Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather - 45rpm 180g 2LP

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Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather - 45rpm 180g 2LP
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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

ORG  Original Recordings Group - ORG066-45 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl 

Mastered By Bernie Grundman - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl

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

Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the October 2011 Issue of Stereophile Rated 10/10 Music, 10/10 Sonics 

Ferlas impeccable engineering and mixing tastes compliment the instrumentation by putting everything on a spacious, deep and somewhat dark and mysterious soundstage. Instruments glide and hover on the deep stage and have just the right amount of body to be solid, yet sufficient lightness of being to feel as if any of them could simply drift away at any moment. Bill Frisells guitar floats delicately in an echo balloon.Of course the centerpiece is Faithfulls deepened, coarsened voice and while the older tunes are well-served and her take of Yesterdays is arguably equal to Billie Holiday, its her performance on the Waits title song that lingers long after the stylus has reached side fours lead out groove. The recording quality is superb and the double 45 format perfectly suits the material: you might not want to consume this in greater quantities than a few tunes at a time." - Michael Fremer- Music 10, Sound 10!

ORGs masterful 45 rpm vinyl continue to make the case that high end analog audio technology is comparable or superior to its digital counterpart. The organic coloration of the instrumentation is showcased by this format. Subtle touches with a clarinet, flute or horn are soft and remain in the background. The unique throaty vocals have a natural resonance. Strange Weather captures an underappreciated singer at her best." - Robbie Gerson, 4 1/2 Stars.audaud

Beautiful and sad, you can't help but shed tears of joy in awe of her talent and interpretive powers. The restoration by Grundman and ORG is nearly faultles Sound 5/5 Vinylreview

Strange Weather was Marianne Faithfull's first complete studio album following her recovery from a 17-year drug addiction. In her earlier recording career, many people were won over by her soft, feathery voice. Unfortunately, Faithfull's public image became tainted during her relationship with Mick Jagger in the late 1960s and drugs took over her life until the mid-1980s. The 1987 release contains a mix of rock, blues and cabaret and includes her re-recorded hit, "As Tears Go By" which proved to be even more poignant the second time around.

"First released in 1987 (following a sixteen year battle with heroin addiction), Strange Weather is a dark eclectic group of songs that combine blues, jazz and Kurt Weill-esque ambiance. Supported by a cadre of topnotch musicians, the album evokes a surreal exotic flavor that blends with the idiosyncratic vocals of Faithfull. Side One opens with a gypsy-tinged take on the Dubin/Warren standard, “Boulevard Of Broken Dreams”. Veteran guitarist, Bill Frisel teams with violinist Michael Levine to create a haunting café-flavored line that is framed nicely around the deep Marlene Dietrich alto voice of Faithfull.

 "In portions of this album, the fabulous Marianne Faithfull takes up where Lotte Lenya and Marlene Dietrich leave off. In fact, she might well be called the 'Rhythm and Blue Angel'. And if she is not, it is surely because her extraordinary range places her far beyond any such limitation. A single instance may suffice: being an old 'Billie-head' myself, I found it presumptuous in the extreme that someone else, anyone else, should attempt a rendition of her fables "Yesterdays". Imagine my astonished delight then, upon hearing Ms. Faithfull's fantastic version - actually bringing to the song a new dimension of throat and soul." "However, why be content with a single instance? Her renditions of the black spiritual "Sign of Judgement" and Leadbelly's remarkable a cappella "I Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No More" are little short of miraculous in their affirmation of this singer's phenomenal scope and depth."

• Numbered Deluxe Laminated Double Gatefold Jackets
• Only 2500 Numbered Limited Edition Copies Worldwide!
• 180g Vinyl • 45rpm
• Pressed at RTI
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Master Tapes!

Musicians:
Marianne Faithfull, vocals
Bill Frisell, guitar
Michael Levine, violin
Sharon Freeman, piano
Fernando Saunders, bass
Chris Hunter, flute, alto saxophone
Steve Slagile, alto saxophone
Robert Quine, guitar
J.T. Lewis, drums

Selections:
LP 1
1. Stranger Intro
2. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
3. I Ain't Goin' Down To the Well No More
4. Yesterdays
5. Sign of Judgement
6. Strange Weather
7. Love, Life and Money
LP 2
1. I'll Keep It With Mine
2. Hello Stranger
3. Penthouse Serenade
4. As Tears Go By
5. A Stranger On Earth

Marianne Faithfull - Strange Weather - 45rpm 180g 2LP

 
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