Sold Date: February 4, 2022
Start Date: July 14, 2021
Final Price: $275.00 (USD)
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THIS is the box set SADE fans have been waiting for! An amazing add to any collection or THE BEST gift to give a vinyl lover that does not have her catalog in mint condition. With the long delays and SOLD OUT status of this release — coupled with the huge backlog record pressing plants have on current commitments— it may be years before this is available again if at all. See my feedback and buy with confidence. Shipped USPS Media Mail in a SPECIALTY MAILER AND insured for the protection of your investment.

THIS BOXSET FEATURES REMASTERED VERSIONS OF ALL OF SADE’S STUDIO ALBUMS TO DATE, ON PURE 180-GRAM BLACK VINYL – THE FIRST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THEIR STUDIO WORK UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. ALL SIX OF THE BAND’S ACCLAIMED ALBUMS: DIAMOND LIFE (1984), PROMISE (1985), STRONGER THAN PRIDE (1988), LOVE DELUXE (1992), LOVERS ROCK (2000), AND SOLDIER OF LOVE (2010) ARE PACKAGED INTO THE BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED, WHITE CASE-BOUND BOX. REVISITING THE AUDIO, THE BAND AND MILES SHOWELL, WORKED FROM HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL TRANSFERS OF THE STEREO MASTER MIXES, FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOGUE STUDIO TAPES, REMASTERED AT HALF-SPEED AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS.

THE ELABORATE, HALF-SPEED MASTERING PROCESS HAS PRODUCED EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN AND DETAILED AUDIO WHILST REMAINING FAITHFUL TO THE BAND’S INTENDED SOUND. NO ADDITIONAL DIGITAL LIMITING WAS USED IN THE MASTERING PROCESS, SO THE SIX ALBUMS BENEFIT FROM THE ADVANTAGE OF EXTRA CLARITY AND PURE FIDELITY, PRESERVING THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF THE ORIGINAL MIXES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THE SIX ALBUM SLEEVES HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY REPRODUCED IN EXACT DETAIL WITH AUTHENTIC PAPER AND PRINTING METHODS, PERFECTLY REPLICATED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR ORIGINAL RELEASE.

DIAMOND LIFE SIDE A

SMOOTH OPERATOR

YOUR LOVE IS KING

HANG ON TO YOUR LOVE

FRANKIE'S FIRST AFFAIR

WHEN AM I GOING TO MAKE A LIVING

SIDE B

CHERRY PIE

SALLY

I WILL BE YOUR FRIEND

WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER

PROMISE SIDE A

IS IT A CRIME

THE SWEETEST TABOO

WAR OF THE HEARTS

JEZEBEL

SIDE B

MR WRONG

NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME

FEAR

TAR BABY

MAUREEN

STRONGER THAN PRIDE SIDE A

LOVE IS STRONGER THAN PRIDE

PARADISE

NOTHING CAN COME BETWEEN US

HAUNT ME

TURN MY BACK ON YOU

SIDE B

KEEP LOOKING

CLEAN HEART

GIVE IT UP

I NEVER THOUGHT I’D SEE THE DAY

SIEMPRE HAY ESPERANZA

LOVE DELUXE SIDE A

NO ORDINARY LOVE

FEEL NO PAIN

I COULDN’T LOVE YOU MORE

LIKE A TATTOO

SIDE B

KISS OF LIFE

CHERISH THE DAY

PEARLS

BULLETPROOF SOUL

MERMAID

LOVERS ROCK SIDE A

BY YOUR SIDE

FLOW

KING OF SORROW

SOMEBODY ALREADY BROKE MY HEART

ALL ABOUT OUR LOVE

SLAVE SONG

SIDE B

THE SWEETEST GIFT

EVERY WORD

IMMIGRANT

LOVERS ROCK

IT’S ONLY LOVE THAT GETS YOU THROUGH

SOLDIER OF LOVE SIDE A

THE MOON AND THE SKY

SOLDIER OF LOVE

MORNING BIRD

BABYFATHER

LONG HARD ROAD

SIDE B

BE THAT EASY

BRING ME HOME

IN ANOTHER TIME

SKIN