| CODE | Leon Russell – Leon Russell
Label: Audio Fidelity (3) – AFZLP 257, Universal Music Special Markets – B0024494-01, Capitol Records – B0024494-01
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Blue
Country: US
Released: Apr 2017
Genre: Rock
"Leon Russell" is the debut solo album by the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leon Russell. It followed his debut with the Midnight String Quartet
and a production by Russell and Marc Benno billed as "The Asylum Choir".
~Audiofidelity.com:
"There may not be a more versatile or accomplished musician in all rock'n'roll"
One of the most startingly original debut albums ever, "Leon Russell" was the culmination of many years' apprenticeship behind-the-scenes of the music business,
where he was a well-known and long-respected figure. As one of the most accomplished musicians to emerge from the '60s music scene, Leon Russell proved equally
accomplished as a singer, guitarist, keyboard player, composer and producer.
Combing those skill after a long apprecnticeship in Hollywood recording studios, by the '70s Leon was widely recognized as one of rock's true renaissance men.
On this recording, Russell was surrounded by a cast of top-level musicians including Chris Stainton and Alan Spenner, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Klaus
Voorman, Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, B.J. Wilson, Joe Cocker and back-up singers, Merry Clayton and
Clydie King.
Among the wonderful songs included are "Delta Lady," his standard-to-be, "A Song For You," and "Hummingbird."
Companies, etc:
Manufactured By – Universal Music Enterprises
Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mastered At – Cohearent Audio
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-99638
Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-99639
Credits:
Coordinator – Roberta Ballard
Design – Tom Wilkes (2)
Design [Reissue] – Bob Wynne Graphics
Engineer, Mixed By – Glyn Johns
Mastered By – Kevin Gray
Photography By – Jim McCrary
Producer – Denny Cordell, Leon Russell
Written-By – Bonnie Bramlett (tracks: B3), Chris Stainton (tracks: A2), Greg Dempsey (tracks: B2, B6), Leon Russell
Notes:
Produced by Denny Cordell & Leon Russell
Mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Numbered pressing on 180g pure virgin vinyl.
© 2017 Capitol Records, LLC.
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Barcode: 780014225711
Matrix / Runout (Label A): AFZLP 257-A
Matrix / Runout (Label B): AFZLP 257-B
Matrix / Runout (Etched A): AFZLP 257 B0024494-01-A S-99638 KG@CA
Matrix / Runout (Etched B): AFZLP 257 B0024494-01-B S-99639 KG@CA
Vinyl Condition: Sealed, mint
Ripping Info:
Vinyl Preparation:
Spin Clean (Homebrew Enzyme Cleaner, Spin Clean Solution, Distilled Water Rinse)
Custom Vacuum Table
Milty Zerostat
Onzow Zerodust
Carbon Fiber Brush
Ripping Hardware:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Quartz Direct Drive TT (Full KAB modified)
-Jelco SA-750D Tonearm
-Trans-Fi Audio 'Reso-Mat'
Clearaudio Maestro V2 Moving Magnet Cartridge (Re1)
Pro-Ject Audio – Tube Box DS (Genalex Gold Lion Reissue Tubes)
Lynx Hilo 24bit/192kHz USB Audio Interface
Software:
iZotope RX3 Advanced (Processing @32bit(float) 192kHz)
-thorough manual declick
-normalization to -0.5dB
-Resampling to 96kHz with iZotope SRC and Dithering to 24bit with Izotope MBIT+
CD Wave Editor Track Splitting
FLAC Encoding & Full Tagging in dbpoweramp Music Converter
Full Artwork Scans with Large Format Scanner
Microsoft ICE for Composite Image Stitching
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