{"title":"MFSL Rock \/ Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMobile Fidelity Sound Lab Rock and Pop Pressings\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jefferson-airplane-volunteers-double-180g-45rpm-audiophile-vinyl-lp-mfsl-2-457","title":"Jefferson Airplane \"Volunteers\", Double 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl LP (MFSL 2-457)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJefferson Airplane\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon Numbered Edition 180g 45RPM 2LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Seminal 1969 Album Steeped in Revolution, Vitality, Protest: The Aural Equivalent of a Demonstration March, Jefferson Airplane's Uncompromising \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e Rooted in Belief Music Can Change World Awash in controversy and loaded with revolutionary protest, Jefferson Airplane's \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e stands as the last album made by the group's classic lineup and brings insurgent closure to the peace-and-love era. The potent 1969 record confronts war, politics, greed, and environmental ruin in head-on fashion matched by few peers. Steeped in the belief people and music could transform the world, it steers the band in community-minded and county-rock directions, and features charged playing by guest luminaries such as Jerry Garcia, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, and Nicky Hopkins. \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e also benefits from being one of the first 16-track recordings. And now, the historic set can be heard in the fidelity the artists and producers intended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch had changed in America – and within Jefferson Airplane – in just the two short years since the release of the San Francisco collective's breakthrough smash Surrealistic Pillow. The countercultural movement had darkened, government involvement in Vietnam escalated, and regard for human rights fallen. Retreating from the excessive experimentalism that graced its prior two LPs, the Airplane responded to the social circumstances with defiant, assured, and cohesive songs shot through with driving psychedelia, crunchy acid-rock, and rustic country. From start to finish, it's the aural equivalent of a demonstration march.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving drawn attention for the inclusion of profanities in multiple tunes, the Top 20 LP also ran up against the nonprofit \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e of America after the sextet wanted to title the record \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e of Amerika in order to express further dissatisfaction with the country. While Grace Slick and Co. gave into the charity's desires to switch the name, there's nothing compromising about \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e. Kaukonen's leads cut searing swaths through urgent fare like \"Eskimo Blue Day\" and anthemic \"We Can Be Together,\" which boldly speaks out against convention and in favor of chaos and anarchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndeed, in organizing a pseudo summit of many of the counterculture's leading musical figures to participate on \u003ci\u003eVolunteers\u003c\/i\u003e, the Airplane treats the album as an orchestrated stance against the establishment. Stills and Crosby assist in rocking the boat on a turbulent cover of \"Wooden Ships\" lined with Slick and Marty Balin's overlapping lead vocals. Hopkins gooses the call-to-arms title track with frisky boogie-woogie lines. Garcia lends \"The Farm\" a suitable rustic vibe, and on his final appearance with the Airplane, drummer Spencer Dryden helms the pastoral sing-a-long \"A Song for All Seasons.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJefferson Airplane Volunteers Track Listing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. We Can Be Together\u003cbr\u003e2. 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Forever prized for natural sonics, Workingman’s Dead attains audiophile reference status courtesy of this first-ever 45RPM version. As flawless as any rustic album ever released, the 1970 set now brims with soaring harmonies, organic execution, intertwined textures, and uncomplicated structures that furnish the songs a transcendence associated with timeless American music. Colorful, relatable characters seemingly torn from working-class histories and old-time fables inhabit the narratives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first Grateful Dead album to eschew cosmic jams and complex signatures, Workingman’s Dead stakes its existence to great songs, homespun warmth, and bare essentials. Its wistful, relaxed state—immediately apparent via the innocent album-opening invitation “Will you come with me?” on “Uncle John’s Band”—owes to the circumstances and conditions surrounding its creation. At the time, the Dead owed a considerable financial debt to Warner Bros. and were hobbled by a recent drug bust and financial scandal. Most significantly, the band was recovering from—and reacting to—the tragic events of the Altamont Music Festival and symbolic end of the peace and love era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs such, Workingman’s Dead acts as a retreat from chaos and uncertainty, its songs emblems of simpler times and pleas for compassion in the face of hardship. Lyricist Robert Hunter said he aimed to capture the vintage elements of late 1940s country-and-western jukebox singles as well as old blues classics. In that vein, fare such as the Bakersfield-leaning “Cumberland Blues,” pastoral ballad “Dire Wolf,” and bluesy “Easy Wind” hit the mark. Leader Jerry Garcia’s occasional pedal-steel underpinnings arrive as a bonus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, aside from the economical concision and thematic consistency, the genius of Workingman’s Dead resides in the group’s expressive harmonies. Taught by Crosby, Stills and Nash, the Dead produce live “air blends” of multi-part vocal harmonies that provide the foundations of nearly every track. “Uncle John’s Band,” “High Time,” “New Speedway Boogie” (with the iconic refrain “One way or another\/This darkness has got to give” referencing the ill wind that greeted the new decade), and the radio favorite “Casey Jones” practically float on the ensemble’s communal vocal beds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrateful Dead Workingman’s Dead Track Listing:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Uncle John’s Band\u003cbr\u003e2. High Time\u003cbr\u003e3. Dire Wolf\u003cbr\u003e4. New Speedway\u003cbr\u003e5. Cumberland Blues\u003cbr\u003e6. Black Peter\u003cbr\u003e7. Easy Wind\u003cbr\u003e8. 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His tales seem to come from a dusty, long-lost comic book – or a secret history of American culture that's a helluva lot more exciting, fun, and authentic than most anything you've heard. Liberating, freewheeling, and lined with subtle streaks of dark humor, Little Feat is the musical companion to Easy Rider. And now, it has widescreen sonics to match. Sourced from the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's 180-gram LP of Little Feat is more raw, bluesy, immediate, and open than any previous version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnakes On Everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrawberry Flats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruck Stop Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrides Of Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHamburger Midnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForty Four Blues\/How Many More Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrack In Your Door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Been The One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakin' My Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrazy Captain Gunboat Willie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LimitContentHeightCntntFrm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ml-ellipsis ml-ellipsis4 mt_med\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12659180666946,"sku":"","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/products\/Little_Feat.jpg?v=1548660114"},{"product_id":"jefferson-airplane-surrealistic-pillow-double-180g-45rpm-audiophile-vinyl-lp-mfsl-2-456","title":"Jefferson Airplane -‎ Surrealistic Pillow, 2x 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl LP (MFSL 2-456)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJefferson Airplane -‎ Surrealistic Pillow, 2x 180g 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl LP (MFSL 2-456)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey were the best of times for Jefferson Airplane, and the good vibes are heard throughout the band's iconic \u003cem\u003eSurrealistic Pillow\u003c\/em\u003e. The group's first album with vocalist Grace Slick and drummer Spencer Dryden, the 1967 effort bowed as the first psychedelic-rock breakout from the potent San Francisco scene, climbing to #3 and boasting two Top 10 singles. By bringing the then-unpolluted counterculture to the attention of the mainstream, the effort ranked by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e #146 on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time eradicated boundaries and opened up creative vistas for a parade of likeminded artists that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering wider, deeper grooves for better information retrieval and superior pacing, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set gives listeners the chance to enjoy Jefferson Airplane's blockbuster set in faithful-to-the-original mono without having to pay a premium. Along with immersive detail and dynamics, the level of instrumental and vocal separation allows the sensory-altering songs' complexities to emerge with full-bloom color and renewed perspective. While fans have always preferred the original mono version of the LP, it went out of print soon after its release, causing prices to soar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAllegedly given its name by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who remarked that the music was as surrealistic as a pillow, Jefferson Airplane's sophomore effort remains renowned for its inimitable combination of collective symmetry, concise melodic frameworks, and razor-edged assertiveness. Reflecting the atmosphere of the period, the sextet spread the songwriting duties among all the members. Slick and Marty Balin share lead vocal duties. Jorma Kaukonen and Paul Kantner come into their own as guitarists. The family affair even extended to Garcia, who plays on several tracks and by nearly all accounts, served as the record's arranger and spiritual guide. Never again would the Airplane convey so much in such a straightforward fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSurrealistic Pillow\u003c\/em\u003e folds acid-rock experimentalism into folk-derived constructs with a blend of mysteriousness, assuredness, darkness, beauty, and romanticism that mirrored the very traits Slick possessed. Her authoritative, clarion-call voice leaps out from the explosive, fractal-pulsating smash \"Somebody to Love\" like a truthful challenge that cannot be ignored. Similarly, Slick's measured deliveries and Alice In Wonderland-inspired lyrics give the bolero-based \"White Rabbit\" its hallucinogenic power while simultaneously bringing drug references into mainstream culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, the former model's two songs don't define \u003cem\u003eSurrealistic Pillow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– they merely reflect its kaleidoscopic brilliance. Slick and Balin duet to enchanting effect on \"She Has Funny Cars.\" Stripped to its bare acoustic foundations, the mellow ballad \"Comin' Back To Me\" shimmers and whispers, a quaint recorder underlining echoing the yearning mood. Similarly quixotic, the instrumental \"Embryonic Journey\" hints at the possibilities explored throughout the album and particularly manifested on the gorgeously textured \"Today,\" originally written for Tony Bennett. 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Best known as Janis Joplin's major-label debut, the 1968 set arrived when the countercultural movement was in full swing and before co-optation, drugs, and violence signaled the fall of the era. Ranked #338 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, it puts a female singer in the prominent position traditionally given to a male and showcases a band pouring a potent cocktail of fiery psychedelic, blues, and folk sounds that informed the unfettered creativity of the San Francisco scene. 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Due to the wider grooves, this pressing benefits from increased spaciousness, punchiness, energy, pacing, and dynamics. Joplin's hurricane-force singing reverberates with texture, grittiness, and volume. An arresting array of instrumental colors and tones comes on with clearer separation and depth. While previous pressings find the band and Joplin's voice in competition with one another for room, both emerge as distinct entities. Always noted for its rawness, Cheap Thrills sounds as close to live as it gets, an unadulterated portrait of nervy rock n' roll delivered with exuberant enthusiasm and all-out determination. 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Known the world over, the famous title track proves the band's arrangement skills were in perfect shape and set the stage for a record overflowing with memorable hooks and complementary rock riffs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShake It Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso plays witness to primary songwriter\/vocalist Ric Ocasek's increased cynicism and biting wit. While the Cars never took a rosy-eyed view of romance, the songs here impart a newfound sense of sympathy, regret, limbo, and reservation. The beauty of the Cars – and all ten tunes here – is that the music suggests something else entirely. Such subliminal emotions and dynamic contrasts act as a magnet, and the band plays as if it's in on the secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApart from the party vibe of the title cut, the Cars aim for deeper targets and smarter undertones.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShake It Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis defined by an urban edginess and modern feel that comes alive on tunes such as \"Cruiser\" and circular \"I'm Not the One,\" a pop gem laded with stacked vocals and keyboard lines that double as a horn section. The band's arrangements have never been better – or more involved. Absent the cheesiness that would mar the group's late-period work, the songs ride on the strength of keyboard-heavy lines and layered harmonies. You will not be disappointed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at the band's Synchro Sound studios by famed Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker, the album takes advantage of electronic textures and varying timbres in immersing the listener in accessible albeit abstract washes of sound. 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Transcending language and convention, its magnitude and magnificence need to be heard again and again. For here is an effort whose mind-boggling acoustic complexities and kaleidoscopic nuances are tailored for high-fidelity playback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlone Again Or\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA House Is Not a Motel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndmoreagain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Daily Planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Red Telephone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive and Let Live\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBummer in the Summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Set the Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly unlimited headroom, vast instrumental separation, transparent clarity, artifact-free atmospherics, and faithful balances appear out of jet-black backgrounds. The music appears to float on clouds, with the woody tones emanated by the acoustic guitars and brassy signatures of horns emerging with lifelike detail. Turn it up as loud as you want; the sole limitation will be your system's potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommercially ignored upon release in November 1967, Forever Changes confronts the alienation, paranoia, violence, and strife that would soon plague the countercultural movement and send the Summer of Love into a tailspin. Apart from its lyrical themes and prescient malaise, the record's enduring nature equally owes to intertwined arrangements sewn together with Latin guitar-picked lines, finessed folk harmonies, mariachi-inspired horn charts, and subdued strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seemingly opposing combination – ominous, dark reflections situated amidst lush, light melodic beds – affords Forever Changes a distinguished tension of claustrophobia and openness, dourness and ecstasy, ugliness and elegance enjoyed by no other record in the rock canon. Much of the contrast owes to leader Arthur Lee's mental state and pertinent observations. Lee, whose suppressed romanticism often surfaces even amidst the blackest shadows and most cynical moments, believed he would soon die, and hence channeled everything from lasting hopes to acid-addled decay to the chilling testimony of a Vietnam veteran in his narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternatively sad and beautiful, the album-opening and flamenco-inspired \"Alone Again Or\" establishes the mood for what follows. Vocals overlap and soar; tempos rise and fall; surrealism trades places with reality.Forever Changes thrives both because of and in spite of a surfeit of labyrinthine chords and difficult notes that never repeat. Its ambitious construction almost forced the already fractured band to cede responsibilities to session musicians, which appear on two tracks. The quintet's resolve to not only complete the album, but to do so with such poignancy and curiosity, further enhances Forever Changes' standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo wonder that, in the twilight of his troubled career, Lee performed the record in its entirely during concerts met with overwhelming critical acclaim. 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Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laidback approach that makes guitarist\/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company's stellar playing seem even more fluent – particularly when experienced on this collector's 45RPM version, on which the wider grooves allow for more detail retrieval and deeper musical insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnopfler's mesmerizing guitar textures and composed vocals appear as if they're right in front of you, holding court amidst expansive soundstages and deep-black backgrounds. Details, imaging, and presence are on a level associated with the finest audiophile recordings. You'll be hard-pressed to find another LP with cleaner, pinpoint-accurate tones. Mobile Fidelity's LP also brings into transparent view Knopfler's seemingly perfect intricate lines as well as the simpatico accompaniment from his band mates. Whole, lively, and balanced, the bass and drums arrive with a solidity rarely heard on albums of this era. \u003ci\u003eCommunique \u003c\/i\u003ehas truly never sounded better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, the audiophile sonics mean little if the artistic content is lacking. Needless to say, Dire Straits' technical perfectionism and creative elan prevail throughout. Knopfler's penchant for sketching cynical characters is further developed on moody tracks like \"Where Do You Think You're Going\" and \"News,\" while Wexler's presence at the boards ensures the band keeps the rhythms extra tight. The quartet's low-key blues and swampy, Southern-styled grooves turn every song into an exercise in understated virtuosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefusing to give into excess, magnetic tunes such as \"Lady Writer\" and \"Angel of Mercy\" split a fine line between insinuating and insisting. The group shows off a combination of control, virtuosity, and tunefulness that harkens back to a rock n' roll's classic period while also pointing the way ahead. Need indisputable evidence of Dire Straits' compositional strengths? Cue up the closing \"Follow Me Home\" on this pressing and get lost amidst the peacefulness of the gentle surf and chirping crickets that frame the song. Heavenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sequence serves as additional proof that \u003ci\u003eCommunique \u003c\/i\u003eremains one of the best-sounding rock records ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41421635715265,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/products\/Dire_Straits_Communique_1500x_846f6331-1696-43fe-a662-1a161d3f2e81.jpg?v=1647737117"},{"product_id":"the-b-52s-wild-planet-mfsl-mofi-audiophile-vinyl-lp-mofi-1-014","title":"The B-52's - Wild Planet, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MOFI 1-014 Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe B-52's - Wild Planet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MdRemovedH1\"\u003eParty out of bounds! 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While the sheer exuberance and giddy nature of the music tends to make them an afterthought, the trio's harmonies are utterly amazing. Add in Ricky Wilson's propulsive beach-bound guitar riffs, random squealing synthesizers, and a surfeit of danceable rhythms, and you have nothing less than a 1980s masterpiece that, due to its optimistic vibes and buoyant grooves, only gets better with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for clever humour and quirky character? Everywhere. Mentions of an icebox, fruit punch, and surprise greetings kick off the defining \"Party Out of Bounds.\" \"Private Idaho\" is an instant mix-tape essential, sent up with declamatory refrains and insouciant beats. Not to be outdone, the B-52's tackle the subject of devilish possession on the witty \"Devil In My Car\" and get hysterical on \"Strobe Light,\" surely the finest tune ever written about making love in the shadow of a pulsating illumination device. Schneider is on fire, embracing his sexuality while pushing his mates to new limits. There's no serious matter here; \u003cem\u003eWild Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is all about celebrating, and few records do a better job of capturing such a mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered on the world-renowned MoFi mastering system and pressed at RTI, Silver Label's numbered edition LP presents the B-52's 1980 classic in a rousing fidelity that will have you wanting to jump off your furniture, lampshade on head. The all-important bass lines, divergent vocal timbres, and usually unnoticed guitar lines attain an unprecedented level of balance and realism. And, few bands took advantage of the large-format LP cover art like the B-52's. 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Originally issued in 1964 by Chess Records, the all-acoustic work has made the rounds as a demonstration disc and benefitted from myriad reissues, all of which sought to improve upon Willie Dixon and Ralph Bass' legendary, subtlety-abundant production while bringing the musicians into your room. More than five decades after Waters, Buddy Guy, and company initially gathered in a Chicago studio in September 1963, those feats (and more) are finally accomplished in definitive, unsurpassed fashion courtesy of Mobile Fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Home Is in the Delta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLong Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy Captain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood Morning Little School Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Gonna Need My Help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCold Weather Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBig Leg Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFeel Like Going Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited to 10,000 numbered copies, pressed on dead-quiet MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's ultra-hi-fi UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector's edition pays tribute to the album's merit and enhances the intimate program for generations to come. Playing with reference-setting sonics that more than justify its existence in a field filled with prior audiophile reissues of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk Singer\u003c\/em\u003e, this spectacular collector's version provides a clear, transparent, ultra-dynamic, and up-close view of a set that inspired \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e to deem it the 282nd Greatest Album of All Time and proclaim it \"a pioneering 'unplugged' set beloved by blues and folk fans alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe premium packaging and beautiful presentation of the UD1S \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk Singer\u003c\/em\u003e pressing befit its extremely select status. Housed in a deluxe box, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. No expense has been spared. Aurally and visually, this UD1S reissue exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art—and everything involved with the album, from the iconic photos to the gorgeous finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuch potency reveals itself explicitly on a vinyl set afforded uncanny reproduction of Waters' tobacco-stained singing, booming reach, robust acoustic guitar, and instrumental accompanists—a Hall of Fame group that comprises a very young Guy, stand-up bassist Dixon, and drummer Francis Clay. Accurately portraying the scale of a human voice remains one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish on a recording. And yet the timbre, richness, and realism of Waters' singing here convey the authority of its inner cavity and considerable depth, allowing notes to individually register all the while pairing with succeeding rhythmic passages in seamless fashion. The presence, feel, and contributions of Waters' esteemed colleagues register, too, with the lifelike nature rivaled only by sitting in a small venue. Indeed, few albums of any style resonate with the reference levels of spaciousness, openness, and \"room as an instrument\" qualities to the extent of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk Singer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause of the production's unassailable reputation, ironically, the actual performances on Folk Singer often get short-changed or overlooked. That's a mistake. While much ado about the record's folk-like character and allegedly new direction surrounded the release, Waters' fourth proper album is nothing but the blues—and a direct extension back to his Delta lineage and non-amplified roots. Sincere, emotional, direct, spontaneous, and interpretive, Waters and his mates follow a soulful path, completely skirting any notion of prescribed commercialism or pigeonholed definition. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk Singer\u003c\/em\u003e echoes with flexibility, liberty, and the artists' own unsullied visions. It could have happened on a Maxwell Street corner on the streets of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr, as Mr. Bass writes in the original liner notes: \"Muddy's rich vibrant tones, sometimes pleading, sometimes whispering, occasionally shouting and chanting, tells [sic] us the story of a blues singer or for lack of a better word—a folk singer who can't tell you his story the same way more than once, whose interpretation changes as his mood and nostalgia serves him as on that one memorable day I asked Muddy to sing 'The Blues.'\" Memorable storytelling, both in the narrative and instrumental form, dominates Folk Singer, from the autobiographical \"My Home Is in the Delta\" to a cover of the Sonny Boy Williamson staple \"Good Morning Little School\" to the solo \"Feel Like Going Home.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout, the nine songs transmit the innate proficiency and learned knowledge of virtuosos as they slowly roll and tumble with unmitigated freedom, informal playfulness, and understated sympathy. Steeped in the ways of the country, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFolk Singer\u003c\/em\u003e registers with a magnetic power and palpable force by keeping quiet, in the process redefining what it means to be loud—as well as popular notions of the blues itself. What a ride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a \"convert.\" Delicate \"converts\" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"LimitContentHeightCntntFrm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pl-info jq_highlight\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ml-ellipsis ml-ellipsis4 mt_med\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"LPs New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41433723699393,"sku":"","price":295.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/products\/MoFi_UD1S_Muddy_Waters_FolkSinger_Render_Box_Cover_1500x_jpg.jpg?v=1648080709"},{"product_id":"t-rex-electric-warrior-mofi-mfsl-2x-45-rpm-vinyl-lp","title":"T.Rex - Electric Warrior, MoFi MFSL, 2x 45 RPM Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyrannosaurus Rex - A Beard Of Stars, Vinyl LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBang a gong and get it on. At once sardonic, flamboyant, and trashy, T. Rex's uncommonly unique \u003cem\u003eElectric Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e catapulted leader Marc Bolan to stardom, triggered an ongoing fascination with glam rock, and launched a movement that soon involved David Bowie, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, and more. Yet none of those namesake artists ever released a record that out-glammed, out-innuendoed, out-thrusted, or out-camped \u003cem\u003eElectric Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e – named the 160th Greatest Album of All Time by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e and included in the celebrated book\u003cem\u003e 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's state-of-the-art mastering system, pressed on dead-quiet vinyl at RTI, and housed in a gatefold sleeve, the label's numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set gives the 1971 landmark the widescreen sound quality it has always deserved. Tony Visconti's warm, reverb-soaked production and Roy Thomas Baker's ace engineering remain two of the work's most famous and revered elements. Here, the production and music can be experienced in all its full-tilt glory, from the subtle albeit elegant classical touches to the instantly identifiable Les Paul guitar licks to Bolan's sensual, wispy, are-they-or-aren't-they-serious vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Sean Egan wrote in the liner notes of a long-out-of-print reissue: \"The sound is recognizably rock, yet a previously unheard exotic variant, almost as if concocted by inhabitants of one of the Tolkien-esque worlds common in Bolan's lyrics. The strings are overt but discreet in shape and tone, injecting just the right amount of class.\" All these aspects and more come to life with a realism, vibrancy, detail, and textural palpability that up the music's fun factor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of the album's creation, such cosmic-related phenomenon were well within Bolan's orbit. But the differences between \u003cem\u003eElectric Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e and the singer\/guitarist's earlier works are as vast as those that divide high art and low-brow culture. Chief among them: Bolan's decision to channel his acoustic hippie-inspired visions into hyper-sexualized, metaphor-rich statements that benefit from amplified foundations. And still, part of the songs' charm relates to how they tread a fine line between rock and pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSave for the lashing out of \"Rip Off,\" \u003cem\u003eElectric Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e retains a mellow core underlined by a gauzy tint, gossamer temperament, and crushed-velvet feel. The perception that he record contains blustery heaviness is furthered – and initiated – by the now-iconic album cover, which depicts a giant-sized Bolan standing in front of an equally giant amplifier stack, striking a rock-star pose and giving the impression everything within is designed to go to the proverbial 11 on the volume knob. Akin to a majority of the songs themselves, the visual functions as clever illusion, absurd humor, ostentatious simplicity, and playful pretense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBursting with excessive fun and unchecked libido, T. 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From the chart-topping \"Bang a Gong (Get It On)\" to the beautiful \"Life's a Gas,\" the R\u0026amp;B-stoked hit \"Jeepster\" to the pout of \"Motivator\" and galactic soul of \"Planet Queen,\" Bolan, percussionist Mickey Finn, and boards manipulator Visconti craft a rewardingly strange, parallel universe of sound, style, and sex that still has no equal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMambo Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosmic Dancer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJeepster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonolith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLean Woman Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBang a Gong (Get It On)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanet Queen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGirl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Motivator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife's a Gas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRip Off\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958963511489,"sku":"","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/products\/t-rex-electric-warrior-mofi-mfsl-2x-45-rpm-vinyl-lp.jpg?v=1761889278"},{"product_id":"bill-withers-greatest-hits-mfsl-vinyl-lp","title":"Bill Withers ‎– Greatest Hits. 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Yet over the course of the handful of albums he made for Sussex and CBS, the Appalachian native struck lasting emotional chords in legends ranging from Booker T. 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Characteristics ranging from the tension of the guitars, funky bends of the bass, whisper-soft coo of the formal strings, airiness of the backing harmonies, and sharpness of the snare drum emerge with utmost clarity and lifelike presence. Always prized for its naked honesty and pure conviction, Withers' music positively caresses the senses on this LP, the unadulterated production and beautiful soundscapes revealed anew with each listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncredibly, Withers almost never got a shot at recording. After receiving a deal from Sussex while laboring as a toilet-seat manufacturer, he landed in the care of Stax bandleader Booker T. Jones, who gathered most of his fellow MG members – along with Stills and Jim Keltner – to assist in Withers' debut. Two takes from those sessions, the Grammy-winning \"Ain't No Sunshine\" and devotional \"Grandma's Hands,\" are included here, and showcase the vocalist's incredible breath control, folksy drawl, and restrained phrasing. They also indicate his penchant for converting biographical experience into eminently catchy combinations of pop, gospel, blues, and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvidence of Withers' crossover appeal is found not only via his chart successes on both the pop and R\u0026amp;B charts, but in the DNA of his best work. There's not one forgettable moment on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e. Covered by the likes of Fiona Apple, Mick Jagger, Isaac Hayes, Alicia Keys, and dozens more, \"Use Me\" rides a riveting clarinet riff and urban tempo to express the double-edged feelings associated with an edgy relationship. On the loping \"Who Is He (And What Is He to You?),\" Withers again splits the bitter and sweet. For the Latin-tinged \"Lovely Day,\" Withers holds a single note for 18 seconds and composed a song that's been sampled and rerecorded countless times by artists spanning Diana Ross to R. Kelly. 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It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the renowned cover art to the meticulous finishes. As much as any Eagles LP, the connection between the imagery and the music and the band on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of These Nights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eruns deep. No wonder it led to a Grammy Nomination for Best Album Package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevised by West Texas artist Boyd Elder, the striking skull-and-feathers themed piece gracing the front of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of These Nights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents where the Eagles have been and where they were headed. 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Taking the next step in their maturation and evolution, the pair crafted several songs while living together as roommates in a rented house in which they converted a music room into a recording studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe duo's bond and chemistry pulse throughout the record – particularly in the tight arrangements, tasteful instrumental flourishes, and seamless blending of the folk, country, and rock elements. The musical combinations and partnership not only produced the Eagles' first million-selling single (the slow-dancing \"Take It to the Limit,\" co-written with bassist-vocalist Randy Meisner) and the Frey-led cheating classic \"Lyin' Eyes,\" but the famed title track, which nods to the era's nascent disco scene as well as Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philly soul platters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrey named \"One of These Nights\" as his favorite Eagles composition of all-time; Meisner's high harmonies alone send the track into a galaxy of its own. 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Surpassing the sonics of any prior version, it peels away any limitations to provide a transparent, ultra-nuanced presentation of a record that birthed the Laurel Canyon movement and established a precedent for close harmony singing that has never been eclipsed. The organic presentation of the textures; expanse and depth of the soundstages; fullness of tones; natural extension of the acoustic guitar strings; realistic rise and decay of individual notes; seamless blending of the vocals – all those important sonic facets (and more) reach demonstration-grade levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe packaging features the same attention to detail. Housed in a deluxe box, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrosby, Stills \u0026amp; Nash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUD1S pressing features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording and the reissue's premium quality. Aurally and visually, MoFi's UD1S copy exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the images to the finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe backstory of how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrosby, Stills \u0026amp; Nash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame to be nearly matches the import of its content. Already a renowned multi-instrumental virtuoso, Stephen Stills sought a fresh beginning after Buffalo Springfield splintered. Similarly, vocal powerhouse David Crosby arrived after leaving the Byrds and gaining a reputation for being difficult. Graham Nash drifted over after a frustrating stint in the Hollies. He met his new mates at a party. When the three sang together informally for the first time, their fate was sealed. To further tie their fortunes together, the singers used each of their surnames to identify the group to ensure the collective could not exist or continue on without all three members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the opening of the lead track, the multi-part \"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,\" written for Judy Collins, it's apparent the trio's dynamic cannot be replicated or substituted. Originally released in May 1969 on Atlantic, the eponymous debut cracked the Billboard Top 10 and spent almost two years on the charts. Such longevity can be credited to the distinctive traits each member lends to a record Rolling Stone cites as the 252nd Greatest Album of All Time. Stills trades in folk, country, and rock accents while handing a majority of the instrumental duties (organ, bass, and lead guitar included). Crosby paints with mood and atmosphere, as well as direct political commentary. 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Aurally and visually, MoFi's UD1S copy exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the images to the finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe backstory of how\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrosby, Stills \u0026amp; Nash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecame to be nearly matches the import of its content. Already a renowned multi-instrumental virtuoso, Stephen Stills sought a fresh beginning after Buffalo Springfield splintered. Similarly, vocal powerhouse David Crosby arrived after leaving the Byrds and gaining a reputation for being difficult. Graham Nash drifted over after a frustrating stint in the Hollies. He met his new mates at a party. When the three sang together informally for the first time, their fate was sealed. 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Playing with reference sonics that elevate an effort revered by audiophiles, it provides a lively, dynamic, transparent, and intimate view of a release whose contemporary importance continues to grow. The opportunity to zero in on the particulars of the Eagles' golden harmonies, distinct vocal timbres, and cohesive interplay has never been better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisually, the premium packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Border\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epressing befit its select status. Housed in a deluxe box, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. No expense has been spared. From every angle, this UD1S reissue exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. 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Szymczyk also afforded the Eagles more input and freedom in the arrangements, and suggested adding another guitarist to play on \"Good Day in Hell.\" Felder got the call, and so won over the Eagles with his skills, he quickly became the fifth member of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the late-arriving Felder only plays on one other album cut, \"Already Gone,\" his mates more than prove their muster on the remainder of a double-platinum affair that established the Eagles as a force whose range transcended the calmer country-leaning style it perfected on their first two LPs. Primarily written by Jackson Browne and shelved during the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesperado\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esessions due to its higher-energy nature, the throttle-twisting \"James Dean\" ricochets with barbed riffs and rebellious swagger. Listen without limits to how Szymczyk's raw production stamps the song with a leather-and-jeans cool befitting its protagonist. Similarly rugged, the slide-guitar-fueled \"Good Day in Hell\" boasts its own mean streak. And the funk-laced, boot-stomping title track cautions \"don't you tell me 'bout your law and order.\" Throughout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Border\u003c\/em\u003e, the Eagles are in no mood to mess around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot that the band skirts sentimental territory. On one of the era's finest covers, the Eagles nail the bittersweet feelings and bring high-definition detail to the vivid scenery of Tom Waits' \"Ol' '55,\" a song the group makes its own. The rustic ballad \"My Man\" serves as a tribute to the recently deceased Gram Parsons, with singer-guitarist Bernie Leadon taking the lead on the microphone as he pours his heart out to his former Flying Burrito Brothers mate. And when it comes to romance, is it possible to top \"Best of My Love\"? Graced with Henley's honey-dipped vocals, refined wordless group harmonies, brushed drums, and the gentle strum of acoustic guitars, the Johns-produced cut soared to Number One and set the stage for what would soon be the Eagles' reality: global dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMobile Fidelity Sound Lab's UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) technique bypasses generational losses inherent to the traditional three-step plating process by removing two steps: the production of father and mother plates, which are created to yield numerous stampers from each lacquer that is cut. For UD1S plating, stampers (also called \"converts\") are made directly from the lacquers. Since each lacquer yields only one stamper, multiple lacquers need to be cut. Mobile Fidelity's UD1S process produces a final LP with the lowest-possible noise floor. The removal of two steps of the plating process also reveals musical details and dynamics that would otherwise be lost due to the standard multi-step process. With UD1S, every aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the best-sounding vinyl album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. 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Though the saying \"keeping it real\" did not exist in popular parlance when Withers released his sophomore effort on Sussex Records, no words better capture the music's approach, mindset, and value. Every facet of \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e radiates honesty, truth, and emotion. These characteristics – along with Withers' strong singing, hybrid arrangements, and deceptively simple songwriting – have allowed the album to endure to the point where it sounds as fresh today as in 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Town, Lonely Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Me in Your Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho Is He (And What Is He to You)?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLean on Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissing My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Day to Run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want You on My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake It All in and Check It All Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's renowned mastering system and pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition LP of \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e gives this lush classic the luxe treatment it has always deserved. Replete with intoxicating detail and depth, the collectible reissue zeroes in on the music's crux – Withers' unique, rich, West Virginia-accented voice – while clearing a true-to-the-source path to the extraordinary backing he receives from members of the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. The diverse spectrum of colors, textures, and tones Withers captured at the Record Plant can now be experienced for the first time outside the L.A. studio. And the lifelike presence and directness of his singing, as well as the smooth glide of his phrasing, further elevate the magnificence of the music and underscore why the record \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e named the 303rd Greatest Album of All Time continues to escalate in stature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter rising into the Top 5 of the Billboard Album charts and attaining gold status within a year of release, \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e has long been evaluated not by sales – but according to its merit, spirit, and agelessness. Included by\u003cem\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e on its \"1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die\" list (2007) as well as in Tom Moon's \u003cem\u003e1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die\u003c\/em\u003e book (2008), its contemporary standing as one of history's most venerated soul efforts eclipses the positive reception it enjoyed in the early ‘70s. \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e walks the same hallowed ground as \u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCall Me\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNight Beat\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGenius + Soul = Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e. Like those landmarks, \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e plays with a mix of consistency, effortlessness, and complexity that rewards repeat listening and transcends categorization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn combining four of the era's predominant styles – Philly soul, sweaty funk, Southern-reared blues, acoustic-based folk – and melding them with standout production borrowed from both minimalist affairs and sophisticated singer-songwriter albums,\u003cem\u003e Still Bill \u003c\/em\u003eoccupies a distinct universe. Its rhythmic fare is equally laidback and invigorating; relaxing and rollicking; eloquent and muscular; soft and tough. Withers' calm, self-assured voice hovers above it all, doubling as a warm blanket that adds comfort and grace to lyrics steeped in maturity, perspective, and compassion. Withers' balanced outlook on human desires, needs, and situations stem from his own existence as a former blue-collar employee who believed his time as a musician would soon end. That grounding forever separates Withers from other contemporary soul greats – and stamps \u003cem\u003eStill Bill \u003c\/em\u003ewith a conversational nature and egoless approachability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I mean look, I'm really a factory worker,\" said Withers in 1972. \"That's a real job.\" There's that word again: real. The songs on \u003cem\u003eStill Bill \u003c\/em\u003eare tethered to modesty and actuality, wedded to a belief in simplicity, and connected to universal truths that link us all – independent of our economic or social standing. No track better exemplifies those principles than \"Lean on Me,\" a feel-good paean to brotherhood and community that hit No. 1 on the pop and R\u0026amp;B charts en route to becoming a mainstream staple. Withers approaches the plainspoken insight on \"Lonely Town, Lonely Street\" and heartbreaking vulnerability of \"I Don't Want You on My Mind\" with similar sincerity and straightforwardness. His proclivity for authenticity extends to the record's other big hit: the sexual, funk-laden \"Use Me,\" which reached No. 2 and reflects the singer's everyman persona. It's an identity couched in keeping it real, the very inclination that ultimately led Withers to retire in the mid-'80s rather than bend to industry pressures or risk credibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat commitment to truthfulness and realism helps make \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e feel as unaffected as the air we breathe. Looking back on \"Lean on Me\" years later, Withers said it seemed like \"something that was there before I got here\" – the kind of song that could be 100 or 10 years old, or one we encounter anew 10 years into the future. The same can be said for every note on \u003cem\u003eStill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691245899969,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/StillBillMFSL.jpg?v=1687745748"},{"product_id":"warren-zevon-excitable-boy-mfsl-2-513-mobile-fidelity-mofi-vinyl-lp","title":"Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy, MFSL 2-513 Mobile Fidelity MoFi 2x Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"product__title h2\"\u003eWarren Zevon - Excitable Boy, MFSL 2-513 Mobile Fidelity MoFi 2x Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/em\u003e established Warren Zevon as rock's gonzo figurehead – or, as Jackson Browne aptly called him, \"the first and foremost proponent of song noir.\" A supreme collision of over-caffeinated energy, acerbic wit, dark humor, irreverent reporting, bittersweet romance, swept-under-the-rug truth, and illicit desire sent up with booze, pills, and therapist confessions, the breakthrough album zeroes in on frightening aspects of American culture with an incisiveness that's even sharper today than upon the effort's release in 1978. And the music has never sounded so excitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Strikes Up the Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoland the Headless Thompson Gunner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWerewolves of London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccidentally Like a Martyr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNighttime in the Switching Yard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVeracruz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTenderness on the Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawyers, Guns, and Money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original analog master tapes and pressed on dead-quiet vinyl, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set elevates the best-selling album of Zevon's distinguished career to audiophile status. Co-produced by Browne and Waddy Wachtel – and featuring contributions by members of Fleetwood Mac plus Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Leland Sklar, and Browne – the platinum-certified record now plays with a verve and explosivity that match its subject matter. Listeners will experience wide separation between the instruments; full-range dynamics that underscore the depth of the arrangements; sterling transparency that draws a through-line to the original sessions at the Sound Factory; warmth on a par with the finest analog recordings; presence that elevates the body and tenor of Zevon's vocals; and an openness and balance resulting from the freedom that Browne and Wachtel afforded recording engineer Greg Ladanyi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat lenience coincides with the record's primary themes and speaks to the freewheeling spirit in which it was made. \u003cem\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/em\u003e delightfully teeters on the verge of chaos – and, often, causes us to question what the zany singer-songwriter has gotten into (and what he is going on about). Not yet two years removed from his critically acclaimed self-titled major-label debut, Zevon had already established a fabled reputation for debauchery and grown more perceptive about the twisted underbelly and self-destructive nature of U.S. politics and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe singer's astuteness – and lethal combination of the personal and public – proves intoxicating. \u003cem\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/em\u003e comes on as a seamless collection of nine hard-boiled stories owing to a tradition established by Raymond Chandler, continued by Hunter S. Thompson, and carried into the 21st century by \"Breaking Bad\" and \"Better Call Saul\" creator Vince Gilligan. We may want to close our eyes and turn away from his reports, but Zevon makes doing so impossible. The protagonists' actions, behaviors, appetites, and decisions are too intriguing and forthright; their impact hits too close to home. We mingle, stare, draw closer. In a perverse way, \u003cem\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is our shared carnage – a wickedly funny and ever-germane pile of wreckage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNowhere is that more evident than in Zevon's tales involving America's domestic and foreign enterprise. In \"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner,\" co-written with former mercenary David Lindell, Zevon crafts a story of bloodshed, vengeance, and profiteering starring a mercenary who fights in the Congo Crisis only to get exterminated by the CIA because of his killing skills. Yet the soldier of fortune gets the last laugh: Resurrected as a ghost, he slays his assassin, and, like a zombie, roams the landscape for eternity. \"Veracruz\" is similarly sobering and historically rooted. Based on the U.S. occupation of the port city during the Mexican Revolution, Zevon's account – hitched to a gorgeous arrangement – simultaneously offers a sympathetic view of those crushed by U.S. transgressions and functions as a smart take on the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGhosts of the present haunt the title track, a berserk affair sent up with a lively doo-wop chorus and lilting barroom piano. Titled after a nickname friends gave Zevon, \"Excitable Boy\" foreshadowed the government's decision to slash mental health-care budgets and involves the same concepts of privilege explored throughout the record. Speaking of privilege: The cascading \"Lawyers, Guns, and Money\" – written after Zevon and a colleague joked about being bailed out of a precarious situation by Warner Bros. president Joe Smith – addresses personal entitlement and U.S. diplomacy in no uncertain terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIronically, and likely intentionally, Zevon sets up everything by opening the record with its most upbeat and innocuous track, \"Johnny Strikes Up the Band.\" The mid-tempo adrenaline shot turns sadness to joy while suggesting that the material that will follow will adhere to the same vibe. Consider the song Zevon's way of displaying his shrewdness via the sequencing of a long-playing record. Though he gives listeners a breather with \"Nighttime in the Switching Yard\" and hints at calm on \"Tenderness on the Block,\" the serenity of the latter gets shattered by what he says in between the lines of the verses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing subtle about \"Werewolves of London,\" a cult-favorite hit that stemmed from Zevon's association with Phil Everly. Akin to those in Bob Dylan's \"Desolation Row,\" the deceptively comedic lyrics blend pop culture with classically grotesque imagery en route to establishing a riotous storyline. Dubbed a \"dumb song for smart people\" by Zevon, the cut zoomed into the \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e Top 30 and remains beloved for its fun-spirited \"ah-hoo\" choral bits. Its appeal is fitting. Like the hairy creatures in the song and the ghosts wandering the corridors of \u003cem\u003eExcitable Boy\u003c\/em\u003e, Zevon's legacy still runs amok via the grooves of his finest studio work. 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Gleason penned for the back cover of Simon and Garfunkel's \u003ci\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme \u003c\/i\u003ering as true now as they did upon the record's original release in 1966. He mused: \"Today's popular music is in good shape indeed – at least the portion of it represented by this album. It has strength and it has beauty, it has lyricism, meaning and, above all, that quality of broad appeal which still retains form. And its music speaks for more than the moment. The songs in this album are songs for all time.\" Indeed, they are, and they can now be experienced in the highest fidelity they've ever enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScarborough Fair\/Canticle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloudy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomeward Bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dangling Conversation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers Never Bend in the Rainfall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Simple Desultory Philippic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Emily, Whenever I May Find Her\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Poem on the Underground Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 O'Clock News\/Silent Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this 180g vinyl LP presents the famed duo's landmark third record in superlative sound. Reflecting the perfectionist-minded nature of Bob Johnston's meticulous production and the group's painstaking arrangements, Mobile Fidelity's reissue brings to light textures, nuances, details, and microdynamics obscured on prior editions. The hyper-realistic results give you a seat at the recording studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Simon and Garfunkel set captured on an eight-track recorder, \u003ci\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme\u003c\/i\u003e here bursts with colors crucial to the scope of the songs. Separation between vocals and guitars, images of individual players, and the dimensions of the wide-spanning soundstages all flourish. Harmonies crest and seemingly float on bypassing clouds. Acoustic passages blossom with lifelike structure and tone. The intent of deliberate euphonic variations – like those between the pair's singing and Charlie O'Donnell's spoken news report on the closing \"7 O'Clock News\/Silent Night,\" which function as both poetic and social commentary – is made clearer by way of the LP's reference-caliber transparency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch punctiliousness is exactly what the duo pursued during their four months in the studio, considered then by record-company executives to be borderline excessive. Yet there's no arguing with the end results of a benchmark work Rolling Stone named the 202nd Greatest Album of All Time. Again, it proves wise to refer again to Gleason, whose observations about \u003ci\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme's\u003c\/i\u003e character remain spot-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"There's a delicate musical design of almost lapidarian detail. It has vitality but it is control, the sounds being made deliberately for the artist's conscious purpose,\" he notes, before continuing, \"Take the glorious kaleidoscope of rushing feelings, blowing winds, shifting colors, bursting moods of joy and exultation in 'Cloudy.' The song is effervescent, one is refreshed hearing it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevitalization – and the wellspring of emotions that accompany it – endure as the most attractive aspect of \u003ci\u003eParsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme\u003c\/i\u003e. Simon and Garfunkel achieve the feat time and again via interwoven harmonies, folk devices, revealing contrasts, vocal blending, spiritual imagery, and soaring melodies. The material is at once beautiful and evocative, pristine and natural, serious and joyful, pertinent and accessible. 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Ten songs pulled from precedent-establishing albums recorded between 1963 and 1966. More than five-million copies sold. In every way, \u003cem\u003eBob Dylan's Greatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e is a fundamental collection for every music lover, and the perfect choice for those seeking an introduction into the legend's vast career. For this is a collection so prized, even the cover photo won a Grammy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRainy Day Women #12 \u0026amp; 35\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlowin' In The Wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Times They Are A-Changin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Ain't Me, Babe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike A Rolling Stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr. Tambourine Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubterranean Homesick Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePositively 4th Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Like A Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreatest-hits volumes are often hit-and-miss propositions not because of what they contain, but because of what's missing. Filtering the top selections from the six formative, life-altering albums Dylan made between 1963 and 1966 is an arbitrary process but one performed impeccably on this set. Home to his biggest chart successes as well as his most influential songs, \u003cem\u003eBob Dylan's Greatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e is a veritable template for any aspiring singer-songwriter, an American history lesson, and a seminal release for anyone new to his work – as well as for audiences that find some of his deeper cuts an acquired taste. Every signature facet of Dylan is represented, and done so authoritatively. Serious, protest folk anthems (\"Blowin' in the Wind,\" \"The Times Are A-Changin'\") sit alongside defiant rock statements (\"Positively Fourth Street\"), landscape-changing epics (\"Like a Rolling Stone\"), beautiful blues-inspired odes (\"I Want You\"), and surrealist dreamscapes (\"Subterranean Homesick Blues\"). Infused with literary poetry, impassioned emotion, and career-making performances, this material doubles as a definitive account of American culture and society, and functions as a soundtrack to the era's social movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGathered in one place, it's no wonder the songs here gave Dylan what remains the biggest-selling album of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415114596545,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/Bob_Dylan_GreatestHits_1200x_jpg.webp?v=1701229167"},{"product_id":"the-pretenders-self-titled-mofi-180g-audiophile-vinyl-lp-mfsl1-372","title":"The Pretenders - Self-Titled, MOFI 180g Audiophile Vinyl LP MFSL1-372","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Pretenders - Self-Titled, MOFI 180g Audiophile Vinyl LP MFSL1-372\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMOVES FAST WITH BITING HOOKS, SOULFUL MELODIES, AND GUITAR-CHARGED TOUGHNESS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe milieu the Pretenders create on their groundbreaking debut didn't exist when the album came out in early 1980. 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Equally significant, the album remains just one of two studio efforts featuring the original members before tragedy ended the lives of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrecious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Phone Call\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp the Neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTattooed Love Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpace Invader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Your Sobbing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass In Pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLovers of Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery Achievement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally recorded live in the studio at high volume levels by producer Chris Thomas, the record on this vinyl edition boasts added extension, sharper imaging, multi-dimensional soundstaging, and a crispness that practically places the Pretenders onstage in your room. Replete with detail and nuance – particularly, Hynde's singing and Honeyman-Scott's terrific array of hovering chords, colorful palettes, and inventive effects – this is a record that rewards repeat listening and full-bloom playback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCited by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e as the 155th Greatest Album of All Time, \u003cem\u003ePretenders\u003c\/em\u003e took shape via the vision of the Ohio-born Hynde and chemistry she achieved with three Brits circling the same punk orbit – one that saw the frontwoman work with the Sex Pistols and briefly embark on a serious music-criticism career. Indeed, while Hynde is the unquestionable leader of the gang, the Pretenders are the sum of their total parts, displaying rapport and interaction that never came together more convincingly, naturally, or emotionally as it does on their debut. Honeyman-Scott's ringing arpeggio tones seamlessly combine with Hynde's no-muss sass, sensuality, and soulfulness. Similarly, the rhythm section contributes considerable thump and classically styled explosiveness. Together, the four sound like no other band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch distinctiveness helps explain why \u003cem\u003ePretenders\u003c\/em\u003e remains as contemporary now as it did 30-odd years ago. Schooled in the era's raw, unfiltered English punk yet equally versed in rockabilly, new-wave pop, and British Invasion rock, the band orchestrates songs that overflow with keen hooks, sexual swagger, and ear-catching melodies. Courtesy of the aggressive guitars and leather-tough cool, Pretendersmoves fast, Hynde's assertive deliveries and take-notice lyrics jolting the senses with a lethal mix of sophistication, toughness, tenderness, rebelliousness, and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Honeyman-Scott playing the Richards to her Jagger, Hynde operates on pure instinct. She throws down the gauntlet on the corrugated pulse of \"Precious,\" proves she can hang with even the roughest boys on the energetic bounce of \"Tattooed Love Boys,\" and, on the smash hit \"Brass In Pocket,\" spouts self-aggrandizing claims that she would back up for decades to come. Yet Hynde and the Pretenders' appeal goes much deeper than brazenness. Akin to her guitarist's unconventional phasing and treated effects, the singer never abides by rules or stereotypes as she balances the gutsiness and attitude with sensitivity (\"Lovers of Today\"), compassion (the jangling \"Stop Your Stopping\"), and vulnerability (\"Kid\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePretenders\u003c\/em\u003e is not only one of the most impressive album debuts in history, it's one of the most essential records, independent of genre or timing, ever made. Hear this energetic music in the finest-possible fidelity it's ever enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47573319319745,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/MFSL1-372.jpg?v=1705018790"},{"product_id":"van-halen-self-titled-mfsl-ultradisc-one-step-ud1s-2-032-45rpm-2xlp-box-set","title":"Van Halen - Self-Titled. 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Performed by an enterprising California quartet that took its name from two of its principal members, the 1978 debut ripped headlines away from punk, injected fresh energy into a then-moribund rock 'n' roll scene, reimagined how heavy music and throwback pop could coexist, and invited everyone to experience the top-down pleasures of a beachfront Saturday night every day of the week no matter where they lived. 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Playing with reference-setting sonics that elevate a 10-times-platinum landmark whose importance cannot be quantitatively measured, this definitive version provides a clear, clean, transparent, balanced, and turn-the-volume-up-to-11 view of an album that birthed entirely new styles. Since MoFi's unique SuperVinyl compound allows you to crank the decibels to your wildest desires without risking noise-floor interference, prepare to not only hear but feel \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e in your chest, no fifth-row concert seat necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe premium packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e pressing befit its extremely select status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. No expense has been spared. Aurally and visually, this UD1S reissue exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the iconic cover art to the meticulous finishes and, yes, of course, Eddie Van Halen's pioneering fretwork and his brother Alex's double-bass percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, could a piece of music that transformed how countless guitarists approached their instrument be more fittingly named than \"Eruption\"? Likely not, and in just 102 seconds, Eddie Van Halen rewrote, reimagined, and reconfigured a vocabulary last significantly updated a decade earlier by fellow six-string wizard Jimi Hendrix. Akin to the Washington State legend, Eddie Van Halen developed his own techniques and tones all the while making his seismic accomplishments seem effortless. Devoid of the pretense, ego, and showiness that infected many of his imitators, the Dutch native sticks to a straightforward approach that underlines the authority, prowess, and visionary scope of his playing and then-unheard-of finger-tapping skills. Throughout \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e, he establishes himself as an instant idol – a savant whose otherworldly combination of breadth, poise, feel, speed, force, and melody seems beamed in from another galaxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs does nearly every song on the record, whose cohesiveness and dynamic put into perspective the advanced chemistry and one-for-all spirit the youthful band had out of the gates. Having paid its dues for years in bars and clubs – going as far as recording a 24-track demo for Kiss bassist Gene Simmons at Village Recorders only to be spurned by management companies that felt its music wouldn't go anywhere – Van Halen finally got a deserved break when Warner Bros. executives signed the group in 1977. The subsequent recording sessions further testify on behalf of the band's synergy and alignment. Completed in just a few weeks with producer Ted Templeman, \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e was primarily cut live in the studio with minimal overdubs and edits. The explosiveness, energy, and electricity remain definitive, and as heard on this UD1S set, put the group on a private stage – humming amplifiers, Frankenstrat guitar, bright spotlights, sweaty headbands, and then some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan Halen \u003c\/em\u003eyielded just one hit in the form of a Top 40 single (a breathless cover of the Kinks' \"You Really Got Me\") but practically every song on the revered LP has become a staple. Named the 202nd Greatest Album of All Time by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e and considered by countless experts as one of the best debuts in history, the record displays what can happen with four distinct talents gel and strive for the same purposes. In Van Halen's case, the latter almost always involved partying, freedom, sex, and, in the immortal words of singer David Lee Roth, living \"life like there's no tomorrow.\" The celebration manifests from the opening notes of the strutting \"Runnin' with the Devil\" – announced with the blare of droning car horns, Michael Anthony's robust bass line, and Alex Van Halen's thumping drumming – and continues through the conclusion of the white-hot \"On Fire,\" goosed by Eddie Van Halen's race-track-ready lines, Roth's flamboyant deliveries, and the rhythm section's cat-like pounce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicking out individual highlights on \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e is akin to trying to count all the stars in a clear nighttime desert sky: There are far too many to identify, once you see one you notice another dozen you didn't spot before, and the cluster is best enjoyed as a whole. What's evident over repeat listens is the sheer diversity, a fact that's often overlooked: The high harmonies and background funk of \"Jamie's Cryin'\"; the insistent cane-and-a-tophat shuffle and doo-wop shoo-bop vocal break on \"I'm the One\"; the throwback acoustic blues that spreads into fast-paced, single-entendre wildfire on the Roth-led standout interpretation of John Brim's \"Ice Cream Man.\" Like the man says, on \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e, all the flavors are guaranteed to satisfy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erecordings\u003c\/span\u003e, painstakingly transfer them to DSD 256, and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a \"convert.\" Delicate \"converts\" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. 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Ranked the 118th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone, certified by RIAA as the third best-selling LP in history, and considered the foundation on which the Golden State's mid-‘70s music scene was built, the 1976 landmark is a music staple immune to shifts in trends, eras, and styles. Fearlessly addressing the chaos and consequences of American life, its songs remain strikingly prescient and gain credence with each passing day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Collector's Item\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and limited to 17,500 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP vinyl box set ensures you will want to permanently check into and never leave this particular Hotel California. Up to the herculean task of standing head and shoulders above all prior reissues, this collectible edition plays with extreme clarity, organic richness, tube-like warmth, massive dynamics, and microscopic levels of detail. You'll be able to practically smell the colitas and feel the breeze in your hair. Songs come across with an epic sweep and feature immersive, front-to-back soundstages that allow the music unprecedented air, roominess, and separation. As for the noise floor? It's basically as invisible as the spirits that waft in the corridors of the unforgettable title song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAesthetically, the premium packaging and presentation of the UD1S Hotel California pressing befit its esteemed status. Housed in a deluxe box, it features gorgeous foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. From every angle, this UD1S reissue exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the renowned cover art to the meticulous finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Legitimate Rock Masterpiece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, the opportunity to zero in on all the particulars of the 26-million-selling Eagles record dubbed \"a legitimate rock masterpiece\" by vaunted Los Angeles Times scribe Robert Hilburn has never been better. A global phenomenon that marked the band debut of guitarist-singer Joe Walsh, Hotel California continues to resonate and connect with listeners of all generations taken by its narrative depth, stark directness, picturesque melodies, daring majesty, and ardent emotionalism. Adorned with a breathtaking exterior photograph of the Beverly Hills Hotel that serves as the simultaneously haunting and alluring cover art, and rounded out by a rear-cover shot of the Lido Hotel lobby that reinforces a notion that teeters between permanence and transience, Hotel California is brilliantly tied to a specific place that functions as a universally understood metaphor for the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConfronting the darker undercurrents and oft-ignored constructs attached to that romantic notion, the record's songs revolve around a host of shared themes: excess, mobility, stability, illusion, fame, destruction, and idealism included. Notably, Hotel California appeared at a crucial junction in American history: During the country's bicentennial and amid escalating controversies related to the Vietnam War, energy crisis, and governmental corruption. That the Eagles manage to channel such cultural, social, and economical matters into a cohesive, stately, big-picture statement is alone a stupendous feat. That the album's reach, boldness, vitality, accessibility, and understated intensity have never waned make it a marvel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReflecting on Hotel California 40 years after its original release, and indirectly explaining its enduring appeal and increasing relevance, singer-songwriter Don Henley confirmed the record pertains to the \"loss of innocence, the cost of naiveté...the difficulties of balancing loving relationships and work, trying to square the conflicting relationship between business and art; the corruption in politics, the fading away of the Sixties dream of ‘peace, love and understanding.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be argued that Henley and company squarely hit on and drove home those ideas in the surreal title track, chart-topping \"Life in the Fast Lane,\" and grand \"The Last Resort\" alone. But that would miss the forest for the trees. Experienced as an unbroken whole, complete with the pristinely shot imagery and physical grooves, Hotel California unfolds like a geography-conscious saga by James Michener and plays like color-saturated movie shot on 70mm film by Martin Scorsese. It's about our collective and individual decisions – and the shape of our past, present, and future. And, just like that conjured by our imaginations, Hotel California continues to take on a life of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever created. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUltradisc One-Step: The Future of Hi-Fi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new Ultradisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. 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It is the epitome of brilliance – and sounds more intimate, involving, and inescapable than ever on MoFi SuperVinyl via Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever created. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. 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Performed by an enterprising California quartet that took its name from two of its principal members, the 1978 debut ripped headlines away from punk, injected fresh energy into a then-moribund rock 'n' roll scene, reimagined how heavy music and throwback pop could coexist, and invited everyone to experience the top-down pleasures of a beachfront Saturday night every day of the week no matter where they lived. Painstakingly restored by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, and the first of a multi-album series in an exciting partnership between the famous reissue label and Van Halen, \u003cem\u003eVan Halen \u003c\/em\u003edelivers feel-good thrills and hormonally charged desires like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunnin' with the Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEruption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Really Got Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAin't Talkin' ‘Bout Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm the One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamie's Cryin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtomic Punk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeel Your Love Tonight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Dreamer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIce Cream Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited to 12,000 numbered copies, pressed on dead-quiet MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and mastered from the original analog master \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etapes\u003c\/span\u003e, Mobile Fidelity's ultra-hi-fi UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector's edition pays tribute to the record's merit and allows fans to experience Van Halen's original blend of raw power, Hollywood flair, and vaudeville fun for generations to come. Playing with reference-setting sonics that elevate a 10-times-platinum landmark whose importance cannot be quantitatively measured, this definitive version provides a clear, clean, transparent, balanced, and turn-the-volume-up-to-11 view of an album that birthed entirely new styles. Since MoFi's unique SuperVinyl compound allows you to crank the decibels to your wildest desires without risking noise-floor interference, prepare to not only hear but feel \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e in your chest, no fifth-row concert seat necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe premium packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e pressing befit its extremely select status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. No expense has been spared. Aurally and visually, this UD1S reissue exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in the art – and everything involved with the album, from the iconic cover art to the meticulous finishes and, yes, of course, Eddie Van Halen's pioneering fretwork and his brother Alex's double-bass percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, could a piece of music that transformed how countless guitarists approached their instrument be more fittingly named than \"Eruption\"? Likely not, and in just 102 seconds, Eddie Van Halen rewrote, reimagined, and reconfigured a vocabulary last significantly updated a decade earlier by fellow six-string wizard Jimi Hendrix. Akin to the Washington State legend, Eddie Van Halen developed his own techniques and tones all the while making his seismic accomplishments seem effortless. Devoid of the pretense, ego, and showiness that infected many of his imitators, the Dutch native sticks to a straightforward approach that underlines the authority, prowess, and visionary scope of his playing and then-unheard-of finger-tapping skills. Throughout \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e, he establishes himself as an instant idol – a savant whose otherworldly combination of breadth, poise, feel, speed, force, and melody seems beamed in from another galaxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs does nearly every song on the record, whose cohesiveness and dynamic put into perspective the advanced chemistry and one-for-all spirit the youthful band had out of the gates. Having paid its dues for years in bars and clubs – going as far as recording a 24-track demo for Kiss bassist Gene Simmons at Village Recorders only to be spurned by management companies that felt its music wouldn't go anywhere – Van Halen finally got a deserved break when Warner Bros. executives signed the group in 1977. The subsequent recording sessions further testify on behalf of the band's synergy and alignment. Completed in just a few weeks with producer Ted Templeman, \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e was primarily cut live in the studio with minimal overdubs and edits. The explosiveness, energy, and electricity remain definitive, and as heard on this UD1S set, put the group on a private stage – humming amplifiers, Frankenstrat guitar, bright spotlights, sweaty headbands, and then some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan Halen \u003c\/em\u003eyielded just one hit in the form of a Top 40 single (a breathless cover of the Kinks' \"You Really Got Me\") but practically every song on the revered LP has become a staple. Named the 202nd Greatest Album of All Time by \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e and considered by countless experts as one of the best debuts in history, the record displays what can happen with four distinct talents gel and strive for the same purposes. In Van Halen's case, the latter almost always involved partying, freedom, sex, and, in the immortal words of singer David Lee Roth, living \"life like there's no tomorrow.\" The celebration manifests from the opening notes of the strutting \"Runnin' with the Devil\" – announced with the blare of droning car horns, Michael Anthony's robust bass line, and Alex Van Halen's thumping drumming – and continues through the conclusion of the white-hot \"On Fire,\" goosed by Eddie Van Halen's race-track-ready lines, Roth's flamboyant deliveries, and the rhythm section's cat-like pounce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicking out individual highlights on \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e is akin to trying to count all the stars in a clear nighttime desert sky: There are far too many to identify, once you see one you notice another dozen you didn't spot before, and the cluster is best enjoyed as a whole. What's evident over repeat listens is the sheer diversity, a fact that's often overlooked: The high harmonies and background funk of \"Jamie's Cryin'\"; the insistent cane-and-a-tophat shuffle and doo-wop shoo-bop vocal break on \"I'm the One\"; the throwback acoustic blues that spreads into fast-paced, single-entendre wildfire on the Roth-led standout interpretation of John Brim's \"Ice Cream Man.\" Like the man says, on \u003cem\u003eVan Halen\u003c\/em\u003e, all the flavors are guaranteed to satisfy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erecordings\u003c\/span\u003e, painstakingly transfer them to DSD 256, and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a \"convert.\" Delicate \"converts\" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. 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Distinguished from every other Dylan album by virtue of the smooth vocal performances and simple ease, the 1969 record witnesses the icon's full-on foray into country and trailblazing of the country-rock movement that followed. Cozy, charming, and warm, the rustic set remains for many hardcore fans the Bard's most enjoyable effort. And most inimitable. The result of quitting smoking, Dylan's voice is in pristine shape, nearly unidentifiable from the nasal wheeze and folk accents displayed on prior records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGirl From the North Country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNashville Skyline Rag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Be Alone with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Threw It All Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeggy Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLay Lady Lay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne More Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell Me That It Isn't True\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry Pie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonight I'll Be Staying Here with You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered on Mobile Fidelity's world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this restored 45RPM version zeroes in on the shocking purity and never-again-replicated croon of Dylan's vocals. Enhanced, too, are the images associated with the calmly strummed and picked acoustic guitars and decay connected to the fading notes. The dimensions and ambience of the Columbia studio translate via subtle echoes and natural blend of instruments melding with one another, akin to honey integrating with tea. Providing comparably soothing effects, relaxing vibes pour forth from this reissue, which affords this masterpiece the fidelity it's always deserved. Wider grooves mean more information reaches your ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Is it rolling, Bob?,\" Dylan famously queries producer Bob Johnston at the beginning of \"To Be Alone With You,\" indicating the laissez-faire feelings that surrounded the sessions and helped yield the laidback, convivial music defining the album – arguably the most unique in the artist's vast catalog. While he dipped his toes into country waters on the preceding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Wesley Harding\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrows its collective arms around the style in bear-hug fashion and drops any obvious folk references. Everything from the songs' moods to the amicable arrangements reacts against the era's turmoil and popular sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful and beautifully executed effort might stand as Dylan's most effective protest ever, even if many missed the point upon original release. Advocating peace, love, and old-world allure without calling attention to any characteristic in an overly forward manner, Dylan frames the songs as ballads, rags, lullabies, and gentle honky-tonk dances. He adheres to expeditious brevity, keeping the arrangements tight and free of any filler, thus allowing the melodies to immediately work their magic and place hummable memories inside listeners' heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, if any Dylan masterpiece is overlooked, it's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to his superb singing and infallible songs, Dylan enjoys backing from a crackerjack assembly of Nashville session musicians including Charlie Daniels, Marshall Grant, W.S. Holland, Charlie McCoy, Ken Buttrey, and Norman Blake. Country pros, and their respective performances, don't come any better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs much as on any of his records, Dylan resides in a good place, mentally and emotionally. 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The sincerity conveyed on the inviting \"Lay Lady Lay,\" relief sighed on the romantic \"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You,\" and unlimited promise expressed on the jittery \"To Be Alone With You\" parallel the lessons-learned yearning and genuine desire found on \"One More Night,\" bracing \"I Threw It All Away,\" and eternal \"Girl From the North Country,\" performed to perfection with Johnny Cash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48783254716609,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/nashvillemofi.webp?v=1731641971"},{"product_id":"simon-and-garfunkel-bridge-over-troubled-water-mfsv-1-546-mobile-fidelity-mofi-vinyl-lp-1","title":"Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, MFSV 1-546 Mobile Fidelity MoFi Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"product__title h2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, MFSV 1-546 Mobile Fidelity MoFi Vinyl LP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourced from the Original Master Tapes and Limited to 4,000 Numbered Copies: Mobile Fidelity’s 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP Plays with Staggering Detail, Clarity, and Definition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seminal effort Rolling Stone named the 51st Greatest Album of All Time reaches illustrious sonic and emotional heights on Mobile Fidelity’s 180g SuperVinyl 33RPM LP. Pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl and strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, this ultra-hi-fi collector's edition brings you closer to music that picks up where the duo's Bookends leaves off. You'll enjoy deep-black backgrounds and pointillist details. Seemingly every note, breath, and movement is reproduced with exquisite accuracy, clarity, and balance. Each rotation benefits from SuperVinyl’s ultra-low noise floor and superb groove definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best-selling record in the U.S. for several years running and winner of six Grammy Awards — including nods for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Engineered Recording — Bridge over Troubled Water endures as a staple of accessible sophistication, angelic elegance, effortless singing, unhinged ambition, and therapeutic spirit. While it would turn out to be the final studio set for a duo surrounded by creative and personal disagreement, Simon and Garfunkel's collaborative ethos and soaring harmonies — combined with reflective narratives centered on the American experience, friendship, romance, and farewells — combine to turn the 11-track work into a paean to resolution, reconciliation, calm, and balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHome to the legendary title track graced by Garfunkel's pacifying solo lead vocals as well as the equally famous folk ballad \"The Boxer,\" Peruvian-based \"El Condor Pasa,\" upbeat \"Cecilia,\" and rock ’n’ rolling \"Baby Driver,” Bridge over Troubled Water remains as renowned for its musical diversity as its lyrical poignancy. Moving beyond the templates they'd perfected on four prior albums, Simon and Garfunkel embrace a then-unimaginable swath of styles. Rock, pop, gospel, country, R\u0026amp;B, South American, and jazz strains course throughout the songs, each sparked with bold experiments yet grounded in a well-orchestrated melange of melody, rhythm, and classicism that makes everything personal, familiar, and warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for nothing is Bridge over Troubled Water one of the finest-sounding albums ever made. Featuring instrumentation helmed by members of Los Angeles' fabled Wrecking Crew as well as multiple choral and string sections, songs took hundreds of hours to complete and involved pioneering recording techniques. Evoking both Phil Spector's live\"Wall of Sound\" approach as well as inventive effects, Bridge over Troubled Water is a triumph of texture, atmosphere, and architecture. 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Country and roots accents further distinguish the British quartet's stripped-down music from any 1970s peers, as does the transparent production, which has remained revered among audiophiles the world over – and which has never been better than on this meticulous pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown to the Waterline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSetting Me Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix Blade Knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthbound Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSultans of Swing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWild West End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP version of \u003ci\u003eDire Straits\u003c\/i\u003e features natural tonalities, superb balances, you-are-there imaging, deep-black backgrounds, and pristine clarity. Even if you've heard this album hundreds of times before, you've never experienced it with such lifelike sonics and premium richness. This numbered-edition collector's set immerses you within the smoky, laidback atmospherics of every song. This is how all vinyl should sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrucial to every arrangement, Mark Knopfler's winding guitar lines emerge with supreme transparency and multi-hued textural detail. His intricate playing comes across as if it's being transmitted via his 60s-era Fender Vibrolux amplifier placed right before you. The cleanliness, dimensions, and live feel are that good. His bandmates, too, benefit from the extra groove space afforded by this 45RPM edition. Rhythms skate and swirl; percussive effects resonate with crispness and attack; the leading edges of notes naturally decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDire Straits' strong, well-edited batch of original material further enhances the overall enjoyment and makes the record one whose pleasures go far beyond the organic sonics. Just as Knopfler's narratives pour forth with poetic and surrealist texts, the musical settings – an intoxicating combination of easygoing shuffles, back-hall boogies, and pop-honed ballads – mirror the old-fashioned soulfulness inherent in the classic recordings of the late 50s and early 60s. The lyrics are equally captivating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from his time as a youth in Newcastle, Leeds, and London, Knopfler invests tunes with an autobiographical slant and emotional connectivity that become obvious the moment he opens his mouth to sing. \"Down to the Waterline,\" \"Wild West End,\" and \"Lions\" all feature colloquial touches that add to their reach. By extension, \"In the Gallery\" functions as a tribute to Leeds sculptor Harry Phillips (father of future Knoplfer collaborator, Steve Phillips) while the record's breakout smash, \"Sultans of Swing,\" pays homage to struggling bar bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, Dire Straits performs with a subtle cool and clever poise that no band ever matched. Just how good is the chemistry? Bob Dylan heard the quartet and invited Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers to play on Slow Train Coming. But even Dylan himself didn't hear Dire Straits sound this magnetic back in its original heyday. Now, everyone can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48841517105345,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/Dire_Straits_SelfTitled_1200x_614992b2-25cf-4965-b1c0-b7fb6387ba2b.jpg?v=1690511772"},{"product_id":"carole-king-tapestry-mfsl-1-414-mobile-fidelity-mofi-vinyl-lp","title":"Carole King - Tapestry, MFSL 1-414 Mobile Fidelity MoFi Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCarole King - Tapestry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003eTRUE TO PRODUCER'S ORIGINAL INTENT: EXPERIENCE AND FEEL EVERY ORGANIC NUANCE, SUGGESTIVE DELIVERY, INTIMATE NOTE1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS analog master to DSD 64 to analog console to lathe\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe results mirror what went down in the A\u0026amp;M Studios. Lean, simple, direct, and so nakedly real the sonics evoke what might be heard on a professional demo tape, this collectable LP gives what Rolling Stone deems the 36th Greatest Album of All Time the due it deserves. King's personal singing, her graceful pianism, the integral rhythmic foundation provided by the likes of drummer Russ Kunkel and guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and the symmetrical contributions of guest instrumentalists ranging from saxophonist Curtis Amy to guitarist James Taylor resonate with three-dimensional imaging and cozy realism. 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Marking the first time the revered LP has received audiophile-quality treatment, it's one of six iconic 1970s Mitchell records Mobile Fidelity is reissuing on vinyl and SACD sets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBenefitting from a virtually nonexistent noise floor, dead-quiet surfaces, and superior groove definition, this collectible edition reproduces without compromise the textures, details, and breathtaking craftsmanship that help make\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Court and Spark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e into what many fans believe is the Canadian native’s finest hour. Notes bloom and decay as they do amid an acoustic live environment. 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The jazz-rock rhythms of drummer John Guerin, slippery guitar lines of Larry Carlton, vibrant horns and reeds laid down by Scott — crucial to the songs’ shape-shifting arrangements — can now also be heard with fresh ears.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisually and physically, the packaging of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCourt and Spark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUD1S set complements its distinguished status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, both LPs come in foil-stamped jackets with faithful graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. 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Mitchell’s accessibly complex structures, beat-propelled rhythms, and spirited interplay with Scott \u0026amp; Co. both give the music a different identity than her prior efforts and point in the directions she soon headed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLyrically, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e matches the wit, integrity, originality, and intellect of anything in Mitchell’s oeuvre — no small feat. Offsetting positives with negatives, and considering circumstances from multiple angles, Mitchell explores issues connected to love and freedom, certainty and confusion, and trust and fear with unfettered boldness and introspective empathy. 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They form a solid rhythmic foundation capable of veering from disco grooves to moody pop and radio-friendly classic rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHome to three Top 100 singles,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInner Secrets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks another turning point in Santana’s evolution. It is the band’s first project without keyboardist Tom Coster since the latter arrived in 1972. Gone, too, from the lineup is original percussionist Jose Areas. In their places are Chris Rhyme and Pete Escovedo, respectively, with the latter having debuted on the studio portion of the preceding\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoonflower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1977). Multi-instrumentalist Chris Solberg counts as the other notable new addition. All three pros play key roles on a work that witnesses Santana moving away from fusion-laden fare and toward mainstream-oriented material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObvious evidence of that transformation arrives in the form of four inspired covers, including renditions of Buddy Holly’s “Well All Right,” Four Tops’ “One Chain (Don’t Make No Prison),” Classic IV’s “Stormy,” and Traffic’s “Dealer” — with the latter tune soldered into “Spanish Rose.” Santana’s focused approach is also reflected in the structures and lengths of the songs. No track lasts longer than six minutes and 15 seconds. Yet the band packs an array of contagious melodies, complex passages, and passionate performances into the tightened-up frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the instrumental prowess,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInner Secrets\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eespecially benefits from the singing of Greg Walker. Carlos Santana called Walker’s technique a “combination of street and church music; 'street' being raw, sexy, warm, and naked; 'church' being spiritual, inspirational, soulful, and sincere.” Those elements further punctuate Inner Secrets and ensure the album stands as a bookend to the group’s peak era. Wham!, indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50022089064641,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/Santana_InnerSecrets_MFSL_99c1ab52-7875-46bc-8167-7433b3490e28.webp?v=1772251601"}],"url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/collections\/mfsl-rock-pop.oembed","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}