Analogue Productions - AAPJ 117-45 - 200 Gram Virgin Vinyl
AAA 100% Analogue - Mastered By Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering
Limited Edition - 45RPM - Pressed at QRP Quality Record Productions
AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only, from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
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"…Hope is one of those intensely visceral, large as life, and immediately present recordings that will make pretty much any system sound at least very good, and will cause better ones to raise goose bumps." – Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound,
"A stunning demo disc to test or show off any stereo system." – Playback,
What more can be captured from the masterpiece that the late trumpet great Hugh Masekela left devoted fans, the effervescent Hope. Now cut at 45rpm and spread over four 200-gram premium LPs, you're about to discover the answer to that question. The eight sides of vinyl reduce distortion and high frequency loss as the wider-spaced grooves let your stereo cartridge track more accurately. And this set is plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings. Virtually silent surfaces coupled with sharp delineation of musical detail are QRP pressing hallmarks.
Two Stoughton Printing old-style tip-on gatefold jackets house the four LPs, which are contained in a custom-designed slipcase reproducing the original artwork.
A longtime audiophile demonstration disc, Hope will show off your system's dynamic range as well as any record ever released. Hugh Masekela, the outstanding South African trumpeter, assembled a seven-piece group and recorded this great set live at Washington, D.C.'s Blues Alley. The songs stretch over a period of nearly five decades and serve as an informal guided tour of Masekela's life. The songs are honest and bare, and as for the sound WOW!
Unlike a prior 45rpm version that included seven songs, this 45rpm reissue contains the full program as originally recorded with all 12 tracks included! Plus, an added bonus, a special insert featuring an exclusive interview with Grammy/Emmy Award-winning engineer David Hewitt, who recorded Hope originally.
"Hugh's record is right up near the top for a lot of reasons," Hewitt says.
Hewitt and his team were afforded the time they needed, and they pulled out all the stops to pull off what's now recognized as an all-time great recording. They used better-quality microphones, they were micing the room for ambient sound, and Masekela was performing for a sophisticated and appreciative audience.
"We used stuff from our stash of mics as opposed to what you'd find typically at a jazz club. We actually had control via the record label and producers, so we could take our time. We had the ability to mic the room for abient sound. ... you've got people that actually know and appreciate the music and respond accordingly. What you've got there is all the right stuff at the right time and the right people, and then something magical happens.""
Listen to that magic unfold put on this Analogue Productions 45 RPM 4LP reissue of Hope, and be transported.
As originall recorded, with all 12 tracks included
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Mastered From Original Analog Tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Gatefold tip-on jackets by Stoughton Printing
Packaged in a custom-designed slipcase
Insert containing interview with David Hewitt, original recording engineer for Hope
Selections
Side 1:
Abangoma (The Healers)
Uptownship
Side 2:
Mandela (Bring Him Back Home!)
Grazin' In The Grass
Side 3:
Lady
Side 4:
Languta
Side 5:
Nomali
Side 6:
Marketplace
Ntyilo Ntyilo (The Love Bird)
Side 7:
Ha Le Se (The Dowry Song)
Until When
Side 8:
Stimela (The Coal Train)
