Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (Numbered 180g Mono Vinyl LP)
$65.00
Ray Charles The Genius Sings the Blues on Numbered-Edition 180g Mono LP from Mobile Fidelity
1961 Collection Gathers 12 Must-Have Songs from Charles’ Peak Era
Mobile Fidelity Has Righted the Sonic Wrongs That Plagued Earlier Versions: Pure Mono Analog Sound
Genius doesn’t even begin to describe the greatness of The Genius Sings the Blues. Comprised of a dozen songs Ray Charles made between 1952 and 1960, the collection was released in 1961 by Atlantic Records to counter the singer’s migration to rival ABC Paramount. What Atlantic originally underestimated is that the album contained many of Charles’ greatest works, all unified by their bluesy emotions and stirring arrangements. A classic of the soul and R&B canon, The Genius Sings the Blues is a snapshot of the evolution of timeless American music captured by the pianist’s indelible rhythmic pace, gospel roots, jazz backgrounds, and Southern-styled accents. And it’s never sounded so good.
From the iconic cover art (a photo of Charles taken by legendary photographer Lee Friedlander) to the distinguished music within, everything about the thematic record is iconic. Now, nearly 50 years later, it can be heard in pristine fidelity sourced from the original mono master tapes. Mobile Fidelity’s engineers have taken great pains to ensure that every clink of the piano keys, ache of Charles’ rolling voice, and rush of the backing arrangements sounds better than they have since first being recorded in the studio. This 180g mono LP simply lays waste to the competition.
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