This weeks Audiophile collectables at eil.com, includes Eric Clapton, John Lodge, Liz Phair & more

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.

JOHN LODGE Love Conquers All EP (2025 UK/EU limited edition 5-track 12″ EP from The Moody Blues’ John Lodge, pressed on 180-gram Blue Vinyl at 45RPM. Picture sleeve includes a bonus poster hand-signed byJohn Lodge, hype sticker & factory sealed).
THE MODERN LOVERS The Modern Lovers (2025 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP pressed on 180-gram Cool Blue Vinyl, their eponymous debut studio album written by Jonathan Richman, originally released in 1976 and featuring six tracks produced by the legendary John Cale. Picture sleeve replicating the original cover artwork individually silver-foil numbered plus gold hype sticker. Essential)
U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2024 UK/Worldwide Webstore exclusive 20th Anniversary limited edition 12-track double LP pressed on 180 gram Red & Black Ink Spot Vinyl, including the singles Vertigo, Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own, All Because Of You and City Of Blinding Lights. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve – still factory sealed).
LIZ PHAIR Exile In Guyville (2008 US limited ’15th Anniversary Reissue’ remastered 18-track 2-LP set pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL – conceived as a song-by-song response to the Rolling Stones’ ‘Exile On Main Street’, ‘Exile In Guyville’ was originally released in 1993. This copy remains housed in its shrink wrap with minimal signs of wear and play leavin it Near Mint! OLE1114-1)
ERIC CLAPTON Unplugged (2023 US limited edition 14-track 2-LP pressed on 180-gram black vinyl, the number one album from 1992 which garnered six Grammy Awards, presented in full on two records. Recorded at Bray Studios, England in front of anaudience for the MTV Unplugged television series, including the beautiful Tears In Heaven and the classic Layla. Gatefold picture sleeve with gold hype sticker, factory sealed)

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