Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Cardinology 2009 ORIGINAL LOST HIGHWAY LP |
RYAN ADAMS - COLLECTION OF 2 BOX SETS + 3 ADDITIONAL TITLES
TWO BOX SETS ARE:
Numbered, Limited Edition 3LP Box Set! Pressed at RTI!
Includes Seven Extra Tracks from Japanese-Only Bonus Disc!
Introspective Mood Piece Originally Released as Two EPs in Late 2003
Personal Document on Romantic Loss, Frustration, and Loneliness Hits Bittersweet, Spiritual Notes
Adams' Voice Never So Poignant: Supported By Strings, Acoustic Guitars, Spare Pianos
Revealing Sonics: Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's World-Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTI
Originally released on two EPs, Love Is Hell is a staggeringly personal report on romantic desolation, personal frustration, and incurable loneliness whose themes play out via heartbreakingly intimate vocals, stark acoustic guitars, unembellished electric guitars, chamber-pop strings, and spare pianos. The excising of pain has rarely sounded more bittersweet—or spiritual. Due to Ryan Adams’ barren and tormented state, his record label initially refused to release the album out of concern it was too dark.
Renowned for his introspective takes on splintered relationships, Adams has never sounded more severe, damaged, or frayed. Listening is akin to peering into the tiny soul of a human being reconciling what love is and what it requires, and whether or not it can be had—all the while conversing with the people that drift in and out of his life. Recognized by critics, peers, and fans for sketching impeccably detailed songs and lifelike protagonists, the singer/multi-instrumentalist doubles as a film auteur throughout Love Is Hell. Such is the value he places on atmosphere, scenery, and insightful specifics.
Rain, snow, and cold color the songs’ environment, the gloom, austerity, and dampness blending with the music’s slate-grey vibes. Decaying, single-room-occupancy hotel rooms, unforgiving city streets, and long nights afflict characters that teeter on falling apart and seek solace by holding on to fading optimism—no more so than on the staggering cover of Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” Removing boundaries between himself and the listener, Adams pours out naked fears and thoughts. Expertly placed, minimalist instrumentation accentuates his dramatic swells, emotional extremes, and shifts in scenery.
Arrangements are nothing less than bracing. When employed, electric guitars resonate with tones that suggest showers and sleet, and on the title track—the record’s most aggressive song—inform an anthemic irony. Tempos slowly drift, Adams’ poignant voice remains unhurried, and looming metaphors threaten to swallow the hope on which the singer rests his head during his uncertain times. Throughout, via his phrasing and timbre, Adams makes you feel and inspires reaction. Love Is Hell is the antithesis of background music, its somber qualities and reflective intricacies akin to burrowing into the pages of classic literature.
Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this 3LP set presents the modern masterpiece with full-frequency dynamics and riveting closeness. Close your eyes, and Adams and his few guests join you in your room, the effect equivalent to experiencing the singer-songwriter in a small café with warm, resonant acoustics. Even more, this unsurpassed edition contains seven extra songs previously only found on a Japanese-issued bonus disc. The entire third LP is comprised of this must-hear fare.
Phenomenally rare on vinyl—copies, when available, sell for upwards of $150 on the aftermarket—Love Is Hell has never sounded better or looked more beautiful.
About Silver Series: Coming from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series features an eclectic mix of recordings. This series is mastered and cut on the famous Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system. Vinyl is pressed at RTI on audiophile-grade standard vinyl and are numbered limited-editions. Future releases will continue to stretch stylistic boundaries, as the MoFi Silver Label continues to explore music from many different genres. Expand your musical horizons with the Silver Label!
Features:
• 3LP Box Set
• Limited Edition
• Numbered
• MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series
• Mastered and Cut on the famous MoFi Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system
• Pressed at RTI on Audiophile-Grade Standard Vinyl
• Includes seven extra tracks from Japanese-only bonus disc
Selections:
LP 1 - Side 1:
1. Political Scientist
2. Afraid Not Scared
3. This House Is Not for Sale
4. Anybody Wanna Take Me Home
5. Love Is Hell
LP 1 - Side 2:
1. Wonderwall
2. The Shadowlands
3. World War 24
4. Avalanche
LP 2 - Side 3:
1. My Blue Manhattan
2. Please Do Not Let Me Go
3. City Rain, City Streets
4. I See Monsters
LP 2 - Side 4:
1. English Girls Approximately
2. Thank You Louise
3. Hotel Chelsea Nights
LP 3 - Side 5:
1. Halloween
2. Caterwaul
3. Fuck The Universe
LP 3 - Side 6:
1. Twice As Bad As Love
2. Father's Son
3. Gimme Sunshine
4. Black Clouds
Deluxe Edition 4LP & Never-Before-Seen DVD Box Set of Ryan Adams' Debut Solo Album!
Includes Unreleased Outtakes, Pre-Album Demos and Exclusive Photos!Ryan Adams & The Cardinals Cardinology 2009 ORIGINAL LOST HIGHWAY LP |
Stereophile Recording of the Month, February 2009! Four stars for Performance and Four stars for Sonics!
Cardinology is the latest album from alt-country rocker Ryan Adams and his band The Cardinals. Written after a period of drug rehabilitation, it is quintessentially the record he spent years promising but did not quite deliver. Now that it's here, it will easily go down as one of the best that Adams has ever made in his decade-spanning career.
There can be no doubt, Cardinology is a classic rock record, start to finish. Seminal influences U2 and the Grateful Dead are honored with little reserve. Great playing and singing abound, from the Tex-Mex gospel swagger of "Born Into a Light" to the plaintive melodies of the piano ballad "Stop". So compelling is the work of Adams's backing band throughout, it is almost no wonder that the album should bear their name. But Cardinology isn't merely a showcase for a talented band. It's a singer/songwriter album that's about songs, intimate and inviting.
More than ever, Ryan Adams has crafted a record of solid, singular vision. Tight, clean lines are the norm here, as Adams proves he has found the voice he was meant to have. Gone is the rage of his early work, replaced by carefully measured melodic sensibility. Cardinology is the work of a man who has been through a lot and knows he's far from being done.
"Adams' idea now seems to be richness rather than surprise: the gospel according to Ryan, but at lower levels of volume and urgency... his obvious influences, such as Parsons and U2, have never been used as well." - Robert Baird, Stereophile Magazine, February 2009, pg. 125
"...while many of the songwriting turns are familiar to longtime Adams fans - "Go Easy" could easily have appeared on any record since Gold - he's still capable of writing a transcendent tune like this album's strongest, "Crossed Out Name," whose strummed acoustic guitars power a U2-flavored rumination. "Let Us Down Easy," which adds a Wurlitzer to the mix, is another controlled but satisfying mix of electric guitars. And "Magick," Adams' fun tribute to chord-bashing riff rock like "Highway To Hell" or "All Right Now" is a ball." - Robert Baird, Stereophile Magazine, February 2009, pg. 125
Musicians:
Ryan Adams
Neal Casal
Chris Feinstein
Jon Graboff
Brad Pemberton
Features:
• Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP
• Leah Hayes album cover artwork
• MP3 Download for album
• Gatefold Jacket
Selections:
1. Born Into A Light
2. Go Easy
3. Fix It
4. Magick
5. Cobwebs
6. Let Us Down Easy
7. Crossed Out Name
8. Natural Ghosts
9. Sink Ships
10. Evergreen
11. Like Yesterday
12. Stop
Ryan Adams Demolition LP
Selections: 1. Nuclear 2. Hallelujah 3. You Will Always Be The Same 4. Desire 5. Cry On Demand 6. Starting To Hurt 7. She Wants To Play Hearts 8. Tennessee Sucks 9. Dear Chicago 10. Gimme A Sign 11. Tomorrow 12. Chin Up, Cheer Up 13. Jesus (Don't Touch My Baby) |
PLUS THIS RARE OUT OF PRINT LOST HIGHWAY SAMPLER WITH A RYAN ADAMS TRACK
LOST HIGHWAY RECORDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION VARIOUS ARTIST LP WITH 3 ARTISTS ON THE COLLECTION INDIVIDUAL LPS
Since its inception, Lost Highway has released 80 albums, sold 18 million units, and had 53 Grammy nominations with 15 wins. One of the label's major highlights began with its first release, the soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and has sold 7 million units.
In the continued celebration of the 10th Anniversary, Lost Highway Records is proudly releasing a Lost Highway artist compilation featuring pioneers of modern American music on limited edition clear vinyl.
1. I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys
2. Are You Alright? - Lucinda Williams
3. When The Stars Go Blue - Ryan Adams
4. Lost Highway - Hank Williams
5. In My Own Mind - Lyle Lovett
6. Southside Of Heaven - Ryan Bingham
7. Another Like You - Hayes Carll
8. Livin' In The Jungle - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
9. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other - Willie Nelson
10. I Gotta Go - Robert Earl Keen
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