Green Day American Idiot (20th Anniversary) One-Step Numbered Limited Edition 180g 2LP

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Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 248/500!

Michael Fremer Rated 9/10 Music, 9/10 Sound!

One-Step vinyl is the ultimate vinyl pressing.

Because Sound Matters' meticulous One-Step process creates the definitive sounding audiophile version of Green Day's American Idiot.

This One-Step version is strictly limited to 3,000 copies. The album is housed inside a top quality, foil-stamped, uniquely designed numbered slipcase. The enclosed gatefold double LP will feature an "Old Style" double gatefold tip-on jacket with original artwork. Special care has been taken to faithfully preserve the original sound with exceptional clarity and depth, capturing the recording's nuances and subtleties at every step to create the best sounding record possible. The One-Step process is highly regarded among audiophiles and collectors for its unparalleled sound fidelity and represents the pinnacle of vinyl manufacturing craftsmanship.

Green Day's seventh studio album, American Idiot was released in September 2004 and has since sold over 23 million copies worldwide, including 9 million in the US. The album is a punk rock opera masterpiece that won the Best Rock Album at the 2005 Grammy Awards©. Five hit singles were released from the album: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Holiday," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Jesus of Suburbia," and the title track, "American Idiot."

American Idiot was recorded in the digital domain and mixed to analog tape. Those original flat master tapes were then carefully transferred to 192/24 wav files that ended up being the audio source for the One-Step pressing.

Because Sound Matters used Neotech VR900-D2 180g vinyl compound which is the same as what is known as Super Vinyl or Clarity Vinyl – the best in the world.

Levi Seitz at Blackbelt Mastering (Linkin Park, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Beyonce, etc.) cut the multiple sets of lacquers required. Being a massive Green Day fan himself – Levi already knew every little sound on this iconic album.

Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc (R.T.I.) has been plating records for decades and is considered the best in the world – he also has done more One-Step processing than anybody. This is a vital step in the process to ultimately delivering the absolute best sounding version of American Idiot ever.

Record Technology, Inc. did the pressing – using the exact pressing machine used for so many Mobile Fidelity One-Step releases.

The slipcases, "Old Style" tip on original art jackets, and inserts were printed by world renowned Stoughton Printing Company.

A rich, multi-faceted work, one that is bracing upon the first spin and grows in stature and becomes more addictive with each repeated play. In its musical muscle and sweeping, politically charged narrative, it's something of a masterpiece, and one of the few — if not the only — records of 2004 to convey what it feels like to live in the strange, bewildering America of the early 2000s.

Seitz's mastering is so tight and 'in the pocket'! The Celeste on 'Dearly Beloved Part IV' has 'in the room' delicacy and surprising transparency and three-dimensionality totally lacking in Stan's cut. That's but one indication of the differences in overall transparency and three-dimensionality (just don't expect 'Living Stereo'!). Dynamics though still partially smashed are way better! You can push up the SPLs as high as you wish and still enjoy. This is a 100% successful reissue. And easy to recommend!