Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy

Al Di Meola — Elegant Gypsy

All-analog 180-gram LP!

Billboard-charting hit album by the jazz-rock fusion legend!

Available on AAA black vinyl for the first time in more than 40 years!

Fusion maestro Al Di Meola broke into the mainstream with this fiery, certified-gold-selling 1977 album. Backed by impassioned performances from an unmatched collection of side men (including Jan Hammer, Steve Gadd, Paco de Lucía and Anthony Jackson), Di Meola's spellbinding melodicism and explosive technique create what Scott Yanow of All Music Guide calls "A near classic in the fusion vein."

Features:
• Guitar Magazine's Best Guitar Album 1977
• Faithfully reproduced package, including a sheet reproduction of the original liner sleeve with a new note by Al Di Meola
• Pressed at RTI

Side A

1. Flight Over Rio

2. Midnight Tango

3. Mediterranean Sundance

Side B

1. Race With Devil On Spanish Highway

2. Lady Of Rome, Sister Of Brazil

3. Elegant Gypsy Suite

Customer Reviews (3.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Not what I had hoped for posted on 01/20/2025 3 Stars I was very excited for this release, and bought it with the belief that it would be the ultimate sounding version of this classic album! I was wrong. It’s ok, but definitely not great. I compared it against my original US pressing from 1977, and my white label promo pressing from the same year. Both of them easily beat the Impex. What the Impex really lacks is the transparency and extended top end that you get on the original pressings. I understand that the master tapes were brand new in 1977, and that they don’t improve with age. Its unfortunate. Good news is that it isn’t too hard to find an original pressing in good condition.

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