What are the rarest Sony (US) 5.1 SACDs from the 2000-2008 era

[4-earredwonder]

Somewhere under a bunch of stickers in Post #28 lies "Incredible".

"Alive In Seattle" has great sound on the BluRay. The SA-CD must be awesome as well. I never saw a copy of that one.

AmazonUS still has a few used at a VERY affordable price but I would ask the third party vendor if it's indeed an SACD: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00009PJT4/?tag=hraudio-20

 

[e28]

Hi there, my name is Max. I'm a newbie at this forum, but otherwise an oldie, collecting surround music since introduction of DVD-A in 2000. Three years later my interest has been expanded to music on SACD and nowadays to bluray discs (audio).
For some time now, I have followed the posts in this forum and I am pleased to be actively participating now, but of course in all modesty.
Today, I’m happy to add a rare (sorry non-U.S.) hybrid multichannel SONY SACD which came from Finland.

 

[fredblue]

Hi there, my name is Max. I'm a newbie at this forum, but otherwise an oldie, collecting surround music since introduction of DVD-A in 2000. Three years later my interest has been expanded to music on SACD and nowadays to bluray discs (audio).
For some time now, I have followed the posts in this forum and I am pleased to be actively participating now, but of course in all modesty.
Today, I’m happy to add a rare (sorry non-U.S.) hybrid multichannel SONY SACD which came from Finland.

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a warm welcome to QQ, Max
wow! great first post! i have never even heard of that Teemu Raita SACD! thank you for sharing the photos and information

 

[fizzywiggs41]

A few more, some not so rare, and some already posted as well, but what the hell:

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and the backs:

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That's a WAY COOL price on that Aerosmith disc Jon .

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Sony Classical Surround SACDs of material previously released in Quadraphonic form;

Bartok - Concerto For Orchestra, Miraculous Mandarin; Boulez

Always loved that album cover on the Boulez does Bartok .............

Shows us the "actual Quad layout " of the recording ! Don't know of any others that do that .

 

[weekendtoy]

Aerosmith "Toys In The Attic" Multichannel Non-Hybrid". Columbia CH 57362. View attachment 35629

I bought this one for $16, off the rack at Best Buy. Ah the good 'ol days...

 

[JonUrban]

Here's an interesting one. the Gadd Gang, with two different mixes, and a 5.1 mix. Interstingly enough, it's in the same catalog numbering schema as the Sony 7" special editions, even though it predates them by quite a few years. This was a 2008 release.

I also have the other two Gadd Gang Sony Japan SACD's, but they are stereo only.

 

[DuncanS]

Always loved that album cover on the Boulez does Bartok .............

Shows us the "actual Quad layout " of the recording ! Don't know of any others that do that .

There is one I have

The 2 circles show the instrument positions

 

[The Rang]

Here's an interesting one. the Gadd Gang, with two different mixes, and a 5.1 mix. Interstingly enough, it's in the same catalog numbering schema as the Sony 7" special editions, even though it predates them by quite a few years. This was a 2008 release.

I also have the other two Gadd Gang Sony Japan SACD's, but they are stereo only.

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How are those Gadd Gang SACDs?
Been tempted many times but don’t know enough about the music

 

[JonUrban]

How are those Gadd Gang SACDs?
Been tempted many times but don’t know enough about the music

See my comments in the Poll Thread (Which is linked in that post). They are OK, sorta "Club Jazz", not real surround spectaculars.

 

[e28]

@ fredblue: Thank you for your warm welcome!
Here is another rare European SACD edition of the Belgian group K’s choice. It’s a collection of different live events on two discs. Most tracks are in stereo, but there are four tracks with surround sound: #5-#7 on SACD1, and #3 on SACD2. That’s really strange!

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Ok , I thought I'd play to.

Never got into SACD until the 7 Dylan's were released in mid 2003 .

(Also at the same time got pissed off that all those Stones discs were stereo , damn that's frustrating !!)

So after Dylan's SACD's I slowly started to buy some of the Sony single layers shortly after I'd aquired a combo player .

One of my first ,Sony's , single layer , that I believe is somewhat rare.

David Bowie - Heathen

 

[fizzywiggs41]

And,


Janis Joplin - Cheap Thrills

 

[fizzywiggs41]

I got the vast majority through Best Buy . And around this time they boosted all their sacd pricing so almost all were between $30 and $35 .

Now I have a handful of these , no where near Fredblues concise librarium. WOW !


Anyway , another....


James Taylor -Hourglass

 

[fizzywiggs41]

James Taylor -October Road. (timely , yes)

 

[fizzywiggs41]

And


James Taylor - J.T. , with plenty of his hit songs. I notice in the liner notes , it uses an "Aphex Aural Expander " ?

I wonder what that was supposed to achieve ?

 

[fizzywiggs41]

And my lone hybrid from James,


James Taylor - Flag

 

[DuncanS]

And


James Taylor - J.T. , with plenty of his hit songs. I notice in the liner notes , it uses an "Aphex Aural Expander " ?

I wonder what that was supposed to achieve ?

I think it was a frequency dependent dynamic range expander, so you could bring up a frequency band, say to make vocals more prominent, I heard one once in a studio, can't remember what it was like! Not made anymore. http://www.aphex.com/products/

 

[fizzywiggs41]

I think it was a frequency dependent dynamic range expander, so you could bring up a frequency band, say to make vocals more prominent, I heard one once in a studio, can't remember what it was like! Not made anymore. http://www.aphex.com/products/

Thanks Dunc .

I was thinking it was akin to a "spatializer " type o thing. (Expansion of Stereo and all that )

 

[fizzywiggs41]

There is one I have View attachment 35772 The 2 circles show the instrument positions

Before I forget ,

Good find Duncan .