Unless I'm mistaken, Doug, The First Songs didn't get a digital remaster upgrade when Al Quaglieri and Mark Wilder revisited the bulk of Laura Nyro's catalog some twenty odd years ago. The old Columbia CD is a mess. Not only is the mastering bad, but for some strange reason they rearranged the tracks from their original running order. It's a shoddy release overall that was obviously done with little care. They didn't even get the spelling of "Goodbye Joe" correct. More Than A New Discovery never got a proper CD release until Rev-Ola issued it in 2008. I believe the most recent remaster is the Real Gone twofer that contains the MONO version of the record. That remaster is solid, albeit there is no stereo. Either one of the remasters is ten times better than the old clunky Columbia mashup. As always, YMMV, but that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. LOL!Columbia rereleased this as "The First Songs". It is a crime against humanity that she died so young.
Doug
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