(Funk - Soul) [LP] [24/96] Earth, Wind & Fire - The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol I (1978) - 1982, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Personnel

Performance

* Philip Bailey – vocals, percussion
* Roland Bautista – guitar
* Jessica Cleaves – vocals
* Rhamlee Michael Davis – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Larry Dunn – keyboards
* Johnny Graham – guitar, percussion
* Michael Harris – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Alan Hewitt – keyboards
* Ralph Johnson – drums, percussion
* Ronnie Laws – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
* Al McKay – guitar, percussion
* Don Myrick – saxophone
* Louis Satterfield – trombone
* Dick Smith – guitar
* Fred White – drums
* Maurice White – vocals, drums, percussion
* Verdine White – bass
* Andrew Woolfolk – saxophone, flute

Production

* Philip Bailey – liner notes
* George Calle – producer, audio engineer, audio mixing
* Mauro DeSantis – producer, engineer, mixing
* Larry Dunn – production assistant
* Earth, Wind & Fire – arranger
* Howard Fritzson – art dDirection
* David Gahr – Photography
* Jay Graydon – songwriter
* Alan Hewitt – programming, producer, engineer, mixing
* Paul Klingberg – producer, engineer, mixing
* Art Macnow – director
* Cameron Marcarelli – assistant engineer
* Al McKay – producer
* Shusei Nagaoka – artwork
* Steve Newman – design
* Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
* Leo Sacks – producer, liner notes, reissue producer
* Richard Salvato – director
* Jim Shea – photography
* Charles Stepney – arranger, producer
* Tom Tom 84 – horn arrangements, string arrangements
* Chris Walter – photography
* Maurice White – arranger, producer, engineer, liner notes, sixing
* Verdine White – liner notes, production assistant
* Mark Wilder – audio mastering
* Joseph Wissert – producer

Vinyl Ripping Notes

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.3.1 for de-click
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100711 (120.5) for FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > Ortofon 2M Blk > Tube Box preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain maximized to -0.5 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.02 used in auto mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.

No Vinyl Noise Reduction used.

No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.