ELO Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado Super Vinyl LP MOFI MFSL #9419 SEALED MINT

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ELO Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado Super Vinyl LP MOFI MFSL #9419 SEALED MINT

Features

Special Edition Number: 9419

Original Master Recording

GAIN 2™ Ultra Analog LP 180g Series

180g Super Vinyl LP

1974 PROG-ROCK LANDMARK MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES AND PRESSED ON MOFI SUPERVINYL

Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne did more than figuratively reach for the sky on Eldorado. Daring to be bold, and creating imaginative worlds that invite the listener to escape the mundane, the visionary composer-musician achieved a multidisciplinary fantasia and, in the process, a prog-rock landmark. Nearly 50 years later, the concept album's brilliance can be experienced like never before in cinematic fashion.

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl vinyl at RTI, and housed in a tip-on jacket, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g LP of Eldorado allows the longtime audiophile staple to resonate with previously unheard dynamics, tones, and colors. Conjuring the feeling of journeying to different horizons, the record's songs teem with layer upon layer of details, which can now be heard as the producers intended.

Presenting the album with breathtaking clarity yet retaining the warmth, texture, and emotion that differentiate live music from reproduced sounds, this collectible reissue features reference-quality levels of in-the-moment presence, grand-scale soundstaging, and instrumental balance. Bursting with a veritable cornucopia of stimuli, MoFi's Eldorado LP also benefits from superb separation and immersive atmospherics that stem from the meticulous remastering process – as well as an ultra-low noise floor, industry-leading groove definition, and dead-quiet surfaces courtesy of the MoFi SuperVinyl properties.

An artistic breakthrough that established Electric Light Orchestra as a pioneering band (and confirmed Lynne as the leading practicing Beatles disciple), the 1974 effort remains notable for its involvement of a full orchestra and choral section, the range of which are captured with exquisite results on this LP. Eldorado distinguished itself from the band's first two works not only via Lynne's sharpened songwriting but due to the hiring of an orchestra that augmented the group's three string players. Co-arranged by Lynne and conductor Louis Clark, the symphonic movements bolster the contagious fare without ever drowning it. The accents also act as transports into the varied narrative universes.

Finished as a story before Lynne put notes down on paper, Eldorado ironically owes its inspiration to Lynne's father. In response to his dad's criticisms about the band, Lynne conceived a melodic tour de force that, like The Wizard of Oz, which informs the cover art, emphasizes the power of everyday dreams and everyman heroism. It's no coincidence that the sonic journey begins with an overture punctuated by the words of a cynic who condemns "the dreamer, the unwoken fool."

Beautiful yet fun, ambitious yet consistent, Eldorado proceeds to celebrate such romantics and escapists. A Technicolor escapade marked by lush melodies, fluid crescendos, and an intoxicating blend of energetic rock and sweeping orchestral elements, the album weds rich imagery and sweeping sounds in manners that make the two inseparable. In Lynne and company's hands, reality and fantasy collide, and dissolve any dividing lines. The proof is not just in the epic production, but in the timeless (and catchy) nature of songs such as the balladic "Boy Blue," power-pop packed "Illusions in G Major," and, of course, the aptly titled hit, "Can't Get It Out of My Head."

Decades later, Eldorado doubles as the equivalent of an out of body experience, an invitation to break away from monotony whether you're listening to your Mobile Fidelity reissue on a large system or an excellent pair of headphones.

MoFi SuperVinyl

Developed 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.

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado - A Symphony By The Electric Light Orchestra

Label:    Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSV 1-514, Epic – 19439932901, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 19439932901, United Artists Records – 19439932901

Series:  Original Master Recording, GAIN 2™ Ultra Analog LP 180g Series

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo, 180g, SuperVinyl

Country: United States

Released: March 22, 2022

Genre: Rock, Pop

Style: Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock

UPC: 821797151412

Single-pocket gatefold. The gatefold interior largely replicates the original inner sleeve, except for the addition of boxed text from MOFI under the photo of ELO on the left hand side, of acknowledgements and thanks plus a statement on sonic artefacts. The lyrics appear on the right hand side.

[From back]

© 1974, 2021 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. ℗ 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601.

PRESSED ON SUPERVINYL™

Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich, assisted by Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM ™

1/4" / 15 IPS / Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Specially plated and pressed on 180g High Definition Vinyl

On the bottom left hand in a white rectangle under "SPECIAL EDITION" is SV prefix in black printed vertically before the gold foil stamped number № xxxxxx.

[From gatefold interior]

Any sonic artefacts present are a product of the original master tape. Attempts to eliminate them would have negatively impacted the integrity of the presentation.

All songs published by Jeff Lynne Music/Carlin Music

Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of the publishers ℗ & © 1974.

[From labels]

© 1974, 2021 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. ℗ 1974 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Manufactured for Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab®, Inc. by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601.

[From sticker on plastic outer]

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SUPERVINYL™

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FORMULA

Runouts are etched. Strikethrough on M̶F̶S̶V̶1̶-̶0̶0̶1̶ , both sides

Barcode (Text): 8 21797 15141 2

Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 821797151412

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 19439932901A

Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 19439932901B

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): MFSV1-514 A1 M̶F̶S̶V̶1̶-̶0̶0̶1̶ A1 KW@MoFi 38597.1(3)...

Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): MFSV1-514 B1 M̶F̶S̶V̶1̶-̶0̶0̶1̶ B1 KW@MoFi 38597.2(3)...

Track List

A1                        Eldorado Overture

A2                        Can't Get It Out Of My Head

A3                        Boy Blue

A4                        Laredo Tornado

A5                        Poor Boy (The Greenwood)

B1                        Mister Kingdom

B2                        Nobody's Child

B3                        Illusions In G Major

B4                        Eldorado

B5                        Eldorado - Finale