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AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head

Mobile Fidelity - MFSL 1-319 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -

AAA 100% Analogue - Numbered Limited Edition -  Pressed at RTI  

Mastered by Rob Lo Verde  from the Original Master Tape at MFSL

Half Speed  Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity The Gain 2 Ultra Analog System

Linda Ronstadt's "Hasten Down the Wind" LP is a gem. Its production is perfect, letting her voice be the star. Also, her LA band sounds killer, but there's something about the music's dynamics that communicate more of Ronstadt's soul. Man, she wails like Aretha Franklin on "Down So Low." The record is so quiet I can hear the original recording's analog tape hiss, and I think it's great that MoFi didn't try to mask that.- CNET Review

Did any musician have more talent at their beckon call during the 70s than Linda Ronstadt? Absolutely not. Part of her impeccable string of mid-1970s albums that defined California's soft-rock scene, the Grammy-winning Hasten Down the Wind is Ronstadt at her best and that's saying something. Consider the watertight repertoire: The Warren Zevon title track. Patsy Cline's (by way of Willie Nelson) 'Crazy.' Buddy Holly's 'That'll Be the Day.' Nelson's 'Down So Low.' Karla Bonoff's 'If He's Ever Near.' Ry Cooder's 'The Tattler.'

And then, there's the supporting cast, which includes Eagles legend Don Henley on drums and harmony vocals, folk-rock legend Peter Asher on guitar, session drumming master Russ Kunkel, and multi-instrumentalist sensation Andrew Gold playing just about everything with strings or skins. Couple this with the thematically revealing cover in a nod to the escapism of fantasy romance novels, the singer stands on a beach before an ocean and a running horse, her exposing dress a sign of the lovesick vulnerability that colors the songs and Hasten Down the Wind is the complete package of sensuality, passion, and poignancy.

Now, due to Mobile Fidelity's trademark sonic restoration, the album finally has the exquisite sound it has always deserved. Listeners can now literally feel Ronstadt's deep-seeded emotions. Even better, her covers of affecting ballads and midtempo country-rock numbers intentionally revolve around vocal-heavy arrangements. It's no wonder that the album, which topped the country charts, also yielded two Top 20 hits and resulted in the artist's first platinum-record award.

But make haste! Quantities are limited, and, unlike Ronstadt's timeless interpretations, this will not be around forever.

Acoustic Guitar – Andrew Gold
Bass – Kenny Edwards
Cello – Dennis Karmazyn
Drums – Michael Botts
Electric Guitar – Andrew Gold , Dan Dugmore
Track Listing:

1. Lose Again
2. The Tattler
3. If He's Ever Near
4. That'll Be The Day
5. Lo Siento Mi Vida
6. Hasten Down the Wind
7. Rivers of Babylon
8. Give One Heart
9. Try Me Again
10. Crazy
11. Down So Low
12. Someone To Lay Down Beside Me