Rhino High Fidelity Announces Audiophile Editions of Crosby, Stills & Nash's Debut

LOS ANGELES - In May 1969, while psychedelia was peaking, Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled debut quietly redefined rock with its flawless three-part vocal arrangements, sharp lyrics, and intricate, acoustic-driven songs. Today, new audiophile editions are available on reel-to-reel and vinyl from Rhino High Fidelity.

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) was duplicated in real time from a 1:1 copy of the original flat analog master tape. The result is a master-quality listening experience that captures the full dynamics of the recording. The 15 i.p.s. half-track 1/4" tape is produced to the IEC equalization standard on premium RTM LPR90 tape stock and stored on a 10.5" metal reel. The Reel-to-Reel edition is limited to 500 copies worldwide and available exclusively at Rhino.com.

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Rhino High Fidelity) was cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal in Germany. It comes in a glossy gatefold sleeve with newly edited liner notes. The album is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and available exclusively at Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores internationally.

"To listen again to Crosby, Stills & Nash's self-titled first album is not so much to take a trip back in time but a voyage into timelessness," author Raymond Foye wrote in the album's liner notes. That transcendent quality was forged under great secrecy at Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood, where the group imposed a strict no-visitors policy while tracking with engineer Bill Halverson. The music from those intense sessions helped define an era, delivering some of CSN's most legendary tracks like "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Long Time Gone," and "Marrakesh Express." A few weeks after the album was released, the trio took these songs to the stage for their historic live debut at Woodstock, performing for half a million people.

After peaking at #6 on the Billboard 200, Crosby, Stills & Nash went on to sell over four million copies in the U.S., and in 1970, helped the trio win the GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist. The album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and ranks among Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time."

Rhino High Fidelity continues to tap into Warner Music's vast catalog, introducing reissues of seminal albums across genres-from rock and pop to jazz, soul, and beyond. Each title pairs uncompromising audio with archival-grade packaging, honoring the album's original intent in both sound and design.