Rhino High Fidelity Does Eponymous "Bad Company" and Yes "Relayer"
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LOS ANGELES—Rhino High Fidelity (Rhino Hi-Fi) returns with the latest additions to its acclaimed limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues. Bad Company’s Self-Titled(1974) debut and Yes’s Relayer (1974) are available today exclusively at Rhino.com and internationally at select WMG stores. Each release is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies priced at $39.98
Rhino High Fidelity has set the industry standard for sound quality and packaging, demonstrating Rhino's 45-year legacy of award-winning audio releases. To ensure an unmatched listening experience, Kevin Gray expertly cuts lacquers and Optimal handles the 180-gram vinyl pressing. The attention to detail extends to the aesthetic experience, with glossy covers and "tip-on" jackets reminiscent of vinyl’s golden age.
Recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, Bad Company’s debut album, Bad Company, captures the rich spatial sound that brought a raw approach to rock ‘n’ roll and struck a mainstream chord. The debut record dominated the charts, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the US and No. 3 on the UK Album Chart, eventually being certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. The album includes fan-favorites “Can’t Get Enough” and the title track, both platinum-certified best-sellers.
Bad Company includes an insightful conversation with producer Ron Nevision and Hugh Gilmour detailing the recording sessions and reflecting on the success of the record. Nevision experimented with different recording techniques throughout the studio to achieve the final sound: “Everybody agrees that everything sounds good and bright and close, and that is a special sound, that Bad Co album. Simple. To the point. In your face.” A brief recollection of the band’s name, recounted by Paul Rodgers, is also shared in the liner notes.
Yes’ seventh studio album, Relayer, is filled with grandiose instrumentation and narrative lyricism, furthering the complex worldbuilding brought on by previous albums. Recorded after Rick Wakeman’s departure, the impact of new keyboardist Patrick Moraz is felt throughout with added jazz-funk fusion elements. The gold-certified album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with just three long-form pieces, including the ambitious 22-minute opening track “The Gates of Delirium.”
This set includes a detailed interview with Patrick Moraz by jazz enthusiast Syd Schwartz, chronicling the recording and production of Relayer. Moraz recommends listening to Relayer “in the very best possible way, you know, either with the highest quality headphones or with a good stereo system and as LOUD as you can absorb.”
Rhino High Fidelity will continue to tap into Warner Music’s extensive music catalog, bringing music enthusiasts and audiophiles superlative versions of landmark albums from diverse genres, including jazz, blues, rock, pop, and beyond. The series will introduce two classic albums quarterly, maintaining the same exceptional audio and packaging quality that has quickly defined Rhino High Fidelity.
