Steely Dan – Gaucho (45 RPM 200 Gram Clarity Vinyl) (UHQR)

Gaucho — Steely Dan’s Grammy-winning seventh studio album now on UHQR!

Definitive reissue Ultra High Quality Record, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!

45 RPM LP release limited to 20,000 numbered copies

Mastered by Bernie Grundman from an analog tape copy originally EQ’d by Bob Ludwig

Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using 200-gram Clarity Vinyl®

Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!

Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing

“These (UHQRs) are the ultimate vinyl records, in my opinion. I’ve not come across anything better. … there’s nothing I can criticize about the physical (LPs) or the sound of it, frankly. Absolutely stunning. … Sonically, this is perfection.” — Dave Denyer, YouTube video

“It’s the fifth entry in AP’s Steely Dan reissue series, and, in its own way, it’s also a clear-cut litmus-test entry of the lot. … Every side of the Gaucho UHQR exhibited no inner-groove distortion, and there were no pops and/or clicks either. Each of my two clarity vinyl Gaucho LPs, all sides of which were adorned with the proper, of-era MCA rainbow label design, color scheme, and lowercase side designations, were flat, well-centered, and quiet — oh so quiet! The compression and EQ native to the original have not been altered. Instead, how shall I put it — the flawed soul of Gaucho is now more clear, more pure, more there. … What the UHQR processes and ensuing end product have done instead is they’ve brought the excellently engineered and mastered Gaucho LP to a cleaner, quieter state of playback. … The UHQR edition of Steely Dan’s Gaucho is the best this album has ever sounded on vinyl, full stop. Yes, the original 1980 MCA LP rightfully earned its engineering Grammy, but this new 2LP 45rpm edition lets the music truly reflect the clean soul that was always inherent in its grooves on totally quiet clarity vinyl. It’s finally re-engaged me with an album I had long preferred listening to digitally over the balance of the past 20-odd years.” —  Music = 8/11; Sound = 11/11 — Mike Mettler, AnalogPlanet.com

Format : Vinyl Record

2 Lp