{"product_id":"roberta-flack-first-take-lp","title":"Roberta Flack - First Take - LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColored Vinyl, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eSilver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe breakthrough debut by the iconic mistress of pop, jazz, soul, R\u0026amp;B, blues is unparalleled in the years since in it's genre blending, emotional power, and raw impact. Recorded over 10 hours in 1969 during the turmoil of the late 60s in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King, and before the general realization of the cultural shift that would become embodied in Woodstock, First Take is the work of a woman who was known as a child prodigy and would later earn the title of genius. The album opens with \"Compared To What,\" a politically charged track that pre-dated Marvin Gaye's \"What's Going On\" (an incredible cover of which was released digitally by Flack in 2021), an emotional cover of \"Angelitos Negros,\" a definitive interpretation of Leonard Cohen's \"Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye\" and the generation-defining interpretation of \"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,\" First Take is a tour-de-force record that encapsulates the emotional rollercoaster of living in what a Confucian Curse might identify as \"interesting times.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Disc 1 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Compared to What (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e2 Angelitos Negros (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e3 Our Ages or Our Hearts (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e4 I Told Jesus (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e- Disc 2 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e3 Tryin' Times (2020 Remaster)\u003cbr\u003e4 Ballad of the Sad Young Men (2020 Remaster)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666391970124,"sku":"603497837410","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/4182925-2946192.jpg?v=1770371832","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/roberta-flack-first-take-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}