Jennifer Warnes Famous Blue Raincoat 1STEP Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 3LP

Jennifer Warnes’ legendary 1986 tribute to Leonard Cohen, Famous Blue Raincoat, has never sounded better than on this definitive 1STEP edition from Impex Records. Utilizing the painstaking 1STEP process, this 180g 45RPM triple LP set is cut directly from Jennifer’s original analog mixdown master tapes by Bernie Grundman, ensuring unparalleled sonic depth, clarity, and realism.

Pressed at RTI on the world’s finest VR900-Supreme Vinyl, this edition boasts a dead-quiet background, expansive soundstage, and breathtaking instrumental detail. Featuring all bonus material from the Cisco/Impex 45RPM edition, this 7,500-numbered limited release is housed in an exquisite textured paper-bound slipcase with foil stamping, a newly designed booklet, and stunning new photos.

Whether you’ve cherished Famous Blue Raincoat for decades or are discovering it for the first time, this lavish, audiophile-grade reissue offers the ultimate listening experience.

Specifications

• Artist: Jennifer Warnes
• Album: Famous Blue Raincoat
• Format: 180g 45RPM Triple LP Box Set (Numbered Edition)
• Label: Impex Records
• Mastering Process: Cut from Jennifer’s original analog mixdown master tapes by Bernie Grundman
• Pressing: RTI, using VR900-Supreme Vinyl
• Original Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
• Key Tracks:
  • "First We Take Manhattan"
  • "Famous Blue Raincoat"
  • "Bird on a Wire"
  • "Joan of Arc"
  • "Song of Bernadette"
• Bonus Material:
  • "A Singer Must Die" (8-Track Analog Demo Version)
  • "Joan of Arc" (Live)
• Sound Characteristics:
  • Extreme transparency, breathtaking dynamics, and a three-dimensional soundstage
  • Thunderous bass, extended highs, and lifelike midrange
  • Ultra-low noise floor for the deepest, most immersive listening experience

Tracklist:

Side A:

1. First We Take Manhattan
2. Bird on a Wire
3. Famous Blue Raincoat

Side B:

1. Joan of Arc
2. Ain't No Cure for Love

Side C:

1. Coming Back to You
2. Song of Bernadette
3. A Singer Must Die

Side D:

1. Came So Far for Beauty
2. Night Comes On

Side E:

1. The Ballad of the Runaway Horse
2. If It Be Your Will
3. A Singer Must Die (8-track Analog Demo Version)

Side F:

1. Joan of Arc (Live)