The Hondells – Go Little Honda More images Label: Mercury – MG 20940, Mercury – MG-20940 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: US Released: Oct 1964 Genre: Rock Style: Surf Tracklist Hide Credits A1 Little Honda Written-By – Brian Wilson Written-By – Brian Wilson 2:03 A2 Mean Streak Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 2:00 A3 A Guy Without Wheels Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 2:05 A4 The Wild One 2:05 A5 Haulin' Honda Written-By – Richie Podolor* Written-By – Richie Podolor* 2:30 A6 Hot Rod High Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 2:10 B1 Death Valley Run Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 1:55 B2 Two Wheel Show Stopper Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 2:15 B3 Black Boots And Bikes Written-By – Richie Podolor* Written-By – Richie Podolor* 3:00 B4 Ridin' Trails Written-By – Usher*, Christian* Written-By – Usher*, Christian* 2:16 B5 Hon-Da Beach Party Written-By – Gary Usher Written-By – Gary Usher 2:17 B6 Rip's Bike Written-By – Mike Curb Written-By – Mike Curb 2:00 Companies, etc. Copyright © – Wayne Printing Corp. Credits Arranged By – Gary Usher Directed By – Nick Venet Featuring – Richie Burns* Liner Notes – Roger Christian Photography By, Design [Cover] – James R. Silke* Recorded By [Engineer] – Rex Updegraph* Notes Printed In U.S.A. Wayne Printing Corp. 1964  Front cover: The Hondells! The Number One Cyclists  

USA MONO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL POLY INNER SLEEVE.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, SOME LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  TWO DRILL HOLES LEFT SIDE.  INNER SLEEVE VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VERY GOOD+ JUST SHORT OF EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AND 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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