MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB 180g AUDIOPHILE 45RPM BLACK VINYL 2xLP. LTD EDITION, NUMBERED.
"Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults": That lyric distills the thematic essence of Boxer, a breakthrough that transformed the National from a respected indie act into one of the 21st century's foremost bands. Replete with literary narratives, widescreen arrangements, and mysterious beauty, the album addresses issues of domesticity, maturation, and escapism with equal parts stark honesty and clever wit. Stately, rich, and intimate, it’s more relevant today than it was upon release in 2007.
Sourced from the original masters, mastered by engineer Krieg Wunderlich, strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents Boxer in audiophile sound for the first time. The wider grooves of this exclusive 45RPM pressing lend to improved tracking, precise detail, and high-frequency preservation."