VAN HALEN 1984 | MCMLXXXIV (UltraDisc One-Step Super Vinyl pressing limited edition double album 2-LP at 45RPM, an ultra-hi-fi reference recording by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab of the tenth studio album from Van Halen and the final record with singer David Lee Roth for nearly four decades. 1984 remains one of the defining hard rock albums of the era - seamlessly bridging pop and metal sensibilities while incorporating the synthesiser elements that guitarist Eddie VanHalenhad long been championing. Recorded with producer Ted Templeman at Eddie Van Halen's 5150 Studios in California, the album arrived in January 1984 to immediate critical and commercial confirmation of Van Halen's status as the era's predominant hard rock ensemble. 'Jump', ranked by Rolling Stone among the Greatest Songs of All Time, leads a programme that includes 'Panama', 'Hot for Teacher' and 'Drop Dead Legs' - the latter described by David Lee Roth as the funkiest song Van Halen ever crafted. Not a wasted note in sight across nine tracks. Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set presents 1984 sourced from the original analogue tapes via a 1/4" / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe transfer, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing. The result delivers soundstaging that extends beyond the boundaries of the speakers, complete replication of note attack and leading edges, and imaging of breathtaking balance and realism. Presented in a deluxe slipcase with thick foil-stamped jackets and faithful-to-the-original graphics - including Margo Nahas' iconic cover illustration of a crying angel holding a cigarette, regularly cited among the 100 best album covers of all time. Strictly limited to 7,500 numbered copies. Recommended).