JANIS JOPLIN
MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has been
the undisputed leader in audiophile
recordings since its inception in 1977.
Using only the original master tapes as
source material, the company offers
faithfully reproduced high-fidelity
recordings that bring you—the listener—
closer to the absolute truth and emotion
of the original performances of the very
finest albums ever made. Experienced
on LP, SACD, or Gold CD, Mobile
Fidelity software unveils all the detailed
information on original master recordings
without adding deterioration, coloration,
or other sonic artifacts. The result: The
most realistic, lively, full-range recordings
you will ever hear.
Merging biker-babe ruggedness with
wounded-bird poignancy, Janis Joplin’s
expressive belting, mega-watt moaning, and
sensitive crooning remain among music’s
most authentic signposts. Recognized as the
greatest-ever white female blues singer, Joplin
conveys desperation, sadness, vulnerability,
soulfulness, humor, and innocence on 1968’s
Cheap Thrills (recorded with Big Brother &
the Holding Company) and 1971’s Pearl in a
cathartic language few had heard before or
experienced since. Her unrivaled passion and
gut-wrenching vocal prowess have never
sounded better than on these 45RPM 2LP and
SACD reissues.
Cheap Thrills
Pearl
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
The first album to bring the 1960s
counterculture to the attention of the
mainstream, Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic
Pillow folds acid-rock experimentalism
into folk-derived constructs. Blending
mysteriousness, darkness, beauty, and
romanticism that mirror the very traits of
vocalist Grace Slick, the 1967 landmark
is restored to its original mono sound on
45RPM 2LP and SACD versions that fully
bring out the virtuosic playing of the band
and guest Jerry Garcia. Equally transfixing
and even more potent, Volunteers doubles
as the revolutionary march of a group that
understands music can change the world.
Surrealistic Pillow
Volunteers
SANTANA
CARLY SIMON
Santana’s self-titled debut announced the arrival
of a guitar god. Made during the bandleader’s
most fruitful period, the 1969 set is an accessible
entry point into the tangy world of Latin music
by way of intoxicating blends of Afro-Cuban
percussion, jazzy tempos, exotic leads, and
psychedelic accents. The equally legendary
Abraxas comes on as the confident sound of
Santana stretching out. Taken to peak sonic
heights on deluxe 45RPM LP and SACD pressings,
the albums’ celebratory vibes, bluesy jams,
mellow vocals, and hip-shaking grooves eclipse
common description.
An archetypal confessional singer-songwriter,
Carly Simon won over listeners with personal
early- and mid-70s works that address themes
ranging from intimacy to jealousy with disarming
honesty and biographical forthrightness. Her
elegant period albums are further enhanced
by a parade of top producers, engineers, and
guests—including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger,
and ex-mate James Taylor, who is instrumental
to the success of No Secrets and Hotcakes. Given
nonpareil audiophile treatment, Simon’s first four
(and finest) studio records shine on these warm,
detailed SACDs.
Santana
At Fillmore East
Anticipation
Carly Simon
Hotcakes
No Secrets
Abraxas
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
CAROLE KING
They looked like any number of young, hopeful bands straddling the violent fade of
the 1960s with the advent of the 1970s. Yet this amicable Georgia collective sounded
like no other, its youthfulness belied by virtuosic abilities and interlocking interplay
Miles Davis would’ve envied. Between 1969 and 1973, the group recorded four
studio albums and one exalted live double album whose stunningly resonant blues,
spirit-moving soul, raw-boned R&B, purifying gosp