THE BAND: Self Titled MFSL MOFI Vinyl Ltd Ed #3408 Out of Print AUDIOPHILE 180g
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THE BAND: Self Titled MFSL MOFI Vinyl Ltd Ed #3408 Out of Print AUDIOPHILE 180g. Condition is "Used". Shipped domestically with buyer's choice of USPS Media Mail or Priority Mail. Shipped Worldwide with eBay International delivery.
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Tim DeParavicini's reworking of Mobile Fidelity's cutting chain and the nuanced EQ choices made by mastering engineer Krieg Wunderlich do for this reissue what they did for Blonde on Blonde: they effortlessly unravel detail against the jet black RTI pressing that will have you marveling at both how much new information is revealed and how much cleaner, more three-dimensional and transparent is much of what you already heard in this masterpiece. Mobile Fidelity has cleaned off the patina without destroying the "old-timey" atmospherics Robertson strove to inject into the proceedings both in the songs and in the engineering and mix.
A completely successful major restoration of one the great records of the rock era and that includes the jacket, which is perfect in every way. The longer I live, the more I find myself marveling at the beauty of "Whispering Pines". It has come to be my favorite song on the record. I have never heard it revealed as cleanly as on this reissue.
Robbie Robertson envisioned “…a woody, thuddy sound,” for the record and that’s what he got, aided in great part by the antique $130 wood-rimmed drum set Garth Hudson picked up in an L.A. pawn shop and Levon Helm played throughout. Though producer John Simon is credited as engineer, Robertson placed the mikes and mixed at the board.The power unleashed by Levon Helm's kick drum is simply astonishing. It will knock you over. But the bass and tuba lines will be easily separated in the mix. What’s more, the bass will not overwhelm the clarity and sheen of the guitars nor will it cloud the vocals.
TRACKLIST
A1 Across The Great Divide Written-By – J. R. Robertson* A2 Rag Mama Rag Written-By – J. R. Robertson* A3 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Written-By – J. R. Robertson* A4 When You Awake Written-By – J. R. Robertson*, R. Manuel* A5 Up On Cripple Creek Written-By – J. R. Robertson* A6 Whispering Pines Written-By – J. R. Robertson*, R. Manuel* B1 Jemima Surrender Written-By – J. R. Robertson*, L. Helm* B2 Rockin' Chair Written-By – J. R. Robertson* B3 Look Out Cleveland Written-By – J. R. Robertson* B4 Jawbone Written-By – J. R. Robertson*, R. Manuel* B5 The Unfaithful Servant Written-By – J. R. Robertson* B6 King Harvest (Has Surely Come) Written-By – J. R. Robertson*price rating
