ROD STEWART - Gasoline Alley (MFSL Ltd. Ed. Remastered Vinyl LP, 2011) **NEW**
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NEW Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (Ltd. Ed. Remastered Vinyl LP, 2011 MOFI 1-016)
Review from another site: No matter what era or phase of Rod Stewart you prefer, nearly everyone is unanimous in choosing the artist's early 1970s output as his very finest. Proof comes courtesy of Gasoline Alley. A 1970 record that literally set the template for all folk-rock efforts that followed, the critically acclaimed album has been cited as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and remains a blueprint for evocative vocals, low-key presentation, and incredible interpretation. Barely removed from his debut, Stewart comes into his own on Gasoline Alley, essentially a largely ''unplugged'' record on which the singer surrounds himself with a transcendent blend of acoustic guitars, mandolin, fiddle, piano, and understated percussion and channels the music with a gritty, rock n' roll attitude. The results? Tough, organic, warm, swaggering, and unfettered songs that bow to country, rockabilly, blues, and folk influences all the while managing to belong to their own genre. It's just one of the reasons why Gasoline Alley remains a study in distinctive excellence. Another is due to Stewart's passionate singing. Sensitive, understated, wistful, and raggedly worn, he inhabits the role of a journeyman that inhabits the narratives on standard-bearing covers of Bob Dylan's ''Only a Hobo,'' Elton John's ''Country Comforts,'' and the R&B shuffle ''Cut Across Shorty.'' He conveys a bevy of complex emotions - sadness, regret, optimism, sorrow, loss, humor, yearning - with a poignancy that suggests every song here is disarmingly personal. Backed By Fellow Faces, Ron Wood, Ronnie Lane, Ian MacLagan, Kenny Jones.
This is a Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab record. MFSL (or MOFI) stands out as one of few record labels that independently invests in research and development of audio technology. It has been the undisputed pioneer and leader in audiophile recordings since the company's inception in 1977. Mobile Fidelity's first and foremost goal is to offer faithfully reproduced high fidelity recordings that would complement the numerous advances occurring in audio delivery systems. Have no doubt. You will hear the difference!
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