Product Code: WET30283509
Original price was: $78.00.$39.00Current price is: $39.00.Carly Simon Turns Candid: Platinum-Certified No Secrets Features an All-Star Cast and the No. 1 Hit Youre So Vain, Ranked by Rolling Stone Among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
1972 Album Available on 180g 45RPM 2LP for the First Time: Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies, Mobile Fidelity's Reissue Plays with Wide Soundstages and Balanced Tones
Carly Simons No. 1 smash Youre So Vain lingers as one of the most clever and famous songs ever recorded. The subject of mass speculation ever since its release, soon after which it occupied the top spot on multiple Billboard charts for weeks, the anthem kept a captive public guessing at the identity of its smug subject for decades. The question surrounding the protagonists identity remained perhaps the only mystery on the otherwise sexually open and autobiographically daring No Secrets, Simons commercial breakthrough and 70s singer-songwriter staple.
Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelitys 180g 45RPM 2LP set affords the platinum-certified 1972 effort the finest sonic treatment its received on vinyl. Helmed by Richard Perry and recorded at Londons Trident Studios where Beatles, David Bowie, and Elton John captured landmark LPs No Secrets touts exceptional production qualities highlighted by this restorative reissue.
Audiophiles and record collectors, take note: This is the first time No Secrets has been available on 45RPM. The wider grooves and dead-quiet surfaces pay instant dividends. Simple, elegant, and disarming, songs seemingly float amid wide, deep soundstages. Simons voice takes on a confident, assertive tenor that emerges with accurate imaging, balanced tonality, and palpable presence. String arrangements and backing vocals come through with similar realism.
Enhanced by an all-star cast Simons then-husband James Taylor, Paul and Linda McCartney, Mick Jagger, Lowell George, Klaus Voorman, Bobby Keys, Jim Keltner, Nicky Hopkins, and Bonnie Bramlett are among the renowned musicians who lend a hand No Secrets advances Simons themes of personal introspectiveness, no-holds-barred reflectiveness, and feminist-inspired boldness. She makes every moment of No Secrets worth savoring. Simon invests her all in the songs, handling beautiful ballads, sassy folk-rock numbers, and bluesy fare with calm, composure, and candor.
While acknowledging her own regrets (Youre So Vain) and loss (The Carter Family), Simon champions the highs (The Right Thing to Do) and pains (His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin) of love in a sincere manner indicative of her maturity as both an artist and singer. The New York native distinguishes When You Close Your Eyes with deep-rooted spirituality, recalls childhood joys via charming sentimentality on It Was So Easy, and and takes ownership of her persona on a cover of Taylors Night Owl.
We have no secrets/We tell each other everything, Simon sings at the records midpoint, encapsulating both the themes and bravura of an effort that was nominated for four Grammy Awards and saw her write or co-write every song but one. Combined with Perrys savvy instrumental arrangements, her self-assured performances and forthright lyrics grant No Secrets an edginess and relevance immune to the ravages of time.
1/4 / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
A1 The Right Thing To Do
A2 The Carter Family
B1 You'Re So Vain
B2 His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin
B3 We Have No Secrets
C1 Embrace Me, You Child
C2 Waited So Long
D1 It Was So Easy
D2 Night Owl
D3 When You Close Your Eyes
