James Taylor - Flag (Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering)
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Arnold McCuller - Backing Vocals (B2)
David Asley - Backing Vocals (B2)
Leland Sklar - Bass (A1 to B1, B4-6)
Don Grolnick - Clavinet (A1-3, A5), Electric Piano (A1), Organ (A4, B1-2, B6), Electric Piano (A5, B1-2, B4, B6), Synthesizer [Arp String Ensemble] (A5), Harmonium (B2), Piano (B2), Percussion [Shoe] (B2)
Russell Kunkel - Drums (A1 to B2, B4-6), Timbales (A3), Cowbell (A3), Congas (B5)
Danny Kortchmar - Electric Guitar (A1-5, B1-2, B4, B6)
Waddy Wachtel - Electric Guitar (A2), Acoustic Guitar (A4), Electric Guitar (B4)
Ralph Schuckett - Organ (A2)
Steve Forman - Timbales (A2), Tambourine (A2), Percussion [Mazda Phone] (A5), Cowbell (B1), Congas (B2), Waterphone (B2)
David Sanborn - Saxophone (A4)
Dan Dugmore - Steel Guitar [Pedal Steel] (A5)
Jesse Levy - Cello (B2)
Louise Schulman - Viola (B2)
Strings arranged and conducted by David Spinozza (A3)
Strings arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin (B4)
Written by J. Taylor (A1-2, A4 to B3, B5-6), John Lennon (A3), Paul McCartney (A3), Z. Wiesner (B2), G. Goffin (B4), Carole King (B4)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded January 4 – March 25, 1979 at Sound Factory (Hollywood) with additional recording at Media Sound (New York City)
Recorded and mixed by Val Garay
Engineered by George Ybarra, Lincoln Clapp, Michael O'Reilly
Produced by Peter Asher
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich and Rob LoVerde
Originally released in May 1979
Reissued in 2011
Tracks:
Side A:
- Company Man
- Johnnie Comes Back
- Day Tripper
- I Will Not Lie For You
- Brother Trucker
- Is That the Way You Look?
Side B:
- B.S.U.R.
- Rainy Day Man
- Millworker
- Up On The Roof
- Chanson Francaise
- Sleep Come Free Me
Reviews :
“James Taylor followed his double-platinum Columbia Records label debut, JT, with this hodgepodge of a record. There are pointless covers of the Beatles' "Day Tripper" and the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," a remake of Taylor's own "Rainy Day Man," songs written for the failed Broadway musical Working, and a few inconsequential new Taylor compositions. The usual brain trust (producer Peter Asher), and the usual backup team (Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Dan Grolnick, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel) were on board, but the cruise was a snooze.” AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 3.91 / 5