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| Artist: | Willie Nelson |
| Title: | Willie Nelson Stardust MFSL LIMITED #D VINYL LP |
| Label: | |
| Released: | 2013 |
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| Format: | VINYL LP |
| Country | US |
| Barcode: | 821797100267 |
| Catalogue number: | MOFI1-026 |
| Store location: | AUDIOPHILE |
| SKU: | 16385528 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Folk, World, & Country |
GORGEOUS BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM OF POP STANDARDS SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE ON COUNTRY CHARTS
1/2" / 30 IPS analog copy to analog console to lathe
"Why be predictable?," Willie Nelson asked Columbia Records executive Nick Blackburn, after the latter resisted the Red Headed Stranger's decision to make an album of classic pop tunes. Talk about outlaw country. Cutting against the genre's traditions and Music Row conventions, Nelson's Stardust remains a genius-level creation as well as the icon's most commercially successful release, a truly gorgeous record infused with ultimate respect for composers and lyrics and many of the finest performances of his career. It is a quintessential part of any catalog.
Mastered on our world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this Silver Label LP dazzles with dead-quiet surfaces, tube-like warmth, and an enhanced soundstage. Further exposing the delicate touches abounding in Stax legend Booker T. Jones' production, this edition brings out the textured kernels of Nelson's voice – and the deep-seeded dignity, austerity, devotion, grit, sensitivity, grace, and plaintiveness within it. His brilliant phrasing throughout is on par with that of Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, two giants that influenced this project and his willingness to pair with strings and small combo to wondrous effect.
Having met Jones while living in Malibu, Nelson established a relationship with the musician that extended to roles as producer, arranger and band mate. Jones' superior knowledge of the American Songbook comes through via the material's economy of scale and sympathetic approach. Acoustic guitar arpeggios, contrasting breaks, bluesy harmonicas, glowing organs, R&B-tinged horns, brushed drums, and relaxed bass lines trickle throughout the songs, all distinguished by Nelson's intimate timbre and absolutely astonishing vocal expressiveness.
In redefining and reimagining standards such as Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies," Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia On My Mind," and the age-old "All of Me" – all of which landed in the Top 5 of the Country singles chart – Nelson wedded together pop, country, jazz, folk, and blues in a manner in which no artist had ever before done. He gained considerable rewards for his exquisite efforts: Stardust sold more than five million copies and, incredibly, stayed on the Country album charts for more than ten years.
"Paul Stubblebine mastered this new version for Mobile Fidelity on its lower priced Silver Label. He has nailed the sound that made this a super disc. Compared to a white label promo, the differences are subtle. With first class remastering, Mobile Fidelity's quiet pressing and low price, this is a no-brainer recommendation." – Dennis Davis, HiFi+
| A1 | Stardust Written-By - Hoagy Carmichael Written-By - Mitchell Parish |
3:50 |
| A2 | Georgia On My Mind Written-By - Hoagy Carmichael Written-By - Stuart Gorrell |
4:19 |
| A3 | Blue Skies Written-By - Irving Berlin |
3:32 |
| A4 | All Of Me Written-By - Gerald Marks Written-By - Seymour Simons |
3:52 |
| A5 | Unchained Melody Written-By - Alex North Written-By - Hy Zaret |
3:48 |
| B1 | September Song Written-By - Kurt Weill Written-By - Maxwell Anderson |
4:32 |
| B2 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street Written-By - Dorothy Fields Written-By - Jimmy McHugh |
2:35 |
| B3 | Moonlight In Vermont Written-By - John Blackburn Written-By - Karl Suessdorf |
3:23 |
| B4 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore Written-By - Bob Russell Written-By - Duke Ellington |
2:30 |
| B5 | Someone To Watch Over Me Written-By - George Gershwin Written-By - Ira Gershwin |
4:01 |
| format | vinyl | CD
| Recently In Stock | Yes |
| Forthcoming | No |
Timeless Masterpiece
By: Paul Rodriguez on 3 July 2023When I was in my 20s I listened to this recording on many occasions. Willie’s diction and sense of musical space reminds me of Frank Sinatra. But there’s a difference with this recording- it recreates an epoch spanning from the 1930s to 1960s where the moral values of western society is influenced by world events. But there is more - an innocence and optimism that true enduring values actually anchor us into a cocoon of reassurance that we live in a world protected by a loving spiritual presence. A delightful illusion to some.
(5)
Perfect pressing.
By: James Fraser on 15 November 2019Such an amazing album. It never dates, and this pressing is pure perfection.
(5)
Excellent
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