FRANK SINATRA "FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY" MOFI, LE, SO, NEW/SEALED
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FRANK SINATRA "FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY"
MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB CATALOG NUMBER MFSL 1-326, ORIGINALLY RECORDED MAY-JUNE 1958 (CAPITOL RECORDS) AND REISSUED & REMASTERED (HALF-SPEED MASTERING) USING THE GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM, PART OF THE "ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDINGS" LIMITED EDITION, SOLD-OUT EDITION, PRESSED ON 180G OF VIRGIN VINYL, PRESSED AT RTI, GATEFOLD COVER.
WAS INCLUDED ON THE ABSOLUTE SOUND 40TH ANNIVERSARY BEST SOUNDING MUSIC!
RATED A "BEST AUDIOPHILE LABEL RECORDING" IN THE NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE OF THE ABSOLUTE SOUND!
FEATURED IN MICHAEL FREMER'S HEAVY ROTATION IN THE MAY 2009 ISSUE OF STEREOPHILE MAGAZINE!
"IN 1958, FRANK SINATRA RECORDED FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY, ONE OF THE FIVE COLLECTIONS RECORDED FOR CAPITOL, CONSISTING OF SALOON SONGS AND BLUESY BALLADS, LAMENTING LOST LOVE AND HEARTACHE. RECORDED OVER THREE DAYS IN CAPITOL'S FAMOUS STUDIO A, ONLY THE LONELY FEATURES SUMPTUOUS ARRANGEMENTS BY NELSON RIDDLE WHO CO-CONDUCTS HERE WITH SINATRA'S RESIDENT CONCERTMASTER FELIX SLATKIN. THE RESULT IS ARGUABLY HIS GREATEST BALLADS ALBUM."
SINATRA'S TOUR DE FORCE VERSIONS OF "WHAT'S NEW", "BLUES IN THE NIGHT", "SPRING IS HERE", ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD)", "GUESS I'LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY", AND "GOOD-BYE", ALL BECAME STAPLES HEREAFTER. NEVER FORCING THE EMOTION OUT OF THE LYRIC, 'THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD' LET'S IT ALL FLOW NATURALLY HERE AND THE RESULT IS A HEARTFELT AFFAIR, AN IDEAL LATE-NIGHT ALBUM.
MOBILE FIDELITY MASTERING ENGINEERS HAVE PAINSTAKINGLY RE-MASTERED THE TITLES IN THE FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL RECORDINGS PROJECT WITH THE UTMOST CARE AND RESPECT FOR THE 20TH CENTURY ICON. AS AN ARTIST, FRANK SINATRA BRILLIANTLY INTERPRETED SOME OF AMERICA'S GREATEST SONGS, PRESERVING THEM FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. ON SINATRA'S CAPITOL RECORDINGS: HIS VOICE, PHRASING AND EXCELLENT MUSICAL TASTE ARE ALL FULLY ON DISPLAY.
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