Bruce Hornsby And The Range Scenes From The Southside Rar 2021

edition was noted in recent years (around 2022) for collectors. Special Editions

In the pantheon of late-1980s album-oriented rock, few debuts were as quietly revolutionary as Bruce Hornsby and the Range’s The Way It Is (1986). Yet, it is often the less-heralded follow-up, (1988), that represents the band’s most cohesive artistic statement. For decades, audiophiles have clamored for a definitive pressing of this overlooked gem. That wish was finally granted in 2021, when Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) released a very specific, high-end version known colloquially as the "Bruce Hornsby and the Range Scenes from the Southside RAR 2021" —referring to MoFi’s Original Master Recording (often abbreviated as RAR for "Record Album Replica" or used generically for their standard audiophile series). edition was noted in recent years (around 2022)

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It captures Bruce Hornsby at his most lyrical (pre-"Harbor Lights" jazz fusion) and the Range at their tightest. If you find a copy for under $100, grab it. Spin it loud, and listen for the way the piano resonates during the final chorus of "Defenders of the Flag"—that subtlety is why MoFi existed, and why this 2021 pressing remains a high-water mark for 1980s catalog reissues.

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