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Nod Is As Good As a Wink

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This album has been around for a long time. What makes this one different?
It's the sound quality. Steve Hoffman of DCC fame has continued his legacy of audiophile quality remastering.
It's like you've never really heard this lp before. It's that well done. The sound quality will blow you away.

That Ron Wood slide guitar on the last track, That's All You Need, so big and beefy, you can hear every nuance. Just great guitar, another wonderful example of classic Ron Wood guitar licks on some of the best classic rock 'n roll of all time.

The whole ablum is filled with great vocals, and great instrumental tone. Really a treat.

The great mastering, cutting, production- it lets you get swept away by the great music! Audio Fidelity 24K Plus is a success, if you love this album you must hear this version!

The Faces were underappreciated in their time, so much that their records were allowed to fall in and out of print. This album is arguably their best. It includes their biggest hit, "Stay With Me," but tracks like "You're So Rude" and "Memphis" are every bit as good.

This was a great, rollicking band, with a reputation built on raucous, sloppy, and fun rock n' roll; the Faces often backed Rod Stewart on his own solo albums, particularly Rod's first four classic albums, but on their own records, they cut loose even more. On A NOD IS AS A GOOD AS A WINK...TO A BLIND HORSE, their playing is actually a bit tighter compared to other Faces albums, but it's still got the right amount of slop, and they play GREAT.

Ronnie Lane does a fine job singing lead on some of the tracks, but Rod is even better. In the early days, his singing was described as the male-equivalent of Janis Joplin, and this album is further proof of what he could accomplish before turning to mainstream, adult contemporary pop.

This gold CD is better than WEA's budget CD issue, and at $19.98 retail, it's not a bad deal (most gold CD's run about $30). The CD is HDCD encoded, so if you have an HDCD decoder in your CD player, it'll sound ever better, but even if you don't, this disc will sound GREAT. It sounds even better than Rhino's remastered box set, FIVE GUYS WALK INTO A BAR..., and like I said, this is a great album.

If you like this album, you'll love this 24 karat audiophile gold disc. My original LP pales in comparison to this disc! You can crank up your stereo and enjoy the perfectly balanced EQ on this release. Kenny Jones' drums pack a punch, Ron Woods' bluesy guitar riffs come across in fine detail, and the low end of Ronnie Lane's bass playing stands out (I'd never noticed what great playing he did on this album). Of course, Ian McLagen's electric piano and organ fills in the spaces nicely. And it goes without saying that Rod Stewart is one of the best rock vocalists EVER (What happened, Rod??). The Faces never sounded so good. Even if you own the "Five Guys Walk Into A Bar" box set, you should buy the Audio Fidelity gold disc. You will NOT regret it... trust me.

Here's another great Steve Hoffman mastering job. This is a CD that leaves its vinyl versions in the dust. The bass will give your subwoofer a workout and literally shake your teeth. The drums are crisp and the snares rattle. Rod Stewart sounds amazingly rough and Ronnie Woods guitars cut like a knife. This is definitely a must buy.

I ordered 2 of the Faces (gold disc's) by Audio Fidelity, brand new from the online Amazon store. They came incomplete without the shown slipcover. At first they were going to replace them at no cost but come to find out Amazon was not able to send the slipcovers and instead offered a 20% discount. I would rather have had the slipcovers over the 20% refund but agreed to the discount over returning the items.