MICHAEL MCDONALD Rare MFSL AUDIOPHILE WHAT IT TAKES + BONUS SET FOR A 5 LP SET

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MFSL ORIGINAL SEALED LP - MICHAEL MCDONALD - IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES 1982 ANALOG AUDIOPHILE MASTERPIECE  - This is a MFSL Super Virgin Vinyl (so pure that you can see through it if held up to the light) JVC Half-Speed Japanese Pressing.  Recording is from the Victor Company of Japan for state of the art audiophile pressings.

PLUS A FREE BONUS OF 4 ADDITIONAL LONG OUT OF PRINT PRESSINGS OF THE DOOBIES & MICHEAL MCDONALD ORIGINAL 1980'S & 1990 ANALOG RELEASES. THIS INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL RELEASE COMPARISON OF THE 1982 ISSUE OF IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES SO YOU CAN EITHER KEEP THE MFSL PRESSING SEALED FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR DO A COMPARISON TO THE MFSL MASTERPIECE. (these latter 4 original releases have a small cutout in the jacket but are all original releases & seals.)

TOTAL OF A 5 LP SET 

THIS IS OUR LAST SET FOREVER.

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This MICHAEL MCDONALD - IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES AUDIOPHILE MFSL LP was pressed in Japan before Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs eventually pressed their Lps in the United States. The LP was Half-Speed Mastered with the Ortofon Cutting System from the Original Stereo Master Tapes. This MFSL LP has a special static free, dust free inner sleeve and heavy-duty protective packaging. This LP has been Out of Print for 25 years and a bonafide audiophiles collectible. 

MFSL LIMITED EDITION. This Limited Edition FACTORY SEALED LP is an audiophile collector?s item that simply gives the feeling of being directly in the studio with the artist. Used nothing but the finest lacquers. The more you play the LP, your stylus will polish the grooves and actually improve the sonics of your MFSL LP. This recording is mastered from the Original Session Tapes. This Out of Print LP has all Liner Notes, Photos, and Artwork from the Original LP faithfully recreated.

A SONIC WORK OF ART. These Out of Print gems are the FINEST/RAREST of the audiophile LP market. The future of these collectibles is so exciting because each piece is a sonic work of art that will never be reproduced using this state of the art proprietary technology, high quality ingredients and attention to detail from beginning to end. The depth and dimension of the music is delivered back to you with all the dynamics and richness of the live recording session. With Mobile Fidelity, you will come as close as possible to hearing the three-dimension quality of the music just as the artist intended it to be.

Mymusicfix has been told that we have the best collection of Out of Print Audiophile music on E-Bay. Enjoy being one of the last few to own/collect this Rare MFSL piece of musical history.

With his husky, soulful baritone, Michael McDonald became one of the most distinctive and popular vocalists to emerge from the laid-back California pop/rock scene of the late '70s. McDonald found the middle ground between blue-eyed soul and smooth soft rock, a sound that made him a star. He initially essayed his signature style with the Doobie Brothers, ushering in the group's most popular period with hits like "What a Fool Believes" and "Taking It to the Streets." McDonald disbanded the group in 1982 to pursue a solo career, which was initially quite successful, but by the end of the decade his popularity had faded away, since he was reluctant to work regularly and hesitant to update his sound to suit shifting popular tastes.

After singing backup on several Steely Dan albums in the mid-'70s, Michael McDonald joined the Doobie Brothers in 1977. He was largely responsible for moving the group away from boogie rock and toward polished, jazzy blue-eyed soul. Prior to the Doobies' farewell tour in 1982, he sang harmony on several hit singles, including tracks by Donna Summer, Toto, Kenny Loggins, and Christopher Cross. As it turned out, McDonald's solo work was a cross between the Doobie Brothers' white-bread soul and Cross' adult contemporary ballads.

McDonald released his solo debut, If That's What It Takes, in 1982. The record climbed to number six on the strength of the number four single "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)," which also crossed over into the R&B Top Ten. In 1983, he had another Top 20 pop hit (and a Top Ten R&B hit) with his duet with James Ingram, "Yah Mo B There." McDonald didn't deliver his second solo album, No Lookin' Back, until 1985. The record wasn't as successful as its predecessor, producing only one moderate hit in its title track. He bounced back the following year, when his duet with Patti LaBelle, "On My Own," shot to number one and "Sweet Freedom," his theme for the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines comedy Running Scared, climbed into the Top Ten.

Instead of capitalizing on his revitalized success, McDonald didn't release another album until 1990. The resulting Take It to Heart was a bomb, peaking at number 110. Two years later, his fortunes were revived somewhat when he sang on Aretha Franklin's minor hit "Ever Changing Times" and toured with Donald Fagen's New York Rock and Soul Revue. The following year, he released Blink of an Eye, which was ignored. In 1994, "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" was sampled heavily in Warren G's smash hit "Regulate." By 1996, McDonald had returned to the Doobie Brothers, touring the oldies circuit with the reunited group. The following year, McDonald released Blue Obsession, his first album of new material in three years. He released a Christmas album (In the Spirit: A Christmas Album) in 2001, and began a series of recordings devoted to the Motown catalog with 2003's Motown. Motown Two and Soul Speak followed in 2004 and 2008 respectively. 

DOOBIE BROTHERS - ONE STEP CLOSER - ORIGINAL 1980 RELEASE -

1. Dedicate This Heart

MICHAEL MCDONALD - IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES - ORIGINAL 1982 RELEASE & MFSL MASTERPIECE

MICHEAL MCDONALD - NO LOOKIN' BACK - 1985 ORIGINAL RELEASE

MICHAEL MCDONALD - TAKE IT TO HEART 1990 ORIGINAL RELEASE

1. All We Got

MFLP 1&DONE 1/2SPEED

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