CROSBY, STILLS & NASH AUDIOPHILE SET FOR YOUR TURNTABLE AND CD PLAYER. 

STARTS WITH THE OUT OF PRINT THE TREMENDOUSLY RARE LONG OUT OF PRINT AUDIO FIDELITY 24 KARAT GOLD AUDIOPHILE CD for your car & home stereo. NOTE: THIS 24 KARAT GOLD HDCD STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL AUDIO FIDELITY COLLECTORS VERIFYING MARKETING OUTER  SLIPCASE AND VERIFIED ORIGINAL STEVE HOFFMAN MASTERED HDCD AT STEPHEN MARSH MASTERING AUDIOPHILE LIMITED EDITION GOLD FOILED LOW NUMBER STAMPED ON THE BACK OF THE SLIPCASE JACKET UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC WRAP

Features:

• 24k Gold CD
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Mastered by Steve Hoffman at Stephen Marsh Mastering

24 KARAT GOLD CD'S

You've never heard your favorite music sound this good! The clarity is exceptional, you will hear deeper lows and crisper highs. Treat yourself to a musical experience you've never had before! These new 24KT+ Gold CDs reproduce the ultimate sound of a classic recorded performance without the irregular plated surfaces of standard aluminum discs. 

Audio Fidelity's 24KT+ Gold CD series brings you classic music in deluxe packaging with see-through slip cases using original album art, all beautifully reproduced. They only use the original master mixes played back on a specially constructed vintage playback deck. Here's where the PLUS (+) comes in: The analog masters are put through their new proprietary analog to digital converter which reinforces the resolution of the original masters adding true "breath of life" to the music. Without any further sonic manipulation the master is shipped directly to the manufacturing plant for etching in "real time" onto the glass surface by laser. The end result of this unique mastering process is a compact disc with the warm sound of the original analog master tape combined with a genuine 24 karat gold surface free of any type of physical defect making Audio Fidelity's 24KT+ Gold CD series truly one of a kind!

NOTE FOR THE AUDIOPHILES THESE TWO TITLES THE SAME TITLE AS ABOVE WHICH IS ALSO SELLING IN THE 24 KARAT GOLD PRESSING ALONE IS SELLING FOR OVER $170 USED VERSES THE SEALED COPY YOU ARE RECEIVING HERE. TRACKS ARE THE SAME ON BOTH THE 180 GRAM VINYL FOR YOUR TURNTABLE & 24K GOLD CD.

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 262/500!

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" - Rated 426/500!

Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes & Cut by Bernie Grundman!

The first album released by Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969 produced two Top 40 hits "Marrakesh Express" and "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes". The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.

The strong debut album lifted the group to stardom and helped initiate a change in popular music away from loud guitar music to more subdued folk tunes.

"I've seen Crosby, Stills and Nash burnin' ass," Jimi Hendrix declared in 1969. "They're groovy, Western-sky music." Hendrix knew what he was talking about. The trio first combined its golden hippie harmonies on this debut, featuring the seven-minute "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes." - rollingstone

"Written by Stills for ex-girlfriend Judy Collins, this epic harmony showcase kicked off CSN's debut album. Stills played most of the instruments, but as Nash told Rolling Stone, 'The three-part vocal blend was f*cking fantastic.'" - Rolling Stone

Features FOR YOUR TURNTABLE: IN BOTH THE MFSL 45 RPM BOX SET + THE 180 GRAM 33 & 1/3 VERSION FOR THE COLLECTORS WHO WANTS IT ALL FOR THEIR STEREO SYSTEM.

1ST - Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash MFSL Numbered Limited Edition 180 GRAM 45rpm SuperVinyl 2LP Box Set

45rpm 180g 2LP Box Set!

Limited to 12,000 Numbered Copies!

MoFi SuperVinyl Pressed At RTI!

Mastered from the 1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe and Pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl: Crosby, Stills & Nash 180g UD1S 45RPM 2LP Box Set Is Ultimate Version of the Landmark Album

Virtuosic Playing, Homespun Arrangements, Resonant Lyrics: Harmony-Rich Record Includes "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Long Time Coming," "Marrakesh Express," and "Helplessly Hoping"

Packaging Includes Opulent Box and Foil-Stamped Jackets: Deluxe Audiophile Pressing Strictly Limited to 12,000 Numbered Copies

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 161/500!

The enduring charm, contemporary relevance, and harmonic convergence of Crosby, Stills & Nash's fabled self-titled debut owe not only to impeccably played songs and resonant lyrics, but to career-defining performances by music's first genuine supergroup. Crosby, Stills & Nash lingers as an example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Factor in phenomenal studio production and acoustic-based architecture that served as guideposts for myriad albums that followed, and popular music would never be the same.

Strictly limited to 12,000 numbered copies, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, and mastered from the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector's edition enhances the incalculably influential work for the ages to come. Surpassing the sonics of any prior version, it peels away any limitations to provide a transparent, ultra-nuanced presentation of a record that birthed the Laurel Canyon movement and established a precedent for close harmony singing that has never been eclipsed. The organic presentation of the textures; expanse and depth of the soundstages; fullness of tones; natural extension of the acoustic guitar strings; realistic rise and decay of individual notes; seamless blending of the vocals – all those important sonic facets (and more) reach demonstration-grade levels.

The packaging features the same attention to detail. Housed in a deluxe box, the Crosby, Stills & Nash UD1S pressing features special foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording and the reissue's premium quality. Aurally and visually, MoFi's UD1S copy exists as a curatorial artifact meant to be preserved, touched, and examined. It is made for discerning listeners that prize sound quality and production, and who desire to fully immerse themselves in everything involved with the album.

The backstory of how Crosby, Stills & Nash came to be nearly matches the import of its content. Already a renowned multi-instrumental virtuoso, Stephen Stills sought a fresh beginning after Buffalo Springfield splintered. Similarly, vocal powerhouse David Crosby arrived after leaving the Byrds and gaining a reputation for being difficult. Graham Nash drifted over after a frustrating stint in the Hollies. He met his new mates at a party. When the three sang together informally for the first time, their fate was sealed. To further tie their fortunes together, the singers used each of their surnames to identify the group to ensure the collective could not exist or continue on without all three members.

From the opening of the lead track, the multi-part "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," written for Judy Collins, it's apparent the trio's dynamic cannot be replicated or substituted. Originally released in May 1969 on Atlantic, the eponymous debut cracked the Billboard Top 10 and spent almost two years on the charts. Such longevity can be credited to the distinctive traits each member lends to a record Rolling Stone cites as the 161st Greatest Album of All Time. Stills trades in folk, country, and rock accents while handing a majority of the instrumental duties (organ, bass, and lead guitar included). Crosby paints with mood and atmosphere, as well as direct political commentary. Nash ties everything together with accessible pop melodies.

More than five decades later, the ensemble's mellifluous singing and homespun arrangements continue to soar. The evidence pervades Crosby, Stills & Nash, whose magnetism reflects in standards such as the breezy "Marrakesh Express," protesting "Long Time Gone," poignant "Helplessly Hoping," and poetic "Wooden Ships." No wonder the trio's chemistry – as well as the distinctive traits of each member's singing, interwoven guitar parts, and contrasting personalities – became a permanent part of an American culture dealing with conflicting themes of peace and war, love and violence, and change and status quo.

More About Mobile Fidelity UltraDisc One-Step and Why It Is Superior

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) technique bypasses generational losses inherent to the traditional three-step plating process by removing two steps: the production of father and mother plates, which are created to yield numerous stampers from each lacquer that is cut. For UD1S plating, stampers (also called "converts") are made directly from the lacquers. Since each lacquer yields only one stamper, multiple lacquers need to be cut. Mobile Fidelity's UD1S process produces a final LP with the lowest-possible noise floor. The removal of two steps of the plating process also reveals musical details and dynamics that would otherwise be lost due to the standard multi-step process. With UD1S, every aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the best-sounding vinyl album available today.

MoFi SuperVinyl

Developed by NEOTECH and RTI, MoFi SuperVinyl is the most exacting-to-specification vinyl compound ever devised. Analog lovers have never seen (or heard) anything like it. Extraordinarily expensive and extremely painstaking to produce, the special proprietary compound addresses two specific areas of improvement: noise floor reduction and enhanced groove definition. The vinyl composition features a new carbonless dye (hold the disc up to the light and see) and produces the world's quietest surfaces. This high-definition formula also allows for the creation of cleaner grooves that are indistinguishable from the original lacquer. MoFi SuperVinyl provides the closest approximation of what the label's engineers hear in the mastering lab.

Features

Numbered, Limited Edition - 12,000 Copies

MoFi SuperVinyl Pressing

UltraDisc One-Step

180g Vinyl

45rpm

2LP Box Set

Mastered from the 1/4" / 15 IPS Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe

Opulent Box

Foil-Stamped Jackets

Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

Pressed at RTI

Selections

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

Marrakesh Express

Guinnevere

You Don't Have To Cry

Pre-Road Downs

Wooden Ships

Lady Of The Island

Helplessly Hoping

Long Time Gone

49 Bye-Byes

PLUS THE 180 GRAM Vinyl 33 &1/3 AUDIOPHILE LP

 Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes and Cut by Bernie Grundman!

Gatefold jacket

Selections:

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

2. Marrakesh Express

3. Guinnevere

4. You Don't Have To Cry

5. Pre-Road Downs

6. Wooden Ships

7. Lady of the Island

8. Helplessly Hoping

9. Long Time Gone

10. 49 Bye-Byes