Duke Ellington’s gorgeous 1958 release, already an audiophile stand out on Impex 33 1/3 RPM vinyl and 24k Gold CD, gets all the stops pulled out on this 65th Anniversary 45 RPM 2LP! Exclusive new packaging and all-analog mastering provides experiential and immersive musical engagement that has The Absolute Sound‘s Wayne Garcia calling it “A musical masterpiece, sonic knockout. What a record!” 5/5 music – 5/5 sonics
Impex is also debuting a super-quiet, super-limited-edition solid Indigo purple vinyl edition! Made in collaboration with our friends at the Los Angeles Orange County Audio Society in honor of their 30th Anniversary, we carefully selected vinyl chips, with help from the vinyl gurus at RTI, to craft one of the quietest color LPs ever made without dramatically changing the tonal excellence of the original recording!
Strictly limited to 1,000 purple HQ-180-gram pressings, Ellington Indigos on 45 RPM HQ-180 will once again redefine definitive for this timeless jazz orchestra standard!
Features:
• Numbered, limited-edition purple vinyl
• Mastered with a 1:1 flat transfer of the original the analog master tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Two 45 RPM LPs pressed at RTI
• Four all-analog mono bonus tracks on vinyl for the first time
• The full Impex treatment packaging featuring a 16-page heavy-stock booklet with rare photos and new historical notes by producer/author/historian Charles L. Granata
• Purple vinyl strictly limited to only 1,000 pressings
| Side A |
| 1. Solitude |
| 2. Where or When |
| 3. Mood Indigo |
| Side B |
| 1. Autumn Leaves |
| 2. Prelude To a Kiss |
| 3. Willow Weep for Me |
| Side C |
| 1. Tenderly |
| 2. Dancing In the Dark |
| 3. Night and Day |
| Side D |
| 1. All the Things You Are |
| 2. The Sky Fell Down |
| 3. Love (My Heart, My Mind, My Everything) |