{"title":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"aretha-franklin-arethas-gold-sacd-hybrid-sacd-limited-numbered-mfsl","title":"Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold SACD Hybrid SACD MFSL, limited\/numbered","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eASTONISHING COLLECTION OF THE QUEEN OF SOUL'S GREATEST SONGS FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal Master Recording from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAretha Franklin made her Hall of Fame reputation at Atlantic Records between 1967-1968. This astonishing two-year period witnessed the singer score nine Top 10 hits and define soul music. Pairing with producer Jerry Wexler and a flawless Muscle Shoals studio band, Franklin unleashed bolder sides of her artistry kept under wraps during her tenure at Columbia. The rest is history – a history that, until now, has never been in heard in true audiophile sound. And if there's any voice you want to experience to the most realistic extent, it's that of the vocalist Rolling Stone crowned the Greatest Singer of All Time.\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\"\u003eI Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDo Right Woman-Do Right Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRespect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Feelgood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBaby I Love You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChain of Fools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAin't No Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Send Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe House That Jack Built\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Say a Little Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee Saw\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\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHear why Franklin is even better than you likely think or remember. You just haven't been able to hear the Detroit native on a format that mirrors exactly what went down in the studios when she recorded songs that, to this day, remain the bar by which all other singers are measured. The same goes for Franklin's backing band, known as the Swampers, whose instrumental savvy, feel, and textures are so unique, the group is credited with creating its own style: The Muscle Shoals Sound. On this edition of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAretha's Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, experience every picked guitar note, brushed snare, and fluid bass line. Seldom has a band and vocalist ever made a more formidable, memorable, and emotional combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe evidence plays out across these 14 songs, each a soul landmark, each unforgettable thanks to Franklin's impassioned performances and empowering attitude. The Sweet Impressions (Franklin's backing vocalists) and sweeping string arrangements bolster the foundation, but the material belongs to Franklin. A veritable hit parade, the track listing on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAretha's Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereads like a dictionary of soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Loved You),\" \"Respect,\" \"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,\" \"Chain of Fools,\" \"Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby),\" \"Think,\" \"The House That Jack Built,\" \"I Say a Little Prayer,\" \"Baby I Love You\": All Top 10 hits. Plus five more tunes, including a riveting cover of Sam Cooke's \"You Send Me,\" that charted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39423951077574,"sku":"MFSL-UDSACD 2142","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Aretha_Franklin_Gold_1500x_c1648ea7-4bce-4c40-8aea-7f282e3e661d.jpg?v=1616174340"},{"product_id":"carly-simon-hotcakes-sacd-hybrid-sacd-limited-numbered-mfsl","title":"Carly Simon - Hotcakes SACD MFSL Hybrid SACD, limited\/numbered","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINCLUDES SMASH DUET \"MOCKINGBIRD\" WITH JAMES TAYLOR AND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ROBBIE ROBERTSON, MICHAEL BRECKER, BUCKY PIZZARELLI, AND DR. JOHN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Master Recording from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarly Simon found a peaceful, happy place when she made 1974's platinum-selling\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e. Aptly depicted on the cover smiling, radiant, and pregnant, the singer evolved from a jet-setting lifestyle into one marked by domestic bliss thanks to her recent marriage to James Taylor and decision to settle down. Simon's refreshed perspective and feel-good moods define the autobiographical\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e, a homespun celebration of bucolic delights and simple pleasures performed with utmost sincerity and sweetness. In addition to spawning two hit singles, the record marks Simon and Taylor's attempt to begin an artistic franchise together.\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\"\u003eSafe and Sound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMind on My Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThink I'm Gonna Have a Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOlder Sister\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJust Not True\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMisfit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eForever My Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrownup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHaven't Got Time for the Pain\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\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComing from a tranquil place, Simon's voice emerges with terrific ease, composure, and contentment. Surrounded by ravishing instrumental and jazz-based blends that, thanks to added detail and clearer tones, feel more joyous and spirited than on any prior pressing, Simon's words take on a reassuring quality conveyed by the best singer-songwriter albums of the era. Consider this stellar-sounding reissue the equivalent of a crackling fireplace on a winter night. Such is the level of coziness and amiability provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLargely based around Simon's feelings and experiences before giving birth,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewonderfully channels a prevailing attitude during the mid-70s that found many people returning to the basics and getting back in touch with familial surroundings after the upheaval following the end of the Sixties. Simon's first three albums captured this transition in frank, feminist-inspired, take-no-muss fashion. On\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e, her fourth and second consecutive platinum-selling set, she both reflected and led the dominant spirit of the time, delivering with nursery-rhyme purity and soothing tenderness playful songs about homey euphoria and marital glee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnchored by the duet with her then-partner James Taylor, \"Mockingbird,\" a cover that the power couple took into the Top Five,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshuns any tension or negativity in favor of optimism, intimacy, and tranquility. Standout fare such as \"I Think I'm Gonna Have a Baby\" and the Simon-Taylor penned \"Forever My Love\" testify on behalf of personal bonds and the importance of love. Similarly, \"Mind on My Man,\" the husband-focused \"Misfit,\" and humorous \"Safe and Sound\" – a theme-setting opener that describes much of the world in disarray but which maintains all is fine as long as Simon has her soulmate\" speak on behalf of the artist's new priorities and the gravity of strong relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusically,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis appointed with first-rate session work from a stream of Hall of Fame-worthy instrumentalists. Robbie Robertson, Michael Brecker, Bucky Pizzarelli, Dr. John, and Taylor are among the guests gracing the arrangements with nimble touches and heartfelt accents indicative of Simon's emotionalism. Factor in the tasteful horn sections, excellent backing vocal tracks, and producer Richard Perry's illustrative orchestrations, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotcakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emay reign as Simon's finest-ever studio hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39424074514630,"sku":"MFSLU-DSACD2168","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Carly_Simon_HotCakes_1500x_0e02225c-eab8-4f8c-8dc1-88a545f0329f.jpg?v=1616175508"},{"product_id":"charles-mingus-mingus-ah-um-sacd-hybrid-sacd-limited-numbered-to-3000","title":"Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um SACD MFSL Hybrid SACD, limited\/numbered to 3000","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLUES- AND GOSPEL-ROOTED JAZZ BRILLIANCE SPARKS WITH DIVERSITY, PERSONALITY, AND INDIVIDUALISM: MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES AND LIMITED TO 3,000 NUMBERED COPIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Master Recording from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Better Git It in Your Soul\" not only serves as the name of the inviting, holler-appointed opening track of Charles Mingus'\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMingus Ah Um\u003c\/em\u003e. It epitomizes the spirit, urgency, freedom, and feel-it-in-your-bones passion of an album that – along with Miles Davis'\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKind of Blue\u003c\/em\u003e, Dave Brubeck's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e, and John Coltrane's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGiant Steps\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– forms the Mount Rushmore of quintessential records from 1959-1960, jazz's watershed graduating class. Indeed,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMingus Ah Um\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis cited on practically every \"greatest\" list assembled and enjoys the rare distinction of wearing a prestigious crown in the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePenguin Guide to Jazz\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand membership in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Now, it receives the sonic treatment on disc that it's always deserved.\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\"\u003eBetter Git It in Your Soul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoodbye Pork Pie Hat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBoogie Stop Shuffle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelf-Portrait in Three Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpen Letter to Duke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBird Calls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFables of Faubus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePussy Cat Dues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJelly Roll\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\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMingus Ah Um\u003c\/em\u003e pops with contagious vibrancy, command, energy, and scale. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe bassist's church-music roots spring to life in the form of blues themes, moaned vocals, spiritual motifs, and preacher-inspired riffs that register with hyper-realistic dimensionality and natural intimacy. Experienced as a seamless whole – just as the cigar-chomping composer intended – the band enters your listening room, its intertwined assembly of notes, phrases, pauses, shapes, and solos yielding something more music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd clearly, Mingus ardently honored and prized even every seemingly non-musical aspect on his Columbia Records debut. Witness the unforgettable cover art, a painting by S. Neil Fujita, whose varied hues, abstract geometries, free-base forms, and ornate albeit clean presentation mirrors the seemingly impossible blend of accessibility, complexity, experimentalism, consistency, focus, individualism, and collectivity reflected in every passage of the incredibly diverse album. Or, simply look at the reverence Mingus displays for his ancestors – and their contributions to jazz's ongoing conversation and cultural relevance – via \"Jelly Roll\" (for Jelly Roll Morton), \"Open Letter to Duke\" (for Duke Ellington), and the hallmark ballad \"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat\" (an homage to Lester Young).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbove all, however,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMingus Ah Um\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estands as an exuberant tribute to the idea (and blueprint-caliber execution) of fully realized musical frameworks serving as launching pads for expressive interactions, responses, exchanges, and improvisations. 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The collective's technical acumen – be it multi-tone row scales, pedal point rhythmic patterns, traditional chords, melodic moods, harmonic lines, beginning\/ending-blurring context, high registers, major and minor thirds (and absence thereof), pivot-point chromatics, diatonic manners, open fifths, and more, lingers not only in the mind, but invigorates the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNO EXPORT TO JAPAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39426795798726,"sku":"MFSL-UDSACD 2208","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/CharlesMingus_MingusAhUm_1500x_ed6e3783-949c-4824-8927-50866d1685dd.jpg?v=1616209040"},{"product_id":"dire-straits-communique-sacd-mfsl-hybrid-sacd-limited-numbered","title":"Dire Straits - Communique SACD MFSL Hybrid SACD, limited\/numbered MFSL","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREFERENCE-LEVEL DETAIL, DEPTH, SOUNDSTAGING, BALANCE, AND PRESENCE: \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMMUNIQUÉ\u003c\/em\u003e HAS NEVER SOUNDED BETTER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal Master Recording from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab. 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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 version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 SACD with cleaner, pinpoint-accurate tones. Mobile Fidelity's SACD 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.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommuniqué\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas truly never sounded better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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. 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The addition of a new rhythm guitarist, Hal Lindes, encourages deeper atmospheric interplay while the presence of engineer Neil Dorfsman – his first appearance in what would be a long string of collaborations with Mark Knopfler – ensures stunning sonic properties that now come to life like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTelegraph Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivate Investigations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrial Disease\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove Over Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Never Rains\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, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Over Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eteems with superb balances, front-to-back soundstages, and crystalline purity. It brings forward previously obscured details, extra information, and mastering-studio-quality transients. The distinctive textures of a host of instruments – marimbas, acoustic and electric guitars, vibes, synthesizers – further enhance the ambitiousness of the 1982 album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this audiophile disc, everything Knopfler does seemingly turn to gold. Gearheads will hear the unique characteristics afforded by his use of a Mesa Boogie Mark II guitar amplifier (soon again employed on Brothers in Arms) and carefully chosen selection of Schecter Stratocasters, 1937 National steel guitar, and Ovation six- and twelve-string models. Reference-level separation and lifelike imaging place Knopfler and company in your room, while tube-like warmth, spaciousness, and airiness causes the music to breathe anew. This SACD will be in your rotation for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't take long to realize\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Over Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis like no other Dire Straits album – and a staunch proclamation of independence from a band that continued to take longer creative strides with each successive project. Fearlessly extending over metaphoric hills, valleys, and plains for nearly 14-and-a-half minutes, the opening \"Telegraph Road\" is a guitar hero's dream and exhilarating showcase for Lindes' give-and-take capabilities. In tandem with keyboardist Alan Clark, Lindes provides the ideal foil for not only Knopfler but the long-time rhythm section of bassist John Illsley and drummer Pick Withers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking its time to arrive at destinations, the quintet paints evocative musical and lyrical portraits steeped in patience, drama, and, often times, sadness. Desolate emotions color the sweeping \"Telegraph Road\" and barren \"Private Investigations,\" which finds Knopfler in the role of a tired private eye contemplating the emptiness and scars of his profession. 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Details ranging from the audible resonance of the drum skins, drifting reverb on the guitar, and inner cavity of the piano take up residence on deep-black soundstages. Individual notes appear and recede with lifelike decay. Cooder and company sound as if they're in the room, playing in real time with one another. This record has never been more dynamic or involving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHaving initiated his self-taught learning of customs established by the likes of Josh White, Woody Guthrie, Charlie Johnson, and Robert Johnson as early as age four, and grown up a son of parents obsessed with Folkways Records, Cooder never suffers from the retro rehash fakery plaguing countless contemporary revivalists. 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The collective offspring of members Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, each tune reflects the creative pulses of each musician, with the resultant contrasts lending to their appeal. Davies' penchant for grittier, bluesy strands blends with Hodgson's witty, pop-leaning techniques. The combination proves unstoppable.\\n\\nHome to a quartet of commercial staples - ''The Logical Song,'' ''Goodbye Stranger,'' ''Take the Long Way Home,'' and the title track - Breakfast in America teems with arena-sized drama, meticulous craftsmanship, and mesmerizing refrains. Shrewd lyrical turns abound, whether on the phonetic, adjective-stacked ''The Logical Song,'' life-in-America portrait ''Child of Vision,'' or move-to-L.A. saga ''Gone Hollywood.'' U.S. references also dot the smash title track, which reflects the glib humor, romantic fantasies, and pop culture permeating the record.\\n\\nBreakfast in America also retains its vitality because of its expert instrumentation and placement. 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Crucial traits such as imaging, separation, balance, transients, and openness achieve near-epic levels of realism and presence. Songs unfold and breathe on mammoth soundstages that put the effort's legendary production - and stellar playing - into proper perspective. The 1979 set has been reissued multiple times in the past, but it's never sounded so engaging, lifelike, or entertaining. If you think you know the record backwards and forwards, wait until you hear this version.\\n\\nIndeed, aside from the undeniably catchy nature of the ten tracks, fun remains the most central element of Breakfast in America. The band even titled the record to fall in line with the overall joyful feeling of the material. About the latter: Few late 1970s rock albums feature a more cohesive, harmony-drenched parade of stunningly executed, wondrously arranged works. The collective offspring of members Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, each tune reflects the creative pulses of each musician, with the resultant contrasts lending to their appeal. Davies' penchant for grittier, bluesy strands blends with Hodgson's witty, pop-leaning techniques. The combination proves unstoppable.\\n\\nHome to a quartet of commercial staples - ''The Logical Song,'' ''Goodbye Stranger,'' ''Take the Long Way Home,'' and the title track - Breakfast in America teems with arena-sized drama, meticulous craftsmanship, and mesmerizing refrains. Shrewd lyrical turns abound, whether on the phonetic, adjective-stacked ''The Logical Song,'' life-in-America portrait ''Child of Vision,'' or move-to-L.A. saga ''Gone Hollywood.'' U.S. references also dot the smash title track, which reflects the glib humor, romantic fantasies, and pop culture permeating the record.\\n\\nBreakfast in America also retains its vitality because of its expert instrumentation and placement. 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Four years in the making, and the beloved musician's first studio record since 2008, her Concord Records debut defies expectations and crystallizes her status as a preeminent songwriter. Informed by personal episodes of significant loss and yearning, the album masterfully unites harmony and melody via uncommon delicacy, tonal intimacy, and ethereal surrealism. It will likely stand as 2013's finest jazz effort, an instant classic.\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\"\u003eCode Cool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wind Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRomanesque\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRedshift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpring Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDevil's Food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Swim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBashful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Storyteller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMissing\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\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD possesses audiophile-quality fidelity and dynamic transparency unmatched by the commercially released CD. Akin to the reissue label's previous Barber releases,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings the singer and her band into your listening room, converting it into a recreation of the stage at Chicago's Green Mill, Barber's home base. Sonic characteristics crucial to Barber's sophisticated compositions – atmospherics, decay, whisper-soft transients, mood, acoustic dimensions, precise imaging – are rendered with utmost detail, balance, and accuracy. All else that's required for your trip to the Green Mill is a stereo and glass of chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePunctuated by deft instrumental passages and mysterious verses,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks a triumphant return for Barber after she endured a series of melancholic episodes, including the death of her mother and four other people close to her. In addition, a disagreement with business associate cost her untold amount of money. She also broke away from Blue Note after its president stepped down from his position. Barber channels these painful, often-angry experiences and transitional periods into expressionistic poetry on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e, transferring her emotions to arrangements that mirror the deep, meaningful cycle of human life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBacked by a brilliant trio, Barber opts for her now-signature subdued methods, allowing each syllable to linger, every note to hover before fading, each rhythmic line to develop unique relationships with the groove. Chicago Tribune jazz critic Howard Reich wrote in his rave review of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e: \"No one else writes or sounds like this, in other words, because no one else approaches the art of singing, songwriting, and piano playing with Barber's particular interests. The liquidity of her vocals, the sharp edge of her jazz pianism, and the quirkiness of her original songs cannot be imitated and remain a work in progress.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese aspects, and more, are immediately apparent on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e, arguably the boldest and most satisfying set of the reclusive talent's career. Her famously seductive and breathy vocals, supple right-hand runs, and nuanced harmonics simultaneously engage, hypnotize, and tempt. Her mates follow suit with aptly sculpted bass lines, taut percussion, and suggestive guitar fills. A model of economical succinctness,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSmash\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes risks, harbors intensity, and utilizes silences to communicate. It represents a new level for 21st century jazz, and there's no way to better way to experience it and immerse yourself in its powers than via Mobile Fidelity's superb digital edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39577836781766,"sku":"MFSLUDSACD2136","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Patricia_Barber_Smash_1500x_6dfa4d6d-7cf0-40b5-bcd7-da23c6dc4d5a.jpg?v=1618110620"},{"product_id":"bob-dylan-new-morning-sacd-mfsl-mobile-fidelity-sound-lab-stereo-hybrid-sacd-cd","title":"Bob Dylan New Morning SACD MFSL Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Stereo Hybrid SACD\/CD","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUBLIME 1970 ALBUM AMONG LOOSEST, JOVIAL OF DYLAN'S CAREER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album might have saved Bob Dylan's career. At the least, it proved the icon still relevant, and his wits still in tact. And it immediately followed what remains the artist's biggest disaster, the yet-unexplained and forever puzzling\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelf Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e, a nearly unlistenable attempt that caused many to wonder whether Dylan had lost his mind. If intended as a joke, it bombed, making the sublime\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall the more important to restore faith in the singer's creativity and songwriting prowess. It did all this and more, and stands as his finest studio effort during a five-year span.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf Not for You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDay of the Locusts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTime Passes Slowly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWent to See the Gypsy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinterlude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf Dogs Run Free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSign on the Window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne More Weekend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Man In Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThree Angels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFather of Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte custom__description complete\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Many of the songs seem to have been made up on the spot, with confidence in the ability of first-rate musicians to move in any direction at any time,\" wrote Dylan expert and cultural critic Greil Marcus in his original review for the New York Times. \"The riffs, inventions, and studio jams of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave their own personality...the full joy of anticipating the right move and the exhilaration of hitting it square and bouncing off a chord into a new lyric.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese observations hold true today, for the 1970 effort claims a daring flair Dylan rarely exhibited on albums before or since. Enthusiasm and excitement surround his singing, and his work on the 88s underlines the liberating arrangements. Offbeat and eclectic, the record frolics and swings, with the Bard and his crack band pursuing jazzy steps (\"Sign on the Window\"), shuffling spoken-word experiments (\"If Dogs Run Free\"), and soulful rock (\"The Man In Me,\" used to wonderful and prominent effect in the Coen Brothers film\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Big Lebowski\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout, Dylan's phrasing communicates joyousness and simplicity seemingly carried over from the stripped-down\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn Wesley Harding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNashville Skyline\u003c\/em\u003e. The record's dominant sentiments trace to the lead track, \"If Not For You,\" one of the singer's all-time greatest singles, stitched with country threads and warmth that pervades everything that follows. Yes,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Morning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emay lack the iconic status of some of Dylan's better-known records. Yet the underdog stature makes repeat listens all the more rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39578015727814,"sku":"MFSLUDSACD2127","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Bob_Dylan_NewMorning_1500x_f761b5b8-a906-48e6-b4a1-df8d5c0d7483.jpg?v=1618112499"},{"product_id":"bob-dylan-bringing-it-all-back-home-mono-sacd-mfsl-numbered-limited-to-3000","title":"Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home Mono SACD MFSL Numbered Limited to 3000","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBLOWS UP BOUNDARIES, STYLES, PRACTICALITIES: DYLAN PAIRS WITH A BAND ON SIDE ONE, GOES IT ALONE ON \"THOUGHT DREAM\" ODYSSEYS ON SIDE TWO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBring it all back home – in mono. Originally designed by the artist for mono listening, Bob Dylan's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBringing It All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erepresents the moment that pop and rock music became their own art form, expressions finally treated with the same seriousness and respect as classical and jazz. Incalculably influential, the 1965 landmark established myriad benchmarks in songwriting, sound, artwork, and performance. It served the world notice that Dylan was no longer just the virtuoso visionary tuned into the wants of the folk community. It's a disarming broadcast that declares Dylan's surroundings and personality, and those of his audiences, whether they knew it or not, drastically changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"musicTrackList\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubterranean Homesick Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe Belongs To Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaggie's Farm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove Minus Zero\/No Limit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOutlaw Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the Road Again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBob Dylan's 115th Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMr. Tambourine Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGates of Eden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue\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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs part of its Bob Dylan catalog restoration series, Mobile Fidelity is humbled to have the privilege of mastering the iconic album on its world-renowned mastering system and in its original mono format. Limited to just 3,000 copies, the end result is the very finest, most transparent SACD of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBringing It All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eever produced. Forever renowned for its organic sound, the album's you-are-there-presence is fantastically enhanced on this superb version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBringing It All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures the most instrumentation Dylan implemented in arrangements at that stage of his career, the set is undoubtedly vivid in stereo – particularly the electric half. Yet the Minnesota native paid particular attention to the mono mix, which here presents Dylan with unparalleled directness. The record's second half sounds especially genuine, lifelike, and intimate in mono. It paints listeners an incredibly accurate portrait of the attention-getting mass of acoustic-based sound – and features no artificial panning or echo chamber of its stereo counterpart. Instead, you are immersed right into the music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIndeed, the sonics on this Mobile Fidelity reissue are so realistic, balanced, and tonally accurate that acoustic guitars resonate with the woody decay they do as when you strum them on your lap. Equally vivid are the textures of the drum skins, amplified pitch of the electric guitars, and ambient hum of the interior space of Columbia's Studio B. Both the plugged-in and acoustic sides claim a discerning level of microdynamics, spaciousness, imaging, and warmth that will send even the most rabid Dylan fans into a tizzy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMore than 50 years after its release,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBringing It All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econtinues to come on like a prophetic transmission from a savant who's privy to cerebral viewpoints, mental transferences, and \"thought dreams\" elusive to everyone but him. With the flipside of the album, Dylan strings together four of the most unflinching, forward-reaching, and boundary-breaking acoustic-based compositions ever played. In addressing liberating psychedelia, lost innocence, institutional naivet%eacute;, and tarnished relationships, respectively, Dylan constructs a compositional quartet\/suite that functions as metaphor for his waving goodbye to political folk music's imprisoning rules and bounding restrictiveness – and a rough guide to the transcendental poetry, shape-shifting vocal phrasing, and alternate tunings he now embraced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide One remains one of the boldest cohesive artistic statements ever made. Dylan, forever throwing down the gauntlet to detractors and narrow-minded fans, plugging in with a band and kicking it all off with the in-your-face hootenanny \"Subterranean Homesick Blues\" before romping, slashing, and rolling through \"Maggie's Farm,\" another fun albeit caustic indictment of homogenous thought and bohemian method. Dylan's attitude undergoes a self-awakening metamorphosis, his lyrical scope broadened, his hallucinogenic interests increased, his willingness to embrace paradoxes and shake them out with mind-convulsing aptitude in line with his progression towards bizarre imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRanked 31 on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBringing It All Back Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emarks the moment when paradigms permanently shifted, preexisting standards fell, and fresh aural, poetic, and sonic dialects came to fore. Albums don't come more vetted. You deserve to experience the mono edition in the finest-possible quality, just as Dylan intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"more\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39578146275526,"sku":"UDSACD2181M","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Bob_Dylan_BringingItAllBackMONO_1500x_39cf6ed1-e05e-4a20-a2a3-a41dbb2f6dee.jpg?v=1618115333"},{"product_id":"companion-by-patricia-barber-sacd-mobile-fidelity-sound-lab-mfsl-oop","title":"Companion by Patricia Barber SACD Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL OOP","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered from the Original Master Tapes - Mobile Fidelity Original Master Recording\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis live recording of Patricia Barber has all the texture of her acclaimed studio recordings with Mobile Fidelity's Gain 2 mastering system capturing all the ambiance on this dual-layered hybrid SACD. 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Ranked #135 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Pearl sold more than four million copies and stands as the first female rock superstar's definitive studio work.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove Over\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCry Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Woman Left Lonely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuried Alive In the Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe and Bobby McGee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercedes Benz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrust Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGet It While You Can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original master tapes, cut at 45RPM, and pressed on dead-quiet vinyl at RTI, the iconic audiophile label's analog reissue takes Joplin and Co.'s stupendous performances to newly transcendent levels. Boasting a fidelity that further magnifies the singer's passion and producer Paul A. Rothchild's clear production, this pressing benefits from increased spaciousness, dynamics, and openness afforded by the wider grooves. Joplin's husky, strong, and penetrating singing has never sounded so vibrant or made deeper connections. Warm, organic, and free of any artificial ceilings, this version lets you step into Sunset Sound Recorders with the performers, such is the degree of realism and authenticity. Indeed, few, if any words, describe Joplin better than \"authentic,\" and her spirit comes to life on this 2LP set in positively transcendent fashion. Like its headliner, this pressing leaves it all on the floor.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile Joplin's electrifying vocal prowess is universally lauded – she's recognized as the greatest white female blues singer the world has ever seen – her mix of compassion, confidence, and charm play as large a role in attracting listeners and keeping them ensnared more than four decades after her tragic death. And on Pearl, she burrows into deeper stylistic veins, teasing out sides of her persona and craft she'd never previously displayed. Her signature desperation, sadness, and vulnerability remain – the harrowing, lonely wail that begins her soul-ravishing take on Jerry Ragovoy's \"Cry Baby,\" underlined with a Wall of Sound-like piano accompaniment, could only come from a person severely scarred by loss and disappointment – yet Joplin also reveals a sense of humor and beatnik innocence that helped propel the album to the top of the charts for nine straight weeks.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlayfully introduced as \"a song of great social and political import,\" the acapella \"Mercedes Benz\" reflects Joplin's throaty timbre as well as her enhanced, sunnier mood. Similarly, her definitive read of Kris Kristofferson's \"Me and Bobby McGee\" signals a laidback demeanor and a move into country strains, with the delivery as natural, carefree, and loving as any in the rock canon. As she does throughout the record, Joplin invests her all in the narrative so that there's no line between the performer and the song. She makes everything on Pearl feel autobiographical, and by extension, gut-wrenchingly honest, and devastatingly intimate. Joplin achieved these feats often during her brief career, yet there are differences on Pearl, chiefly among them her balance of impeccable timing and raw emotion. Heart-aching anthems such as \"A Woman Left Lonely\" offer both grit and control, subtlety and attack, resulting in cathartic releases distinguished with originality, personality, and instinctual passion.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePearl remains Joplin's finest hour, with credit also owed to the Full Tilt Boogie Band – the only group she ever considered to be her own – as well as the Doors alum that sat behind the boards. Joplin and Rothchild both admitted to sharing a common bond and understanding, with the latter inheriting the role of teacher and Joplin, a willing student ready to discover how she could use her voice in new, more expressive ways. The fruits of the pair's labors fill Pearl, be it the guardedly optimistic \"Get It While You Can\" or assertive, fleet-footed \"Move Over.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExperienced in the new light brought to fore by this definitive Mobile Fidelity analog edition, Joplin's swan song is no longer about a masterpiece that its creator never lived to see finished. Rather, it's about a once-in-a-lifetime vocalist realizing mammoth potential and wringing passion out of every note. It's not a tragedy, but a triumph. 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Credit for the music's craft, cohesiveness, and accessibility also falls to Parsons and Woolfson's knack for recruiting session pros that translate their visions with unquestioned emotion – particularly, the assembly of star vocalists that include Elmer Gantry (''Psychobabble''), former Zombie frontman Colin Blunstone (''Old and Wise''), and soul singer Lenny Zakatek (''You're Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned'' and ''Step by Step'').\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs with all Parsons releases, the arrangements proverbially dot every ''i'' and cross every ''t.'' Each note seems perfectly placed, every sequence painstakingly considered. Not to mention the narratives to the surveillance-obsessed title track and pulsing ''Psychobabble'' carry more weight in the 21st century than they did in the early stages of the Reagan\/Thatcher era. 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While acknowledging her own regrets (''You're So Vain'') and loss (''The Carter Family''), Simon also champions the highs (''The Right Thing To Do'') and unrequited pains (''His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin'') of love in a straightforward, sincere manner indicative of her maturity as both an artist and singer.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout, Simon invests her all in the songs, handling beautiful ballads, sassy rock\/folk numbers, and blues fare with equal parts calm, composure, and candor. She makes every moment of No Secrets worth savoring. The New York native distinguishes ''When You Close Your Eyes'' with deep-rooted spirituality, recalls childhood joys via charming sentimentality on ''It Was So Easy,'' and instills her cover of Taylor's ''Night Owl'' with requisite fierceness. 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Yet focusing on sales figures and the reaction of a public not yet hip to Dylan's name or music is to miss the forest for the trees. Distinguished from the era's other folk efforts by way of the determination, brazenness, and lived-through-this worldliness Dylan approaches the material and sings the songs, Dylan lays the groundwork for the path he'd soon trailblaze and everyone else would follow.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy nodding to Woody Guthrie at the same time he completely re-imagines a sobering tune such as Blind Lemon Jefferson's \"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,\" Dylan straddles the past and future. He also displays, with challenging authority and savant-like expertise, the ability to handle weighty topics such as death, sorrow, and lamentation with the vaudeville flair, bluesy mannerisms, and poignant command of an artist three times his age.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Dylan scholar and pop-culture critic Greil Marcus observed in 2010, \"Everybody knew Joan Baez and the Kingston Trio; if you knew Bob Dylan, you knew something other people didn't, something that soon enough everybody had to know. Within a year, an album could put an adjective in front of the singer's name as if it were already common coin.\" It all starts here.","brand":"Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39881266823366,"sku":"UDSACD2122","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/3668\/2182\/products\/Bob_Dylan_BobDylan_STEREOSACD.jpg?v=1621574318"},{"product_id":"bob-dylan-bob-dylan-mono-hybrid-sacd-mobile-fidelity-sound-lab-mfsl","title":"Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan MONO Hybrid SACD Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUNDERSTATED 1962 DEBUT LAUNCHED IMMEASURABLY INFLUENTIAL CAREER: INSPIRED BY WOODY GUTHRIE AND BLUES LEGENDS, CLEAREST CONNECTION TO DYLAN'S PURIST FOLK ROOTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMade when mono was still king, Bob Dylan's self-titled 1962 debut is as understated of an entrance as any significant musician as ever made. 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Transparent to the source, the simple sounds of Dylan's voice, acoustic guitar, and harmonica take on lifelike perspective and directness – the \"husk and bark\" to which Robert Shelton referred in his now-legendary New York Times review of a Dylan appearance at Gerde's Folk City. MoFi has made possible an inexpensive time-traveling trip back to the Greenwich Village coffeehouses and folk clubs in which Dylan cut his teeth, albeit in much better fidelity and without any annoying background chatter.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the preferred mix at the time of the recording, the mono version presents Dylan as he and his producers originally intended. Since the separation of the stereo versions isn't as sharp, the mono edition places Dylan's vocals in the heart of the musical action and as one with the accompaniment. It paints listeners an incredibly accurate portrait of the attention-getting, concrete mass of sound that features no artificial panning and straight-ahead immersion into the music. This is how almost everyone first heard this timeless album – making the mono mix all the more historically valuable and truthful.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMuch has been made of the commercial indifference that greeted the album upon its low-key release. Yet focusing on sales figures and the reaction of a public not yet hip to Dylan's name or music is to miss the forest for the trees. 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