The Lords Of The New Church – Is Nothing Sacred? Label:
I.R.S. Records – SP70039, I.R.S. Records – SP-70039
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Rockaway Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1983
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Rock & Roll, Punk
A1 Dance With Me 3:24
A2 Bad Timing 3:40
A3 Johnny Too Bad 3:58
A4 Don't Worry Children 3:43
A5 The Night Is Calling 4:56
B1 Black Girl White Girl 3:40
B2 Goin' Downtown 3:50
B3 Tale Of Two Cities 4:21
B4 World Without End 5:26
B5 Partners In Crime 2:41
B6 Live For Today
Engineer [Additional] – Chris Andersen
Producer, Engineer, Synth – Todd Rundgren
Written-By – Julien*, Mogol, Shapiro*
3:42
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – I.R.S., Inc.
Copyright © – International Record Syndicate, Inc.
Published By – Illegal Songs, Inc.
Published By – Copyright Control
Recorded At – Farmyard Studios
Recorded At – Utopia Sound
Produced For – Alchemedia Productions Inc.
Mastered At – A&M Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Manufactured By – A&M Records, Inc.
Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis
Alto Saxophone, Trumpet – Simon Lloyd
Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals – Dave Tregunna
Drums, Backing Vocals – Nicky Turner
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Brian James
Lead Vocals – Stiv Bator*
Photography By – Chris Garnham, Paul Glasson
Producer – The Lords* (tracks: A1 to B5)
Sleeve – Graham Humphreys
Synth, Keyboards – Matt Black
Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet – Rudi Thomson*
Written-By – James* (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B5), Tregunna* (tracks: A4), Turner* (tracks: A5), Bator* (tracks: A1 to B5)
Catalog number SP70039 appears on spine, back cover and inner sleeve. Catalog number SP-70039 appears on labels
Recorded at Farmyard Studios, England. Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles.
"Live For Today" Recorded at Utopia Sound Studios, Lake Hill NY. Produced for Alchemedia Prod. Inc.
Mastered at Sterling Sound NYC
USA FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM WITH ORIGINAL PRINTED INNER SLEEVE.
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR. INNER SLEEVE HAS TOP CORNER SEAM SPLIT.
DISC: EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES. 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.