45 RPM 180-gram gatefold double LP reissue
Remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Tip-on gatefold jacket by Stoughton Printing
The Ultimate Classic Rock Anthem Mastered for 45 RPM: All 9:09 of "Freebird" on it's own side!
"It's not the first time the ill-fated band's astounding debut has been 'audiophiled' but this version is arguably the best. OK, for some of you, the two-LPs-at-45rpm shtick may seem overkill, especially applied to a hard rock release, but it does remind us that there may be more in the grooves than we think. If anything, it's a physical manifestation of what drives us as audiophiles. Everything here is enhanced: detail, space, tonal balanc, the sense of mass, transient attack. Perhaps the biggest benefactor of the format is vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, who could purr or growl. Southern rock at its finest, this LP closed with the aching, majestic 'Free Bird' — here, it overwhelms, filling a side