Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh (MFSL) (1991/2018)

Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Strictly Limited to 2,000 Numbered Copies: Mobile Fidelity's Hybrid SACD of Rumor and Sigh Features Lively Production.

Richard Thompson manages all of his usual superhuman feats on Rumor and Sigh. Rippled, vibrant guitar lines that sound like they're coming from four guitars? Check. Lyrics that expose the delicate quirks of human behavior in witty, truthful manners? Here. Engaging vocals that arrive as if they are sung only to you, the words doubling as whispered thoughts in your own head? Yep. But Rumor and Sigh goes further by featuring astute, lively production and well-planned arrangements that turn the 1991 album into the most cohesive and accessible efforts of Thompson's storied career.

Mastered from the original master tapes and strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD breathes with an effervescent openness that makes the music emerge with a livelier sheen, standout dynamics, and unstoppable energy. This audiphile version makes it immediately evident Rumor and Sigh endures as a very special album – a cohesive, varied, and fun set spiked with some of Thompson's finest compositions and an exoticism that extends to the modest use of the hurdy-gurdy, mandolin, concertina, and crumhorn.

Tracklist
01. Read About Love (3:38)
02. I Feel So Good (3:22)
03. I Misunderstood (4:09)
04. Grey Walls (4:25)
05. You Dream Too Much (4:06)
06. Why Must I Plead (5:01)
07. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning (4:44)
08. Backlash Love Affair (4:49)
09. Mystery Wind (4:36)
10. Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands (4:27)
11. Keep Your Distance (4:12)
12. Mother Knows Best (4:59)
13. God Loves a Drunk (4:44)
14. Psycho Street (4:29)