Look Sharp! 180G LP (SHIPPING NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!)
$40
Original Release Date: 1979
Original Label: A&M Records
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- 100% Analog Mastering From Real Analog Tapes!
- Mastered by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio
- Ultra-Quiet 180-Gram Vinyl Pressed At RTI
- Beautiful "Old-Style" Jacket Printed By Stoughton
100 Best Debut Albums of All Time- Rolling Stone
Smash Hits "Is She Really Going Out With Him," "One More Time," "Sunday Papers"
Look Sharp! is sourced from the best tape currently available, a beautifully preserved ½” “safety copy” of the original stereo master. When mastering this LP we compared what we were getting off the tape to an original A&M UK LP. While great sounding overall, the original LP is of course a very edgy sounding New Wave, post-punk record with a brashness that borders on being outright bright sounding. Where the aggressive top -end energy is concerned, the tapes showed no discernible age! We were able to maintain that grungy edge, but also restore the driving bass lines and bottom-end foundation that were on these tapes. The result is the best-sounding Look Sharp! anyone’s ever heard, with all the drive and pop of the original UK release, but with superb tonal balance, imaging and clarity. The definitive issue of this iconic New Wave classic!
Side One
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1One More Time03:15
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2Sunday Papers04:18
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Is She Really Going Out With Him?03:33
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4Happy Loving Couples03:07
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5Throw It Away02:48
Side Two
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1Baby Stick Around02:35
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2Look Sharp03:22
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Fools In Love03:10
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4(Do The) Instant Mash03:10
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5Pretty Girls02:54
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6Got The Time02:52
Mastering Notes
Look Sharp! is sourced from the best tape currently available, a beautifully preserved ½” “safety copy” of the original stereo master. When mastering this LP we compared what we were getting off the tape to an original A&M UK LP. While great sounding overall, the original LP is of course a very edgy sounding New Wave, post-punk record with a brashness that borders on being outright bright sounding. Where the aggressive top -end energy is concerned, the tapes showed no discenible age! We were able to maintain that grungy edge, but also restore the driving bass lines and bottom-end foundation that were on these tapes. The result is the best-sounding Look Sharp! anyone's ever heard, with all the drive and pop of the original UK release, but with superb tonal balance, imaging and clarity. The definitive issue of this iconic New Wave classic!
Release Notes
- Format: 180-Gram Single 33 Pressed at RTI
- Jacket: Old-Style Single Jacket Printed by Stoughton
- IR Catalog: IR-005
- UPC: 684334915584
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