Nigel Lived is a groundbreaking classic and one of the boldest, most inventive albums of all time. Recorded by the great recording engineer Phill Brown, Nigel Lived hearkens back to the golden era of all-analog recording, a sonic and musical masterpiece that every music lover and audiophile simply must have. IR's 45 RPM Double-LP set is packaged in a beautiful film-laminated gatefold with an amazing reproduction of the 8-page book from the original LP release that represents the fictional Nigel's diary. "Nigel Lived" was mastered 100% analog by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from recording engineer Phill Brown's original master tapes. The sound quality on these tapes is a revelation, with deep but tuneful bass, sweet highs, gorgeous vocals and VERY WIDE dynamics! Murray and the musicians put so many fascinating sounds and textures down, and the tapes are simply stunning! Intervention early on decided that the re-release had to be a Double-LP set at 45rpm to preserve the magnificent sonics Murray, Phill and Co. put on tape and make the best-sounding version possible. The original vinyl release was very challenging to cut as a single 33rpm LP with side 1 at over 22 minutes and side 2 at nearly 27 minutes of run time! There's no doubt, especially on side 2, that levels had to be dropped and the bass had to be filtered on the original LP. Our 45rpm cuts required no sonic compromises of any kind, so people can hear "Nigel Lived" at its absolute best for the very first time on his 45th birthday! Nigel's original LP art has been restored by IR's Tom Vadakan. The old-style, tip-on LP jacket and 8-page book are printed by Stoughton.
