Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (2LP, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)
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Vocals: Stevie Nicks, Don Henley
Acoustic Guitar: Davey Johnstone
Bass: Bob Glaub, Duck Dunn, Tom Moncrieff, Richard Bowden
Drums: Russ Kunkel, Stan Lynch, Don Henley
Guitar: Waddy Wachtel, Michael Campbell, Tom Petty, Don Felder
Organ: Benmont Tench
Piano: Bill Elliott, Roy Bittan, Billy Payne, Benmont Tench
Synthesizer: David Adelstein
Pedal Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore
Percussion: Bobbye Hall, Phil Jones
Written by Stevie Nicks (all tracks), Michael Campbell (B1), Tom Petty (B1)
2LPs, Box set
Limited to 4,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
UD1S (UltraDisc One-Step)
1/4” / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressing
Label : MOFI
Original Label : WEA
Recorded at Studio 55, Los Angeles in 1981
Engineered by Shelly Yakus
Produced by Jimmy Lovine & Tom Petty
Art Direction, Photography, Design by Herbert W. Worthington III
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A:
- Bella Donna
- Kind of Woman
Side B:
- Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around
- Think About It
- After the Glitter Fades
Side C:
- Edge of Seventeen
- How Still My Love
Side D :
- Leather and Lace
- Outside the Rain
- The Highwayman
Reviews :
« Stevie Nicks' solo career was off to an impressive, if overdue, start with Bella Donna, which left no doubt that she could function quite well without the input of her colleagues in Fleetwood Mac. The album yielded a number of hits that seemed omnipresent in the '80s, including the moving "Leather and Lace" (which unites Nicks with Don Henley), the poetic "Edge of Seventeen," and her rootsy duet with Tom Petty, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." But equally engaging are less-exposed tracks like the haunting "After the Glitter Fades." Hit producer Jimmy Iovine wisely avoids over-producing, and keeps things sounding organic on this striking debut. » AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
UltraDisc One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5/5 ; Discogs : 5 / 5