Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra* – Promises
Label: | Luaka Bop – 6 80899 0097-1-0 |
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Country: | USA & Europe |
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Genre: | Electronic, Jazz |
Style: | Soul-Jazz, Modal |
Tracklist
| A | Movements 1-5 | |
| B | Movements 6-9 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – Luaka Bop, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Luaka Bop, Inc.
- Recorded At – Sargent Recorders
- Recorded At – Air Lyndhurst Studios
- Mixed At – EMS4
- Pressed By – Schallplattenfabrik Pallas GmbH – 56593
Credits
- Conductor – Sally Herbert
- Design, Layout – Paul Diddy
- Engineer – Jeremy Murphy, Sean Cook (4)
- Executive-Producer – Eric Welles-Nyström, Yale Evelev
- Lacquer Cut By – CB*
- Leader [LSO] – Carmine Lauri
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Tim Pennells
- Mixed By, Arranged By, Written By – Sam Shepherd
- Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
- Painting ["Congress"] – Julie Mehretu
- Photography By – Tom Powel Imaging
- Photography By [London] – Shawn Johnson (9)
- Photography By [Los Angeles] – Eric Welles-Nyström
- Piano, Harpsichord, Celesta, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Electric Organ [Hammond B3], Synthesizer [Oberheim 4 Voice], Synthesizer [OB-Xa], Synthesizer [Solina String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Therevox ET-4.3], Synthesizer [EMS Synthi], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Synthesizer [Buchla 200e] – Sam Shepherd
- Recorded By – John Prestage
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Ashley Andrew-Jones, Gianluca Massimo
- Score Editor – Colin Rae, Olli Cunningham
- Tenor Saxophone, Voice – Pharoah Sanders
Notes
"A composition for Saxophone, Strings, Keyboards and Electronics entitled 'Promises' by Sam Shepherd."
Marbled vinyl version, Xmas 2021 special edition, housed in a die-cut gatefold sleeve, with a 12x12" insert.
Sticker on shrink-wrap:
SOME PEOPLE LIKE SPECIAL COLOR VINYL.
FOR THEM WE MADE THIS.
Runout notes:
"-56593-" is stamped, everything else is etched.
Marbled vinyl version, Xmas 2021 special edition, housed in a die-cut gatefold sleeve, with a 12x12" insert.
Sticker on shrink-wrap:
SOME PEOPLE LIKE SPECIAL COLOR VINYL.
FOR THEM WE MADE THIS.
Runout notes:
"-56593-" is stamped, everything else is etched.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 6 80899 10971 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 680899109710
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): Luaka Bop-0097-A2 CB -56593-VI
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): Luaka Bop-0097-B2 CB -56593-III
Other Versions (5 of 20)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | Promises (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Luaka Bop | LBOP097 | US | 2020 | ||
| Promises (LP, Album, Limited Edition, 180 Gram) | Luaka Bop | 6 80899 0097-1-3 | US | 2021 | |||
| Promises (LP, Album, Stereo) | Luaka Bop | 6 80899 0097-1-3 | Europe | 2021 | |||
New Submission | Promises (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear Blue) | Luaka Bop | 6 80899 0097-1-3 | UK | 2021 | ||
New Submission | Promises (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Gold) | Luaka Bop | 6 80899 0097-1-3 | Germany | 2021 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- From the reviews it seems like it's hit or miss with this one. My copy sounds great. Highly recommended.
My copy is perfectly quiet, almost flat. Very nice quality of the packaging, thick cardboard.
Edited 3 months agoNot sure how this passed QA, my copy was warped, with noise and also one side has double label (but one is offset by like 1cm and can't be removed without leaving mark on runout and label below). I'm returning this one.
Edit: 180 gram version I got as replacement is perfect!
My copy is perfect, sounds nice and quiet. Gatefold and vinyl colour are amazing. Very happy about it, especiialy for this price.
My copy is warped with loads of surface noise -- Edited 11 months agoAstonishing music, so beautiful!
The sound is superb - deep and wide. Very dynamic, no distortions or sibilances even during the most loud parts.
Beautiful embossed packaging and the colors of the record itself.
My copy is almost silent, guess I’m lucky (not always :)). Antistatic inner sleeve for the record, which is always good.
Just six stars out of five. 
Edited 11 months agoI thought that the same music had been pressed on both sides for a bit there but 1st and 6th movements begin quite similar 😂 my pressing is great.. silent- Beautiful album, however my copy is almost unlistenable due to all the crackles. Should probably have returned it, but too late now.
I took a chance and happy to report this particular version is flat, quiet vinyl that sounds very good. I would have preferred a beautiful slab of mirror like black vinyl
as not into coloured variants but this pale marbled blue is visually pleasing at least.
An album I have loved since its release but held back due to the negative feedback around pressing quality issues. There have been multiple releases and most seem dogged by the same issues. This is quiet and gentle music that requires a quality pressing - and here we have one.
Lots of Surface noise on all the record, damaged stamp
Returning it
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