Pat Metheny – Bright Size Life
Label: | ECM Records – ECM 1073, ECM Records – ECM 1073 552 3892 |
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Series: | Luminessence |
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Country: | Worldwide |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz |
Style: | Fusion |
Tracklist
| A1 | Bright Size Life | 4:45 | |
| A2 | Sirabhorn | 5:27 | |
| A3 | Unity Village | 3:38 | |
| A4 | Missouri Uncompromised | 4:13 | |
| B1 | Midwestern Nights Dream | 6:00 | |
| B2 | Unquity Road | 3:36 | |
| B3 | Omaha Celebration | 4:17 | |
| B4 | Round Trip / Broadway Blues | 4:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – ECM Records GmbH
- Copyright © – ECM Records GmbH
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 39687
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar [6-string], Electric Guitar [12-string] – Pat Metheny
- Bass – Jaco Pastorius
- Drums – Bob Moses
Notes
Cut from the original masters. Newly designed packaging with original artwork. Luminessence ECM Vinyl.
Made in EU. Made in Germany.
Pat Metheny's debut album on ECM, Bright Size Life, originally released in 1976.
Made in EU. Made in Germany.
Pat Metheny's debut album on ECM, Bright Size Life, originally released in 1976.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 0602455238924
- Barcode (Text): 6 02455 23892 4
- Label Code: LC 02516
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Var.1): 39687 1A ECM1073
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Var.1): 39687 1B ECM1073
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Var. 2): 39687 2A ECM1073
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Var. 2): 39687 2B ECM1073
Other Versions (5 of 56)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Bright Size Life (Cassette, Album) | ECM Records | ECM M5E 1073 | US | 1976 | |||
New Submission | Bright Size Life (LP, Album, Stereo) | ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM Records | ECM 1073, ECM 1073 ST, 2301 073 | Germany | 1976 | ||
New Submission | Bright Size Life (LP, Album) | ECM Records | PAP-9043 | Japan | 1976 | ||
| Bright Size Life (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) | ECM Records, ECM Records | ECM-1-1073, 2310 454 | US | 1976 | |||
New Submission | Bright Size Life (LP, Album, Promo) | ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM Records | ECM 1073, ECM 1073 ST, 2301 073 | Germany | 1976 |
Recommendations
2021 WorldwideVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Reviews
I did the A-B comparison of this Luminessence with my original german first pressing. Indeed the original pressing from 1976 is better: Jaco's bass goes deeper and is more present while there is more air in between the three artists, and a bit more colour in all instruments.
Of course, the 2024 vinyl is of excellent physical quality: completely flat and even less noisy than the 1976 original.
I have an original German. I didn't AB test, but this sounds great and will probably be my main player since the German unfortunately has a repetitive skip on the second track. Too beautiful an album to deal with that.- Edited 3 months agoWhy isn't this pressing 180 g?
About the sound, as far as I’m concerned don’t bother. Get a clean original press and you will enjoy it more. 
Edited 3 months agoListening to this on it's own merit this album is mastered well. Comparing it to an O.G. German first pressing, on my system, the O.G. is still superior. I find that Pat's guitar & Jaco's bass are more prominent on the original. However if you can't get an original, I still recommend this one. Unless you owned an original, you wont be missing anything.- Flawless. Dead silent and the dynamics are suburb, the best I've ever heard the album. Kops in Toronto had an original for close to twice the price of this reissue and I took a chance on this one and couldn't be happier. Sorry to hear about the issues, but there are good copies out there. Metheny/Jaco/Moses - Magic!
Edited 4 months agoI recently purchased this pressing directly from ECM. And also found side A to be distorted (clearly audible). Side B had no issues.
I contacted ECM and they immediately send me a new copy. They opened it and tested it for the defect to ensure that the new shipped version was not affected. They asked me to send back the faulty pressing.
The new pressing is flawless and sounds wonderful.
So: Some of the pressings are affected and some not. If you got a faulty one, return it and ask for replacement. If you plan to buy it used: check before with the seller to get a confirmation that the specific vinyl is not affected.
Edited 4 months agoMy copy is pretty nice. Small crackling here and there but no distortions. A keeper!- Edited 4 months agoI compared the new vinyl edition with the original CD from the 80s. The CD already sounds very good (dCS Rossini), but the vinyl is even clearer, wider and more dynamic (Acoustic Signature Double X with Koetsu Urushi Vermillion). Not a trace of distortion.
- Edited 4 months agoI am presently listening to the record and listening to Side 1 and I personally think the sound quality is of audiophile quality.I may have a system that is not top of the range but there appears to be no distortion in terms of sound on my copy of this album.People have found this maybe have been unlucky and should return it for another copy of this excellent album.
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