Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra - 180g LP

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Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra - 180g LP
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Mobile Fidelity - MFSL 1-345 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - AAA 100% Analogue

Numbered Limited Edition -  Pressed at RTI  

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Nancy Sinatra on 1963 Studio Set: "THE Finest Collection of [Sinatra's] Career" Paired With Nelson Riddle, Sinatra Achieves New Heights:

Epic Arrangements, Gargantuan Orchestrations

Half-Speed Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: Wait Until You Hear the Dynamic Range

just how good is Frank Sinatra’s The Concert Sinatra? Take it from an expert no less than the Chairman’s own daughter, Nancy, who in 2003, weighed in on the set by unequivocally stating: “THE finest collection of his career. With Dad’s collection, it’s always difficult to pick a favorite song but a favorite album is a slam-dunk. This is not only Dad’s finest but one the finest ever in the history of recorded music.”

Miss Sinatra couldn’t be more on the nose. Recorded onto 35mm film in 1963 at the Goldwyn Studios Soundstage, the record pairs the Voice with longtime collaborator Nelson Riddle and a gigantic orchestra. Consequently, the album’s name refers not to a live performance but the music’s epic grandness and the orchestra’s huge size. Captured over four sessions in four days, the undertaking involved upwards of 60 musicians.

Thematically, half of the album features Rodgers and Hammerstein compositions while the other half also pulls from popularShows . True to the theatrical adage of leaving the audience wanting more, The Concert Sinatra will have every listener wishing it lasted forever. Everything here is utterly magnificent. Using his unparalleled breath control techniques and in the best voice of his career, Sinatra matches Riddle’s sweeping arrangements, turning in resplendent performances that are as powerful, majestic, and dynamic as Riddle’s surging instrumental support. 

A number of pieces here—the delicate romanticism of “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” and tremendously poignant “Soliloquy”—are commonly cited by Sinatraphiles as among the greatest work Sinatra ever did. But nothing tops the definitive version of “Ol’ Man River,” revered for the way Sinatra holds the notes, phrases the syllables, and brings the standard’s goosebump-inducing emotion to the fore. It’s as perfect of a song as you will ever hear. 

And hear it you will, with unprecedented clarity, transparency, and detail, on Mobile Fidelity’s 180g LP. Mastering from the original tapes, Mobile Fidelity engineers realized how beloved The Concert Sinatra is to music listeners around the world. They invested tremendous care and effort in maximizing every opportunity to draw as much richness, verve, and range as possible from the source material.

So whether you have a later-era 1970s LP pressing, any of the CD versions (including the 2009 remaster), or even a rare 1960s original LP, this edition is the one to own. And if you don’t own a copy—well, here’s your chance to experience what’s possiblythe greatest pop album ever made. Prepare to have shivers run down your spine.


1.    "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 3:01
2.    "My Heart Stood Still" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:06
3.    "Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 4:11
4.    "Ol' Man River" (Hammerstein, Jerome Kern) – 4:29
5.    "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 3:11
6.    "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Rodgers, Hart) – 3:02
7.    "This Nearly Was Mine" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:49
8.    "Soliloquy" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 8:05

Frank Sinatra - The Concert Sinatra - 180g LP

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The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ system is comprised of a Studer™ tape machine with customized reproduction electronics* and handcrafted cutting amps that drive an Ortofon cutting head on a restored Neumann VMS-70 lathe. (*It is worth noting that independent studies have confirmed that the GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ system can unveil sonic information all the way up to 122kHz!)

First and foremost, we only utilize first generation original master recordings as source material for our releases. We then play back master tapes at half speed enabling the GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ system to fully extract the master’s sonic information. Our lacquers are then plated in a specialized process that protects transients in the musical signal. (Due to this process, there may be occasional pops or ticks inherent in initial play back, but as the disc is played more, a high quality stylus will actually polish the grooves and improve the sound). We further ensure optimum sound quality by strictly limiting the number of pressings printed for each release. These limited editions, in addition to being collectors’ items, ensure that the quality of the last pressing matches the quality of the first.

As you can imagine, all these efforts involve a tremendous amount of time, technology, cost and effort. The introduction of GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ maintains Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab’s position as the world’s leading audiophile record label, where a passion for music with extraordinary sound quality matters most.

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