MUDDY WATERS FOLK SINGER MFSL AUDIOPHILE LP NEARMINT

	£		45
	$		60

MUDDY WATERS - FOLK SINGER

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) LONG OUT OF PRINT MASTERPIECE.

SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION of 7500 worldwide, Numbered #6903.

This album was remastered by MFSL from the original master tapes for the ultimate sound quality experience.

This MFSL Anadisq 200 heavy vinyl (200 Gram LP) Half Speed re-issue is a piece of musical history and is the only audiophile pressing of this classic recording.

Anadisq 200 Series are mastered with the GAIN SYSTEM and were designed to get the most from your sound system while capturing the incredible realism and presence in the listening experience without the annoyance of surface noise, distortion, hiss and disc warpage.

MFSL LIMITED EDITION. This Limited Edition 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 Anadisq 200. It includes rice paper disc sleeve to protect each of these rare LPs.

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.

This is perhaps the crown jewel of MFSL's catalog. It won the prestigious Golden Note Award for Best Reissue Recording in 1995 from The Academy for the Advancement of High End Audio. After hearing the Anadisq 200 version of the album, I don't think it can possibly sound any better.
The dynamic range of the recording is breathtaking. You'll swear you're in the middle of the recording studio when you listen to this.

This kind of Muddy's "unplugged" album was cut in September of 1963 and still sounds fresh and vital today.
It was Muddy simply returning to his original style on a plain acoustic guitar in a well-tuned room with Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on second acoustic guitar.

The title and cover photo of this 1963 recording were an attempt to cash in on the burgeoning American folk revival, but this is pure acoustic blues. Muddy began his career as a Robert Johnson-style solo acoustic performer, and the tunes on FOLK SINGER hark back to those days.
The richness of Muddy's baritone is showcased effectively here, with more room than usual for his voice to resonate.

The low-key setting allows Muddy to explore a fuller dynamic range as well. From the romantic yearning of "Long Distance Call" to the fatalism of the chain gang song "My Captain," Muddy's voice expresses entire worlds of emotion with only subtle dynamic changes. On FOLK SINGER's more downhearted cuts, there's a doomy, ominous quality that rivals the deepest emotional journeys of John Lee Hooker. By scaling down, Muddy managed to make his songs, guitar and voice seem exponentially magnified. Though it's one of his quietest albums, FOLK SINGER screams with naked emotion.

Rolling Stone (3/10/94, p.67) - "...There aren't too many blues albums that qualify as audiophile recordings, but Muddy Waters FOLK SINGER surely does. A wonderfully intimate session, it delivers Waters' voice in all its power and subtlety, while rendering his guitar work...with such vivid realism, you would think you were sitting in the studio...."
 

CONDITION:

COVER NEAR MINT
I will not rate it as MINT only because it is not sealed, otherwise a MINT cover.

DISC NEAR MINT
Just one very light hairline and that's all, a NEAR MINT copy.
I bought it new, I am the only owner and listened only really a couple of times.
No other issues, no scratches, no marks, truly great sound from beginning to end.

POSTAGE:

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The package will be very well done to protect the record and shipped in a sturdy oversize box.
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UK: 4 GBP
Rest of Europe: 8 GBP
Rest of the World outside Europe: 14 GBP

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UK: 6 GBP
Rest of Europe: 12 GBP
Rest of the World outside Europe: 23 GBP

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Record Collector's Grading System:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump.
The cover and contents will be torn, stained and/or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection-filler.

As well as the above grades, Near Mint is often used as well; this is really for a record that appears new but is known to have been played because the label has light spindle marks or because it has come from a previous owner and is assumed to have been played by them. For records which appear to fall between the accepted grades, + and - are also often added to the grading.