Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down the Wind - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Linda Ronstadt Secures Her Position as the Premier Female Vocalist of the 1970s Prisoner in DisguiseIncludes Covers of 'Love Is a Rose' and 'I Will Always Love You'Reissued at 45RPM for the First Time for It's 50th Anniversary and Elektra 75 Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP Set of 1975 Record Plays with Superb Purity, Detail, Tonality, and DefinitionIf there was any doubt whether Linda Ronstadt would emerge as the premier female vocalist of the 1970s, the question became moot when she dropped Prisoner in Disguise in 1975. Picking up where she left off on Heart Like a Wheel, the singer pairs with the same perfectionist-oriented producer and many of the same session pros on a follow-up in every way the equal of her 1974 breakthrough. The platinum-certified set not only established Ronstadt as an all-time great. It confirmed her as the voice of the decade, a performer the press soon deemed 'The First Lady of Rock.' Ronstadt turns to her career-long strengths - interpretative covers, roots-based music, aching balladry - and seamlessly jibes with a Hall of Fame-worthy cast that includes James Taylor, JD Souther, and David Grisman.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 set plays with reference-caliber definition, depth, and dimensionality. The definitive vinyl version of Prisoner in Disguise, it lifts prior veils that impeded the gorgeous singing and craftsmanship gracing the 11 songs. The elevated degrees of clarity, presence, and separation exceed those of even Mobile Fidelity's long-out-of-print 33RPM reissue. Vocals resonate with superb tonality, openness, and naturalism. Ronstadt's wide-spanning range and varied subtleties come across with rich, transparent detail. Nothing less than a candid look at a singular songbird at her peak.

Legendary songstress and 9X-GRAMMY®-winner Linda Ronstadt started her career in the late '60s as lead singer for L.A. folk trio the Stone Poneys (whose single Different Drum was her first chart hit). She rose to stardom as a solo artist in the early '70s as one of the era-defining Southern California rock scene's brightest lights and, ultimately, one of contemporary music's most enduring and versatile artists. Spanning '76 to '80, this second collection of her top songs features eleven timeless recordings including the Billboard Top 10 smashes It's So Easy, Blue Bayou, Hurt So Bad and How Do I Make You plus the classic track Someone to Lay Down Beside Me. Album Tracks 1. It's So Easy 2. I Can't Let Go 3. Hurt So Bad 4. Blue Bayou 5. How Do I Make You 6. Back in the U.S.A 7. Ooh Baby Baby 8. Poor Poor Pitiful Me 9. Tumbling Dice 10. Just One Look 11. Someone to Lay Down Beside Me

Limited vinyl LP repressing in gatefold jacket. Off the Wall is the fifth solo studio album by Michael Jackson. It was released on August 10, 1979, following Jackson's critically well-received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his next studio album. Recording sessions took place between December 1978 and June 1979 at Allen Zentz Recording, Westlake Recording Studios, and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Jackson collaborated with a number of other writers and performers such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Rod Temperton. Five singles were released from the album. It was his first solo under Epic Records, the tag he would record on until his death roughly 30 years later. Album Tracks 1. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 2. Rock with You 3. Workin' Day and Night 4. Get on the Floor 1. Off the Wall 2. Girlfriend 3. She's Out of My Life 4. I Can't Help It 5. It's the Falling in Love 6. Burn This Disco Out