Mobile Fidelity - UDSACD 2157 - Hybrid SACD Stereo - 

Mastered by Rob LoVerde & Shawn R Britton from the Original Master Tape at MFSL

Numbered Limited Edition -  Plays on All CD Players  

Half Speed Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity GAIN 2™  Ultradisc UHR™ Hybrid SACD  

 Definitive Hall and Oates Greatest-Hits Compilation: Rock ’n Soul Part I Loaded with eight Top 5 singles, including “Kiss on My List” and “Private Eyes”

· Mastered From the Original Master Tapes: Mobile Fidelity 180g Vinyl LP and SACD reissues dazzle with lifelike tones, smooth vocals, and incredible detail

· Blue-Eyed Soul and New-Wave Pop Duo Dominated the Charts: Enjoy all the group’s signature songs from the 1970s and 80s, from “Sara Smile” to “Maneater”

 
Other compilations have longer track lists and go farther back into their career, but no Hall and Oates greatest-hits collection surpasses Rock ’n Soul Part I. Originally released at the height of the duo’s career in fall 1983, the 12-song set functions as a time machine back into an era when Daryl Hall and John Oates dominated the charts with songs that have long since become standards. While a majority of the anthology draws from the group’s trio of mammoth RCA albums spanning 1980 through 1982, it also includes the pair’s only three Top 10 smashes from the 1970s: “Sara Smile,” “She’s Gone,” and the chart-topping “Rich Girl.” This music remains the prototype intersection of blue-eyed soul, edgy new wave, and dance—blueprints for pop mastery. One-stop shopping for the absolute best of Hall and Oates doesn’t come any easier.
 
Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g vinyl LP and SACD reissues present nine Top 10 Hall and Oates singles with awe-inspiring detail and palpable realism. Lifelike tones grace the array of guitars, pianos, basses, and voices placed against synthesized backdrops. Each member’s singing claims enhanced intimacy and balance. The collective harmonies sound sharper, the dynamics richer, and the soundstages wider and deeper. With just one listen to these definitive-sounding versions of Rock ’n Soul Part I, you’ll understand why the duo’s music not only ruled radio and record stores in the Reagan era but continues to be referenced by influential artists today.
 
This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players 

Track Listing
 
1. Say It Ain’t So
2. Sara Smile
3. She’s Gone
4. Rich Girl
5. Kiss on My List
6. You Make My Dreams
7. Private Eyes
8. Adult Education
9. I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)
10. Maneater
11. One on One
12. Wait for Me

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.