Experiencing the version of this album is the closest a listener can get to sitting in the control room at Ridge Farm Studios in 1983. It rescues a legendary performance from the muddy compression of standard streaming formats and honors the incredible work of Jake E. Lee, Bob Daisley, Tommy Aldridge, and Don Airey. Put on your best pair of audiophile headphones, turn the volume up, and let the Prince of Darkness howl once more.

Crucially, it brings back the actual 1983 mix elements that were altered in earlier reissues. The Historical Context: Moving Past Tragedy