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The album that saw the Eagles fly from country-rock stars to arena-rock superstars—thanks to the arrival of Joe Walsh, the ascendance of Don Henley and a positively brilliant set of new songs—turns 40 in spectacular fashion! Actually, "Hotel California" first hit the charts in December 1976, but there it stayed for an astonishing 107 weeks. And how could it not, with "Hotel California," "Life in the Fast Lane" and "New Kid in Town" all rocketing up the charts and entering the sphere of classic-rock radio forever. The newly remastered album is expanded in the 2-CD set here with the debut of 10 live tracks recorded at the L.A. Forum in October 1976: "Hotel California," "New Kid in Town," "Take It to the Limit," "One of These Nights," the James Gang’s "Funk #49" and more. The deluxe Blu-Ray audio disc adds the album in 5.1 surround sound, 96kHz/24-bit surround sound and 192kHz/24-bit stereo. That’s just plain stunning sound for a stone-cold classic rock album! Elektra.