{"product_id":"the-doobie-brothers-the-captain-and-me-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp","title":"The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP (Use code: FREESHIPPING at Checkout Two Orders or More UK only","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaking off on the commercial success of \u003cem\u003eToulouse Street\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Captain and Me\u003c\/em\u003e propelled the Doobie Brothers to superstar status. Having spent an entire year on the charts after its March 1973 release, the band's third record features one classic after another. Not to mention an even-keeled balance between gritty rock fare and mellow balladry that highlights the group's chemistry and songwriting prowess. And a guest turn on pedal steel by Steely Dan alum Jeff \"Skunk\" Baxter, who'd officially crack the Doobie Brothers' lineup the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP presents \u003cem\u003eThe Captain and Me\u003c\/em\u003e in definitive sound. Given the luxurious room of a 45RPM version for the first time and benefiting from the wider grooves, the music unfolds amid large soundstages replete with ultra-quiet backgrounds, vivid dynamics, and sharp imaging. Ted Templeman's excellent production charms like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe organic sonics of \u003cem\u003eThe Captain and Me\u003c\/em\u003edemonstrate why myriad listeners swear allegiance to '70s recordings. Facets that help make the album so welcoming — voices that naturally rise and fall, notes that properly carry and decay, bass lines you can trace from beginning to end, well-placed percussive accents, warm tones, defined separation between the players — come across on this collectible reissue with involving presence, openness, and realism. Everything sounds crisp and clear. Nothing is overdone or out of place, even with the addition of strings and synthesizers in places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo wonder why \u003cem\u003eThe Captain and Me \u003c\/em\u003estands as one the feel-good California quintet's signature works. Balanced between Tom Johnston's harder-edged contributions and Patrick Simmons' rustic excursions, the album displays a stunning array of high harmonies and interlocking rhythms. Laidback yet engaged, the stylistic combination belies the Doobies' roots as a Northern California bar band that played at afternoon jam sessions for members of the Hells Angels and parallels its evolution into a more polished, confident collective on par with mainstream peers the Eagles and the Allman Brothers Band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered, Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g High-Definition Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered from the 1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS Dolby A Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Krieg Wunderlich at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on GAIN 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Fidelity Record Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoughton Gatefold Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide One:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Train Runnin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChina Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Two:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark Eyed Cajun Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear as the Driven Snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Three:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth City Midnight Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide Four:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvil Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUkiah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Captain and Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Master Vinyl UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54987838488915,"sku":null,"price":79.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/3905\/9539\/files\/26A0E30D-4BE7-4C0B-B956-3C4B77B89A5B.jpg?v=1789802517","url":"https:\/\/mastervinyl.shop\/fr\/products\/the-doobie-brothers-the-captain-and-me-numbered-limited-edition-180g-45rpm-2lp","provider":"Master Vinyl UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}