[CD] SACD Daryl Hall and John Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette

Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) CAPA 050 SA, 0753088755064 - Pop/Rock Hybrid Stereo SACD - Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records! Includes the Top 10 hit "She's Gone" Mastered for DSD by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound Hybrid Stereo SACD Hi Fi News Album Choice for June 2026! "Before Hall & Oates became the gold standard of post Righteous Brothers 'blue-eyed soul,' they mined other genres, from folk-ish acoustic rock to bluegrass to soft ballads. This 1973 release, their second studio effort, might confuse fans who arrived a couple of albums later, after they left Atlantic Records for RCA, but it did contain the first of their many signature numbers, 'She's Gone.' Despite this (and a subconscious desire to hear stuff like 'Rich Girl'?), the roots of their move to more intense material are evident. This is sophisticated, sublime, smooth material, sounding silky here. The irony? Atlantic — the birthplace of post-WWII R&B — not RCA, should have been their soul/funk launch pad." — Sound Quality: 95% — Ken Kessler, Hi Fi News Album Choice, June 2026 1973 was an amazing year for the pop/rock duo Hall & Oates as they ushered their superstardom further with the incredible second album masterpiece Abandoned Luncheonette . Produced by the great Arif Mardin, this nine-song album fused with classic Philly soul, rock and acoustic pop anthems delivered in a big way for the history making duo. Including the huge hit single "She's Gone," as well as the celebrated title track, Abandoned Lunchonette was a watershed album which has rewarded them with non-stop success for the past four decades. Abandoned Luncheonette is the most commercially successful of the duo's Atlantic Records period; the album reached No. 33 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Twenty-nine years after its release, the album was certified platinum (over one million copies sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).