Willie Nelson Stardust on Numbered Limited Edition LP from Mobile Fidelity Silver LabelAn American Classic: Gorgeous Breakthrough Album of Pop Standards Spent More than a Decade on Country ChartsQuintuple Platinum 1978 Set Finds Nelson Interpreting Fare From Likes of Kurt Weill, Hoagy Carmichael, and Irving BerlinSumptuous Sound Elevates Booker T. Jones Production: Mastered on Mobile Fidelitys World-Renowned Mastering System and Pressed at RTIAs a Singer, Nelson Never Better: Gets Inside the Phrasing, Lyrics, and Emotions of SongsWhy be predictable?, Willie Nelson asked Columbia Records executive Nick Blackburn, after the latter resisted the Red Headed Strangers decision to make an album of classic pop tunes. Talk about outlaw country. Cutting against the genres traditions and Music Row conventions, Nelsons Stardust remains a genius-level creation as well as the icons most commercially successful release, a truly gorgeous record infused with ultimate respect for composers and lyrics and many of the finest performances of his career. It is a quintessential part of any catalog.Mastered on Mobile Fidelitys world-renowned mastering system and pressed at RTI, this Silver Label LP dazzles with dead-quiet surfaces, tube-like warmth, and an enhanced soundstage. Further exposing the delicate touches abounding inStax legend Booker T. Jones production, this edition brings out the textured kernels of Nelsons voiceand the deep-seeded dignity, austerity, devotion, grit, sensitivity, grace, and plaintiveness within it. His brilliant phrasing throughout is on par with that of Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles, two giants that influenced this project and his willingness to pair with strings and small combo to wondrous effect.Having met Jones while living in Malibu, Nelson established a relationship with the musician that extended to roles as producer, arranger and band mate. Jones superior knowledge of the American Songbook comes through via the materials economy of scale and sympathetic approach. Acoustic guitar arpeggios, contrasting breaks, bluesy harmonicas, glowing organs, R&B-tinged horns, brushed drums, and relaxed bass lines trickle throughout the songs, all distinguished by Nelsons intimate timbre and absolutely astonishing vocal expressiveness.In redefining and reimagining standards such as Irving Berlins Blue Skies, Hoagy Carmichaels Georgia On My Mind, and the age-old All of Meall of which landed in the Top 5 of the Country singles chartNelson wedded together pop, country, jazz, folk, and blues in a manner in which no artist had ever before done. He gained considerable rewards for his exquisite efforts: Stardust sold more than five million copies and, incredibly, stayed on the Country album charts for more than ten years.This is a record no one should be without. Hear the definitive analog pressing. Order your collectors copy from today!”Paul Stubblebine mastered this new version for Mobile Fidelity on its lower-priced Silver Label. He has nailed the sound that made this a super disc. Compared to a white label promo, the differences are subtle. With first-class mastering, Mobile Fidelity’s quiet pressing, and low price, this is a no-brainer recommendation.”–HiFi+, Issue 102Willie Nelson Stardust Track Listing:1. Stardust2. Georgia On My Mind3. Blue Skies4. All of Me5. Unchained Melody6. September Song7. On the Sunny Side of the Street8. Moonlight In Vermont9. Dont Get Around Much Anymore10. Someone to Watch Over Me