Earl Klugh – Finger Paintings

Bought new and sealed, opened and played for the first time today, Monday, Feb 19th, 2023. Simply amazing. Super dynamic and clean. The noise floor is ultra low. The guitar, bass and percussion are so clear and life like. It's a demo disc. One of the best records I own. It's a stunning pressing, I can't imagine how anyone could criticize this record.

One of my all-time favorite LPs and the MFSL version trumps anything else I've owned including the first pressing and several Japanese issues.

Superb sound! Dead quiet vinyl! Perfect! Beautiful music and a strong team of musicians.

The tracks on this album will not appeal to everyone. Having that said, one can of course make the choice (or not), which is most important, 'sound' or 'music'. In any case, it is abundantly clear that this is a great sounding album, considered by many to be 'audiophile' and used as a reference to test hi-fi installations.

Recently acquired a copy of this album in excellent condition. It is very quiet, dynamic and with wonderful clarity.

This is a '79 MFSL release of Earl's "Finger Paintings". A nice array of Latin tinged smooth jazz instrumentals. That's Earl on nylon string guitar, a fabulous musician. Highlights are "Long Ago", "Sparrow", and "Dance With Me". Gorgeous music. His guitar tone is so lovely.

I do not have any other Mobile Fidelity releases, but this is very clean sounding with beautiful frequency response high and low. The dynamics are superb, and best described as 'punchy'. Check out the kick drum and poppin' bass on "Sparrow" if you don't believe me. Based on this, I would not hesitate to buy another. Includes all the original case candy, namely propaganda to support the platform.

Four stars. Recommended.

Общее впечетление от альбома очень позитивное,красивое звучание великолепный материал.Сравнивал Американский пресс с японским лоб в лоб 12.01.2022г.Мое мнение(может ошибочное)Американский пресс более воздушный,прозрачный,детальный.Японский звучит вроде отлично но что-то в нем не так на мой взгляд,звук громче.Конверт от винила американский темнее(что для меня приятнее) японского по качеству японский конверт плотнее и мне кажется качественнее.

I have the standard MFSL vinyl for this which is excellent but this is a notable upgrade.

It’s a stunning sounding record - it has unbelievable clarity, channel separation and bass response without being harsh or boomy.

When I got this I reckon it hadn’t been played more than a handful of times but it’s criminal not to play it - it’s just sooo good. 10/10.

There’s just so much sonic texture to this version…bloody wonderful 😊

Superb acoustic guitar studio recording. Earl Klugh at the top of his game. What a fun record to listen to. One of my favorite tracks is "Dance With Me", but honestly every track on this album is great. The pressing of this vinyl record and the audio fidelity is very good. Super clean recording.

Incredibly well mastered record. Though not the heaviest, sits very even on the turntable, not noisy at all.