GRATEFUL DEAD
BILLY JOEL
No matter how difficult, Billy Joel always succeeds in
wrapping his head around rich swaths of American
pop. His music stops by way of New Orleans, Kansas
City, Memphis, Chicago, and other milestone cities.
The singer’s simple, yet disarmingly effective lyrics
speak to universal truths and uplift. Joel’s melodic flair
Among the most perfectly realized and superbly
played folk-rock records ever made, Workingman’s
Dead and American Beauty represent the pinnacle of
the Grateful Dead’s studio output. Forgoing cosmic
jams and complex signatures, the acoustic-based
efforts enchant with rich songwriting, homespun
warmth, simple arrangements, burnished tones,
mellow moods, and integrated harmonies. Forever
prized for their natural sonics, the albums emerge
does the rest, filling out tunes with comprehensive
arrangements, towering harmonies, and a swift sense
of purpose that made him one of the most beloved
artists of his generation. His catalog testifies on behalf
of unimpeachably ovational songwriting and execution.
Experience it all in heart-rustling fidelity.
Wake of the Flood
Greatest Hits Volume I
& Volume II
Glass Houses
In the Dark
anew with unrivaled intimacy, realism, detail, and
perspective on these deluxe 45RPM 2LP sets.
Longtime Deadheads and newcomers alike will hear
significantly more information, experience wider and
deeper soundstages, and be swept away by incredible
vocal balances made possible by the wider grooves.
Celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary with all six of
Mobile Fidelity’s supreme Grateful Dead reissues.
Live/Dead
Grateful Dead
Workingman’s Dead
American Beauty
An Innocent Man
THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
The Doobie Brothers became torchbearers of the California rock sound that helped
the public make a smooth transition out of the late 60s and into a mellower era
defined by alluring tunes. Laidback yet engaged, the music belies the ensemble’s
bar-band roots and evolution into a more polished, confident mainstream act.
Western-themed rock, retro blues, and rousing boogie pepper the recognizable
songs. Spurred by dual percussion, binary vocals, and twin-guitar arrangements, the
Doobies’ records now glow with organic warmth and acoustic immediacy.
52nd Street
The Nylon
Curtain
The Stranger
Turnstiles
Songs in the
Attic
SPINNERS
ARETHA FRANKLIN
Punctuated with sweeping strings,
brassy replies, and funk rhythms,
Spinners birthed the celebrated
Philadelphia Sound. Made evident
on Top 5 smashes like “Could It
Be I’m Falling in Love” and “I’ll Be
Around,” heaven-sent voices and
wide-open arrangements treat
each song as a potential anthem.
Few albums of any genre sound
silkier, creamier, or tonally richer
than this LP. Old-school soul
doesn’t come any better.
Aretha’s Gold collects the fabled
singer’s greatest songs for
Atlantic Records during 1967-68,
a two-year span that no vocalist
ever came close to rivaling in
terms of success, depth, reach,
and expressiveness. Including
no fewer than nine Top 10 hits
(spanning “I Never Loved a Man
(The Way I Love You)” to “See
Saw”), this is musical manna.
On this phenomenal SACD, the
Queen of Soul’s priceless classics
finally receive the sonic treatment
they’ve long deserved.
Spinners
Aretha’s Gold
TOM WAITS AND
CRYSTAL GAYLE
One from the Heart
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Piano Man
Toulouse Street
Takin’ It to the
Streets
The Captain and Me
Stampede
What Were Once
Vices Are Now Habits
MORE FROM
BARRY MANILOW
One from the Heart ranks
among history’s most beloved
soundtracks. Tom Waits and
Crystal Gayle show what should
be expected when likeminded
artists collaborate. Heartstrings
are tugged, passions kindled,
sentiments exchanged, skeletons
dragged out of closets, romantic
truisms cited. The sound on this
LP is supreme, the result of most
tracks recorded live in the studio.
Greatest Hits
Originally released at the height of
his chart dominance and recordbreaking popularity, Greatest
Hits contains every one of Barry
Manilow’s 14 consecutive Top
30 hits spanning 1974-1978. His
relatable lyrics, often championing
underdogs and against-all-odds
love, combine with fabulously
orchestrated arrangements suited
for his intimate style and subtle
sense of swing. Standards such
as “Could It Be Magic,” “Mandy,”
“Copacabana,” and the like have
never enjoyed higher fidelity.
RAY CHARLES
MARVIN GAYE
TONY BENNETT
DEAN MARTIN
LOVE
THE BEACH BOYS
The Genius Sings
the Blues
What’s Going On
I Left My Heart in
San Francisco
This Time I’m
Swingin’!
Forever Changes
Pet Sounds
LITTLE FEAT
ALISON KRAUSS
JAMES TAYLOR
KEB’ MO’
GRAM PARSONS
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
Waiting for Columbus
So Long So Wrong
Dad Loves His Work
Keb’ Mo’
GP
In Step
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