JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Crown Of Creation MOBILE FIDELITY MS

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE Crown Of Creation (EX/VG+) Used Vinyl Record
Record label/brand: Mobile Fidelity MFSL 1-148 upc/mpn: 015775114814 year: 1968
Mobile Fidelity version of the 1968 Jefferson Airplane psychedelic masterpiece. Sleeve is in Excellent condition. There is some wring wear on the front and back. Vinyl looks very nice - no obvious heavy scuffs... but on play grade, there is an audible crackle in spots. I rate it Very Good Plus.
Songs:
Side 1 1. Lather   2. In Time   3. Triad   4. Star Track   5. Share A Little Joke   6. Chushingura 
Side 2 7. If You Feel   8. Crown Of Creation   9. Ice Cream Phoenix   10. Greasy Heart   11. House At Pooneil Corners  
Review: 'Masterpiece' is a ubiquitous word, but it's the only one that properly describes this album. This is the definitive album from five extremely talented Californian hipsters known as Jefferson Airplane. Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden all merged their creative strengths together to turn rock music into something revolutionary and monumental.
This album does not have the thematically unified and often darkly violent brilliance of "After Bathing At Baxter's" (which I consider to be Jefferson Airplane's masterpiece), but the tracks contained herein are evolved beyond the laid-back, moody folkiness of "Surrealistic Pillow"
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL or MoFi) is a company known as an innovator in the production of audiophile-quality sound recordings. All releases are advertised as being produced from the first-generation analog master recordings, and using proprietary technology, which MFSL claims allows for improved sound quality. MFSL has produced LP,[1] CD, DVD and cassette tape releases. Each title is licensed from the original record company as a limited edition item. It is manufactured and sold only within a specific period of time.
From its beginning in 1977 MFSL gained a reputation for emphasizing quality at all points in the sound duplication and manufacturing process. At this time MFSL was very unusual in the record industry by offering a premium quality product at a premium price. Simultaneously, most large record labels were forced to lower costs and reduce quality standards. The decline in quality at the major labels was brought on by uncertain economic conditions and high inflation, declining record sales and increasing vinyl costs. In 1977 most major labels were using relatively poor quality disc mastering and duplication methods and had begun pressing their product on thin and often recycled vinyl. These low cost methods led to an unnecessary increase in surface noise and other audio distortions.
The emphasis on quality at MFSL has been praised by critics and music fans. The success of MFSL proved that there was a significant market for premium product and encouraged others to emphasize quality also. Many other "audiophile" labels soon sprouted up to compete with MFSL, some of these begun by the major record labels themselves.