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Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, and Shelly Manne – The Poll Winners – Acoustic Sounds Series
Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds are proud to announce the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds series, which begins with six album releases from the Contemporary Records catalog, celebrating 70 years of the legendary jazz label. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world’s largest source for audiophile recordings.
Each title, originally engineered by Roy DuNann and/or Howard Holzer, features all-analog mastering from the original tapes by legendary engineer Bernie Grundman (himself a former employee of the label), as well as unsurpassed audiophile pressing on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, presented in a Stoughton Printing old-style tip-on jacket.
The series highlights gems from Contemporary’s extraordinary catalog and features artists who both defined and expanded the sound of West Coast jazz.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Deja Vu (2021 Remaster) Atlantic 180g Vinyl
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu was the most-anticipated new album in America in 1970. More than 50 years later, it’s one of the most famous albums in rock history with legendary songs, including “Carry On,” “Teach Your Children,” “Our House” and “Woodstock” that still resonate today.
This groundbreaking album went on to be certified 7x platinum-selling in the U.S., platinum in France, and gold in Germany, Switzerland and the U.K.
Elvis Presley – Blue Hawaii – MoFi 180g 45RPM 2LP Vinyl
MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES AND PRESSED AT RTI
1/4″ / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
The old adage about Elvis Presley is that his soundtrack work never held a candle next to his studio albums. Though true for a majority of his film-related outings, the traditional notion is forever disproved by his Blue Hawaii set. Originally released in 1961 in support of the film in which he starred, the triple-platinum LP spent nearly five months at the top of the Billboard album charts; outsold his two prior studio efforts; and ultimately, remains the second-best-selling soundtrack of the musical-dominant 1960s. And now, it has received sonic treatment befitting rock royalty.
Petteri Iivonen: J.S. Bach Partita No. 2 in D Minor 180g 45RPM Vinyl
After living a number of years in the United States, GRAMMY® and ICMA Nominated Finnish violinist Petteri Iivonen returned to Europe where he became concertmaster of the Finnish Opera orchestra in Helsinki before moving to Paris to serve as concertmaster for the Paris Opera. Petteri’s ability to play in many styles with sincerity and his natural lyrical facility with his instrument made him the ideal candidate to work with luminary conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen in Helsinki and now Gustavo Dudamel at Paris Opera.
Linear Power Supply for DS Audio ION-001 Vinyl Ionizer
Available Models
OPTION ONE – Standard Model – Basic mains lead £235
OPTION TWO Kimber DC Kable, Furutech Gold plated IEC inlet, AMR Gold plated fuse, Supra Lorad mains lead to suit your country £335
OPTION THREE Pure Silver DC Cable, Furutech Rhodium plated IEC inlet, SR Orange fuse, Isol-8 Wave mains lead to suit your country £595
iFi Audio AC iPurifier – Mains Audio/Line Conditioner/Filter/Isolator/Purifier (Single Unit)
When you listen to music there’s a lot of background noise going on, coming in from the mains. Some noise cannot be missed but there’s also some that is not immediately obvious until it has gone. It comes from your power supply and interference and feedback from the power supply of other devices. Put the AC iPurifier in your set-up and you’ll notice the difference instantly.
Nagra 70th Year Anniversary Audiophile Collection Album
Synergistic Research FOUNDATION Ethernet Cable – 1m
Synergistic Research FOUNDATION Ethernet Cable - 1m
Foundation Ethernet borrows core technology from other Foundation Series cables plus newly developed technologies first developed for our flagship Galileo SX Active Ground Block and HDSX Ground Cables. From the Galileo Ground Block, we adapted the same UEF compound for a lower noise floor with increased holographic realism compared to other Foundation Series cables. We then apply the same 3-Stage High Voltage Process first developed for our new HDSX Ground Cables to increase resolution and musicality, two traits that are often exclusive where you can have one at the expense of the other. Audition Foundation Ethernet cables in your system risk-free and discover first hand the dramatic benefit of a perfectly voiced digital cable guaranteed to improve all aspects of your system’s performance or your money back.
The MCRU NNC Mains Lead
Randy Travis – Storms of Life – MoFi 180g Vinyl
Stock In Now
Mastered From The Original Analog Tapes And Pressed At Rti For Audiophile Sound
1/2″ / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe Nobody could have predicted the impact Randy Travis’ proper debut would make on country music when it was released in 1986. Recorded by a virtually unknown singer-songwriter who had once been rejected by every major label, and bolstered by production and arrangements that spotlight Travis’ impeccable vocals, Storms of Lifespurred a stylistic sea change that would soon sweep Nashville and place the North Carolina native at the center of the neotraditionalist movement. More than three decades later, the LP’s brilliance looms larger than ever.
Steely Dan – The Royal Scam – 45 RPM 200G – Analogue Productions UHQR Vinyl
Now available to pre-order
- The Royal Scam — Steely Dan’s gold-selling fifth studio album now on UHQR!
- Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!
- 45 RPM LP release limited to 20,000 numbered copies
- Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl®
- Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!
- Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
Steely Dan – Gaucho – 45 RPM 200G – Analogue Productions UHQR Vinyl
Now in stock
- Gaucho — Steely Dan's Grammy-winning seventh studio album now on UHQR!
- Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!
- 45 RPM LP release limited to 15,000 numbered copies
- Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl®
- Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!
- Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing
