Alicia Keys ‎– The Diary Of Alicia Keys

Sounds great, with lots of space, depth and clarity and a nice wide soundstage. I'm hearing a small amount of distortion on some of the lead vocals when she really goes for it, but can't tell if this is just an artefact from the way the album was recorded/mixed cause I've not heard the original pressing or the CD.

But what does "digital stereo" mean on the back? I'm assuming it just means it's a digital recording that's in stereo, but it seems odd to spell it out on such a recent release, given digital recordings have been the norm for more than 30 years and stereo for, like, 50? Am I missing something?

I love Alicia Keys, therefore I really want to collect all of her albums which I can get. So I finally got this one. Well, not sure. The album, as a music, is fantastic. The inner photo, etc is great, so it looks and feels good.

But there was a scratch on the second LP and it also seem to have some oily thing is on it. This is a brand new copy from Amazon, so I would not really expect that. Or, I might, as I had the same problem with "Songs in A Minor", which is also a J Records issue. For that, I have asked for a replacement but once it arrived it had the same problem. So I think I won't even bother with this album as there's no point. Too bad, because the music is fantastic.

Awfull MP3 sound.
For sure pressed in a rush from a digital compressed source.
Avoid this cut by all means, a waste of money!!
S.

on this vinyl Are there bonuses "Streets of New York" (featuring Nas & Rakim) (produit par DJ Premier / titre bonus Royaume-Uni et Japon) 4:55

CD bonus

"If I Ain't Got You" (Remix featuring Usher) – 3:52
"If I Ain't Got You" (version espagnole featuring Arturo Sandoval) – 3:53
"If I Ain't Got You" (Kanye West Radio Mix #1) – 3:47
"You Don't Know My Name/Will You Ever Know It" (Reggae Mix) – 5:05
"You Don't Know My Name" (Video)
"If I Ain't Got You" (Video)
"Diary" (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!) (Video)