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Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw - SACD

Product no.: UDSACD2036

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Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw - SACD

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Mobile Fidelity - UDSACD2036 - SACD Hybrid Stereo

3,000 Numbered Limited Edition - Plays On All CD Players

Mastered by Shawn R. Britton from the Original Master Tape at MFSL

Half Speed Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity GAIN 2™ Mastering Technology for Ultradisc UHR SACD

The Eighties weren’t all bad. Here’s proof. A five-star record that announced the arrival of a serious new talent and deviated from the slick artifice of the time, Marshall Crenshaw is the timeless sound of great pop, impeccable songwriting, and youthful enthusiasm. From the art-deco cover to a yearning rendition of “Soldier of Love”—first covered by the Beatles at a 1963 BBC Session and later turned into a surprise hit by Pearl Jam—Marshall Crenshaw’s 1982 debut is a gleeful throwback to rock n’ roll’s soul, British Invasion, and rockabilly roots. Fans of Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and Weezer will want this. Now!

Crenshaw’s passion for rock’s golden era is palpable on every track here, particularly the radio smash “Someday, Someway,” breezy “The Usual Thing,” and persuasive “There She Goes Again.” Resemblances to Buddy Holly, Beach Boys, and the Beatles are by design. Delightfully out of time, Marshall Crenshaw is a tribute to the everlasting charm of carefree melodies, quirky hooks, simple bass lines, and jangling chords. This is an album that will get stuck in your head and stay there for days.

Remastered from the original master tapes, Crenshaw’s defining moment now features sound that’s as brilliant as the tunes. Songs benefit from the newly realized spaciousness and warmth. Crenshaw’s subtly echoing vocals and lively guitar strumming naturally resonate, and instrumental touches such as the glockenspiel on “Cynical Girl” emerge as if the original sessions happened yesterday.

There She Goes Again
Someday, Someway
Girls
I'll Do Anything
Rockin' Around in N.Y.C.
The Usual Thing
She Can't Dance
Cynical Girl
Mary Anne
Soldier of Love
Not For Me
Brand New Lover
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Mobile Fidelity believes that mastering systems should be neutral and transparent. The essential idea is to unveil all the detailed musical information on the original master recording without adding deterioration, coloration or other sonic artifacts.

It is worth noting that Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab stands out as one of few record labels that independently invests in research and development of audio technology. With proprietary innovations such as GAIN 2™, general music enthusiasts and audiophiles alike have reaped the benefit of a higher consumer audio standard without investing in costly new hardware. Mobile Fidelity is pleased to work with a variety of engineering legends and companies including Tim de Paravicini, Ed Meitner, Pass Labs, Theta Digital and Sony Electronics.

Our joint efforts to seek out the ultimate audio experience, has resulted in significant advances for the technology of music reproduction.

GAIN 2™ Mastering Technology for Ultradisc UHR™ Hybrid SACD and Ultradisc II™ 24kt Gold CDs

For over twenty years, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab has continually searched for the ultimate audio experience. During this search MFSL engineers and associates created The GAIN™ System, a proprietary mastering technology which brought warmth and ambience to the compact disc format. A few years ago - with higher resolution formats on the horizon - the vision of GAIN 2™ began. As it stands today, GAIN 2™ is one of the greatest technical advancements in analogue and digital technology in the last ten years. It consists of a series of critical modifications and new components to Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering chain.

We feel that GAIN 2™ has come extremely close to meeting this goal. The key accomplishments of GAIN 2™ System are 1) the ability to extract all the musical information as possible through the Ultra High bandwidth analogue tape playback system with proprietary custom tape playback heads, reproducer electronics and 2) transparently capturing and storing that information with the Direct Stream Digital recording system.