Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time

25th anniversary reissue of the No. 1-selling album, winner of three Grammy Awards!

Remastered from the original analog tapes by Ron McMaster and overseen by original producer Don Was and original recording engineer Ed Cherney

Plated by Gary Salstrom and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings!

"This reissue is weightier on bottom compared to the original but it doesn't scream "bass". It just adds weight lacking in the original. Better yet, the very top end is far cleaner and airier than the original without sounding as if the EQ was grossly pushed. The amount of inner detail revealed-listen to how clearly and easily you can hear the background singers as individual entities-something neither of the previous releases managed as well. This is the definitive reissue and it was done by a major label, but considering that the original producer and engineer oversaw it, and considering who they are, I’m not surprised. ... Pressed by Quality Record Pressings (QRP). The copy I got was flat and quiet — flawless in every way. Highly recommended." Music = 10/11; Sound = 9/11 — Michael Fremer, editor, AnalogPlanet.com. To read Fremer's review of the reissued LP, pressed by Quality Record Pressings, click here.

Before the release of her 10th album Nick of Time 25 years ago, Bonnie Raitt was a bit of a puzzle, writes In The Studio.net. For two decades she had been a critic's darling starting with her 1971 debut (four stars), Give It Up in 1972 (four and a half stars), 1973′s Takin' My Time , and Streetlights the following year (again, four out of five stars). Musically, Bonnie Raitt did every thing and every American style well except write prolifically, but her superb ear for finding excellent songs meant that she didn't have to. Yet it is probably fair to say that, after almost twenty years of recording and constant touring, Raitt's best-known song was her 1977 cover of Del Shannon‘s 1961 hit "Runaway."

Raitt saw her stock tumble during the ’80s, as addiction and declining record sales left her without a label or a creative rudder for a sizable portion of the decade. But just when it seemed like she was washed up, a career-rejuvenating hit arrived in the Nick of Time.

This classic is back and it's better than ever. This 25th Anniversary edition was lacquer plated by renowned expert Gary Salstrom at Quality Record Pressings, the world's finest LP maker, and pressed there on 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Sonically stunning and capturing a wealth of intimate detail heretofore obscured, Nick of Time shines brighter than ever before!

Nick of Time arrived on March 21, 1989, after a few relatively quiet years, during which Raitt found sobriety and contributed to a number of other projects. It sold five times more than all previous nine albums combined, thanks to such songs as John Hiatt‘s “Thing Called Love," Jerry Williams’ “Real Man,” and the deadly “I Will Not Be Denied," the gorgeous shimmering “Cry on My Shoulder," and two terrific Bonnie Hayes compositions,“Love Letter” and the reggae-inflected “Have a Heart."

Nick of Time eventually became the No. 1-selling album in the U.S. a year after release, and no one was more surprised than Bonnie Raitt. When it also won three Grammy Awards, including the coveted Album of the Year Grammy, no one was more appreciative.

Nick of Time made Raitt the feel-good musical story of the year, and kicked off a period of renewed success that’s still going — her most recent release, 2012′s Slipstream, picked up a Best Americana Album Grammy in 2013. To Raitt, Nick of Time was the key that opened the door.

“To this day it was the most fortuitous and transformational event of my life," she says. "It changed everything.”

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Ratings from Michael Fremer @ AnalogPlanet.com