Roberta Flack – First Take

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Label:	Atlantic – SD 8230
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , MO - Monarch Pressing, Longwear Plating, Rob Grenell Cut
Country:	US
Released:	1969
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Soul

Tracklist

A1	Compared To What Written-By – Gene McDaniels*	5:15
A2	Angelitos Negros Written-By – Manuel Alvarez Maciste	6:55
A3	Our Ages Or Our Hearts Written-By – Robert Ayers	6:09
A4	I Told Jesus Arranged By – Roberta Flack Written-By – Traditional	6:08
B1	Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye Written-By – Leonard Cohen	4:07
B2	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Written-By – Ewan MacColl	5:21
B3	Tryin' Times Written-By – Leroy Hutson	5:07
B4	Ballad Of The Sad Young Men Written-By – Thomas J. Wolf, Jr.*	7:03

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Published By – Lonport
Published By – Peer International
Published By – Stranger
Published By – Stormking
Published By – Don-Pow
Published By – Empress (3)
Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Engineered At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Mastered At – Longwear Plating
Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – △13499

Credits

Arranged By [Horns], Arranged By [Strings] – William Fischer*
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, A4)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Conductor – William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Design [Cover Design] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bob Liftin
Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
Lacquer Cut By – RG*
Liner Notes – Les McCann
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer – Joel Dorn
Recorded By [Recording Engineer] – William Arlt
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, A4)
Trombone – Bennie Powell* (tracks: A1, A4)
Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A4)
Viola – Theodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Violin – Gene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

This release with 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y. address.
"MO"-suffix matrix numbers denotes a Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing.
Runout variant with LW etched sideways and RG etched on both sides. RG is quite small and easily overlooked.
Runout details are etched except MR (logo) stamped.

Publishers:
A1: Lonport, BMI
A2, A3: Peer International, BMI
A4: Traditional
B1: Stranger, BMI
B2: Stormking, BMI
B3: Don-Pow, BMI
B4: Empress, ASCAP

In performance "Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)" is introduced by Miss Flack as follows: "Painters, why do you always paint white virgins? Paint beautiful black angels."

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York
Re-mix: Regent Sound Studios, New York

© 1969 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.

Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society (A1 to A3, B1 to B3): BMI
Rights Society (B4): ASCAP
Pressing Plant ID (Printed on labels): MO
Pressing Plant ID (Stamped in runouts): MR (in a circle)
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A-691631-MO
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A-691632-MO
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): ST-A-691631-MO- AA (MR) LW AT △13499 RG X
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): ST-A 691632· BB (MR) △13499-X LW AT RG W

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	First Take (LP, Album, Brown Cover, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 8230	US	1969
Recently Edited	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