Here’s the content. The releases are “available now” (as of mid-May 2026), so it’s all current. This one covers three albums by three artists, so the headline names the series rather than a single album; I’ve worked all three titles into the post.
HEADLINE Rhino Hi-Fi Gives Dusty Springfield, Cher, And Joni Mitchell Classics The Audiophile Treatment
TAGS Dusty Springfield, Cher, Joni Mitchell, Kevin Gray, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, The Memphis Boys, The Swampers, L.A. Express,
BLOG POST Three of the late 1960s and 1970s’ most revered albums are getting the deluxe sonic overhaul they deserve. Rhino High Fidelity continues its premium audiophile series with a trio of celebrated records: Dusty Springfield’s ‘Dusty in Memphis’, Cher’s ‘3614 Jackson Highway’, and Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’.
The craftsmanship is consistent across all three. Each was cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray and pressed on 180-gram black vinyl at Optimal in Germany, with glossy gatefold “tip-on” jackets and newly written liner notes. They’re limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and available now exclusively at Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores internationally.
‘Dusty in Memphis’ arrived in 1969 as a soulful departure for Springfield. Recorded at American Sound Studio under Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd, and Arif Mardin, the sessions paired the British pop icon’s breathy vocals with the “Memphis Boys” house band. The result was a landmark fusion of pop and R&B that peaked at just number 99 on the Billboard 200 but has since become legendary, landing on countless greatest-albums lists and earning induction into both the GRAMMY Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry.
Cher tapped the same Wexler-Dowd-Mardin team in 1969 for ‘3614 Jackson Highway’, her lone outing for Atco Records. The title comes from the street address of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, where she recorded with the legendary “Swampers.” The sessions built around her distinctive contralto, with gritty, soulful takes on songs by Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, and Dr. John. Overlooked at the time, it’s now regarded as one of the finest vocal showcases of her career.
Joni Mitchell hit a creative and commercial peak with 1974’s ‘Court and Spark’, the album that signaled her move from folk toward a sophisticated, jazz-inflected pop sound. Recorded with the jazz-fusion ensemble the L.A. Express, it became the most successful release of her career, reaching number 2 on the Billboard 200 and producing her highest-charting singles in “Help Me” (number 7) and “Free Man In Paris” (number 22). It earned three GRAMMY nominations, including Album of the Year, and won Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for “Down To You.”
Dusty in Memphis (Rhino High Fidelity) Tracklist:
Side One:
- “Just A Little Lovin'”
- “So Much Love”
- “Son Of A Preacher Man”
- “I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore”
- “Don’t Forget About Me”
- “Breakfast In Bed”
Side Two:
- “Just One Smile”
- “The Windmills Of Your Mind”
- “In The Land Of Make Believe”
- “No Easy Way Down”
- “I Can’t Make It Alone”
3614 Jackson Highway (Rhino High Fidelity) Tracklist:
Side One:
- “For What It’s Worth”
- “(Just Enough To Keep Me) Hangin’ On”
- “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”
- “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You”
- “I Threw It All Away”
- “I Walk On Gilded Splinters”
Side Two:
- “Lay Lady Lay”
- “Please Don’t Tell Me”
- “Cry Like A Baby”
- “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”
- “Save The Children”
Court and Spark (Rhino High Fidelity) Tracklist:
Side One:
- “Court And Spark”
- “Help Me”
- “Free Man In Paris”
- “People’s Parties”
- “The Same Situation”
Side Two:
- “Car On A Hill”
- “Down To You”
- “Just Like This Train”
- “Raised On Robbery”
- “Trouble Child”