Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-613, 0821797261319, Release Date: July 31, 2026 2xLP 180 Gram 45RPM Audiophile Vinyl, limited/numbered Play It All Night Long: Warren Zevon Explores Contrasts and Classical Flourishes on Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, Which Includes Collaborations with Members of the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, and Other Luminaries
Hear the 1980 Album in Audiophile Sound for the First Time on Vinyl: Mobile Fidelity’s Numbered-Edition 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Plays with Exceptional Presence, Detail, and Black Backgrounds
The regal strings and successive gunshots that announce the start of Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School encapsulate the contrasts Warren Zevon deftly navigates on an album that further telescoped his witty, neo-noir songwriting to a broad audience. Recorded as the Chicago native struggled to overcome toxic addictions and advance from a soured marriage, it showcases his interest in classical arrangements and knack for incisive observation, tongue-in-cheek fun, and heartbreaking emotion. And it benefits from collaborations with ace musicians such as Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Ben Keith, Waddy Wachtel, J.D. Souther, and Eagles members Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Don Felder.
Sourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents Zevon’s 1980 album in audiophile sound. You will experience wide instrumental separation; dynamic elements that underscore the depth of the rhythms; naturalism that elevates the tenor of Zevon’s vocals; and revealing levels of openness, balance, and imaging. Everything from the .44 Magnum that Zevon fired into a barrel of sand to capture percussive effects at the beginning of the title track to the variety of slide, pedal, lap-steel, and electric guitars used throughout comes through with engaging clarity. So turn those speakers up full blast and play it all night long.
1/4” / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LP
LIMITED SPECIAL EDITION