{"title":"Audiophiles 072024","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"inxs-kick-2lp-180g-45rpm","title":"INXS - Kick 2LP 180g 45RPM","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2LP 180g 45RPM\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: AAPA032-45\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 753088753275\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Rock\/Pop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series)\u003cbr\u003eCelebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records!\u003cbr\u003e6x platinum-selling album includes \"New Sensation,\" \"Never Tear Us Apart,\" \"Devil Inside,\" and the No. 1 hit \"Need You Tonight\"\u003cbr\u003e180-gram 45 RPM double LP release\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Ryan K. 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We were very excited about the idea of overlaying two types of songs and genres together.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKick showcased a diverse range of musical styles, blending rock, pop, funk, and dance elements. This versatility appealed to a wide audience, making the album accessible to fans of different genres. It's four catchy singles became radio staples and were accompanied by stylish music videos, helping propel INXS to international stardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncorporating elements such as electronic percussion and synthesizers gave Kick a modern sound, helping it stand out, together with Michael Hutchence's charismatic and sultry vocals that created a strong emotional connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the hallmarks of a top-notch Analogue Productions reissue are here for you to savour: Mastered directly from an EQ'd tape copy by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and cut at 45 RPM. 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It is, after all, a tight collection of eight strong, steady, heavy rockers that never, ever proceed in a hurry, but from the moment \"Good Lovin' Gone Bad\" kicks off the proceedings, it's clear that Bad Company have decided to expand their palette this second time around, writes AllMusic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album, released in April 1975, reached No. 3 on both the U.K. Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200. It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) a month after its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe jacket for the album was designed by Hipgnosis, who also designed their debut album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Good Lovin' Gone Bad,\" was released in March 1975 and reached No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released in April. 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Dire Straits' fourth album finds the band continuing to evolve by welcoming increasingly bold arrangements and exploring moody variations. Parts edgy and sharp, and part seductive and relaxed, the five lengthy songs on Love Over Gold sprawl out like a long, winding road cutting through a pastoral landscape. The addition of a new rhythm guitarist, Hal Lindes, encourages deeper atmospheric interplay while the presence of engineer Neil Dorfsman – his first appearance in what would be a long string of collaborations with Mark Knopfler – ensures stunning sonic properties that now come to life like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP version of Love Over Gold teems with superb balances, front-to-back soundstages, and crystalline purity. The dead-quiet surfaces and extra-wide grooves bring forward previously obscured details, extra information, and mastering-studio-quality transients. The distinctive textures of a host of instruments – marimbas, acoustic and electric guitars, vibes, synthesizers – further enhance the ambitiousness of the 1982 album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this audiophile pressing, everything Knopfler does seemingly turn to gold. Gearheads will hear the unique characteristics afforded by his use of a Mesa Boogie Mark II guitar amplifier (soon again employed on Brothers in Arms) and carefully chosen selection of Schecter Stratocasters, 1937 National steel guitar, and Ovation six- and twelve-string models. Reference-level separation and lifelike imaging place Knopfler and company in your room, while tube-like warmth, spaciousness, and airiness causes the music to breathe anew. This LP will be in your rotation for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt doesn't take long to realize Love Over Gold is like no other Dire Straits album – and a staunch proclamation of independence from a band that continued to take longer creative strides with each successive project. Fearlessly extending over metaphoric hills, valleys, and plains for nearly 14-and-a-half minutes, the opening \"Telegraph Road\" is a guitar hero's dream and exhilarating showcase for Lindes' give-and-take capabilities. In tandem with keyboardist Alan Clark, Lindes provides the ideal foil for not only Knopfler but the long-time rhythm section of bassist John Illsley and drummer Pick Withers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaking its time to arrive at destinations, the quintet paints evocative musical and lyrical portraits steeped in patience, drama, and, often times, sadness. 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For Van Halen, the answer was obvious. Treading the same path the band took to stardom on its debut, and upping the fun factor and musicianship, Van Halen II extinguished any possibilities of a sophomore slump. Leveraging years of experience as a tight-knit live group, drawing on material initially recorded for its professional demos with Kiss leader Gene Simmons, and hitting the studio just days after completing a 10-month tour, the quartet completed the 1979 LP in under a month while inviting fans to \"dance the night away.\" Boy, did they ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and limited to 7,500 copies, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP set of Van Halen II lets it all hang out. Never before has the five-times-platinum record sounded as close to Van Halen's original intent — that of music recorded live in one big room, Marshall amplifiers turned all the way up, and resonating with the purity, excitement, and interaction of three instruments and voices. Since MoFi's unique SuperVinyl compound allows you to crank the decibels to your wildest desires without risking noise-floor interference, prepare to not only hear but feel Van Halen II in your chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery aspect of this 2LP edition veritably takes you to Sunset Sound Recorders and lets you watch Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth as they rip through the songs in just a few takes. Created with minimal overdubs and afforded massive dynamics, air-moving energy, and palpable solidity on this audiophile edition, Van Halen II is rock 'n' roll at its most direct, straightforward, taut, and electric. Every track pulses with what Eddie Van Halen once referred to as a \"vibe, feeling, and pocket\" that only these four individuals could establish and maintain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe premium packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S Van Halen II pressing befit its select status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendour of the recording. Aurally and visually, this UD1S reissue is made for discerning listeners who prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything involved with the album, from the cover art to the meticulous finishes and, naturally, Eddie Van Halen's transformative playing and his brother Alex's pugilist-ready percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, if ever there was an indication of the spirit and enthusiasm ready to leap from a record's grooves, it's the photo montage that originally graced the LP's back cover. Captured in mid-flight, legs splayed so wide the tips of his feet approach the height of his shoulders, Roth somehow still clutches the microphone stand all the while remaining unconcerned with how his body could possibly stick a safe landing — especially since he's wearing Capezio dance shoes. The reward for his to-hell-with-consequences stunt: A broken foot and a classic inner-sleeve shot of him standing, cane in hand, as attending nurses come to his aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoth and his mates approach every cut on Van Halen II with like-minded vibrancy, animation, humour, and bravado. Featuring more subtleties than the group's powerhouse debut, and fuller and smoother tones, the material reflects Van Halen's soaring confidence and standout musicianship. Van Halen II also puts a brighter spotlight on the still-underrated abilities of Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony, both of whom stand on equal footing with their more celebrated colleagues. Not that Eddie Van Halen or Roth take a breather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced with a clinking cowbell and pneumatic riffs that seemingly float on air, the irresistibly catchy and feel-good sway \"Dance the Night Away\" serves as a benchmark of the one-for-all, all-for-one mentality behind Van Halen II. Arena-bound hooks and pop melodies also emerge on \"Beautiful Girls,\" a hit whose upbeat sound mirrors its subject matter — and which crystallizes the band's unique blend of surf-and-sun California temperament and virtuosic technicality. Roth's rhymed couplets, shoobee-doobee harmonies, and shuck-and-jive deliveries make evident his expert showmanship and desire to entertain. In a brilliant move, the tune also frames the group's famed debauchery and sexual swagger in understated fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing downplayed about the crunchy, swinging, high-times-are-here-again rush of \"Somebody Get Me a Doctor,\" whose thick, leathery guitar foundation and freewheeling solo — which earns Eddie Van Halen applause from his cohorts — reflect the non-commercial overdrive and progressive force that define a majority of Van Halen II. For further evidence, cue up the rhythmic stop-and-start conflagration that is \"Light up the Sky\" and dive-bombing \"D.O.A.\" The latter comes complete with blazing Eddie Van Halen passages whose mean-streak attitude is in line with the song's punk-reared thrust, outlaw blues, and fugitive mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Halen II also proves the band reached a crucial point where it could both crack jokes and laugh at itself. See \"Women in Love…,\" prefaced by Eddie Van Halen's clean and gentle harmonic-based intro, and boogie-laden \"Bottoms Up!,\" riding atop Alex Van Halen's bounding percussion and the group's trademark splashy harmonies. You can hear the laughter and practically see Roth and Anthony losing it as Eddie Van Halen launches six-string rockets into outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a turn of pace, the guitarist picked up a nylon-stringed Ovation acoustic to record \"Spanish Fly.\" Every bit as revolutionary and dizzying as \"Eruption\" on Van Halen, the instrumental finds him channelling flamenco strains into what Roth properly called \"a wall socket. In the middle it sounds like someone speeded up the album to 45 all the sudden, but this guy does it live.\" That he did, Diamond Dave. That he did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003cbr\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master recordings, painstakingly transfer them to DSD 256, and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a \"convert.\" Delicate \"converts\" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analogue 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. 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For Van Halen, the answer was obvious. Treading the same path the band took to stardom on its debut, and upping the fun factor and musicianship, Van Halen II extinguished any possibilities of a sophomore slump. Leveraging years of experience as a tight-knit live group, drawing on material initially recorded for its professional demos with Kiss leader Gene Simmons, and hitting the studio just days after completing a 10-month tour, the quartet completed the 1979 LP in under a month while inviting fans to \"dance the night away.\" Boy, did they ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and limited to 7,500 copies, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP set of Van Halen II lets it all hang out. Never before has the five-times-platinum record sounded as close to Van Halen's original intent — that of music recorded live in one big room, Marshall amplifiers turned all the way up, and resonating with the purity, excitement, and interaction of three instruments and voices. Since MoFi's unique SuperVinyl compound allows you to crank the decibels to your wildest desires without risking noise-floor interference, prepare to not only hear but feel Van Halen II in your chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery aspect of this 2LP edition veritably takes you to Sunset Sound Recorders and lets you watch Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, and David Lee Roth as they rip through the songs in just a few takes. Created with minimal overdubs and afforded massive dynamics, air-moving energy, and palpable solidity on this audiophile edition, Van Halen II is rock 'n' roll at its most direct, straightforward, taut, and electric. Every track pulses with what Eddie Van Halen once referred to as a \"vibe, feeling, and pocket\" that only these four individuals could establish and maintain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe premium packaging and gorgeous presentation of the UD1S Van Halen II pressing befit its select status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, it features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendour of the recording. Aurally and visually, this UD1S reissue is made for discerning listeners who prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything involved with the album, from the cover art to the meticulous finishes and, naturally, Eddie Van Halen's transformative playing and his brother Alex's pugilist-ready percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, if ever there was an indication of the spirit and enthusiasm ready to leap from a record's grooves, it's the photo montage that originally graced the LP's back cover. Captured in mid-flight, legs splayed so wide the tips of his feet approach the height of his shoulders, Roth somehow still clutches the microphone stand all the while remaining unconcerned with how his body could possibly stick a safe landing — especially since he's wearing Capezio dance shoes. The reward for his to-hell-with-consequences stunt: A broken foot and a classic inner-sleeve shot of him standing, cane in hand, as attending nurses come to his aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoth and his mates approach every cut on Van Halen II with like-minded vibrancy, animation, humour, and bravado. Featuring more subtleties than the group's powerhouse debut, and fuller and smoother tones, the material reflects Van Halen's soaring confidence and standout musicianship. Van Halen II also puts a brighter spotlight on the still-underrated abilities of Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony, both of whom stand on equal footing with their more celebrated colleagues. Not that Eddie Van Halen or Roth take a breather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced with a clinking cowbell and pneumatic riffs that seemingly float on air, the irresistibly catchy and feel-good sway \"Dance the Night Away\" serves as a benchmark of the one-for-all, all-for-one mentality behind Van Halen II. Arena-bound hooks and pop melodies also emerge on \"Beautiful Girls,\" a hit whose upbeat sound mirrors its subject matter — and which crystallizes the band's unique blend of surf-and-sun California temperament and virtuosic technicality. Roth's rhymed couplets, shoobee-doobee harmonies, and shuck-and-jive deliveries make evident his expert showmanship and desire to entertain. In a brilliant move, the tune also frames the group's famed debauchery and sexual swagger in understated fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's nothing downplayed about the crunchy, swinging, high-times-are-here-again rush of \"Somebody Get Me a Doctor,\" whose thick, leathery guitar foundation and freewheeling solo — which earns Eddie Van Halen applause from his cohorts — reflect the non-commercial overdrive and progressive force that define a majority of Van Halen II. For further evidence, cue up the rhythmic stop-and-start conflagration that is \"Light up the Sky\" and dive-bombing \"D.O.A.\" The latter comes complete with blazing Eddie Van Halen passages whose mean-streak attitude is in line with the song's punk-reared thrust, outlaw blues, and fugitive mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Halen II also proves the band reached a crucial point where it could both crack jokes and laugh at itself. See \"Women in Love…,\" prefaced by Eddie Van Halen's clean and gentle harmonic-based intro, and boogie-laden \"Bottoms Up!,\" riding atop Alex Van Halen's bounding percussion and the group's trademark splashy harmonies. You can hear the laughter and practically see Roth and Anthony losing it as Eddie Van Halen launches six-string rockets into outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a turn of pace, the guitarist picked up a nylon-stringed Ovation acoustic to record \"Spanish Fly.\" Every bit as revolutionary and dizzying as \"Eruption\" on Van Halen, the instrumental finds him channelling flamenco strains into what Roth properly called \"a wall socket. In the middle it sounds like someone speeded up the album to 45 all the sudden, but this guy does it live.\" That he did, Diamond Dave. That he did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior\u003cbr\u003eInstead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master recordings, painstakingly transfer them to DSD 256, and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a \"convert.\" Delicate \"converts\" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoFi SuperVinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analogue 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. 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It captures the mesmerizing and intimate live performances of Evans and his trio at the Village Vanguard in New York City. The album showcases Evans' unique approach to jazz piano, characterized by delicate touch, introspective improvisation, and profound musicality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track, \"Waltz for Debby,\" serves as the centrepiece of the album. It is a hauntingly beautiful composition penned by Evans himself as a tribute to his niece, Debby. The waltz unfolds with a graceful and melancholic melody, carried by Evans' masterful piano playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the album, Evans and his trio venture into other classic jazz standards, including \"My Foolish Heart,\" \"Detour Ahead,\" and \"Milestones.\" With each performance, they delve deep into the heart of the music, exploring its nuances and improvising with a profound sense of lyricism. Evans' introspective style shines through, as he delicately navigates the harmonies, unveiling layers of emotion and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of \"Waltz for Debby\" lies not only in the musicianship but also in the intimate atmosphere it creates. The live recording captures the ambiance of the Village Vanguard, with the audience's presence adding an extra dimension to the music. The subtle clinks of glasses, the occasional applause, and the hushed whispers become a part of the experience, enhancing the authenticity and charm of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., together with Quality Record Pressings, is creating the definitive Waltz For Debby reissue: the Ultra High Quality Record (UHQR) pressed on Clarity Vinyl with attention paid to every single detail of this one-of-a-kind reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour glorious sides of 200-gram Clarity Vinyl from QRP, the world's best pressing plant. Cut at 45 RPM to reduce distortion and high frequency loss as the wider-spaced grooves let your stereo cartridge track more accurately. UHQRs from Analogue Productions are the gold-standard in premium vinyl releases, with attention paid to every single detail. The proprietary vinyl compound enhances the sound quality, offering improved dynamics, detail, and tonal accuracy. The heavier vinyl minimizes resonance and warping, providing a stable and flat playing surface. And great care is taken to eliminate any surface noise or imperfections throughout the manufacturing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, UHQR Clarity Vinyl from Analogue Productions is a sought-after format among audiophiles and collectors who value the highest possible audio fidelity from their vinyl records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWaltz for Debby stands as a testament to Bill Evans' genius as a pianist and composer. It is a profound and evocative exploration of melody, harmony, and improvisation, revealing the depths of emotion and the artistry that Evans brought to his music. 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The interplay between Evans, LaFaro, and Motian is extraordinary, with each musician seamlessly complementing and responding to one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe record showed how Evans had refined an approach to solo improvisation in which the pulse was not as obvious as it had been in swing and bop approaches. And his extraordinarily high standards required that each improvised melodic idea be extensively developed, resulting in more continuity and pacing than was common to any previous modern style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., together with Quality Record Pressings, is putting Sunday At The Village Vanguard where it belongs: the Ultra High Quality Record (UHQR) pressed on Clarity Vinyl with attention paid to every single detail of this one-of-a-kind reissue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour glorious sides of 200-gram Clarity Vinyl from QRP, the world's best pressing plant. 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