I actually created this post in this thread, but figured many might miss it there so I decided to create a new thread just for Soundbird Records.
Brad Miller was a true quad pioneer, and it's pretty much understood that he had a lot to do with Warner choosing CD-4 over the two competing matrix system for their quadraphonic album program. He released some of his Mystic Moods Orchestra and Railroad and Sound Effects albums on Warner with many of them being released in all 3 label formats, CD-4 LP, Q8 and Q4.
At some point he split from WB and started his own label, Soundbird, and with that move his stuff on WB was sent to the cut-outs and all but 2 reappeared as Soundbird CD-4 LPs and Q8's.
I am not sure where Bainbridge Records fits into this picture, but in the '80s, Brad's stuff switched to Bainbridge as Soundbird folded.
In the mid-90's, Brad hooked up with DTS Entertainment and restarted Mobile Fidelity International to release DTS Encoded CDs, including some of the previously released quad stuff as indicated below.
The list below includes all of Brad's Quadraphonic releases with notations as to where they were avaiable, WB, Soundbird, and as a DTS Entertainment CD.
Please repond with any corrections or additional information. I know I am missing things that Quadtrade, Brian Moura, or others who were actually involved with Brad might know.
Brad Miller was a true quad pioneer, and it's pretty much understood that he had a lot to do with Warner choosing CD-4 over the two competing matrix system for their quadraphonic album program. He released some of his Mystic Moods Orchestra and Railroad and Sound Effects albums on Warner with many of them being released in all 3 label formats, CD-4 LP, Q8 and Q4.
At some point he split from WB and started his own label, Soundbird, and with that move his stuff on WB was sent to the cut-outs and all but 2 reappeared as Soundbird CD-4 LPs and Q8's.
I am not sure where Bainbridge Records fits into this picture, but in the '80s, Brad's stuff switched to Bainbridge as Soundbird folded.
In the mid-90's, Brad hooked up with DTS Entertainment and restarted Mobile Fidelity International to release DTS Encoded CDs, including some of the previously released quad stuff as indicated below.
The list below includes all of Brad's Quadraphonic releases with notations as to where they were avaiable, WB, Soundbird, and as a DTS Entertainment CD.
Please repond with any corrections or additional information. I know I am missing things that Quadtrade, Brian Moura, or others who were actually involved with Brad might know.
| Soundbird CatNo | Title | WB CatNo | DTS CD |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB4X-002 | Lou Dorren CD-4 Quadradisc Test LP | ||
| SB4-4501 | Sound in Motion (Sound Effects) | WB BS4-2658 | |
| SB4-4502 | Greenboard South (Railroad Sounds) | WB BS4-2751 | |
| SB4-4503 | Last Train to Waterloo (Railroad Sounds) | WB BS4-2757 | |
| SB4-4504 | A Royal Hudson (Railroad Sounds) | ||
| SB4-4505 | Steel Rails Under Thundering Skies (Railroad Sounds) | DTS CD | |
| SB4-4506 | American Freedom Train (Railroad Sounds) | ||
| SB4-4507 | Extra 4449 North (Railroad Sounds) | ||
| SB4-4551 | The Storm and the Sea (Sound Effects) | WB BS4-2788 | DTS CD |
| SB4-4552 | The Forest and the Water (Sound Effects) | ||
| SB4-4553 | Hawaii - Sounds for Love (Sound Effects) | ||
| SB4-7507 | Mystic Moods - Touch (WB and DTS CD Title: Highway One) | WB BS4-2648 | DTS CD |
| SB4-7508 | Mystic Moods - Love the One You're With | WB BS4-2577 | |
| SB4-7509 | Mystic Moods - Erogenous | WB BS4-2786 | DTS CD |
| SB4-7510 | Mystic Moods - Being With You | ||
| NO SB RELEASE | Mystic Moods - Awakening (DTS CD: Cosmic Force) | WB BS4-2690 | DTS CD |
| NO SB RELEASE | Mystic Moods - Clear Light (DTS CD: Bright Side of the Moon) | WB BS4-2745 | DTS CD |
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