"I feel that the new SACD’s DSD tracks bring me a step closer to what took place in the Masonic Lodge in January 1984. The realism and tonal accuracy of instruments, and the impressive sound of the recording space, are palpable in this new remastering."

– Joe Taylor

"Intervention Records prides itself on the sound and packaging of its products, and the sound quality and overall listening experience of 100% Fun is second to none. It's about time this album be revisited; Intervention's set should be obsessed over."

– Frank Valish

"On top of the superb audio and visual aspects of this 100% Fun reissue, Sweet has also included seven outtake bonus tracks that were a part of the original 100% Fun master tapes. "

– Will Hodge

"Intervention has once again created a high-quality vinyl reissue that is not only meant to be played loud, it practically demands it. "

– Will Hodge

"Their collective work has never sounded better than it does on this remastered vinyl pressing from the ever-reliable Intervention Records...Every song sounds like it is bursting out of its seams and ready to flatten a major metropolis."

– Robert Ham

"Praise for IR's Summer in the City LP: "I put on side 3 and was sitting in a club in New York, entranced as Jackson played and sang ... An essential purchase for Joe Jackson fans.""

– Joe Taylor

"If you are familiar with these albums, the Intervention Records pressings will be a revelation. If you don’t know them, then you are in for a treat."

– Roy Gregory

"It sounds absolutely fabulous: every detail of the layered production is sparklingly clear and exquisitely colorful. The vinyl is flat and as quiet as advertised, and the sleeve is heavy and glossy, which is also Intervention's way. If you haven’t heard this edition of Starfish, you haven’t heard Starfish."

– Mike Segretto

"... you'll love the reissue, which offers sharper, cleaner transients, improved transparency and focus and greater dynamics. It preserves a pulsing energy the original softens and diminishes."

– Michael Fremer

"Joe Jackson has long deserved his day in the hi-fi sun; now it's here -- and how."

– Roy Gregory

"The analog warmth of the sound is inviting and profoundly engaging ... These sonically compelling reissues speak well for the original recording engineers ..."

– Joe Marchese

"And then I heard "The Kiss" from 1973's Heart Food. If ever there was a song that lived up to the glorious, simultaneous heartbreaking and mending I might expect from a symphony to God, it's this."

– Pitchfork

"... the SACDs definitely offer a clearer view into the music. You also get a better sense of the group harmonies, with a clearer sense of the other three members of the group’s vocal contributions ... To my ears, this is the best these albums have ever sounded, so if you are an early Frampton fan, these will really make you smile."

– John Crossett

"... the SACDs definitely offer a clearer view into the music. You also get a better sense of the group harmonies, with a clearer sense of the other three members of the group’s vocal contributions ... To my ears, this is the best these albums have ever sounded, so if you are an early Frampton fan, these will really make you smile. "

– John Crossett

"... the SACDs definitely offer a clearer view into the music. You also get a better sense of the group harmonies, with a clearer sense of the other three members of the group’s vocal contributions ... To my ears, this is the best these albums have ever sounded, so if you are an early Frampton fan, these will really make you smile. "

– John Crossett

"... the SACDs definitely offer a clearer view into the music. You also get a better sense of the group harmonies, with a clearer sense of the other three members of the group’s vocal contributions ... To my ears, this is the best these albums have ever sounded, so if you are an early Frampton fan, these will really make you smile. "

– John Crossett

""Switching from the SACD to the new LP, I got a much stronger sensation of Jackson being in my listening room singing “The Verdict.” His voice was more holographic and immediate throughout the new LP than on the earlier pressing or the SACD.""

– Joe Taylor

"Kevin Gray’s fresh mastering has more of everything. Those Ovation guitars have more texture; Armatrading’s and the backup singers' vocals are more completely fleshed out; already impressive dynamics have an even greater impact; and every instrument is presented in a more tangible, three-dimensional space."

– Dennis Davis

"... any reissue label must eventually make a splash with a surprise release that's not only relevant, but hasn't yet had a proper remastering. For Intervention, this is that album. Stereophile Recording of the Month, May 2017"

– Robert Baird

"… this record has never sounded this well balanced … A reader asked if I’d assembled a “100 essential albums” list. I haven’t but when I do, this will be on it ..."

– Michael Fremer

"… this record has never sounded this well balanced … A reader asked if I’d assembled a “100 essential albums” list. I haven’t but when I do, this will be on it ..."

– Michael Fremer

"The sonics on this reissue are superb in every way. Even if you are a fan of this record and think you know it inside out, I think you’ll hear things previously buried in the compression that are now allowed to float freely on the soundstage."

– Michael Fremer

"This all-analog reissue of infectious lit pop ... a deep and wide soundstage and tight, punchy drums and guitar."

– Greg Cahill

"... it comes into crystal clear focus here, adding meat and weight to Crenshaw’s jangly love songs ..."

– Robert Ham

"With this new edition featuring a bonus LP, revised cover art, and 180-gram vinyl, the fastidious reissue label Intervention has made a case for Field Day as a lost classic."

– Andrew Holter

"..this Intervention reissue smokes the original in all of the ways that matter on a drum'n'bass'n'guitar driven record: sharper, cleaner transients, greater dynamic slam, and bass that digs all the way down."

– Michael Fremer

"If you are familiar with these albums, the Intervention Records pressings will be a revelation. If you don’t know them, then you are in for a treat."

– Roy Gregory

"While in any discussion of sound I tend toward the original pressing, in A/B comparisons with my original copies (I have more than one) Intervention's new 45rpm pressing sounds superb."

– Robert Baird

"Pressed at 45 RPM on four sides, Intervention has achieved the best sound possible, far surpassing the original edition ..."

– Joe Marchese

"It (the Intervention disc) makes the MoFi sound small, distant, flat, dynamically compressed and lacking in bottom-end energy."

– Roy Gregory

"The Intervention reissue again beats the original A&M in every way ..."

– Michael Fremer

"The sound is lucid and visceral, including down into the bass, which has weight and grip."

– Marc Mickelson

"You’ll bask in the afterglow of this crisp, clean and quiet vinyl pressing crafted by Gray and Buettner. The detailed sonics give this set of more pop-oriented songs true room to breathe."

– Randy Fairman

"The sound is lucid and visceral, including down into the bass, which has weight and grip ... The package is gorgeous. If you value the tangibility of LPs, you won't want to bury these within your record rack."

– Marc Mickelson

"Sparkle never sounded or looked so stunning; it’s housed in a sturdy, Stoughton-printed single pocket gatefold sleeve with the lyrics reprinted in the gatefold ..."

– Randy Fairman

"Kevin Gray’s remastering for Intervention Records’ reissue of Wonderland on vinyl fleshes out the music and gives it a larger, more impressive scale. On this LP, the music fills the room with such a deep, wide soundstage that it’s easy to envision a dance floor coming alive to its sounds."

– Joe Taylor

"... adds the sort of bandwidth, bottom-end weight, energy and attack, clarity of line and vocal purity that make you think you are listening to a Yello album ... one musically potent record."

– Roy Gregory

"... a long forgotten gem ... superbly reissued on double 45 rpm vinyl cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and Tip-On gatefold jacket packaged too."

– Michael Fremer

"The analog warmth of the sound is inviting and profoundly engaging ... These sonically compelling reissues speak well for the original recording engineers ..."

– Joe Marchese

"... the best sounding version of this album I've yet heard. first rate packaging, Kevin Gray's impeccable mastering, and RTI's plating and pressing. Reissues do not get any better than this."

– Michael Fremer

"he remastering and repressing (courtesy of the dream team of Kevin Gray and RTI, respectively) are a revelation, and this version buries my original ...The increase in resolution, transparency, separation, depth, dynamic range and bandwidth is frankly remarkable."

– Roy Gregory

"If ever an album deserved a premium vinyl release, this is it, and Intervention has done it, and us, proud."

– Roy Gregory

"I put on side 3 and was sitting in a club in New York, entranced as Jackson played and sang ... An essential purchase for Joe Jackson fans."

– Joe Taylor

"Throughout this remastering, percussion pops from the speakers with more force, bass reaches out to thump harder, keyboards have more texture and life, and the music widens and deepens to become more envelopingly three-dimensional."

– Joe Taylor

"Intervention's new LP reissue - geared at audiophiles but perfect for all fans of this underrated eighties classic - gives fans a chance to hear this record like it's for the first time."

– Randy Fairman

"... the stereo separation and depth are more readily savored, with the new remaster having a full, natural sound that brings out the lost detail in the band arrangements."

– Joe Marchese

"IT'S NEVER SOUNDED BETTER THAN THIS!" ... not only does this reissue sound better than the original and the two reissues, one by Sundazed and one a Mo-Fi CD from years ago ... I'm hearing things now I never heard before on the original ... a perfect pressing done at Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland, Ohio."

– Michael Fremer