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Ricky Nelson Ricky Sings Again MFSL AUDIOPHILE OUT OF PRINT Numbered Limited Edition LP (Mono/Stereo) PRESSED AT RTI.

PLUS - RICKY NELSON 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION IMPORT LP WITH BONUS TRACKS

Ricky Nelson Ricky Sings Again Numbered Limited Edition LP (Mono/Stereo)

Numbered, Limited Edition! Pressed at RTI!

Foundation-Establishing Rock n’ Roll Album Includes Eternal Hit “Lonesome Town”

A Late 1950's Vocal and Instrumental Touchstone: Nelson Comes Into His Own, Moving Away from Teen Pop and Towards Serious Rockabilly

Stellar Backing Band Includes Elvis Presley Sideman/Guitarist James Burton and Backing Vocalists the Jordanaires

Also Includes Top 10 Singles “Believe What You Say,” “It’s Late,” and “Never Be Anyone Else But You”

Superb Sound: LP Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s World-Renowned Mastering System

Ricky Nelson will forever be identified with the ageless single “Lonesome Town.” The career-defining smash is included here, on a record that arguably remains the picturesque idol’s peak moment, a 1959 set on which the singer moves away from teen pop and towards serious rock n’ roll and rockabilly on par with the likes of Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Loaded with material expressly written for Nelson as well as tunes penned by Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, and featuring an all-star session musician band, Ricky Sings Again is a foundation-building 1950s album.

Exceeding the fidelity of any prior analog pressing and affording a warmth missing from Capitol’s out-of-print digital reissues, this Silver Label LP — pressed at RTI and mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s internationally acclaimed mastering system — teems with detail, presence, dynamics, and authority. With help from his legendary father, Ozzie, Nelson enjoyed superb studio production, heard here in the form of balanced instrumentation, natural tonalities, wide and deep soundstages, and you-are-there vocals. Studio dimensions, too, come across with palpable body and precision. Since the record is a collection, some of the tracks are in mono, others in early stereo.

Backed by a stellar band that includes Elvis Presley guitarist James Burton and in-demand studio bassist James Kirkland, Nelson delivers what remains a 1950's classic that stands up to everything recorded by his famous contemporaries. Burton mimics the sound of a train on “One Of These Mornings,” just one of the myriad tunes here on which the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member lays down fabulous lines and rockabilly licks that both shade and support the concise melodies. While largely recognized for the melancholy ballad “Lonesome Town,” one of four Top 10 singles on the set, Ricky Sings Again is as much about early rock n’ roll and extraordinary singing. 

Simultaneously tender and rollicking, innocent and mature, Nelson conveys a rainbow of emotions, pouring over country-flavored weepers and beat-driven rockabilly numbers with equal parts sensitivity, smoothness, and sincerity. A surfeit of heavenly background harmonies and innovative guitar-led breaks make masterpieces out of upbeat offerings such as “You Tear Me Up” as well as slow-dance invitations like “Old Enough to Love.” Add the Jordanaires on back-up vocals, and there's something for everyone here.

No matter the performance, Nelson demonstrates time and again on Ricky Sings Again why he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the institution’s second year of existence — and why, even more so than Elvis during 1958-59, he was the period’s leading singles artist.

Features:
• Limited Edition
• Numbered
• MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series
• Mastered and Cut on the famous MoFi Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system
• Pressed at RTI on Audiophile-Grade Standard Vinyl
• Some tracks in Mono / some tracks in stereo

Selections:
Side One:
1. It’s Late
2. One of These Mornings
3. Believe What You Say
4. Lonesome Town
5. Trying to Get to You
6. Be True to Me

Side Two:
1. Old Enough to Love
2. Never Be Anyone Else But You
3. I Can’t Help It 
4. You Tear Me Up
5. It’s All in the Game
6. Restless Kid

RICKY NELSON 180 GRAM LIMITED EDITION IMPORT LP WITH BONUS TRACKS

This special LP edition includes Nelsons eponymous album, Ricky Nelson, which was originally released by the Imperial label in 1958 and has been long unavailable on vinyl. Although he may have remained a slavish imitator of the Sun Records rockabilly style on his debut LP, Ricky (1957), he had gotten much better in the endeavor. On this second album, he had vastly improved, and his band, led by guitarist James Burton, was first-class.

Ricky Nelson Ricky Nelson on 180g Import LP

Featuring 2 Bonus Tracks from the Same Period Not Included on the Original LP!

Special LP edition of Ricky Nelson's eponymous album, originally released by the Imperial label in 1958, and long unavailable on the format. Nelson is supported by a first-class band here which includes James Burton (guitar), James Kirkland (bass) and Elvis Presley's original backing group The Jordainares among others.

In addition to album anchor "There's Good Rockin' Tonight" which sounds like it could have been made at Sun Studio in Memphis instead of Master Recorders in Los Angeles, the set also includes takes on songs made famous by Roy Orbison ("Down the Line"), Little Walter ("My Babe") and Fat Domino ("I'm in Love Again"). He was also beginning to write his own material ("Don't Leave Me This Way") and introduced the writing of his band members (Burton and Kirland's "There Goes My Baby").

In addition to the original LP, this Vinyl Lovers collector's edition also includes two bonus tracks from the same period: the underrated numbers "Ain't Nothin' But Love" and Johnny Burnette's "Believe What You Say."

Track Listings

SIDE: 1

  1. Shirley Lee 2:04

  2. Someday (You LL Want Me to Want You) 2:53

  3. There S Good Rockin Tonight 1:51

  4. I M Feelin Sorry 2:20

  5. Down the Line 2:34

  6. Unchained Melody 2:20

  7. Ain't Nothin But Love 2:23

SIDE: 2

  1. I M in Love Again 2:21

  2. Don't Leave Me This Way 2:30

  3. My Babe 2:35

  4. I LL Walk Alone 2:39

  5. There Goes My Baby 2:16

  6. Poor Little Fool 2:34

  7. Believe What You Say 2:03

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