Roberta FlackFirst Take

Label:

Atlantic – SW-94376

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo , Capitol Record Club Scranton Press

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Soul

Tracklist

A1 Compared To What
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
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 CompanyCapitol Record Club – SW-94376
  • Manufactured ByCapitol Records, Inc.
  • Licensed FromAtlantic Recording Corporation
  • Recorded AtAtlantic Studios
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings]William Fischer*
  • Baritone SaxophoneSeldon Powell (tracks: A1, A4)
  • 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
  • Photography ByKen Heinen
  • Piano, VocalsRoberta Flack
  • ProducerJoel Dorn
  • Tenor SaxophoneFrank Wess (tracks: A1, A4)
  • TromboneBennie Powell* (tracks: A1, A4)
  • TrumpetJoe Newman (tracks: A1, A4)
  • ViolaTheodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
  • ViolinGene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

Capitol Record Club issue. Stamped triangle in runouts with "I AM" inside indicates Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton pressing.
This version has Side One / Side Two markings on labels, compared with this similar Scranton club pressing which omits them.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A - etched, [stamped]): SW-1-94376 R3 #1 [△IAM]
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B - etched, [stamped]): SW-2-94376 W4 #2 [△IAM]

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
First Take (LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, Record Club Of America) Atlantic SD 8230 US 1969

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