Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition - Japanese Hyrbid-SACD - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

The Album That Made The Doobie Brothers Superstars Smartly Balanced Between Edgy Rock and Rustic Balladry, The Captain and Me Features the Timeless Hits 'China Grove' and 'Long Train Runnin'Experience the 1973 Record in Definitive Sound on Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Numbered-Edition Reissue Elevates Ted Templeman's Standout ProductionTaking off on the commercial success of Toulouse Street, The Captain and Me propelled The Doobie Brothers to superstar status. Having spent an entire year on the charts after it's March 1973 , it features one classic cut after another. Not to mention an even-keeled balance between gritty rock fare and mellow balladry that showcases the group's chemistry and songwriting prowess. By keeping their craft deceptively simple and thoroughly enjoyable, The Doobie Brothers understand music is supposed to be fun - and that it needs to groove. And groove this double-platinum record does without fail.Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP presents The Captain and Me in definitive sound. Facets that help make the album so welcoming - voices that naturally rise and fall, notes that properly carry and decay, bass lines you can trace, well-placed percussive accents, warm tones, defined separation between the musicians - come across with involving presence, openness, and realism. You'd likely never guess The Doobie Brothers created The Captain and Me under the pressures associated with a quick turnaround time and demands for a set that would prove it's prior LP wasn't a fluke. To say they accomplished that mission is a vast understatement.1/4' / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to latheNumbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LPLIMITED SPECIAL EDITIONTrack ListSide One Natural ThingLong Train Run

Dire Straits' arresting self-titled debut arrived in the midst of punk's reign but couldn't have been further removed from the era's slash-and-burn style. Recorded in West London in February 1978, the band's tasteful, jazz-inflected set embraces folk, blues, and pub rock while also tracing a direct line back to the beat-oriented sound of early rock n' roll. Country and roots accents further distinguish the British quartet's stripped-down music from any 1970s peers, as does the transparent production, which has remained revered among audiophiles the world over - and which has never been better in digital than on this meticulous hybrid SACD.Even if you've heard this album hundreds of times before, you've never experienced it with such lifelike sonics and premium richness. This collector's set immerses you within the smoky, laidback atmospherics of every song. This is how all discs should sound.Crucial to every arrangement, Mark Knopfler's winding guitar lines emerge with supreme transparency and multi-hued textural detail. His intricate playing comes across as if it's being transmitted via his 60s-era Fender Vibrolux amplifier placed right before you. The cleanliness, dimensions, and live feel are that good. Rhythms skate and swirl; percussive effects resonate with crispness and attack; the leading edges of notes naturally decay.Dire Straits' strong, well-edited batch of original material further enhances the overall enjoyment and makes the record one whose pleasures go far beyond the organic sonics. Just as Knopfler's narratives pour forth with poetic and surrealist texts, the musical settings - an intoxicating combination of easygoing shuffles, back-hall boogies, and pop-honed ballads - mirror the old-fashioned soulfulness inherent in the classic recordings of the late 50s and early 60s. The lyrics are equally captivating.Drawing from his time as a youth in Newcastle,

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. The 50th anniversary edition of the original studio album remastered by James Guthrie comes in a gatefold jacket with posters and stickers. Album Tracks 1. Speak to Me 2. Breathe (In the Air) 3. On the Run 4. Time 5. The Great Gig in the Sky 1. Money 2. Us and Them 3. Any Colour You Like 4. Brain Damage 5. Eclipse