Billie Holiday Lady in Satin 45RPM (2 LP)

45rpm 180g Vinyl Double LP!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Tape!
Plated & Pressed at QRP!
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 317/500!
During the recording of her penultimate album "Lady In Satin", Billie Holiday could hardly hide her poor physical condition. Alcohol and drugs had given her voice a fragile, rough sound. But there was still this unmistakable style, the phrasing, that had made her one of the most popular jazz singers. And the great emotional depth of her interpretations, which she was able to put into every single song.
Recorded in 1958, this is the last Holidays album to be released during her lifetime. As usual, the material comes from the Great American Songbook. As in Decca times, it is accompanied by a lush orchestral arrangement, conducted by bandleader Ray Ellis and completely staffed with winds, strings, reed winds and even a three-piece choir. It turned out to be Holiday's most expensive music production. The album's soloists included Mel Davis, Urbie Green, and bebop trombone pioneer J. J. Johnson.
The stereo double LP was remastered by Bernie Grundman and produced by Quality Record Pressings. The gatefold cover contains two LPs at 45 rpm.
Lady in Satin was released in 1958 on Columbia Records, catalog CL 1157 in mono and CS 8048 in stereo. It is legendary singer Billie Holiday's penultimate album completed by the singer and released in her lifetime (her final album, Billie Holiday, being recorded in March 1959 and released just after her death).
AllMusic says: "The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track set this album as one of her finest achievements. 'You've Changed' and 'I Get Along Without You Very Well' are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom up."
The song material for Lady in Satin derived from the usual sources for Holiday in her three-decade career, that of the Great American Songbook of classic pop. Unlike the bulk of Holiday's recordings, rather than in the setting of a jazz combo Holiday returns to the backdrop of full orchestral arrangements as done during her Decca years, this time in the contemporary vein of Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald on her Song Books series. The album consists of songs Holiday had never recorded before.
Bandleader Ray Ellis used a 40-piece orchestra, complete with horns, strings, reeds and even a three-piece choir. It would turn out to be Holiday's most expensive music production. Soloists on the album included Mel Davis, Urbie Green, and bebop trombone pioneer J.J.Johnson.
Now with the Analogue Productions 45 RPM release, mastered from the original analog tape by Bernie Grundman, and pressed by Quality Record Pressings, the best-sounding version of this historic album gives listeners an even richer sonic experience. The dead-quiet double-LP, with the music spread over four sides of vinyl, reduces distortion and high frequency loss as the wider-spaced grooves let your stereo cartridge track more accurately.
Original album produced by Irving Townsend, and engineered by Fred Plaut.

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• 45rpm
• Double LP
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analog Tape
• Plated & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Gatefold Old-Style "Tip-On" Jacket by Stoughton Printing

Musicians:

• Billie Holiday, vocals
• Ray Ellis & His Orchestra

Selections:

Side A
1. I'm A Fool To Want You
2. For Heaven's Sake
3. You Don't Know What Love Is
Side B
1. I Get Along Without You Very Well
2. For All We Know
3. Violets For Your Furs
Side C
1. You've Changed
2. It's Easy To Remember
Side D
1. But Beautiful
2. Glad To Be Unhappy
3. I'll Be Around