Description
Complete Collection of Studio Work On 180g Vinyl 6LP Box Set!
All 6 Studio Albums To Date Remastered At Half-Speed at Abbey Road Studios!
Genre: R&B
Label: Sony
Format: 33RPM, 6LP BOXSET
Released Date: October 9, 2020
This box set features remastered versions of all of Sade's studio albums to date, on pure 180-gram black vinyl - the first complete collection of their studio work up to the present day. All six of the band's acclaimed albums - Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000) and Soldier Of Love (2010) - are packaged into the beautifully finished, white case-bound box.
The close band of four: Sade (vocals), Stuart Matthewman (saxophone/guitar), Andrew Hale (keyboards) and Paul Spencer Denman (bass), were intimately involved in the process, spending time at Abbey Road Studios alongside acclaimed mastering engineer Miles Showell, and the band's longtime co-producer Mike Pela.
Features
6LP Box Set
180g Vinyl
All 6 studio albums to date
Remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios on a restored Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe
Remastered from high resolution digital transfers of the stereo master mixes, from the original studio recordings
No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process
Six album sleeves meticulously reproduced in exact detail with authentic paper and printing methods
White casebound outer box designed by Tom Hingston Studios in London
Selections
Diamond Life
SIDE A:
Smooth Operator
Your Love Is King
Hang On To Your Love
Frankie's First Affair
When Am I Going To Make A Living
SIDE B:
Cherry Pie
Sally
I Will Be Your Friend
Why Can't We Live Together
Promise
SIDE A:
Is It A Crime
The Sweetest Taboo
War Of The Hearts
Jezebel
SIDE B:
Mr Wrong
Never As Good As The First Time
Fear
Tar Baby
Maureen
Stronger Than Pride
SIDE A:
Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Paradise
Nothing Can Come Between Us
Haunt Me
Turn My Back On You
SIDE B:
Keep Looking
Clean Heart
Give It Up
I Never Thought I'd See The Day
Siempre Hay Esperanza
Love Deluxe
SIDE A:
No Ordinary Love
Feel No Pain
I Couldn't Love You More
Like A Tattoo
SIDE B:
Kiss Of Life
Cherish The Day
Pearls
Bulletproof Soul
Mermaid
Lovers Rock
SIDE A:
By Your Side
Flow
King Of Sorrow
Somebody Already Broke My Heart
All About Our Love
Slave Song
SIDE B:
The Sweetest Gift
Every Word
Immigrant
Lovers Rock
It's Only Love That Gets You Through
Soldier Of Love
SIDE A:
The Moon And The Sky
Soldier Of Love
Morning Bird
Babyfather
Long Hard Road
SIDE B:
Be That Easy
Bring Me Home
In Another Time
Skin
The Safest Place