UltraDisc One-Step 45rpm 180g 2LP Box Set!
Pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing!

1/2″ / 30 IPS Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe

Rolling Stone500 Greatest Albums of All Time – Rated 69/500!

When Alanis Morissette took direct aim at an ex who wronged her on the eviscerating “You Oughta Know” in 1995, everything about the Top 10 song communicated it wasn’t the usual narrative about love gone south. Or the typical wounded singer wallowing in self pity. Morissette, and both the lead single from and her entire American major-label debut the profoundly personalJagged Little Pill represented a sea change. They kickstarted a movement, one whose impact continues to echo throughout the mainstream nearly three decades later.

Ranked the 69th Greatest Album of All Time byRolling Stone, included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of 200 Definitive Albums, and featured in several books about essential albums,Jagged Little Pillremains more than a blockbuster that has sold more than 17 million copies in the U.S. and 33 million units worldwide. It’s a statement, an attitude, a soundtrack for anyone seeking inspiration, an outlet, or permission to be themselves.

Sourced from the original master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing on MoFi SuperVinyl, and strictly limited to 4,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set ofJagged Little Pillpresents the landmark effort in audiophile-grade sound for the first time. A key part of the record’s appeal and accessibility Glen Ballard’s smooth production, touches that help Morissette’s exposed-nerve fare seem more accessible and melodic comes through on this special 30th anniversary edition with an openness, presence, and dynamic explosiveness that make the vocalist’s songs that much more real and visceral.

The singer’s distinctive mezzo-soprano deliveries the octave-rippling highs, dark-hued lows, dramatic crescendos, belted choruses, wispy reflections, occasional yodels resonate with full-range ardor and depth. As crucial as anything on the record, Morissette’s confessional words take center stage like never before. Ditto the instrumentation and atmospherics that form the magnetic backgrounds of the songs. Key in on the contributions from Red Hot Chili Peppers Dave Navarro and Flea on “You Oughta Know” to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ co-founder Benmont Tench’s organ playing on six tracks.

The deluxe packaging of Mobile Fidelity’sJagged Little PillUD1S set underscores the work’s distinguished status. Housed in a slipcase, the LPs come in special foil-stamped jackets with faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. Benefitting from an ultra-low noise floor, superior groove definition, and dead-quiet surfaces, this UD1S reissue is for listeners who prize sound quality and desire to engage themselves in everything involved with the album, including the now-iconic cover art that juxtaposes two portraits of the then-21-year-old singer-songwriter and features typewriter font.

That script which suggests a raw, blood-on-the-floor document created without modern aids like spell check or language correction hints at the heightened level of unvarnished intimacy, honesty, and catharsis Morissette offers throughoutJagged Little Pill. Named after a phrase uttered on the astute “You Learn,” the album explores the frank emotions, inherent contradictions, and wishful desires people feel everyday but are often too afraid to express. Morissette displays no such fear or shyness.

Akin to a woman reading from a diary, Morissette leaves nothing to the imagination as she skewers hypocrisy during the poignant “Forgiven,” seeks recompense on the vengeful “You Oughta Know,” and spills her guts on the soul-purging “All I Really Want.” For all the anger and bile ascribed to the singer and record,Jagged Little Pillis incredibly healthy and upbeat. Morissette uses the catchy pop-rock frameworks and moody ambience to suss out situations, to learn, to give hope. There’s the clever yearning of “Hand in My Pocket”; wry contrarianism of “Ironic”; kind-heartedness of “Hand over Feet”; the live-and-let-live spirit of “You Learn” all positive and amiable.

ThroughoutJagged Little Pill, the ever-approachable Morissette connects with listeners who recognize themselves in her and has an intelligent conversation with anyone who wants to participate. It seemed almost everyone did. In addition to the mammoth sales that make the effort the 17th-best-selling album in American history,Jagged Little Pillcollected four Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, three Billboard Music Awards, and eight Juno Awards. In 2018, the record became the basis for a musical that netted 15 Tony nominations on Broadway.

Ironic? Anything but.Jagged Little Pilltranscends generations, gender, and trends. As Morissette sings on the opening “All I Really Want,”, the album represents “deliverance” “a place to find common ground.”

Features

30th Anniversary Edition
Limited to 4,000 Numbered Copies
UltraDisc One-Step
180g Vinyl
45rpm
2LP Box Set
1/2″ / 30 IPS Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe
Pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing on MoFi SuperVinyl
Deluxe Slipcase
Foil-Stamped Jackets with Faithful-to-the-Original Graphics

Selections

Side A:

All I Really Want
You Oughta Know
Perfect

Side B:

Hand in My Pocket
Right Through You
Forgiven

Side C:

You Learn
Head Over Feet
Mary Jane

Side D:

Ironic
Not the Doctor
Wake Up

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