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.
ABBA The Singles – The First Fifty Years (2024 Japanese exclusive limited edition 38-track Super High Material SHM-CD, compilation package expanded from ‘The Singles | The First Ten Years’ originally released way back in1982. This edition features ABBA’s top tracks plus additional songs not available on other compilations, including singles from their most recent studio album ‘Voyage’. Housed in a 7-inch cardboard sleeve packaging with the disc’s attached to replica vinyl disc, also includes a 28-page photo booklet, Japanese booklet, Sticker Sheet and two-sided Poster, and obi-strip. This is in a brand-new condition still in the ‘New Music Friday’ unopened re-sealable bag, and includes a ‘Not For Sale’ custom printed multipurpose 12″ x 8½” PVC folder, available for pre orders only!).BURIAL Untrue (2024 Repress UK limited edition 13-track double album 2-LP pressed on black vinyl, an extremely welcome reissue of Burial’s second album from 2007 including some of his best work such as ‘Archangel’, ‘Near Dark’ & ‘Ghost Hardware’. This version includes the short ambient interludes originally on the CD edition only. Picture sleeve, factory sealed. Recommended).ULTRAVOX Quartet (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2023 UK/EU 19-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, half-speed mastered by Alchemy at AIR. Featuring a bonus LP with Single Edits & B-Side Versions. Single pocket picture sleeve with obi, factory sealed).GEORGE HARRISON Extra Texture (Sealed 2017 UK/EU/US limited edition 9-track LP pressed 180gram Vinyl, housede in a replica orange textured die-cut sleeve with picture inner, still sealed with the hypesticker on the front).BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born In The U.S.A. – 40th Anniversary (2024 Japanese exclusive limited edition 43-track Four high-fidelity Blu-spec CD2 set – an audio CD format using Blu-ray technology and playable on all CD players. Celebrating the40th anniversary, consisting of the original album with 2014 remastering and three bonus discs, which contain 29 live tracks from the full live performance at the NJ Giants Stadium on August 22, 1985, a few months after his first show in Japan.The setlist is close to that of the April 1985 show in Japan, and although it has been available in the “Live Bruce Springsteen” Official Live Archive Series, this is the first time in the world that it has been officially released on Compact Disc. Housed in a 7-inch cardboard sleeve packaging with a photo book and a booklet with rare episodes regarding his first visit to Japan. This fantastic set also includes a lot of exclusive replica memorabilia from Japan, with obi-strip and remains in a ‘brand-new’ unopened condition still in re-sealable bag with golden hype sticker attached)
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