BRIAN WILSON "SMILE" 2004 RHINO/WARNER MUSIC GROUP REISSUE AMAZING MASTERING
$
67
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
This auction is for an opened and played limited edition vinyl album. Acceptable wear on cover.
BWPS is a beautiful vinyl release, both inside and out. The heavy cardboard outer sleeve that holds the LPs is gorgeous. Like the sleeve that houses the US CD, the SMiLE LP sleeve is embossed around its front border (and unlike the CD, the back is embossed as well), with big, shiny blue foil SMiLE lettering. The gatefold sleeve opens up to all of SMiLE’s lyrics, featuring Mark London’s original Americana-flavored artwork for each of the tracks and a complete listing of personnel and credits (sadly, the inner “figurine” spread from the center of the CD booklet was not included in the LP). Notably missing from the package are David Leaf’s CD liner notes, which arguably strips much of the nostalgia factor from the LP version of SMiLE. The result is a package of audio + visual that is at once remarkably cohesive, captivating, and absolutely timeless.
Diehard Beach Boys/Brian Wilson collectors will undoubtedly choose to own both vinyl and CD formats of this important release, but the vinyl is destined to become the favorite of those who have the chance to hear both. Its warmth and richness are unparalleled. If you do not own a turntable, I encourage you to get one. If you have one in your attic or basement, dust it off and equip it with a new cartridge. Then run to your local record store, pick up a copy of SMiLE on vinyl, and see what all the buzz is about.
- There is an additional $2.00 insurance charge.
price rating
