New Audiophile Collectables This Week at eil.com, includes Madvillain, Joni Mitchell, 808 State & more

What is an audiophile pressing?

Well, in a nutshell, it’s an audio format pressed to help enhance the sound quality, be that on vinyl or Compact Disc.

The idea being the heavier the vinyl pressing, the better. There have been pressings released from 120 up to 200 Gram in weight, usually the 200 Gram will play at 45rpm providing a better audio experience, instead of the standard 33 1/3rpm.

Compact Discs have various different formats, gold was used in the earlier pressing as it supposedly provided a better a clearer sound reproduction.

Mobile Fidelity are known for being one of the leaders in producing vinyl and CDs of an audiophile grade, with the original releases now highly collectable.

We now have Super Audio CDs, SHM-CD providing a high-fidelity-audio, Blu-Spec CDs using Blu-ray technology, along with DVD-Audio using DVD technology, both providing surround sound audio.

Here at eil.com we have a nice range of Audiophile pressings to suit everyone’s taste and pockets.

JONI MITCHELL Court And Spark (UltraDisc One-Step Vinyl Pressing by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab limited edition 11-track double album 2-LP, sourced from the original analogue master tapes and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing on MoFi SuperVinyl. The pioneering label’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM LP series presents Joni Mitchell’s 1974 classic with definitive detail, tonality, and directness. Marking the first time this revered LP has received audiophile-quality treatment, it’s one of six iconic 1970s Mitchell records Mobile Fidelity is reissuing on vinyl and SACD sets. Housed inside an elegant slipcase individually gold-foil numbered, with foil-stamped sleeves and original artwork, hype sticker & factory sealed)
808 STATE Four States Of 808state (2019 UK 27-track quadruple LP set, pressed on 180gram Vinyl. Compilation from the Manchester’s techno pioneers, includes 6 previously unreleased tracks. Exclusively released for Record Store Day. Individual printed inners housed in an envelope style outer picture sleeve. Sealed and unplayed in the factory shrink with hype-sticker. BMGCAT327QLP) ***Limited to only 500 copies***.
THE YARDBIRDS Roger The Engineer (Half-Speed Master Edition 2022 UK/EU 12-track LP pressed on 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl, cut from the original stereo master tapes at AIR Mastering. Picture sleeve with original illustrated cover artwork design by Chris Dreja and liner notes by Jim McCarty. Complete with obi and hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended).
THE GOD MACHINE Scenes From The Second Storey (2025 UK/EU limited edition 13-track double album 2-LP, a new vinyl transfer by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios made from the original production master tapes for maximum sonic fidelity. Originally released in 1993 An underground post-rock classic, the overwhelming atmosphere of this album is of loss, sadness, introspection and rage with locked in music that is repetitive and hypnotic. First time on vinyl since the original 1993 release. Single pocket picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended).
MADVILLAIN (MF DOOM & MADLIB) Madvillainy (Audiophile Edition 2025 UK/EU 22-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at 45RPM by Optimal Media Germany from lacquers cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering for maximum sonic fidelity. The only studio album by MF Doom and Madlib, a.k.a. Madvillain, is widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time. This new version includes upgraded packaging combined with audiophile sound quality for the ultimate listening experience. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended).

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