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.
THE FIREMAN Electric Arguments (2008 UK limited edition 13-track double LP pressed on Direct Metal Mastered 200gram Virgin Vinyl – For those who don’t know by now, The Fireman is a collaborative project between Paul McCartney andrevered producer Youth. For those expecting a Paul McCartney dance album, well, this isn’t it, but it is an eclectic and diverse collection of songs that show Paul is still interested in pure musical possibilities. Both vinyl discs look barelyplayed and comes in the picture inners housed in the gatefold picture sleeve complete with a Bonus CD containing the entire album, 16-page picture booklet plus the individually numbered stickered clear PVC outer sleeve! The sleeve is free of signs of wear and the vinyl shows only the odd light cosmetic scuff and little evidence of play TPLP1003).PAUL WELLER Saturns Pattern (2015 UK limited edition 9-track LP pressed on 180gram Clear Vinyl, featuring the twelfth solo album including White Sky, Going My Way and Saturns Pattern. The gatefold picture sleeve is sealed & stickered and comes with a download card) ***Limited to only 3000 copies***.THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS The Dream Synopsis EP (Sealed 2016 UK limited edition 6-track 12″ EP pressed on 180gram Red Vinyl. , including re-recordings of two songs from their ‘Everything You’ve Come To Expect’ album plus studio versions of four covers that they played during their 2016 tour: Le Cactus [Jacques Dutronc], Totally Wired [The Fall], This Is Your Life [Glaxo Babies] & Is This What You Wanted [Leonard Cohen]. Picture sleeve with MP3 download, sealed with hype sticker RUG799T).PORCUPINE TREE Deadwing (2018 UK limited edition 11-track 2-LP set pressed on 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl, the eighth studio album by the British progressive rock band originally released in 2005, including collaborations with King Crimson’s Adrian Belew and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with printed inners and Kscope insert. Both the printed inners have small seam splits due to vinyl shift but the sleeve and vinyl has minimal signs of play KSCOPE986).THE BLACK CROWES Shake Your Money Maker (2015 UK/EU Back To Black issue 11-track remastered LP pressed on 180 gram Vinyl, their 1990 debut album including the singles Hard To Handle and She Talks To Angels, picture sleeve with picture/credits insert. This copy remains Sealed from new in its hype stickered shrink).
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