On January 14, 1973, the King took the stage at the Honolulu International Center for the landmark “Aloha from Hawaii” satellite broadcast. Seen by audiences around the world, the concert represented the height of the King’s international visibility, presenting him at the center of one of the most ambitious live television events of its time.
For “Justified and Stripped”, the broadcast has been deconstructed and rebuilt to place the King and the TCB Band at the heart of the performance. The change in perspective is particularly striking on a performance so closely associated with its visual presentation.
This limited edition release is presented as a 12-inch stereo lathe-cut vinyl record, complete with printed labels, jacket, dust cover, and protective cellophane wrapping. Each record is handmade and cut individually in real time. These are bespoke lathe-cut records, not mass-produced pressed vinyl, giving every copy the character of a carefully produced, individually made release.
This record has been mastered specifically for the lathe-cut format. While the finished records are designed to look and feel comparable to quality retail vinyl, the cutting process is different from conventional pressing. Lathe-cut grooves can be shallower than those found on pressed records, which may result in a somewhat higher noise floor and more restricted playback volume.
Some turntables may require minor adjustments to tracking weight or anti-skate settings to achieve the smoothest playback. These are inherent characteristics of the format rather than defects, and are part of what makes each SRB Records lathe-cut a genuinely individual physical release.
Includes a special DVD presentation of the full concert paired with “Justified and Stripped” audio.
On January 14, 1973, the King took the stage at the Honolulu International Center for the landmark “Aloha from Hawaii” satellite broadcast. Seen by audiences around the world, the concert represented the height of the King’s international visibility, presenting him at the center of one of the most ambitious live television events of its time.
For “Justified and Stripped”, the broadcast has been deconstructed and rebuilt to place the King and the TCB Band at the heart of the performance. The change in perspective is particularly striking on a performance so closely associated with its visual presentation.
This limited edition release is presented as a 12-inch stereo lathe-cut vinyl record, complete with printed labels, jacket, dust cover, and protective cellophane wrapping. Each record is handmade and cut individually in real time. These are bespoke lathe-cut records, not mass-produced pressed vinyl, giving every copy the character of a carefully produced, individually made release.
This record has been mastered specifically for the lathe-cut format. While the finished records are designed to look and feel comparable to quality retail vinyl, the cutting process is different from conventional pressing. Lathe-cut grooves can be shallower than those found on pressed records, which may result in a somewhat higher noise floor and more restricted playback volume.
Some turntables may require minor adjustments to tracking weight or anti-skate settings to achieve the smoothest playback. These are inherent characteristics of the format rather than defects, and are part of what makes each SRB Records lathe-cut a genuinely individual physical release.
Includes a special DVD presentation of the full concert paired with “Justified and Stripped” audio.
