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Diamond Life
Regular price $37.00 Save $-37.00Diamond Life (1984) is Sade’s debut album, featuring the singles “Your Love Is King”, “When Am I Going To Make A Living”, “Smooth Operator”, and “Hang On To Your Love.” The album was recorded at Power Plant Studios (England). The vinyl audio uses high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original studio recordings, remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. The elaborate, half-speed mastering process has produced exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band’s intended sound. No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process, so the album benefits from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes, presented on pure 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl. The original album sleeve and packaging elements have been meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods.
| 1 | Smooth Operator (Remastered) |
| 2 | Your Love Is King (Remastered) |
| 3 | Hang On to Your Love (Remastered) |
| 4 | Frankie's First Affair (Remastered) |
| 5 | When Am I Going to Make a Living (Remastered) |
| 1 | Cherry Pie (Remastered) |
| 2 | Sally (Remastered) |
| 3 | I Will Be Your Friend (Remastered) |
| 4 | Why Can't We Live Together (Remastered) |
Promise
Regular price $37.00 Save $-37.00Promise (1985) is Sade’s second album, featuring the singles “The Sweetest Taboo”, “Is It A Crime?”, and “Never As Good As The First Time.” The album was recorded at Power Plant Studios (England) and Studio Miraval (France). The vinyl audio uses high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original studio recordings, remastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. The elaborate, half-speed mastering process has produced exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band’s intended sound. No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process, so the album benefits from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes, presented on pure 180-gram heavyweight black vinyl. The original album sleeve and packaging elements have been meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods.
| 1 | Is It a Crime (Remastered) |
| 2 | The Sweetest Taboo (Remastered) |
| 3 | War of the Hearts (Remastered) |
| 4 | Jezebel (Remastered) |
| 1 | Mr Wrong (Remastered) |
| 2 | Never as Good as the First Time (Remastered) |
| 3 | Fear (Remastered) |
| 4 | Tar Baby (Remastered) |
| 5 | Maureen (Remastered) |
The Best Of Sade
Regular price $40.00 Save $-40.00Limited double vinyl LP pressing. The Best of Sade is the first greatest hits album by vocalist Sade Adu and her band. It was originally released in November 1994. By Epic Records. Sade formed in London in 1982. However, three of their members were originally from Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Their music features elements of soul, R&B, jazz, soft rock, and funk. Sade's 1984 debut studio album Diamond Life, was a hit internationally, reaching # 1 in several countries and the Top Ten in the US where it has sold in excess of 4 million copies. In late 1985, Sade released their second studio album Promise, which peaked at No. 1 in both the UK and the US. It was certified double platinum in the UK, and quadruple platinum in the US. In 1986 Sade won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Their 2000 fifth studio album, Lovers Rock, won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. Sade's US certified sales so far stand at 23.5 million units according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAAand have sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date. The band were ranked at #50 on VH1's list of the "100 greatest artists of all time."
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