Given the extraordinary amount of airplay HOTEL CALIFORNIA garnered in the mid-70's and early 80's, it comes as quite a surprise to hear how fresh this recording sounds on DCC's 24k gold disc version. Familiar tracks benefit from the enhanced soundstage and control room-clarity of this exceptional digital re-mastering, revealing something of the actual recording studio room sound on many tracks. Certified Multi-Platinum (16 times) by the RIAA. (3/01)