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Blood Sweat & Tears One Step 45RPM 2LP Ultradisc MFSL MOFI Mobile Fidelity 180g Box Set
Don't call it a comeback. Not only did Blood, Sweat & Tears' eponymous album establish new precedents for musical fusion and record production upon release in early 1969, the quadrupleplatinum set marked a new commercial beginning for a crosscultural group nearly decimated months earlier when its prominent co-founder, Al Kooper, departed along with two other members. The resultant sophomore effort went on to top the charts for seven straight weeks, earn the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, spawn three Top 5 singles, and land the group a headlining slot at Woodstock. No wonder its reputation remains golden among listeners, which have never experienced the hybrid fare in more vibrant fashion than on this collectible reissue.

Strictly limited to 6,000 numbered copies and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP edition presents Blood, Sweat & Tears with exacting sonics. Prized for decades for its textures and colors-as well as the tonalities, extension, and subtleties associated with the horn section-Blood, Sweat & Tears now comes across with multidimensional scope and tremendous frequency responsiveness. The collective's genre-bending brass and woodwind instrumentation possess pointillistic details as rich, deep, and complex as a succulent Turkish espresso. Indeed, the record's most enduring appeal pertains to the cohesive performances of a group that blazed its own trail. Let this UD1S set serve as your guidepost.

STRICTLY LIMITED TO 6,000 NUMBERED COPIES

Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step Process
Instead of utilizing the industry-standard threestep lacquer process, UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss and thereby revealing extra musical detail and dynamics otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. Every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape.

* Mastered from the Original Master Tapes for Definitive Sound Quality
* Pressed at RTI on MoFi SuperVinyl-Deluxe Collector's Set Includes Opulent Box and Foil-Stamped Jackets
* Blood, Sweat & Tears' Eponymous 1969 Album Established Precedents for Musical Fusion, Features Expressive Jazz-Rock Arrangements, Soulful Singing, and Fearless Horn Section

Track List
Side One:
1. Variations on a Theme By Erik Satie (1st and 2nd Movements)
2. Smiling Phases
3. Sometimes in Winter

Side Two:
1. More and More
2. And When I Die
3. God Bless the Child

Side Three:
1. Spinning Wheel
2. You've Made Me So Very Happy

Side Four:
1. Blues-Part II
2. Variations on a Theme By Erik Satie (1st Movement)