Joe Walsh The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get 45rpm 2LP 180g Vinyl Analogue Productions QRP USA

Title: The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get
Catalog Number: APP 108-45
Label: Dunhill
Reissued by: Analogue Productions
Barcode: 753088010873
Original release year: 1973
Reissue year: 2024
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 45 rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 729gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: June 3, 2024
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
In between his stints with the James Gang and the Eagles, Joe Walsh tackled his second solo studio album The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get which became his most successful solo outing. To obtain the best sound possible Analogue Productions turned to Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio to remaster this superb album from the original analog tapes, then pressed at QRP in the USA.
- 45 rpm edition
- 2 LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP USA
- Mastered From The Original Analog Master Tapes
- Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio
- Deluxe Gatefold Cover from Stoughton Printing
Featuring "Rocky Mountain Way," "Book Ends" and more! Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Old style gatefold tip-on jacket from Stoughton Printing. Plated and pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!
"(Side B) ends with the appropriately titled 'Happy Ways,' a Latin-tinged guitar-fest with lovely chunky bass lines that sounds absolutely glorious on this Analogue Productions pressing. The zing of steel string guitar almost sounds dead on the CD and tired on my ancient vinyl pressing, so this is clearly not one of those remasters that's based on an umpteenth generation copy of the tapes. ... You owe it to yourself to hear this album — and it will not sound any better than this spectacular pressing." — Recording = 8/10; Music 10/10 — Jason Kenedy, Hi-Fi+
"An outstanding new 180gm LP reissue from Analogue Productions, with improved sound thanks to a sparkling new remaster by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, makes it clear that this 1973 release remains — with the possible exception of 1978's But Seriously, Folks . . . — the undisputed highlight of Walsh's solo career. ... Another week, another beautiful-sounding, wonderfully packaged reissue from Analogue Productions." Read the whole review here. — Robert Baird, Stereophile
In between his stints with the James Gang and the Eagles, Joe Walsh tackled his second solo studio album The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get which became his most successful solo outing. The 1973 LP continued the heavy and light rock mix of tracks found on his previous release, Barnstorm.
Analogue Productions has done reissue justice to the album that AllMusic decries "features some of the most remembered Joe Walsh tracks, but it's not just these that make the album a success. Each of the nine tracks is a song to be proud of. This is a superb album by anyone's standards."
To obtain the best sound possible we turned to Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio to remaster this superb album from the original analog tapes. Next we plated the lacquers and pressed LPs on 200-gram audiophile vinyl at the world's best LP maker, Quality Record Pressings. Top it all off with a deluxe Stoughton Printing gatefold tip-on jacket and you've got the makings for audiophile joy.
But would we stop there? Hardly. Now with our 45 RPM release, the best-sounding version of this rock music gem gives listeners an even richer sonic experience. The dead-quiet double-LP, with the music spread over four sides of vinyl, reduces distortion and high frequency loss as the wider-spaced grooves let your stereo cartridge track more accurately.
This amazingly eclectic rock gem has Joe's smash "Rocky Mountain Way," his hit "Meadows," plus "Bookends," "Wolf; Dreams" and more! Walsh's abililty to swing wildly from one end of the rock scale to the other is unparalleled and makes for an album to suit many tastes.
Track Listing:
1. Rocky Mountain Way
2. Book Ends
3. Wolf
4. Midnight Moodies
5. Happy Ways
6. Meadows
7. Dreams
8. Days Gone By
9. Daydream (prayer)
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