Janis Joplin: Pearl - 2x LP 180g 45rpm Vinyl, Limited, Numbered, Remastered

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MFSL2-454
UPC:
0888751392014
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2x LP Vinyl, Limited, Numbered, Remastered, Gatefold Pack, Original Master Recording. Mastered from the 1/4inch, 15ips Original Analog Master Tapes to DSD64 to analog console to lathe. Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich @ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on the G
Rotation Speed:
45rpm
Record Weight:
180g
Vinyl Record Type:
LP
MoFi - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Cat#:
MFSL2-454
Released:
2.3.2016 in US
Original Release:
1971 Label Columbia Cat# KC 30322
Genre:
Pop-Rock
Artist:
Janis Joplin
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Impeccable Timing, Devastating Vulnerability, and Raw Emotion: Full Tilt Boogie Band, Producer Paul Rothchild Complete Album Steeped in Soul and Loaded With Spirit.

Janis Joplin wouldn't be denied on Pearl. The powerhouse vocalist had kicked her addictions, teamed with a stupendous band, and partnered with a producer that knew how to best showcase her voice on record. She came to the sessions with an armload of astonishing songs, and a burst of creative energy that mirrored her rejuvenated emotional state and undeniable spirit. You can hear it on every note of the 1971 record. Ranked #135 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Pearl sold more than four million copies and stands as the first female rock superstar's definitive studio work.

Mastered from the original master tapes, cut at 45RPM, and pressed on dead-quiet vinyl at RTI, the iconic audiophile label's reissue takes Joplin and Co.'s stupendous performances to newly transcendent levels. Boasting a fidelity that further magnifies the singer's passion and producer Paul A. Rothchild's clear production, this pressing benefits from increased spaciousness, dynamics, and openness afforded by the wider grooves. Joplin's husky, strong, and penetrating singing has never sounded so vibrant or made deeper connections. Warm, organic, and free of any artificial ceilings, this version lets you step into Sunset Sound Recorders with the performers, such is the degree of realism and authenticity. Indeed, few, if any words, describe Joplin better than "authentic," and her spirit comes to life on this 2LP set in positively transcendent fashion. Like its headliner, this pressing leaves it all on the floor.

While Joplin's electrifying vocal prowess is universally lauded – she's recognized as the greatest white female blues singer the world has ever seen – her mix of compassion, confidence, and charm play as large a role in attracting listeners and keeping them ensnared more than four decades after her tragic death. And on Pearl, she burrows into deeper stylistic veins, teasing out sides of her persona and craft she'd never previously displayed. Her signature desperation, sadness, and vulnerability remain – the harrowing, lonely wail that begins her soul-ravishing take on Jerry Ragovoy's "Cry Baby," underlined with a Wall of Sound-like piano accompaniment, could only come from a person severely scarred by loss and disappointment – yet Joplin also reveals a sense of humor and beatnik innocence that helped propel the album to the top of the charts for nine straight weeks.

Playfully introduced as "a song of great social and political import," the acapella "Mercedes Benz" reflects Joplin's throaty timbre as well as her enhanced, sunnier mood. Similarly, her definitive read of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" signals a laidback demeanor and a move into country strains, with the delivery as natural, carefree, and loving as any in the rock canon. As she does throughout the record, Joplin invests her all in the narrative so that there's no line between the performer and the song. She makes everything on Pearl feel autobiographical, and by extension, gut-wrenchingly honest, and devastatingly intimate. Joplin achieved these feats often during her brief career, yet there are differences on Pearl, chiefly among them her balance of impeccable timing and raw emotion. Heart-aching anthems such as "A Woman Left Lonely" offer both grit and control, subtlety and attack, resulting in cathartic releases distinguished with originality, personality, and instinctual passion.

Pearl remains Joplin's finest hour, with credit also owed to the Full Tilt Boogie Band – the only group she ever considered to be her own – as well as the Doors alum that sat behind the boards. Joplin and Rothchild both admitted to sharing a common bond and understanding, with the latter inheriting the role of teacher and Joplin, a willing student ready to discover how she could use her voice in new, more expressive ways. The fruits of the pair's labors fill Pearl, be it the guardedly optimistic "Get It While You Can" or assertive, fleet-footed "Move Over."

Experienced in the new light brought to fore by this definitive Mobile Fidelity edition, Joplin's swan song is no longer about a masterpiece that its creator never lived to see finished. Rather, it's about a once-in-a-lifetime vocalist realizing mammoth potential and wringing passion out of every note. It's not a tragedy, but a triumph. Get it while you can.

Mastered at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on THE GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM™

1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ● Specially Plated and Pressed on
180 grams of High Definition Vinyl ● Special Static-Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve ● Heavy Duty
Protective Packaging ● Mastered from the Original Master Tapes ● Distributed by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Originally released 1971.

Recorded July - October 1970 at
Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood. CA

Inside photography courtesy of Sony Music Archives.

A, B, C & D runouts are etched.

Tracklist

A1 Move Over
A2 Cry Baby
B1 A Woman Left Lonely
B2 Half Moon
B3 Buried Alive In The Blues
C1 My Baby
C2 Me & Bobby McGee
D1 Mercedes Benz
D2 Trust Me
D3 Get It While You Can


Recording information:

Title: Pearl
Artist: Janis Joplin
Genre: Pop-Rock
Media: 2x 180g LP Vinyl Stereo 45rpm, Limited, Numbered, Remastered, . Original Master Recording. Mastered from the 1/4", 15ips Original Analog Master Tapes to DSD64 to analog console to lathe. Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich @ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on the Gain 2 Ultra Analog System™. Pressed on High-Definition Vinyl in USA
Label: MoFi - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Cat#: MFSL2-454
Released: 2.3.2016 in US
Original release: 1971 by Columbia KC 30322
EAN: 0888751392014
Discogs rel.#: 8209561

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