....... " I AM AN AUDIOPHILE VINYL COLLECTOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS ...... ALL OF MY OPEN LP / RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEANED BY ME ON A VPI HW-17F RECORD CLEANER and WITH A NEW ANTISTATIC-INNERSLEEVE AND COMPLETE ON A "THORENS 3001 "COMPLETELY BELONGED WITH A HEARED WITH A HIGH END  " ORTOFON CARTRIDGE - CADENZA BLACK ". THE ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY IS MAKE FROM ME TO THE CLASSIFICATION "GOLDMINE GRADING" !!!!! ..... THE AUDIOPHILE LP/RECORD IS IN PERFECT QUALITY ..... AND IN HIGH QUALITY. THERE IS NO A CUT-OUT, ..... NO SAW MARKS OR DRILL HOLES. THIS AUDIOPHILE LP / RECORD IS LONG " OUT OF PRINT " AND VERY RARE. THIS IS ONE OF THE AUDIOPHILE TITELS WHICH MUST BE FOUND, ..... ESPECIALLY PERFECTLY. THIS AUDIOPHILE LP / RECORD COMES FROM MY AUDIOPHILE VINYL COLLECTION AND SMOKE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. ..................

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We offer a "not satisfied, money back!"  guarantee.

If you are not happy with your purchase you can return it within 14 days

and you will be refunded without discussion. The return postage is not refundable.

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Nous offrons un garantie "non satisfait, remboursé!".

Si vous n'êtes pas satisfait avec votre achat,

vous pouvez le retourner pendant 14 jours et vous serez remboursé sans discussion.

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..... Winners have to pay shipping costs .....

..... for 1 valuable, analogue LP/RECORD - FIRST-MFSL-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES .....

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..... EXTREMELY RARE MFSL-LP/RECORDS`s ..... LIMITED EDITION .....

..... IN PERFECT " HIGH " QUALITY ..... LAST CHANCE !! .....

..... ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING ..... MADE IN JAPAN .....

..... MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB, USA ..... MEGA RAR !! .....

..... HALFSPEED PRESSING MADE IN JAPAN ..... BY JVC .....

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..... first MFSL-Japanpressing series .....
..... made by JVC in Japan !! .....
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...... MFSL 1-149 (First-MFSL-Japanpressing-Series) .....

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......... MICHAEL McDONALD ..............

...... " IF THAT´S WHAT IT TAKES " ......

....... LIMITED EDITION ..... PRESSING - MADE IN JAPAN !! .......

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TRACKLISTING: .........................

1. Playin' by the Rules  ..........
2. I Keep Forgettin'  ..........
3. Love Lies  ..........
4. I Gotta Try  ..........
5. I Can't Let Go Now  ..........
6. That's Why  ..........
7. If That's What It Takes  ..........
8. No Such Luck  ..........
9. Losin' End  ..........
10. Believe in It  ..............
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..... ORIGINAL RECORDING 1982 BY WARNER BROS.RECORDS IN USA .....
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This MICHAEL MCDONALD - IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES MFSL LP was pressed in Japan before Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs eventually pressed their Lps in the United States. The LP was Half-Speed Mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System from the Original Stereo Master Tapes. This MFSL LP has a special static free, dust free inner sleeve and heavy-duty protective packaging. This LP has been Out of Print for 25 years and a bonafide audiophiles collectible.  ......................
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With his husky, soulful baritone, Michael McDonald became one of the most distinctive and popular vocalists to emerge from the laid-back California pop/rock scene of the late '70s. McDonald found the middle ground between blue-eyed soul and smooth soft rock, a sound that made him a star. He initially essayed his signature style with the Doobie Brothers, ushering in the group's most popular period with hits like "What a Fool Believes" and "Taking It to the Streets." McDonald disbanded the group in 1982 to pursue a solo career, which was initially quite successful, but by the end of the decade his popularity had faded away, since he was reluctant to work regularly and hesitant to update his sound to suit shifting popular tastes. .................................................
After singing backup on several Steely Dan albums in the mid-'70s, Michael McDonald joined the Doobie Brothers in 1977. He was largely responsible for moving the group away from boogie rock and toward polished, jazzy blue-eyed soul. Prior to the Doobies' farewell tour in 1982, he sang harmony on several hit singles, including tracks by Donna Summer, Toto, Kenny Loggins, and Christopher Cross. As it turned out, McDonald's solo work was a cross between the Doobie Brothers' white-bread soul and Cross' adult contemporary ballads.......................................
McDonald released his solo debut, If That's What It Takes, in 1982. The record climbed to number six on the strength of the number four single "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)," which also crossed over into the R&B Top Ten. In 1983, he had another Top 20 pop hit (and a Top Ten R&B hit) with his duet with James Ingram, "Yah Mo B There." McDonald didn't deliver his second solo album, No Lookin' Back, until 1985. The record wasn't as successful as its predecessor, producing only one moderate hit in its title track. He bounced back the following year, when his duet with Patti LaBelle, "On My Own," shot to number one and "Sweet Freedom," his theme for the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines comedy Running Scared, climbed into the Top Ten.´...................................
Instead of capitalizing on his revitalized success, McDonald didn't release another album until 1990. The resulting Take It to Heart was a bomb, peaking at number 110. Two years later, his fortunes were revived somewhat when he sang on Aretha Franklin's minor hit "Ever Changing Times" and toured with Donald Fagen's New York Rock and Soul Revue. The following year, he released Blink of an Eye, which was ignored. In 1994, "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" was sampled heavily in Warren G's smash hit "Regulate." By 1996, McDonald had returned to the Doobie Brothers, touring the oldies circuit with the reunited group. The following year, McDonald released Blue Obsession, his first album of new material in three years. He released a Christmas album (In the Spirit: A Christmas Album) in 2001, and began a series of recordings devoted to the Motown catalog with 2003's Motown. Motown Two and Soul Speak followed in 2004 and 2008 respectively. .......

Description : .............. A Beautiful Copy Of This Audiophile Classic . A Prize Of Great Music And Great Sound, A Truly Breathtaking Addition To Any Vinyl Library . Here Half-Speed Production And Mastering By Original Mastering Works . Specially Plated And Pressed On High Definition Super Virgin Vinyl By Victor Company Of Japan,
Ltd . Comes With Insert Included .   ...................................... HALF-SPEED MASTERED BY MFSL .....................

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SORRY, ..... BEFORE SHIPPING ALL OLDER USED RECORDS, WILL BE WASHED FREE OF CHARGE USING A V.I.P. HW 17-F

CLEANING/WASHING MACHINE FOR RECORDS AND PROVIDED WITH A NEW ANTISTATIC INNERSLEEVE.
SORRY, ..... I HAVE VERIFIED AND EVALUATED ALL USED LPs AND CDs ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL COLLECTORS RATING.

I WILL ANY TAKE ANY LP OR CD BACK, IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE ITEM AND DISAGREE WITH MY RATING.

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The until-recently-defunct "Mobile Fidelity Labs" audiophile album vinyl pressings were not only analogue, audiophile masterpieces and connoisseur delights, they have become true pieces of audio history and lore. These majestic recordings received a meticulous and laborious treatment like no other recordings in the entire history of the recorded sound. They are characterized by the massively extended dynamic and frequency range, mastering from the very first generation of original master tapes, almost compulsive attention paid to the detail and integrity of the pressing, and the highest quality of the material (only the "virgin-", audiophile-grade vinyl was used, and most of the titles were pressed by RCA/Victor and/or Warner-Pioneer corporations of Japan, both known for their near-obsessive attention paid to the fine sonic detail and audio craftsmanship); a special proprietary technology was used to achieve analogue-like, warm, translucent, radiant, vivid and all-encompassing sound. To this day, many of these recordings remain unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible, without any loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from the inferior "production" copies. EVER SINCE THE MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LABS TEMPORARILY CLOSED IN DECEMBER OF 1999 (ONLY TO REOPEN IN 2003), THESE RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN ESCALATING IN VALUE AND DEMAND. ........................
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..... very, very rare MFSL-LP/RECORD!! ..... made in Japan .....

..... first MFSL Halfspeed Pressing-Series .....

..... very hard-to-find-worldwide in this perfect " NEARMINT " Quality .....

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Original MFSL-LP and Cover in perfect " NEARMINT " Quality (LIKE NEW) ..... (look at the picture !!) ..... audiophile Pressings in USA (first MFSL pressing series - made in Japan), ..... this perefct MFSL-LP/RECORD has been - Out of Print - for many years ..... the Vinyl is in perfect " NEARMINT " Quality !!  ..... guarantee, ..... it doesn´t get any better than that, ..... this MFSL-LP/RECORD is perfect  " NEARMINT " !!  ..... a-very-hard-to-find MFSL-LP/RECORD worldwide in this perfect " NEARMINT " Quality !!  ..... an perfect Quality worldwide ..... guarantee !! ..... last chance to buy the MFSL-LP/Record in this - " HIGH " - Quality ..... you must have this MFSL-LP/Record in this perfect  " NEARMINT " Quality !! ..... (FIRST-MFSL-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES) ..............

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Here a couple of small details ...... " The original MFSL analogue LP/RECORD is in perfect " NEARMINT " - (LIKE NEW) - Quality and in perfect condition, complete and made in JAPAN = halfspeed mastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab with very high Eqipment from the original master/session tapes with the ortophon cutting system. The Cover/Booklet includes the complete original artwork, linernotes and Photos from the ORIGINAL-LP/RECORD. There are none of seamsplits or corners badly damaged, .... maybe small initials inside of cover = woc ..... (not visible from outside) . It is not a cut-out. (No saw marks or drill holes.) It is a completely original first Japan-Pressing on the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc (MFSL). This analogue LP/RECORD is long out of print and is an extremely rare title. This is one of the rarest MFSL titles to find, especially perfect . This ANALOGUE MFSL-LP/RECORD comes from my personal collection and smoke-free environment. ........." 
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) was founded in 1977 by audiophiles with the the goal of providing serious music listeners with limited editions of faithfully reproduced high-fidelity recordings. Under the leadership of Herb Belkin, Mobile Fidelity remains a small, indepedently-owned company guided by the following philosophy: - reproduced music should sound as close to the real thing as possible .....

Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs limited edition audiophile cd remains unsurpassed, delivering music reproduction as close to the actual recording session as possible. MFSL-Halfspeed LP´s are mastered directly from the original master tape. Consequently, it does not suffer the loss of musical information inherent in the standard practice of mastering from production copies ..... all MFSL first Series Halfspeed LP/Records ..... MADE IN JAPAN by JVC !! .....  *************************************************
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..... ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING, USA ..... HIGH QUALITY .....

..... Half-Speed Production and Mastering by Original Masterworks .....

..... Specially Plated and Pressed on High Definition Super Vinyl .....

..... by Victor Company of Japan Ltd .....

..... with Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve .....

..... Source:The Original Stereo Master Tape .....

..... Mastered with the Orthophon Cutting System .....

..... Manufactured and distributed by MFSL, Inc., USA .....

..... LIMITED EDITION ..... EXTREMELY RARE MFSL-RECORD !! .....

..... JAPANPRESSING BY JVC ..... MADE IN JAPAN .....

..... MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB, USA .....

..... FIRST MFSL-JAPANPRESSING-SERIES .....

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..... sorry, ..... please ..... look at my ebay assessments .....

..... I prefer worldwide payment with Paypal .....

..... to keep the handling fair is very important for me. I promise you that  .....

..... if you have any questions,please email me .....

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..... sorry, ..... please look all my other items

..... in my auction ..... this week .....

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Dear music collectors, .....

I have been collecting music for about 40 years and as I wish to reduce my personal collection, .....

I am offering various analogue and audiophile LPs & CDs for sale. .....

I have some particularly rare and out-of-print objects: .....

many of my LP's and CD's are still sealed = FACTORY SEALED / OVP. .....

I have verified and evaluated all used LP´s and CD´s according to the official collectors rating. .....

I will take any LP or CD back, if you are not satisfied with the quality of the item and disagree with my rating. .....

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Explanations regarding my ratings: ..........

1st part: quality of the record 2nd part: quality of the cover ...............

SEALED / OVP: ..... LP & CD is - FACTORY SEALED - in shrink-wrap or cellophane ........

NEU / NEW: ..... LP & CD is OPEN and UNPLAYED .........

MINT / MINT: ..... LP & CD is as NEW and does not show wear .............

M - / M - : ..... LP & CD shows minimum wear .............

VG / VG (very good): ..... LP & CD shows wear ...........

Demo-Copy: LP & CD = ..... Promo - not for sale - particularly rare!! ....

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