For anyone who collects vinyl, we know that some of the most highly wanted pressings tend to be those classed as Audiophile. Those with the best hi-fi equipment will always want the best quality sounding pressing available, be that high quality 180 gram or heavier vinyl, CD’s, Super Audio CD’s, SHM-CD’s, DVD-Audio Discs and more, from companies like DCC, Mobile Fidelity, Nautilus, Nexus, Simply Vinyl or Nimbus. AUDIOPHILE VINYL ‘True Fidelity’ vinyl is perhaps the ultimate format for the audiophile. Issues are taken from original master tapes for pure ‘as intended sound’, and production techniques such as half-speed mastering, quadraphonic sound and special formulated virgin vinyl are common in most audiophile releases. There are many labels who issue audiophile recordings, but only a few specialize in it. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) have a variety of series including ‘Original Master Recordings’ [OMR] and ‘Ultra High-Quality Recordings’ [UHQR]. Other important audiophile labels include Nautilus, Direct-Disk Labs, Sheffield Lab and Wilson Audio. AUDIOPHILE COMPACT DISCS With the development of the Compact Disc so typically came the development of its audiophile counterpart. Again, there are specialist labels, there are varying techniques (gold discs, layered discs, high-density discs) and there are varying opinions on the listening pleasure! But we’re here to bring all those quandaries together.
Here at eil.com we have a nice range of Audiophile pressings to suit everyone’s taste and pockets.
SUN RA AND HIS OUTER SPACE ARKESTRA Jazz In Silhouette (2024 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP Direct Metal Mastered and pressed on 180-gram Blue Vinyl, featuring the bonus track Back In Your Own Backyard. ‘Jazz In Silhouette’ is one of Sun Ra’s most exceptional and highly regarded albums of the 1950s. The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the album their most prestigious four stars accompanied by a crown, which is the book’s highest rating! Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended).JOHNNY MARR + THE HEALERS Boomslang (Deluxe Edition 2024 UK/EU 16-track double album 2-LP remastered and pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl. Released in 2003, Boomslang was Johnny Marr’s first solo studio album. Recorded at Clear Studios in Manchester, with James Spencer (New Order, The Charlatans), Boomslang comprised of eleven tracks that combined his signature guitar playing with heavy psychedelic rhythms. Never before on vinyl, Boomslang is now available for thefirst time on double black 180 gram vinyl, fully remastered at Abbey Road Studios, and featuring previously unreleased rare tracks chosen by Johnny. Gatefold picture sleeve with brand new cover art by long-time collaborator Mat Bancroft. Hype sticker & factory sealed).QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack (2008 US exclusive strictly limited edition 13-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL – Originally released in November 1974, ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ includes the classic hit ‘Killer Queen’, picture sleevewith printed inner bag. This copy is factory sealed from new).PINK FLOYD Wish You Were Here (2016 UK/EU remastered edition heavyweight 180-gram vinyl LP of their September 1975 classic album. The Hipgnosis designed picture sleeve and bonus postcard are concealed inside a black shrink-wrap, complete withthe George Hardie designed ‘machine handshake’ sticker on the front. One of the all-time greatest albums. Essential!)IAN CARR’S NUCLEUS Roots (2024 UK/EU limited edition 7-track LP pressed on 140-gram black vinyl. Originally released on Vertigo in 1973 this is seriously thick, funky-prog jazz-rock heaven. Maybe it was a little too out there for the time, butit’s aged very, very well indeed and this Be With re-issue, remastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. Picture sleeve, factory sealed).
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