Tower of Power - Direct (D2D)
RARITY – Sealed
Bass : Vito San Filippo
Brass : Greg Adams, Mic Gillette, Rick Waychesko
Drums : Mark Sanders
Guitar : Willie Fulton
Keyboards : Chester Thompson (2)
Lead Vocals [Lead Singer] : Michael Jeffries
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Saxophone : Emilio Castillo, Lenny Pickett, Stephen Kupka
Vocals [Guest Singer] : Edie Lehmann, James Gilstrap, Oren Waters
1 LP, standard sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Direct Disc Recording
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Label : Sheffield Lab
Original Label : Sheffield Lab
Coordinator [Production] : Patricia Meredith
Engineer : Steve Haselton
Engineer [Assistant] : Mike Sanders
Engineer [Chief For Sheffield Lab] : Steve Haselton
Engineer [Sheffield Field Chief] : Andrew Teton
Executive-Producer : Doug Sax, Lincoln Mayorga
Executive-Producer [For Pasha] : Spencer Proffer
Illustration, Design : Tina Nichols
Lacquer Cut By [Lathe Operator] : Lois Walker, Mike Reese
Lathe Designer [Lathe Design] : Ed Hukoveh
Photography By : Miguel
Plated By [Disc Processing] : Dick Doss, Rick Goldman
Producer : Larry Brown
Production Manager [Stage] : Dave McDonald
Technician [Booth Supervision] : Lincoln Mayorga
Technician [Engineering Technician] : Tom Pessagno
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1981
Tracks:
Side A :
- Fanfare : You Know It
- You 're Gonna Need Me
- Squib Cakes
Side B :
- That's Why I Sing
- What Is Hip
- Never Let Go Of Love
Reviews :
"The Tower of Power finally found their ideal lead singer on this album. Lenny Williams came aboard and gave them both the up-tempo belter and convincing balladeer they had previously lacked. They landed their biggest single hit, "So Very Hard to Go," and also had two other top tunes in "What Is Hip" and "This Time It's Real." The arrangements and production were also excellent, and the horn section was at its explosive best." AllMusic by Ron Wynn
Direct-to-disc (D2D) recording refers to sound recording methods that record audio directly onto analog disc masters bypassing steps as master tapes, overdubs, and mix downs from multi-tracked masters. This approach avoids problems of analog recording tape such as tape hiss (high frequency noise).
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,45 / 5