DAVID BOWIE, Let's Dance ROBERT LUDWIG MASTERDISK USA 1st pressing LP

David Bowie ‎– Let's Dance Label: EMI America ‎– SO-17093 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester  Country: US Released: 1983 Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Art Rock, Dance-pop, Pop Rock TracklistHide Credits A1 Modern Love Written-By – Bowie* 4:46 A2 China Girl Written-By – David Bowie, Iggy Pop 5:32 A3 Let's Dance Written-By – David Bowie 7:38 A4 Without You Bass – Bernard Edwards Written-By – David Bowie 3:08 B1 Ricochet Written-By – David Bowie 5:14 B2 Criminal World Written-By – Duncan Browne, Peter Godwin, Sean Lyons 4:25 B3 Cat People (Putting Out Fire) Lyrics By – David Bowie Music By – Giorgio Moroder 5:09 B4 Shake It Written-By – David Bowie 3:49 Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc. Licensed To – EMI AMERICA Records Phonographic Copyright (p) – David Bowie Copyright (c) – David Bowie Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester Published By – Jones Music Published By – Bug Music Published By – James Osterberg Music Published By – Fleur Music Published By – The Hudson Bay Music Co. Published By – MCA Music Published By – Music Corporation Of America, Inc. Mastered At – Masterdisk Produced For – Fast Forward Productions Credits Arranged By [Horns] – Bowie*, Rodgers* Baritone Saxophone – Steve Elson Bass – Carmine Rojas Design [Package] – Mick Haggerty Drums – Omar Hakim, Tony Thompson (2) Engineer [Assistant] – Dave Greenberg Engineer, Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain Flute – Robert Arron*, Stan Harrison, Steve Elson Guitar – Nile Rodgers Keyboards – Rob Sabino Lead Guitar – Stevie Ray Vaughan Mastered By – Bob Ludwig Painting [Cover] – Derek Boshier Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Photography By – Greg Gorman Producer, Mixed By [Assistant] – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers Tenor Saxophone – Robert Arron*, Stan Harrison Trumpet – Mac Gollehon Vocals – David Spinner, Frank Simms, George Simms Vocals [Uncredited] – David Bowie   

USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.

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.  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.  

MATRIX:  SIDE A: SO-1-17093-Z-5 #3 MASTERDISK RL –––◁ /  SIDE B: SO-2-17093-Z-6 #4 MASTERDISK  –––◁.

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, SOME SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   MIDDLE SPINE ONCE INCH SEAM SPLIT. INNER SLEEVE HAS MIDDLE SEAM SPLITS.

DISC[S]: VERY GOOD+. ONE SMALL CIRCULAR SCRATCH ON TRACK 3 SIDE ONE, OTHERWISE JUST SOME PLAY SCUFFS/HAIRLINES AND A FEW FINGERPRINTS. CLEAN LABELS.