Pat Metheny Group – Letter From Home

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Label:	Metheny Group Productions – GHS 24245
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , SRC Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1989
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Latin Jazz

Tracklist

Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Steve Rodby
Acoustic Guitar, Tipple, Synthesizer [Synclavier], Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer, Guitar [12 String Guitar, Soprano Guitars] – Pat Metheny
Artwork [Art], Design – Shed (8)
Co-producer – Steve Rodby
Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – David Sholemson
Drums, Percussion [Caja], Percussion [Additional] – Paul Wertico
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Roy Hendrickson
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Bruce Calder
Lyrics By [Spanish Lyrics By] – Pedro Aznar (tracks: B2)
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Rob Eaton (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B2, B6)
Percussion – Armando Marçal
Photography By – Skip Brown (4)
Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Accordion, Trumpet, Synthesizer [Synclavier] – Lyle Mays
Producer – Pat Metheny
Producer [Associate] – Paul Wertico
Recorded By – Rob Eaton
Technician [Technical Assistance] – Niki Gatos
Voice, Acoustic Guitar, Marimba, Tenor Saxophone, Melodica, Percussion [Additional], Vibraphone [Vibes], Charango – Pedro Aznar
Written By – Pedro Aznar (tracks: B4)
Written-By – Pat Metheny

Specialty Records Corporation pressing.

℗ 1989 Metheny Group Productions
© 1989 The David Geffen Company

Some copies are stamped with a post-production gold Promotional Use Only statement.

Runouts are etched.

Barcode (Scanned): 075992424516
Barcode (Text): 0 7599-24245-1 6
Pressing Plant ID (Embossed around side B center hole): E A S T
Pressing Plant ID (Etched in runouts): SP
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): GHS-24245-A-SR1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): MASTERDISK DMM GHS-24245-B-SR2-DMM SP1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): GHS-2̶24245-A-SR1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): MASTERDISK DMM GHS-2-̶ 4245-B-SR2-DMM SP1-1

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Letter From Home (LP, Album)	Geffen Records	45006-L, 45.006	Venezuela	1989
Recently Edited	Letter From Home (LP, Album)	Metheny Group Productions	924 245-1	Europe	1989
Recently Edited	Letter From Home (CD, Album)	Geffen Records	924 245-2	Europe	1989
New Submission	Letter From Home (LP, Album)	Geffen Records	LP-7-1 2023165, 924245-1	Yugoslavia	1989
Recently Edited	Letter From Home (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro)	Geffen Records	M5G 24245	US	1989

mikeSF_ Oct 27, 2022
Edited one year ago

A lifelong Metheny fan, this is my favorite record and I doubted I would find a clean vinyl copy since they are pretty rare. Spotted this and paid a for it without any second thoughts.

The music is exquisite. Along with First Circle and Still Life(Talking), this is Pat's Brazil-era sound with large ensemble, latin percussion, horns, voices, the works. The magic formula is well dialed-in by this point: Lyle M, Steve R, and Paul W.

The mix is fantastic. Super layered and immersive throughout. Dynamics and details. Mastered by Bob Ludwig. Thankfully, I can say as much about this pressing, big and detailed, no complaints whatsoever.

5 stars for a true contemporary jazz masterpiece.
Vivalafica Mar 29, 2021
Edited 4 years ago

What a stunning record! Music is absolutely breathtaking, one of his best album (in my opinion) and this US press sounds just perfect, lively and dynamic, joy to the ears, solace for the soul...