 3:10 Companies, etc. Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – ?10812 Mastered At – Longwear Plating Mastered At – Atlantic Studios Credits Design [Album Design] – Loring Eutemey Effects [Vocal Background Effects] – Dave Brigati*  Engineer – Chris Huston, Tom Dowd Illustration [Cover] – Lynn Rubin Lead Vocals – Eddie* (tracks: A2, A5, B2, B5), Felix* (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B2, B4, B6), Gene* (tracks: A3, B3)  Other [Cover Idea] – Dino Danelli  Photography By [Backliner] – George Rodriguez (4) Producer – The Young Rascals Written-By – Eddie Brigati (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B6), Felix Cavaliere (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B6), Gene Cornish (tracks: A3, B3)  Notes Monarch pressing wiith blue back cover. Early copies came with a black and white fold-out poster and company printed inner sleeve.  

USA STEREO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH POSTER AND ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

This is the elusive Monarch pressing, which is far less common than the Columbia pressings of this album.

MATRIX:  SIDE A: ST-A-671071-EE [MR] AT LW ?10812 W /  SIDE B: ST-A-671072-DD [MR] LW AT ?10812-X W.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, STILL MOSTLY IN OPENED SHRINK WRAP WITH ONLY LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   CORNER DRILL HOLE. POSTER IS EXCELLENT- EXCEPT FOR THE SMALL EDGE DRILL HOLE. INNER SLEEVE HAS DRILL HOLE AND SOME SCUFFS AND WEAR.

DISC[S]: VERY GOOD+, JUST SHORT OF A TRUE EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. DISC CLEARLY HAS NOT BEEN PLAYED MANY TIMES AND WELL-LOOKED AFTER. 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.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL COMPANY INNER SLEEVE.

MATRIX:  SIDE A:   /  SIDE B:  .

MOTHER / STAMPER:  SIDE A:  .  SIDE B:  .

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE[S] VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: EXCELLENT. 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.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

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