DAMAGED: Linkin Park "Meteora" LP (One step vinyl)
DAMAGED: Linkin Park "Meteora" LP (One step vinyl)
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Damaged cover. Could include seam splits, bent corners etc. Still sealed. Vinyl presumed mint.
The "One Step" vinyl process is a specialized manufacturing technique renowned for its superior sound quality. Traditional vinyl pressing involves multiple steps with the potential for quality loss at each stage. The "One Step" process eliminates these steps with the lacquer master being used to create a stamper which is then used to press the records.
This results in a vinyl record that faithfully preserves the original sound with exceptional clarity and depth, capturing the recordings nuances and subtleties. The "One Step" process is highly regarded among audiophiles and collectors for its unparalleled sound fidelity and represents the pinnacle of vinyl manufacturing craftsmanship.
Because Sound Matters' meticulous One-Step process creates the definitive sounding audiophile version of an album — and the second release from Because Sound Matters One-Step is Linkin Park's Meteora.
Linkin Park's sophomore album, Meteora, was originally released March 25, 2003 debuting at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. The release has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide and is 8x Platinum in the US. Meteora was once again produced by Don Gilmore and mixed by Andy Wallace and is the 8th best-selling album of the 21st century. Five of the album's songs — "Somewhere I Belong," "Faint," "Numb," "From the Inside" and "Breaking the Habit" — were #1 songs at Alternative radio.
Because Sound Matters One-Step of Meteora is strictly limited to 3,000 copies. The album is housed inside a top quality, foil-stamped, uniquely designed slipcase. The enclosed gatefold single LP will feature an "Old Style" tip-on jacket with original artwork and have printed details regarding the entire One-Step process.
Meteora was recorded in the digital domain, it was then mixed through an analog electronic chain onto tape. Those original master tapes were then carefully transferred to 192/24 wav files that ended up being BSM's audio source for the One-Step pressing.
BSM used Neotech VR900-D2 180g vinyl compound which is the same as what is known as Super Vinyl or Clarity Vinyl — the best in the world.
Levi Seitz at Blackbelt Mastering (Metallica, Pearl Jam, Beyoncé, etc.) cut the multiple sets of lacquers required — crucially all from the same lot of lacquers. Being a massive Linkin Park fan himself — Levi already knew every little sound on this iconic album!
Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc (R.T.I.) has been plating records for decades and is considered the best in the world — he also has done more One-Step processing than anybody. This is a vital step in the process to ultimately delivering the absolute best sounding version of Meteora ever.
Record Technology, Inc. did the pressing — using the exact pressing machine used for so many Mobile Fidelity One-Step releases.
The slipcases, "Old Style" tip on original art jackets, and inserts were printed by world renowned Stoughton Printing Company.
The vinyl A-team was used for every aspect of this definitive version of Linkin Park Meteora!
Features
- Numbered, Limited Edition
- Strict One-Time Pressing of 3,000 Copies
- One-Step Vinyl LP
- Neotech VR900-D2 180g High-Definition Vinyl
- Audio Source: 192/24 Files from Original Master Tapes
- Vinyl Mastering by Levi Seitz at Blackbelt Studios
- One-Step Process by Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc.
- Pressed at Record Technology, Inc.
- Packaging by Stoughton Printing Company
- Top Quality, Uniquely Designed & Branded Because Sound Matters Slipcase with Foil Stamping
- Gatefold "Old-Style" Tip-On Jacket with Original Artwork
- Hype Sticker with QR Code for More Information about the One-Step Process & Content Specific to Meteora
Selections
Side One:
- Foreword
- Don't Stay
- Somewhere I Belong
- Lying from You
- Hit the Floor
- Easier to Run
- Faint
Side Two:
- Figure.09
- Breaking the Habit
- From the Inside
- Nobody's Listening
- Session
- Numb
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