Eagles - Hotel California (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Don Felder – guitars, backing vocals, pedal steel (on The Last Resort)
Glenn Frey – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, lead vocals
Don Henley – drums, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals, synthesizer
Randy Meisner – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals, guitarrón
Joe Walsh – guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals
Jim Ed Norman – string arrangements, conductor
Sid Sharp – concert master
Written by Don Felder (1, 6), Don Henley (1-6, 9), Glenn Frey (1-6, 9), John David Southern (2), Joe Walsh (3, 7), Jim Ed Norman (5), John David Southern (6), Joe Vitale (7), Randy Meisner (8)
1 Hybrid SACD, Single-pocket gatefold with an 8-panel stapled color booklet and 3-panel folded one-sided black & white mini-poster
Limited numbered edition
Ultradisc UHR
Disc made in Austria
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Asylum Records
Recorded March – October 1976 at Criteria, Miami and Record Plant, Los Angeles
Engineered by Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal
Mixed and produced by Bill Szymczyk
Mastered by Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN HD SYSTEM
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in March 2023
Tracks:
- Hotel California
- New Kid In Town
- Life In The Fast Lane
- Wasted Time
- Wasted Time (Reprise)
- Victim Of Love
- Pretty Maids All In A Row
- Try And Love Again
- The Last Resort
Awards :
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 37/500
Grammy Record of the Year 1978
1000 Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die - Ranked 354
Reviews:
“The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was also their first to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As a result, the album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a stylistic shift toward mainstream rock. An even more important aspect, however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the band's dominant voice, both as a singer and a lyricist. On the six songs to which he contributes, Henley sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California as a metaphor for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of success and the attraction of excess; branches out into romantic disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders on nihilism. Of course, the lyrics kick in some time after one has appreciated the album's music, which marks a peak in the Eagles' playing. Early on, the group couldn't rock convincingly, but the rhythm section of Henley and Meisner has finally solidified, and the electric guitar work of Don Felder and Joe Walsh has arena-rock heft. In the early part of their career, the Eagles never seemed to get a sound big enough for their ambitions; after changes in producer and personnel, as well as a noticeable growth in creativity, Hotel California unveiled what seemed almost like a whole new band. It was a band that could be bombastic, but also one that made music worthy of the later tag of "classic rock," music appropriate for the arenas and stadiums the band was playing. The result was the Eagles' biggest-selling regular album release, and one of the most successful rock albums ever.” Hotel California Review by William Ruhlmann
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.88 / 5