GRATEFUL DEAD "American Beauty" 180g VINYL 2xLP 45 RPM Sealed MFSL MOFI #'D
$
60
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Two 12” 45 rpm SEALED black vinyl music records:
Grateful Dead – "American Beauty"
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-429 Series: Original Master Recording, Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, 180g, Gatefold Country: US Released: Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock
SPECIAL NOTE: This is the numbered edition. I am selling numbers 7616, 7617, and 7618. Lowest number ships first.
A1 Box Of Rain 5:16 A2 Friend Of The Devil 3:20
B1 Sugar Magnolia 3:15 B2 Operator 2:21 B3 Candyman 6:12
C1 Ripple 4:10 C2 Brokedown Palace 4:18 C3 Till The Morning Comes 3:13
D1 Attics Of My Life 5:09 D2 Truckin' 5:09
MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB -MFSL
In 1977, Mobile Fidelity began to produce a line of records known as "Original Master Recording" vinyl LPs. These albums were previously released by other companies, licensed by Mobile Fidelity, and remastered using half-speed mastering. During mastering, sound was transferred from magnetic tape to disc while the cutting lathe moved at half speed. The albums were remastered from the original analog master tapes, without compression, and with minimal equalization. The recordings were pressed in Japan on "Supervinyl", a plastic compound invented by JVC to compensate for the demands of quadraphonic Compatible Discrete 4 records, which had been introduced in 1972. JVC Supervinyl was more durable than regular vinyl, with lower surface noise and fewer pops and clicks. Mobile Fidelity packaged their albums in heavy cardboard sleeves, inner cardboard stiffeners, and plastic liners. Half-speed mastering had been done before. Decca Records used the same process on its classical albums from 1958 to 1967. MFSL revived the practice, refined it, and made it the company's selling point. Half-speed mastering took more time than typical mastering, and it presented technical challenges. Its use was never widespread by other companies despite sonic advantages. Stan Ricker (né Stanley Forbes Ricker; 1935–2015) mastered early Mobile Fidelity LPs. Ricker's work can be recognized by the signature "SR/2" carved in the dead wax. Jack Hunt ("JH/2") mastered many of MFSL's LP releases in the 1970s and 1980s. Some later titles were mastered by John LeMay and Paul Stubblebine, with a few uncredited releases. Currently, Shawn R. Britton and Rob LoVerde are mastering most LPs for MFSL. The company has had only a handful of engineers in its history.
CONDITION: BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED
All contents are presumed to be included and in mint condition. No signs of warping, no cutouts, no stains, no stickers (except for hype and price stickers), no stamps, no writing on jacket. No flaws. “Gift Quality”.
Since this record is still sealed, label details, color of vinyl or matrix numbers cannot be verified.
Photo is the actual item you will receive; feel free to ask for more pics.
100% customer satisfaction guaranteed. Buy with confidence.
price rating
![2xLP:The Wiseguys,Executive Suite[NM] (Wall of Sound)](https://www.popsike.net/php/thumbnail.php?url=https://www.popsike.pics/pix/20130907/380713954549.jpg)
