Frank Sinatra Point of No Return Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid Stereo SACD

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Frank Sinatra Point Of No Return on Numbered Limited Edition Hybrid SACD from Mobile Fidelity!

Memories of You: Sinatra Waves Farewell to Capitol on Elegantly DressedStandards Set from 1961

Thematic Songs Address Goodbyes With Profound Sense of Sadness, Longing

Nobody says goodbye like Frank Sinatra. For his final album with Capitol, Ol’Blue Eyes elected to croon an unforgettable selection of farewell songs markedwith longing, sadness, and poignancy. To make the occasion even more special, heteamed with arranger Axel Stordahl, the virtuoso that helped launch Sinatra’sstar at Columbia during the 1940s. The results amount to one of the finestsend-off statements in history.

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered limitededition hybrid SACD presents the songs as they should be experienced: In rich,lush, front-to-back sound in which the strings soar and literally inhale andexhale. Sinatra’s singing, as good as it’s ever been during his career, comesacross with unfettered transparency and tonal purity. Such is the fidelity, themusic turns into aural poetry, rendering completely fluid and tube-amp warm therushes of strings, words, and structures.

Sinatra fans continually debate which of the artist’s albums rank as his best,but there’s no doubting the status attached to Point of No Return.Unquestionably the most overlooked effort in the Chairman’s Capitol catalog, itdefies common expectation that it was made haphazardly to simply fulfill acontractual obligation. Sinatra’s presence alone guarantees that isn’t the case,yet Stordahl’s involvement ensures this 1961 set is something very specialindeed.

The chemistry between the old collaborators is immediately evident. Sinatrainhabits every phrase, feeling, and expression conveyed on the dozen standards,achieving an intimate connection with Stordahl’s instrumental accents. Akin tothe downbeat moods he casts on the immortal In the Wee Small Hours and Only theLonely, the vocalist keeps calm and cool, yearning and reflecting as if he’sstrolling a barren downtown after midnight, a man left alone with his thoughtsand memories. Somber, wistful, meditative, teary-eyed sentimental—Sinatra paintseach song with the emotions they need, nothing more and nothing less.

From regal (“These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)”) to nostalgic (“I’ll BeSeeing You”), relaxed (“September Song”) to dramatic (“When the World WasYoung”), Stordahl’s treatments blush with natural ease and instinct, setting upSinatra for countless moments of sublime beauty. Vocal pop aficionados, youdon’t want to miss this classic.

Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a ‘Red Book’ Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Mastered From Original Master Tapes

Selections:
1. When the World Was Young
2. I’ll Remember April
3. September Song
4. A Million Dreams Ago
5. I’ll See You Again
6. There Will Never Be Another You
7. Somewhere Along the Way
8. It’s a Blue World
9. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
10. As Time Goes By
11. I’ll Be Seeing You
12. Memories of You