Roberta Flack – First Take

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Label:	Atlantic – SD 8230
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Promo, Mono
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
Pressed By – Presswell

Credits

Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – William Fischer*
Baritone Saxophone – Seldon Powell (tracks: A1, B3)
Bass – Ron Carter
Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Conductor [Strings] – William Fischer* (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Design [Cover] – Stanislaw Zagorski
Drums – Ray Lucas
Engineer [Re-mix] – Bob Liftin
Engineer [Recording] – William Arlt
Guitar – John Pizzarelli*
Liner Notes – Les McCann
Photography By – Ken Heinen
Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack
Producer – Joel Dorn
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1, B3)
Trombone – Bennie Powell* (tracks: A1, B3)
Trumpet – Joe Newman (tracks: A1, B3)
Viola – Theodore Israel (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)
Violin – Gene Orloff (tracks: A2 to B2, B4)

Notes

Promo-only mono pressing. Has white promo labels with 8230 catalog number and "Sample Copy Not For Sale" text. Comes in the standard stereo cover with stereo catalog number (SD 8230) and 2 added stickers, one with suggested cuts for airplay and the other stating "d/j copy monaural CSG process".

Also exists as a stereo white label promo: First Take

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): A-13095 PR
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): A-13096 PR
Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout): A - 13095 - A X AT
Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout): A - 13096 - A X AT

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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