Grover Washington, Jr. – A Secret Place Label: Motown – M5-165VI Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1976 Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul Style: Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz A1 A Secret Place Written-By – Grover Washington, Jr. 8:10 A2 Dolphin Dance Bass – George Mraz Guitar – Steve Khan Written-By – Herbie Hancock 8:45 B1 Not Yet Written-By – Grover Washington, Jr. 8:33 B2 Love Makes It Better Written By – H. & H. Mason Written-By – H. Mason*, H. Mason* 8:05 Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Creed Taylor, Inc. Distributed By – Motown Record Corporation Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Alto Saxophone – Gerry Niewood Arranged By [Horns] – David Matthews* Bass – Anthony Jackson Design [Album] – Rene Schumacher Drums – Harvey Mason Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Guitar – Eric Gale Percussion – Ralph MacDonald Photography By – Richard Alcorn Piano – Dave Grusin Producer – Creed Taylor Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington Jr* Trumpet – John Gatchell

USA VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+. NO SCRATCHES, BUT SOME FINGERPRINTS. 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.  



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