Stephen Stills Stephen Stills (Atlantic 75 Series) Hybrid Stereo SACD

Hybrid Stereo SACD!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman Direct to DSD from the Original Analog Master Tape!
Plays in All CD and SACD Players!
Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions!
This self-titled solo debut from CSNY's most musically adventurous member is a tour de force of bluesy rock, Latin grooves, and pure, unfiltered Stephen Stills energy. His songs are certainly in a league with those of the other members, and it's chiefly on his solo albums that Stills's own personality comes through.
Stills' Top 20 hit "Love the One You're With" was the lead single from the album, released in November 1970 and ensured that the album, produced by Bill Halverson, was quickly certified gold. The album's other smash, "Sit Yourself Down," the seccond single, reached the Top 40, peaking at No.37. Stills doesn't just play guitar here — he wrestles it into submission, layering his virtuosity over an album that sounds both meticulously crafted and effortlessly cool.
In 1974, it was ranked number 70 on the NME's list of the greatest albums of all time, and was later included in the legendary book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." The participation of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton certainly contributed to the great success of the album.
Stills' songs are in no way inferior to the works of the other band members of CSNY, but here his very own personality is expressed: Still's genre wanderings never seem disjointed. The production is warm and haunting, with Stills playing most of the instruments himself. The second single – "Sit Yourself Down" – is a good example of the atmosphere of the album: Here he not only plays guitar – he literally wrestles it, lays his virtuosity over structures that sound both carefully crafted and effortlessly cool!
Recorded in the wake of CSNY's success, Stephen Stills proves that while Crosby and Nash leaned into their harmonies and Young wandered off into his own world, Stills was busy crafting something bolder, grittier, and sonically rich.
Stills jumps from folk to blues to Latin to orchestral balladry, but it never feels disjointed. The production is warm and immersive, with Stills playing most of the instruments himself (because of course he does). If Déjà Vu was a collaborative masterpiece, Stephen Stills is proof that he could do just fine on his own.
The 75th Anniversary of Atlantic Records
"75 for 75" is a series of 75 vinyl releases from Atlantic Records' storied catalog to celebrate the label's 75th Anniversary. This great label includes some of the best artists and records of all time. Analogue Productions pays tribute to this masterful album with a sonically outstanding reissue, lovingly mastered by Bernie Grundman.

Features:

• Atlantic 75 Series
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Mastered Directly from the Original Analog Tape to Direct-Stream-Digital
• CD Layer/AAD
• SACD Layer/AADSD

Selections:

1. Love The One You're With
2. Do For The Others
3. Church (Part Of Someone)
4. Old Times Good Times
5. Go Back Home
6. Sit Yourself Down
7. To A Flame
8. Black Queen
9. Cherokee
10. We Are Not Helpless