Edwin Birdsong – Super Natural Label: Polydor – PD 5057, Polydor – PD-5057
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul, Funk
Tracklist
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A1 Rising Sign (Funky)
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
2:52
A2 Rising Sign (Climax)
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
2:43
A3 If I Ever
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
3:09
A4 Any Color
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong, Ronald Drayton*
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong, Ronald Drayton*
3:50
A5 Flow Thru My Heart
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
5:14
B1 Turn Around Hate (Communicate)
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
3:01
B2 I Love You Michelle
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
3:41
B3 Down On The Beat
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
2:45
B4 Tune From Callicoon
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong, Michelle Birdsong
4:13
B5 Last Exit Before The Toll
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
Written-By – Edwin Birdsong
5:13
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Incorporated
Manufactured By – Polydor Incorporated
Published By – Michelle Bird Music
Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios
Produced For – Remarkable Productions Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Credits
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar – Ronald "Head" Drayton
Art Direction, Design – Kats Abe*
Bass – John "Sh" Solomon*
Drums – Kenny Wilson*
Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Whitman*, George Lopez, Phil Lee (3)
Executive Producer, Arranged By, Conductor, Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Vocals – Edwin Birdsong
Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
Photography By – Tack Kojima
Producer, Engineer – Edwin "Eddie" Kramer*
USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL WHITE INNER SLEEVE.
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD, SOME SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. STICKER ON FRONT. INNER SLEEVE HAS A TEAR.
DISC: DISC HAS BEEN WELL PLAYED WITH SCRATCHES, PLAY SCUFFS AND FINGERPRINTS. IT NEEDS A GOOD PROFESSIONAL CLEAN PRIOR TO FIRST PLAY. SOLD 'AS IS' AS STATED. 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, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant and you 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.
1. USA IS $6.99 FOR ANY AMOUNT OF LPs PURCHASED AND PAID FOR AT THE SAME TIME.
2. INTERNATIONAL BY TRACKED AND INSURED PRIORITY AIR MAIL IS $69.99 [EXCEPT CANADA, WHICH IS $54.99]. This is now the only reliable, tracked and insured way we can ship international packages. Add $12.00 for each additional LP [$10 to Canada] purchased at the same time