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Craft Recordings is releasing a 60th-anniversary vinyl reissue of Joan Baez’s 1965 album *Farewell, Angelina* on October 3, 2025.
The reissue boasts all-analog mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl by Fidelity Record Pressing.
The packaging mirrors the original with a tip-on jacket design, appealing to audiophiles and collectors.
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