Audio Fidelity To Release 5.1 Multichannel
Hybrid SACD of Mike Bloomfield - Al Kooper - Steve Stills 'Super Session'
Album Mixed By Legendary Al Kooper!
"...one of those albums that seems to get
better with age...a super session indeed!"
Camarillo, CA – Marshall Blonstein's Audio
Fidelity will be releasing a limited numbered edition 5.1 Multichannel Hybrid
SACD of the legendary Mike Bloomfield - Al Kooper - Steve Stills 'Super Session'
album! Al Kooper was an A&R executive with Columbia Records in the early
1960's after leaving the group Blood, Sweat & Tears. The Super Session album
was conceived as a jam session with Kooper on keyboards and former Paul
Butterfield Blues Band member Mike Bloomfield on lead guitar along with veteran
studio musician and Wrecking Crew member "Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums and Barry
Goldberg, also on keyboards. Bloomfield was available during the first day of
recording for Side 1 of the LP (tracks 1-5). For the second day of recording,
Kooper brought in former Buffalo Springfield guitarist Steven Stills to perform
on the music that became Side 2 of the LP (tracks 6-9). Recorded on a shoestring
budget over a 2-day period in Los Angeles, Super Session went on to become a
rock classic and earned the trio a gold record for sales of over one million
copies.
"I always wanted to mix this in 5.1. I finished it
in 2006, and it's been sitting there until Audio Fidelity released it from
captivity. It's the first album I ever mixed in 5.1 I hope everyone enjoys it.
Surround Sound allows the listener to get up close to each musician and hear
details you can't hear in stereo. Hope ya like details - I DO!" - Al
Kooper
The package includes new liner notes
written by Al Kooper that tells the story of the Super Session album and the new
5.1 Multichannel mix. The 5.1 mix by Al Kooper with mastering by Bob Ludwig was
never released and yet it has acquired some fame from industry insiders familiar
with the Multichannel mix with comments like "excellent" and "it deserves to be
heard." The new mastering of the Stereo
layer of tracks for new SACD Stereo and CD Stereo audio are by mastering
engineer Steve Hoffman.
"...some truly spectacular, not to mention,
historical rock'n'roll moments."
Tracks:
1. Albert's Shuffle
2. Stop
3. Man's Temptation
4. His Holy Modal Majesty
5. Really
6. It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to
Cry
7. Season of the Witch
8. You Don't Love Me
9. Harvey's Tune
Produced by Al Kooper
Stereo CD and SACD mastering: Steve Hoffman at
Stephen Marsh Mastering
Multichannel SACD 5.1 mix: Al Kooper
Multichannel SACD 5.1 mastering: Bob Ludwig at
Gateway Mastering Studios
For more information: http://www.audiofidelity.net/content/bloomfield-kooper-stillssuper-session
Al Kooper official website: http://alkooper.com/
Press inquiries: Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158, glassonyonpr@gmail.com
The 2-Channel CD Stereo can be played on all
standard CD players. The SACD Stereo requires a SACD player. SACD Surround Sound
requires a Multichannel SACD player and system.
