Bad Company (3) – Bad Company
Label: |
Analogue Productions – APA 009-45 |
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Series: |
Atlantic 75 Audiophile Series |
Format: |
2 x
Vinyl
, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
, 180g, Gatefold
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Hard Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Can't Get Enough | 4:10 | |
| A2 | Rock Steady | 3:46 | |
| B1 | Ready For Love | 5:00 | |
| B2 | Don't Let Me Down | 4:18 | |
| C1 | Bad Company | 4:50 | |
| C2 | The Way I Choose | 5:05 | |
| D1 | Movin' On | 3:20 | |
| D2 | Seagull | 4:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Music Group
- Licensed From – Swan Song Inc.
- Marketed By – Analogue Productions
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Swan Song Inc.
- Copyright © – Swan Song Inc.
- Pressed By – Quality Record Pressings
- Printed By – Stoughton Printing Co.
- Published By – Badco Music, Inc.
- Recorded At – Headley Grange
- Recorded At – Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
- Mixed At – Olympic Studios
- Mixed At – The Temple Goring
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Credits
- Bass – Boz Burrell (tracks: A1 to D1)
- Drums – Simon Kirke (tracks: A1 to D1)
- Engineer [Recording And Mixdown Engineer] – Ron Nevison
- Guitar – Mick Ralphs (tracks: A1 to D1)
- Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
- Mastered By [Uncredited] – Ryan Smith (2)
- Photography By – Hipgnosis (2)
- Producer [Produced By] – Bad Company (3)
- Saxophone [Saxophones] – Mel Collins
- Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Ron Fawcus
- Vocals – Paul Rodgers
Notes
Comes in a gatefold double pocket jacket and includes a double-page insert for "Atlantic Records 75th Anniversary" and an "Acoustic Sounds" catalog. Each LP comes in a "Quality Record Pressings" rice paper inner sleeve. There are 2 stickers on the front of the shrink-wrap - "Quality Record Pressings" and a "75 Atlantic Audiophile Series" hype sticker.
First 2000 copies are numbered and pressed at QRP. The number is imprinted in gold on the back cover.
The first 500 copies are split into three different limited and numbered subscription sets:
- guaranteed number between 1-100 (full cost up front)
- guaranteed number between 101-250 (paid up front with 5% discount)
- guaranteed number between 251-500 (recurring payments each month prior to shipping)
[Back cover]
Recorded at Headley Grange, Hampshire November 1973
Recording facilities ▪ Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Mixed at Olympic Studios London and The Temple Goring
Cut at The Mastering Lab Los Angeles
100% All-Analog
Mastered and cut to lacquer from a 1/4" flat tape copy of the original master tape.
[Back cover and labels]
℗ & © 1974 & 2023 Swan Song Inc. Produced under license from Swan Song Inc.
Manufactured for Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
[Labels]
℗ 1974 Swan Song Inc.
[75 Atlantic hype sticker]
⋅ 75 historic titles hand-picked and supervised by Analogue Productions CEO Chad Kassem
⋅ Mastered from the original analog tapes or best available source by top mastering engineers
⋅ Cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl
[Acoustic Sounds release page]
Mastered and cut to lacquer from a 1/4" flat tape copy of the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
All runouts are etched except 'STERLING' is stamped.
The Mastering Lab is credited as the lacquer cutting facility on the jacket, but the runouts indicate that this pressing was cut at Sterling Sound.
First 2000 copies are numbered and pressed at QRP. The number is imprinted in gold on the back cover.
The first 500 copies are split into three different limited and numbered subscription sets:
- guaranteed number between 1-100 (full cost up front)
- guaranteed number between 101-250 (paid up front with 5% discount)
- guaranteed number between 251-500 (recurring payments each month prior to shipping)
[Back cover]
Recorded at Headley Grange, Hampshire November 1973
Recording facilities ▪ Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Mixed at Olympic Studios London and The Temple Goring
Cut at The Mastering Lab Los Angeles
100% All-Analog
Mastered and cut to lacquer from a 1/4" flat tape copy of the original master tape.
[Back cover and labels]
℗ & © 1974 & 2023 Swan Song Inc. Produced under license from Swan Song Inc.
Manufactured for Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
[Labels]
℗ 1974 Swan Song Inc.
[75 Atlantic hype sticker]
⋅ 75 historic titles hand-picked and supervised by Analogue Productions CEO Chad Kassem
⋅ Mastered from the original analog tapes or best available source by top mastering engineers
⋅ Cut at 45 RPM and pressed on 180-Gram Heavyweight Vinyl
[Acoustic Sounds release page]
Mastered and cut to lacquer from a 1/4" flat tape copy of the original master tape by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
All runouts are etched except 'STERLING' is stamped.
The Mastering Lab is credited as the lacquer cutting facility on the jacket, but the runouts indicate that this pressing was cut at Sterling Sound.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 53088 75097 7
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 753088750977
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Other (Identifier on hype sticker): S ATLANTIC 75
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): APA 009-045-A RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): APA 009-045-B RE1 RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): APA 009-045-C RKS STERLING
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): APA 009-045-D RKS STERLING
Other Versions (5 of 200)
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Bad Company (LP, Album, RI - PRC Richmond Pressing) | Swan Song | SS 8410 | US | 1974 | ||
| Bad Co (LP, Album, Gatefold, Copyright Control) | Island Records | ILPS 9279 | UK | 1974 | |||
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Bad Co (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Swan Song | SS 8410 | Canada | 1974 | ||
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Bad Co. (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) | Island Records | 88 005 XOT | 1974 | |||
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Bad Company (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Island Records | 9101 636 | 1974 |
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Reviews
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Truly stunning in most respects. Does better the Rhino Hifi KPG cut in expanse and detail sweetness/cleanliness but its got a little less bass which just spoils things slightly. In fact its almost on the verge of being too light in the bass. Its definately a case of questioning if the 45rpm inconvenience is worth it, seeing as the KPG is so excellent itself. For sure once the latter halves of the KPG are in play, the AP 45 is pulling ahead in almost every respect but that 33 still sings. Both are excellent choices. A warmer system with a rich bass will find the AP wins. A leaner system may play better with KPG.
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Edited 11 months agoI don't know if this isn't selling all that fast or what the deal is, but I was pretty shocked when copy #1,014 landed on my doorstep today, considering I ordered this & another LP from Acoustic Sounds on June 7th and it's been out since December of '23. I thought for sure I'd end up with an unnumbered copy by now.
“¯\_(ツ)_/¯“
Number shenanigans and all that aside, this sounds incredible to me.. Clean, clear, punchy and dynamic. Unfortunately I don't have any other pressings to compare it with, but I have no complaints whatsoever and it's certainly not "boring" sounding, like some others have said. YMMV -
So far all 9 of my Atlantic 75 series lps have been great. They're so damn quiet and with virtually no pops or clicks I honestly don't know how they do it. Seriously they are more peaceful than the Steely Dan UHQRS. This early 70s rocker never sounded better with just the right amount of everything without sounding harsh or too bass heavy. Buying and listening to these puts us audiophiles in our happy place.
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Great pressing, great jacket. Forgot how boring this music is though. So bored, but it sounds good and it’s an album from my childhood so I’ll keep it.
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I dropped the needle on this new 45rpm pressing expecting to be blown away, but I was under whelmed.
I could not put my finger on why, I mean the vinyl is dead quite, flat and the sound is very smooth, but is just not engaging or exciting.
So I put on my old copy 1974 copy Bad Company and immediately it sounded exciting and engaging. I then did a lot of A/B comparing back and forth and while the 45rpm version technically is a very good pressing it just lacks that magic.
Just to clarify I have a very good stereo and to give you an idea the cartridge is a Kiseki Purple Heart NS with gear to match.
If I had to choose only one to keep, it would be the 1974 version and it only cost me $28AUD.
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Don't Let Me Down, you know I'm Ready for Love, I need to Rock Steady, and I Can't Get Enough - The Way I Choose, I keep Movin' On looking for the best sounding pressing of Bad Company, and the Seagull has finally flown home !!!!
It IS the Greatest Of All Time !!! -
This was such a fun listen. There is so much punch and drive on this recording. I cranked it and just rocked along to the music!
The original has always been great but the 75th just takes the music to another level. I often ask myself, was the price worth it while listening to a new record? The answer is yes all day long for this pressing. -
This release is the GOAT. Owning the best previous releases, i can argue this one is just perfect. (Spinning on system with active ATC 100 speakers + VTL 6.5 + Kuzma/4point + Zyx r1000 Airy 3 SB)
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Concurring with all the positive reviews here. I have just about every incarnation of this album…LP’s, Tape, 8 Track, Reel, Flac…
This is the ONE to have. Exceptional. -
An exceptional sounding copy.
Mine is # 1462
The first 2000 copies are Pressed at QRP and have a gold numbered imprint on the back cover.
The QRP pressings have been silent except for the rare micro vinyl burr or speck of dust, after a few plays those even went away.
You do get the feeling you have obtained a very special album that is historic in its quality and place in analog LP reproduction.
As far as the mastering on this format I think we have reached the limit of what can be done with the current analog technology.
Which quite frankly is astonishingly great.
I have 4 different albums of the Atlantic 75th - 45rpm series and everyone of them has been a joy to listen to.
They grab you, immerse you, and bring you a step closer to the master tape heard all those years ago in the studio's master control.
You need at least a reasonably good turntable/cart > phono preamp to really start to hear heats in these grooves.
The better your Cart > Table > Phono Pre the more these albums revel to you.
Well done Analogue Productions!
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