Various – The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording)
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Island Records – ILS-40170 |
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Catch A Summer 1500 |
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Vinyl
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Japan |
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Genre: |
Stage & Screen |
Style: |
Rocksteady |
Tracklist
| A1 | Jimmy Cliff– | You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:38 |
| A2 | Scotty (2)– | Draw Your Brakes | 2:55 |
| A3 | The Melodians– | Rivers Of Babylon | 4:12 |
| A4 | Jimmy Cliff– | Many Rivers To Cross | 2:57 |
| A5 | The Maytals– | Sweet And Dandy | 2:58 |
| A6 | Jimmy Cliff– | The Harder They Come | 3:36 |
| B1 | The Slickers– | Johnny Too Bad | 3:02 |
| B2 | Desmond Dekker– | Shanty Town | 2:37 |
| B3 | The Maytals– | Pressure Drop | 3:43 |
| B4 | Jimmy Cliff– | Sitting In Limbo | 4:52 |
| B5 | Jimmy Cliff– | You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:38 |
| B6 | Jimmy Cliff– | The Harder They Come | 3:02 |
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- Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
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The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP, Album, Compilation, Gatefold) | Island Records | ILPS-9202 | UK | 1972 | ||
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The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP, Compilation) | Island Records | 86 381 IT | 1972 | |||
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The Harder They Come (Soundtrack) (Cassette, Compilation) | Island Records | ZCI 9202 | UK | 1972 | ||
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The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP, Compilation) | Island Records | ILPS 9202 | Jamaica | 1972 | ||
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The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP, Compilation) | Island Records | ILPS-9202, ILPS 9202 | UK | 1972 |
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I have no experience with the original pressing, but this is a compilation of singles (only the first track was recorded for the film), so recording quality varies. "You Can Get It If You Really Want" comes through a bit flat, without much bottom end. However, bass is very present on "Draw Your Brakes", and the bottom end continues to be present for most of the album, although sounds a bit suppressed on songs like "Sweet and Dandy" and "Johnny Too Bad". I'm not sure if this is the pressing, noting that Japanese pressings are supposedly known for cutting the lower end. "Shanty Town" stands out as being of lower fidelity (although quite good for that).
Overall, the highs appear to have been drawn down a bit, which, again, may be the pressing. There's a bit of channel drift/changing bias toward one side on "Sweet and Dandy" on my copy, and minor sibilance.
Sound is not phenomenal, but, also not bad, and, again, I'm not sure what it should be compared against. It's a great album all the same.
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