Chris Isaak – Heart Shaped World on numbered MFSL Hybrid SACD UDSACD 2333, mastered from the original master tapes. Featuring Wicked Game and bonus track Diddley Daddy. Read more.
Chris Isaak – Heart Shaped World is presented as a premium numbered MFSL Hybrid SACD. For this audiophile reissue, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab mastered the album from the original master tapes. Mastering engineer Rob LoVerde focused on preserving the distinctive atmosphere, vocals and guitar textures that define this classic recording.
Originally released in 1989 as Chris Isaak's third studio album, Heart Shaped World became his international breakthrough, driven in large part by the success of Wicked Game. The record combines rock 'n' roll, Americana, blues, country and atmospheric pop with Isaak's distinctive baritone, falsetto and the spacious guitar work of his backing band Silvertone.
For this numbered edition of Heart Shaped World, MFSL – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab used the original master tapes as its source. Mastering engineer Rob LoVerde worked to retain the recording's clarity, tonality, dynamics and characteristic ambience.
This approach is particularly well suited to an album in which atmosphere and space play such an important role. Chris Isaak's voice remains firmly at the centre, surrounded by guitars, reverb and understated rhythms. Tracks such as Wicked Game, Blue Spanish Sky, Kings of the Highway and Nothing's Changed reward a detailed and transparent playback system.
A Hybrid SACD combines two playback layers on a single disc. Its conventional CD layer can be played on a standard CD player, while a compatible SACD player can access the high-resolution SACD layer with DSD audio. This makes Hybrid SACD an attractive format for listeners who want both broad compatibility and high-resolution playback.
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Please note: for In the Heat of the Jungle, Mobile Fidelity uses the shorter approximately 4:38 version originally found on vinyl editions of the album. Some earlier CD editions contain the longer approximately 6:20 version.
Wicked Game is inseparable from the legacy of Heart Shaped World, but the album has considerably more to offer. Songs including Blue Spanish Sky, Wrong to Love You and the title track demonstrate Isaak's distinctive ability to combine melancholy, romance and understated tension.
The MFSL edition also includes Diddley Daddy and comes housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging. UDSACD 2333 is therefore an appealing edition for Chris Isaak enthusiasts as well as collectors of premium Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab releases.
| Artist | Chris Isaak |
| Album | Heart Shaped World |
| Label | MFSL – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab |
| Format | Hybrid SACD |
| Edition | Numbered edition |
| Mastering | Rob LoVerde |
| Source | Original master tapes |
| Catalog number | UDSACD 2333 |
| Number of tracks | 11 |
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