GREEN DAY
AMERICAN IDIOT (INDIE EXCLUSIVE 20TH ANNIVERSARY ONE-STEP AUDIOPHILE EDITION) - LP

UPC: 093624840473
Label: REPRISE / WMX
Format: LP
Release Date: November 15, 2024
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One-Step vinyl is the ultimate vinyl pressing.

Because Sound Matters' meticulous One-Step process creates the definitive sounding audiophile version of Green Day's American Idiot.

This One-Step version is strictly limited to 3,000 copies. The album is housed inside a top quality, foil-stamped, uniquely designed numbered slipcase. The enclosed gatefold double LP will feature an "Old Style" double gatefold tip-on jacket with original artwork. Special care has been taken to faithfully preserve the original sound with exceptional clarity and depth, capturing the recording's nuances and subtleties at every step to create the best sounding record possible. The One-Step process is highly regarded among audiophiles and collectors for its unparalleled sound fidelity and represents the pinnacle of vinyl manufacturing craftsmanship.

Green Day's seventh studio album, American Idiot was released in September 2004 and has since sold over 23 million copies worldwide, including 9 million in the US. The album is a punk rock opera masterpiece that won the Best Rock Album at the 2005 Grammy Awards©. Five hit singles were released from the album: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Holiday," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Jesus of Suburbia," and the title track, "American Idiot."

American Idiot was recorded in the digital domain and mixed to analog tape. Those original flat master tapes were then carefully transferred to 192/24 wav files that ended up being the audio source for the One-Step pressing.

Because Sound Matters used Neotech VR900-D2 180g vinyl compound which is the same as what is known as Super Vinyl or Clarity Vinyl – the best in the world.

Levi Seitz at Blackbelt Mastering (Linkin Park, Metallica, Pearl Jam, Beyonce, etc.) cut the multiple sets of lacquers required. Being a massive Green Day fan himself – Levi already knew every little sound on this iconic album.

Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc (R.T.I.) has been plating records for decades and is considered the best in the world – he also has done more One-Step processing than anybody. This is a vital step in the process to ultimately delivering the absolute best sounding version of American Idiot ever.

Record Technology, Inc. did the pressing – using the exact pressing machine used for so many Mobile Fidelity One-Step releases.

The slipcases, "Old Style" tip on original art jackets, and inserts were printed by world renowned Stoughton Printing Company.

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• Strict One-Time Pressing of 3,000 Copies
• One-Step Vinyl LP
• Neotech VR900-D2 180g High-Definition Vinyl
• Double LP
• Audio Source: 192/24 Files from Original Master Tapes
• Vinyl Mastering by Levi Seitz at Blackbelt Studios
• One-Step Process by Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc.
• Pressed at Record Technology, Inc.
• Packaging by Stoughton Printing Company
• Top Quality, Foil-Stamped, Uniquely Designed Numbered Slipcase

TRACK LIST:

Side 1:

1. American Idiot
2. Jesus of Suburbia: I. Jesus of Suburbia / II. City of the Damned / III. I Don't Care / IV. Dearly Beloved / V. Tales of Another Broken Home

Side 2:

3. Holiday
4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
5. Are We the Waiting
6. St. Jimmy

Side 3:

7. Give Me Novocaine
8. She's a Rebel
9. Extraordinary Girl
10. Letterbomb
11. Wake Me Up When September Ends

Side 4:

12. Homecoming: I. The Death of St. Jimmy / II. East 12th St.
13. III. Nobody Likes You / IV. Rock and Roll Girlfriend / V. We're Coming Home Again
14. Whatsername