WAR - Greatest Hits

Label:	Analogue Productions
Genre:	R&B/Soul
Product No.:	AAPP 149-45
UPC:	753088014970
Availability:	In Stock
Category:	45 RPM Vinyl Record
No. of Discs:	2
Note:	180 Gram

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180-gram 45 RPM double LP from Analogue Productions!

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith from the original analog master tapes

Platinum-selling album by funk, rock and soul band includes "Why Can't We Be Friends," "Slippin into Darkness," "Low Rider," "Cisco Kid" and more!

Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!

Gatefold old-style "tip-on" jacket by Stoughton Printing with faithfuly reproduced artwork

"This is a really fun record, filled with good grooves, and even better vibes. The group's message 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' resonates today! It's a party record suitable for one person or many and this is the best sounding version ever. More cowbell please!" — Music = 9/11; Sound = 9/11 - Michael Fremer, TrackingAngle.com. Read the full review here.

"If you like punch and a detailed soundstage, then the War 45 RPM version is your choice." — Michael Ludwigs, 45 RPM Audiophile, YouTube video

Originally released in 1976, the War compilation album Greatest Hits contains a monster set of Chicano funky grooves from L.A., most of which forever transformed the sound of funk. The album includes most of the band's best cuts — such as "Slippin Into Darkness," "Cisco Kid," "World Is A Ghetto," "All Day Music," "Me & Baby Brother," "Why Can't We Be Friends," and "Low Rider." One of the hippest funk, rock and soul groups on the Cali scene of the '70s, who just kept on making great music as the years went on!

Now with our 45 RPM release, plated and pressed at QRP, 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.

Clean, balanced, richly detailed. Just the way an Analogue Productions reissue should sound.

Music

Sound

Ratings from Michael Fremer @ trackingangle.com/

Side A

All Day Music

Slippin' Into Darkness

The World Is A Ghetto

Side B

The Cisco Kid

Gypsy Man

Side C

Me And Baby Brother

Southern Part Of Texas

Why Can't We Be Friends?

Side D

Low Rider

Summer

Customer Reviews

(5.00 Stars) 6 person(s) rated this product.

Astounding

posted on 10/05/2024

5 Stars

It’s one of the best sounding albums I own. The sound stage is amazing. Silent vinyl. Must have.

Fantastic Sound

posted on 08/17/2024

5 Stars
Reviewer: Duane

This is a great example of how good vinyl can sound. Extremely dynamic and great punch in the bass. A 3d wall of sound and you’ve never heard these tracks sound so good. I saw war in concert at Art park years ago and never realized how good they were. This vinyl pressing showcases that like you’ve never heard. Very well done AS !

Enjoyable...and so fresh!

posted on 07/05/2024

5 Stars
Reviewer: Rudy

I'd heard a few War tracks on the radio in the past (they were a little before my time), and have "Spill the Wine" on another compilation, but have always loved "Low Rider." I missed out on Kevin Gray's tube-cut version, but this is likely every bit as good, with the added clarity of the 45 RPM cutting speed. This remastering gives it a fresh sound where you wouldn't think it had been recorded decades ago. Many of these songs become earworms once you've heard them a few times. (I'm sure my household is tired of me repeating "Cisco Kid"!) Now I'm wanting to seek out more of War's recordings. This is a great version of this album!

Awesome WAR!

posted on 03/13/2024

5 Stars

Clarity and a dead quite pressing. WAR has always been a headphone experience for me. I could listen to "The World Is a Ghetto" album for a couple of hours. pick up the record needle and repeat tracks like "Four Cornered Room", "City, Country, City", etc. Would love to hear some additional WAR on 45.

A revelation

posted on 03/10/2024

5 Stars
Reviewer: Ken

I had some War singles on 45 in my youth, and I recall thinking they sounded great on my el cheapo Montgomery Wards stereo back then, but this just blew me away! Some of the greatest and most memorable singles of the 70’s with sonics that show you how incredible the performance/production/engineering was. Might be the most fun AP reissue yet! Now, if Chad could just get the rights to Earth Wind & Fire’s greatest hits on double 45……

Simply astounding!

posted on 03/07/2024

5 Stars
Reviewer: Errol Fouquet

What an absolute triumph! These songs have never sounded so good. This will be one of those "sit down a listen to this" records that I will put on for my friends when they want to hear how good vinyl can be. I've never been let down by Analogue Productions yet, but this release is just so magical for me. I've heard these songs many times before, in many formats, but I've never heard it all sound so good. Amazing!!!

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