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Witness the recording of 'Absolute Elsewhere' from Blood Incantation with 'All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'. The band reveals a light, beautiful and holistic side of their musical lexicon, serving as the pastoral "yang energy" to the dark atmosphere of 'Timewave Zero'. The soundtrack and documentary originally appeared only in the limited-edition Artbook of 'Absolute Elsewhere'. This marks the first standalone release for both, including the first-ever vinyl pressing of the soundtrack.<br/><br/>Now on home video, the included 73-minute documentary takes you inside the legendary Hansa Tonstudios. Go behind the scenes as the band rehearses and records with appearances by members of Tangerine Dream, Hällas and Sijjin, fully immersing themselves in Berlin's multifaceted culture. Mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk and featuring retro-futuristic cover art by Jodie Day.<br/><br/>This definitive collection is available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP & Blu-Ray featuring an etching on Side D (with limited vinyl variants also including an A2 poster). The Blu-Ray feature the documentary in Full HD alongside the official music videos for 'Obliquity of the Ecliptic', 'Luminescent Bridge' and 'The Stargate'.

REMASTERING THE BEATLES' ORIGINAL STUDIO ALBUMS FOR VINYL.<br/>180 gram. <br/><br/>There has always been demand for The Beatles' albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011's best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles' acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI's Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles' vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.<br/><br/>The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl. <br/><br/>A 'blind' listening test was arranged to choose between a 'lacquer' or 'copper' cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day's Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having 'blank' discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers. <br/><br/>The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone 'limiting' - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs. <br/><br/>Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any 'sibilant episodes' - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of 'inner-groove distortion' was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a 'mushy' sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as 'surgical EQ,' problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.<br/><br/>The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.<br/><br/>An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the 'lock-groove' at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP. <br/><br/>Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

Pet Shop Boys: Discography [2 Vinyl LP]

Witness the recording of 'Absolute Elsewhere' from Blood Incantation with 'All Gates Open (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'. The band reveals a light, beautiful and holistic side of their musical lexicon, serving as the pastoral "yang energy" to the dark atmosphere of 'Timewave Zero'. The soundtrack and documentary originally appeared only in the limited-edition Artbook of 'Absolute Elsewhere'. This marks the first standalone release for both, including the first-ever vinyl pressing of the soundtrack.<br/><br/>Now on home video, the included 73-minute documentary takes you inside the legendary Hansa Tonstudios. Go behind the scenes as the band rehearses and records with appearances by members of Tangerine Dream, Hällas and Sijjin, fully immersing themselves in Berlin's multifaceted culture. Mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk and featuring retro-futuristic cover art by Jodie Day.<br/><br/>This definitive collection is available as a Gatefold 180g 2LP & Blu-Ray featuring an etching on Side D. The Blu-Ray feature the documentary in Full HD alongside the official music videos for 'Obliquity of the Ecliptic', 'Luminescent Bridge' and 'The Stargate'.

Eilish Billie: Hit me hard and soft [Gatefold / Vinyl LP]

Balance (Expanded Edition) features Van Halen's multi-platinum 10th studio album with remastered audio across 2 LPs for improved sound quality, and an exclusive etching on Side D. <br/>Contains the singles "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)," "Can't Stop Lovin' You" and "Amsterdam," plus the instrumental "Baluchitherium," included on the album's vinyl format for the first time since the original 1995 release.

Tony Joe White was an influential musician in the '60s and '70s swamp rock scene. As one of the creators of this sound he recorded different hit songs, like "Rainy Night In Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie". The exclusive 2LP Collected title covers his music from the '60s until the '00s, including duets with different artists.<br/><br/>After Tony signed his first contract in 1967 he recorded multiple singles without success. In 1969 "Polk Salad Annie" charted in the U.S. , reaching number 8. He recorded multiple albums in the late '60s early '70s. As he became more popular other musicians started covering his songs, like Dusty Springfield's "Willie and Laura Mae Jones" and Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia". Both songs charted in the cover versions and made him a well-known artist. During the '90s and '00s he recorded more albums and singles, including classics like "Ain't Going Down This Time" and "(You're Gonna) Look Good In Blues". All his hits, fan favourites and unknown gems are included on this fantastic 2LP album.<br/><br/>The Tony Joe White Collected package includes liner notes.<br/><br/>180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL<br/>GATEFOLD SLEEVE - PVC PROTECTIVE SLEEVE<br/>INCLUDES LINER NOTES<br/>SELECTED SONGS FROM THE AMERICAN ROCK SINGER,<br/>SONGWRITER, GUITARIST<br/>FT. A.O. HIS SOLO HITS "RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA", &<br/>"POLK SALAD ANNIE" DUETS W/ SHELBY LYNNE & ERIC CLAPTON<br/>BLACK VINYL<br/><br/>GATEFOLD SLEEVE<br/>HIGH QUALITY