Mastered Direct-to-DSD FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG MASTER TAPES!
Mastered by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio
Hybrid CD/SACD Plays On All CD and SACD Players
Super Jewel Box Packaging

Intervention Records is thrilled to introduce you to the newest release in its (Re)Discover Series, Quincy Jones’ 1981 visionary masterpiece “The Dude” on hybrid CD/SACD.

Legendary over decades as a composer, producer and performer, Quincy Jones changed the face of pop music in the early 1980s. A commercial and critical smash, “The Dude” is the album Jones released in between producing Michael Jackson’s 1979 breakthrough “Off the Wall” and 1982’s monster follow-up “Thriller,” the best-selling non-compilation of all time.

“The Dude’s” lineup of writers and players is a staggering who’s who of 70s and 80s pop and R&B, including Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, James Ingram, Patti Austin and more. 3 Singles from the album charted in the US Top 40, including the smash hits “Just Once” and “One Hundred Ways.”

“The Dude” was nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, winning for Best Instrumental Arrangement, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and Best Instrumental Arrangement. James Ingram’s vocal performances from “The Dude” earned him 3 of his own Grammy nominations and a win for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for One Hundred Ways.”

“The Dude” is mastered direct-to-DSD by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from the Original Analog Master Tapes, which were acquired from Quincy’s team by Marshall Blonstein of Audio Fidelity. Coming from the tail end of the 100% analog era, “The Dude” is an AMAZING recording, and Intervention’s remastering by Kevin Gray brings the big, beautifully nuanced bass home with authority and bounce, while providing the kind of 3D imaging and sonic holography of the best audiophile recordings. The is a sonic sensation!