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.
MICHAEL JACKSON Off The Wall (Rare 1980 Dutch 10-track Half-Speed Mastered Audiophile vinyl LP pressed in West Germany, Michael’s fifth studio album originally released in 1979, including Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Rock with You, Off theWall, She’s Out of My Life and Girlfriend, housed in a gatefold pic sleeve. This stunning example is still in the original bag with an intact and unopened ‘Master Sound Factory Sealed’ sticker on the back and ‘Pressed in West Germany’ sticker on the front. A stunning example and the first we have seen in almost thirty years! H83468)BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | SEIJI OZAWA Maurice Ravel: The Orchestral Works (The Original Source Series First Edition Deutsche Grammophon stereo 4-LP box set, the finest audiophile reissue featuring pure analogue mixes cut from the original 1/2-inch 4-track tapes at Emil Berliner Studios, manufactured at Optimal Media on 180-gram virgin vinyl. Produced and recorded by Thomas Mowrey, Joachim Niss, Hans-Peter Schweigmann & Gunter Westhauser. All four records are presented inside deluxe gatefold picture sleeves, housed within a rigid slipcase picture box individually hand-numbered from an edition of 3000 examples, with series hype sticker & factory sealed. Highly recommended).JETHRO TULL Curious Ruminant (2025 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP pressed on 180-gram Black Vinyl, the 24th syudio album from the legendary Jethro Tull. Consisting of nine tracks varying in length from two and half minutes to almost seventeen minutes, this is an album of mostly full band music. Amongst the musicians featured are former keyboardist Andrew Giddings and drummer James Duncan, along with the current band members David Goodier, John O’Hara, Scott Hammond and, making his recording debut with the band, guitarist Jack Clark. Gatefold picture sleeve with large format booklet and hype sticker, factory sealed).ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Hercules (2014 UK/EU 25-track double LP, pressed on 180g Clear Blue/Black Vinyl. Fernando Velázquez’s soundtrack to the 2014 action-adventure fantasy film, starring Dwayne Johnson. Numbered glossy gatefold sleeve with photo/credit insert and hype-stickered resealable outer bag. A Near Mint copy MOVLP1220) ***Limited to only 2000 copies***.SKID ROW Skid (2025 UK/EU limited edition 9-track LP pressed on 180-gram White Vinyl, featuring a 17-year-old Gary Moore on lead guitar and vocals. “Skid” is the debut album by the Irish blues rock band Skid Row, released in 1970. The band, initially formed in 1967, featuring Gary Moore on guitar and vocals, became a key part of Irish rock history. The album blends traditional blues influences with hard rock and a hint of psychedelic rock, resulting in a raw and powerful debut. Picture sleeve individually silver-foil numbered and limited to just 750 examples. With insert and gold hype sticker).
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