Sade - This Far ( VINYL ) Box Set

Number of Discs: 6, Oversize Item Split, Boxed Set, 180 Gram Vinyl, Remastered

Sade announce This Far vinyl box set with all six albums!

180-gram black vinyl LPs with authentically replicated jackets

Each album remastered at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios!

Sade Adu and her eponymous band have announced a new vinyl box set that collects every Sade album to date. The career-summing This Far will be available October 9 through Sony Music.

Throughout six luscious LPs, Sade has written about the great human passions with disarming sincerity and a killer instinct for the smooth. The lady herself was always the star, ensnaring and elusive, with a rare gift for retaining her charms even as she maintained her privacy. But real fans know, Sade is a beloved band and not just a beloved singer, and the contributions of Stuart Matthewman (saxophone/guitar), Andrew Hale (keyboards), and Paul Spencer Denman (bass) should not be dismissed. Now, all six records, each a 180-gram reissue — Diamond Life (1984), Promise (1985), Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992), Lovers Rock (2000), and Soldier Of Love (2010) — are available in a crisp new remaster.

For This Far, the band used a slightly unusual remastering process. Working with longtime co-producer Mike Pela and engineer Miles Showell at the famed Abbey Road Studios, Sade began with digital transfers of the original stereo master mixes. They then utilized Showell's restored Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe in what a statement called an "elaborate, half-speed mastering process." This method promises "exceptionally clean and detailed audio whilst remaining faithful to the band's intended sound." No additional digital limiting was used in the mastering process so the six albums benefit from the advantage of extra clarity and pure fidelity, preserving the dynamic range of the original mixes for the very first time.

That same spirit of faithfulness extends to the album jackets, which have been reproduced in exact detail, with authentic paper and printing methods.

Diamond Life    
A1        Smooth Operator    4:58
A2        Your Love Is King    3:40
A3        Hang On To Your Love    5:54
A4        Frankie's First Affair   4:38
A5        When Am I Going To Make A Living   3:25
B1        Cherry Pie   6:20
B2        Sally   5:20
B3        I Will Be Your Friend   4:43
B4        Why Can't We Live Together    5:27
Promise    
C1        Is It A Crime    6:18
C2        The Sweetest Taboo    4:35
C3        War Of The Hearts    6:47
C4        Jezebel    5:30
D1        Mr Wrong    2:50
D2        Never As Good As The First Time    5:01
D3        Fear    4:05
D4        Tar Baby    3:58
D5        Maureen    4:22
Stronger Than Pride    
E1        Love Is Stronger Than Pride     4:16
E2        Paradise     4:01
E3        Nothing Can Come Between Us    4:21
E4        Haunt Me    5:48
E5        Turn My Back On You    6:05
F1        Keep Looking    5:20
F2        Clean Heart   3:59
F3        Give It Up   3:49
F4        I Never Thought I'd See The Day    4:12
F5        Siempre Hay Esperanza    5:16
Love Deluxe    
G1        No Ordinary Love
G2        Feel No Pain
G3        I Couldn't Love You More
G4        Like A Tattoo
H1        Kiss Of Life
H2        Cherish The Day
H3        Pearls
H4        Bullet Proof Soul
H5        Mermaid
Lovers Rock    
I1        By Your Side    4:34
I2        Flow    4:34
I3        King Of Sorrow    4:53
I4        Somebody Already Broke My Heart    5:01
I5        All About Our Love    2:40
I6        Slave Song    4:12
J1        The Sweetest Gift    2:18
J2        Every Word    4:04
J3        Immigrant    3:48
J4        Lovers Rock    4:13
J5        It's Only Love That Gets You Through    3:53
Soldier Of Love    
K1        The Moon And The Sky
K2        Soldier Of Love
K3        Morning Bird
K4        Babyfather
K5        Long Hard Road
L1        Be That Easy
L2        Bring Me Home
L3        In Another Time
L4        Skin
L5        The Safest Place