Roberta FlackFirst Take

Label:

Atlantic – SD 8230

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo , Record Club Of America

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Compared To What
Baritone SaxophoneSeldon Powell
Tenor Saxophone [Tenor Sax]Frank Wess
TromboneBennie Powell*
TrumpetJoe Newman
Written-ByGene McDaniels*
5:15
A2 Angelitos Negros
Written-ByManuel Alvarez Maciste
6:55
A3 Our Ages Or Our Hearts
Written-ByRobert Ayers*
6:09
A4 I Told Jesus
Arranged ByRoberta Flack
Baritone SaxophoneSeldon Powell
Tenor SaxophoneFrank Wess
TromboneBennie Powell*
TrumpetJoe Newman
Written-ByTraditional
6:08
B1 Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Written-ByLeonard Cohen
4:07
B2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Written-ByEwan MacColl
5:21
B3 Tryin' Times
Written-ByLeroy Hutson
5:07
B4 Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
Written-ByThomas J. Wolf, Jr.*
7:03

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Manufactured ByAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Manufactured ByRecord Club Of America, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Atlantic Recording Corporation
  • Pressed ByPresswell
  • Licensed FromAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Licensed ToRecord Club Of America, Inc.
  • Mastered AtAtlantic Studios
  • Recorded AtAtlantic Studios
  • Published ByLonport
  • Published ByPeer International
  • Published ByStranger
  • Published ByStormking
  • Published ByDon-Pow
  • Published ByEmpress (3)

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings]William Fischer*
  • BassRon Carter
  • CelloGeorge Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • Conductor [Strings]William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • Design [Cover]Stanislaw Zagorski
  • DrumsRay Lucas
  • Engineer [Re-mix]Bob Liftin
  • Engineer [Recording]William Arlt
  • GuitarJohn Pizzarelli*
  • Liner NotesLes McCann
  • Mastered ByGeorge Piros
  • Photography By [Cover Photo]Ken Heinen
  • Piano, VocalsRoberta Flack
  • ProducerJoel Dorn
  • ViolaTheodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • ViolinGene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

Errors & Inconsistencies:
Conflicting manufacturing information:
"Manufactured under license issued by Atlantic Recording Corporation to Record Club of America, Inc."
"Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y."

Runouts are etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to A3, B1 to B3): BMI
  • Rights Society (B4): ASCAP
  • Pressing Plant ID: PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Label matrix side A): ST-A-691631 PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Label matrix side B): ST-A-691632 PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ST-A-691631H AT/GP PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ST-B-691632 - B LW AT W
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ST-A-691631H AT/GP PR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ST-A-691632H AT/GP PR

Other Versions (5 of 158)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, PR - Presswell Pressing, CRC Sticker) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969
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First Take (LP, Album, CTH - Terre Haute Pressing) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969

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  • martyhmcgee's avatar
    martyhmcgee
    Edited 2 months ago
    Dynamic, wide pressing of a classic album, thanks to the expert cut made by the always dependable George Piros. P.S. Respinning this today in Roberta's memory. RIP 2.24.25

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