Willie Nelson - Stardust / Mobile Fidelity

The outlaw movement brought a new wind to the stagnating country music scene in the 1970s. Johnny Cash had paved the way for it, and musicians like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Tompall Glaser, with their simple but lively arrangements,

brought renewed vigor to the genre, which had recently become lost in increasingly lifeless and unoriginal productions. At the height of outlaw country, Nelson then broke with all expectations and produced an album: with pop standards. Going five

times platinum, his interpretation of Kurt Weill, Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin songs became a resounding success.

Folk and country were not entirely off the table on "Stardust," however. Songs like "Georgia on My Mind," "All of Me," "Moonlight in Vermont" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" are unmistakably Nelson. Produced by Stax legend Booker T. Jones,

the album rings with new warmth, greater stage breadth and a clearly contoured singer's voice in the RTI pressing for the Silver label series for Mobile Fidelity. The lacquer cut was performed by Paul Stubblebine.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Silver Label

Under the product name Silver Label, MFSL has been releasing a new series of LPs since early 2011. These are remastered and cut at Mobile Fidelity on the mastering chain designed by Tim de Paravicini and pressed on 140g vinyl at RTI in Los Angeles.

The packaging meets the same high standards as the well-known Original Master Recording series with a lined rice paper inner sleeve, a protective intermediate sleeve and a sequential serial number on the outer cover. Mobile Fidelity is planning a series

of experimental releases as well and is willing to make do with a copy of the master tape in this series if the original tape cannot be provided. All LPs will be released as limited editions and are likely to become sought-after collector's items.

Title

1. Stardust

2. Georgia On My Mind

3. Blue Skies

4. All of Me

5. Unchained Melody

6. September Song

7. On the Sunny Side of the Street

8. Moonlight In Vermont

9. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

10. Someone to Watch Over Me