That the Eagles manage to channel such cultural, social, and economical matters into a cohesive, stately, big-picture statement is alone a stupendous feat.

a b Mark Savage. "Glenn Frey: How Hotel California destroyed The Eagles". BBC. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018 . Retrieved June 21, 2018. A global phenomenon that marked the band debut of guitarist-singer Joe Walsh, Hotel California continues to resonate and connect with listeners of all generations taken by its narrative depth, stark directness, picturesque melodies, daring majesty, and ardent emotionalism. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p.99. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Mastered from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl, and limited to 17,500 numbered copies. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2 etched, except "STERLING" is stamped): 7E-1084 B -5RE CSM "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING LH 1S

So how does this UD1S cut compare to the original stereo Asylum vinyl and the later Elektra 5.1 24bit/196KHz LPCM DVDA? See my marks below: Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched, number stamped, variant 4): RRM1-1084-B 96608 2B BG 23408 1B They're the same themes that run through all of our work: loss of innocence, the cost of naiveté, the perils of fame, of excess; exploration of the dark underbelly of the American dream, idealism realized and idealism thwarted, illusion versus reality, the difficulties of balancing loving relationships and work, trying to square the conflicting relationship between business and art; the corruption in politics, the fading away of the Sixties dream of "peace, love and understanding." [4] Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 7E 1084 B -1 RE SP "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING LH The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008 . Retrieved April 10, 2008. {{ cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link)

Adorned with a breathtaking exterior photograph of the Beverly Hills Hotel that serves as the simultaneously haunting and alluring cover art, and rounded out by a rear-cover shot of the Lido Hotel lobby that reinforces a notion that teeters between permanence and transience, Hotel California is brilliantly tied to a specific place that functions as a universally understood metaphor for the American Dream. I can hear the mastering choices for this favouring systems where midrange response is very present, low bass is on the lean side and the highs are a little dull and rolled off. Basically, if your speakers comprise of one big ass midrange driver in a box; stereo pair, then you’re good to go! Top Selling Albums of 1978 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved January 26, 2022.EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Location of the Ghostly Eagles "Hotel California" Lobby Gatefold Photo". Feelnumb. March 17, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019 . Retrieved September 6, 2017. Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): 7E 1084 B-1 RE SP 1-2 "V.O.L. IS FIVE PIECE LIVE" STERLING LH SRC British album certifications – Eagles – Hotel California". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved July 23, 2020. Guido Van Der Heijden & Annemiek Leclaire (July 14, 1995). "Nederlandse violist verkoopt meer dan de Beatles". Trouw . Retrieved May 25, 2023.