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Permanent Waves on 180 gram vinyl

Thu, Oct 11, 2007@3:07PM | comments removed/disabled

I first mentioned back in August that Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is releasing a 24 KT Gold Ultradisc II version of the 1980 Rush classic Permanent Waves. Last week we learned that the release date for the package will be November 6th. You can preorder it at this link. Since then Power Windows has also learned that - in addition to the Ultradisc - Mobile Fidelity Labs will also be releasing a 180 gram vinyl version of Permanent Waves this coming November 15th. For more information and to preorder your copy go to this link. If you don't know what 180 gram vinyl is, here's some basic info courtesy wikipedia:

New "virgin" or "heavy" (180-220 g/mē) vinyl is commonly used for modern "audiophile" vinyl releases in all genres. Many collectors prefer to have 180 g/mē vinyl albums, and they have been reported to have a better sound than normal vinyl. These albums tend to withstand the deformation caused by normal play better than regular vinyl[citation needed]. 180 g/mē vinyl is more expensive to produce and requires higher-quality manufacturing processes than regular vinyl.

Thanks to highwater for the heads up.

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