Bob Marley and The Wailers – Catch a Fire [Stereo] (Abbey Road Studios Half-Speed Mastering Series Edition)

(DDA) — Lacquers cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios at half speed from an unknown source.

"Abbey Road's world-renowned engineers have been cutting grooves into discs since the studios first opened their doors in 1931. This record was pressed from a master cut using a precision technique known as half-speed mastering. The procedure requires the source master and the cutting lathe to run at half speed on a specially adapted Neumann VMS-80 lathe.

This rare and specialized technique transforms difficult to cut high end frequencies into relatively easy to cut mid-range frequencies. The result is a cut with excellent high frequency response and very solid and stable stereo images. In short, half-speed mastering produces a master of the highest quality that enables the pressing plant to produce a superlative record.”

- Miles Showell

Mastering Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

Tracklist:

1. Concrete Jungle (Side A)
2. Slave Driver (Side A)
3. 400 Years (Side A)
4. Stop That Train (Side A)
5. Baby We’ve Got A Date (Rock It Baby) (Side A)
6. Stir It Up (Side B)
7. Kinky Reggae (Side B)
8. No More Trouble (Side B)
9. Midnight Ravers (Side B)

(Above description from BobMarley.com)