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.
THIN LIZZY Jailbreak (VMP Essentials Series UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP of their breakout 1976 tour-de-force album, pressed on exclusive 180-gram ‘Overmaster Orange’ Vinyl from lacquers cutby Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio. High quality foil-metallic die-cut gatefold picture sleeve with listening notes booklet by Steven Hyden and a bonus Art Print by Jim Fitzpatrick, plus spine-wrap obi. Recommended).TRENT REZNOR & ATTICUS ROSS Challengers (2024 UK/EU limited edition 16-track LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl – Academy Award-winning composers Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross deliver a propulsive, hard-hitting original score to the high-stakesworld of professional tennis for Luca Guadagnino’s acclaimed 2024 film Challengers starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. Gatefold picture sleeve includes three collectible player trading cards and a Phil’s Tire Town bumper sticker, hype stciker & factory sealed).HERBIE HANCOCK Sextant (VMP Essentials Series 2024 UK/EU 50th anniversary limited edition 3-track LP of Herbie Hancock’s futuristic funk masterpiece, pressed on exclusive 180-gram Lunar Marble Vinylfrom lacquers cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. High quality picture sleeve with listening notes booklet by Marcus J. Moore and a bonus Art Print by Tomi Copi, plus spine-wrap obi. Recommended).RICHARD THOMPSON Music From Grizzly Man (VMP Exclusive Series 2024 UK/EU limited edition 14-track LP, the classic soundtrack to the 2005 Werner Herzog film, pressed on exclusive Clear Smoke Marbled Vinyl, and limited to just 1000 copies. High quality gatefold picture sleeve individually gold-foil numbered, hype sticker & factory sealed).GENESIS The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Limited Edition 2001 US 23-track remastered double LP pressed on 200gram Vinyl, a Quiex Super Vinyl Profile edition from Classic Records, first released in 1974. Housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve with lyric inners. The cover displays just a little light age wear, the inners have no splits with the vinyl placed in ‘Mobile Fidelity’ protective inners and remains in a ‘near mint’ condition SD2-401).
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