VIA PRESS RELEASE | For its 30th anniversary, Alanis Morissette’s blockbuster, multi-Grammy-winning, 1995 album, Jagged Little Pill has been given the audiophile treatment courtesy of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), a leader in high-fidelity audio reissues. Beginning today, the album is available for order as a UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM SuperVinyl 2LP Box Set at mofi.com. A hybrid SACD will be released at a later date.
Ranked the 69th “Greatest Album of All Time” by Rolling 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 Pill remains more than a blockbuster that has sold more than 17 million copies in the US 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 (1/2″ / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe), 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 of Jagged Little Pill presents 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 deluxe packaging of Mobile Fidelity’s Jagged Little Pill UD1S 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.
In addition to the mammoth sales that make the effort the 17th-best-selling album in American history, Jagged Little Pill collected 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.
In May, Morissette’s introspective and influential multi-platinum and award-winning album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie also received the MoFi audiophile treatment. The meticulously remastered 180g 33RPM 2LP and Hybrid SACD limited editions of her 1998 follow-up to the record-breaking Jagged Little Pill are available for order.
