Acoustic Sounds announced today that Amused to Death by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame is coming out as a Hybrid Multichannel SACD. It will include a new 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album by Pink Floyd producer/engineer James Guthrie.
The newly remastered Stereo tracks will also include QSound encoded Stereo tracks as the original did. So Quad fans with the Surround Master decoder/processor will be able to compare the album's original QSound mix to the new 5.1 Surround mix. Very cool!
Here's a portion of today's announcement from Analogue Productions:
Amused to Death, Remastered Edition - Roger Waters (Hybrid Multichannel SACD, Analogue Productions CAPP 468761 SA)
Projected Availability Date: September 23, 2014
http://www.analogueproductions.com/index.cfm?do=detail&Title_ID=89110
The newly remastered Stereo tracks will also include QSound encoded Stereo tracks as the original did. So Quad fans with the Surround Master decoder/processor will be able to compare the album's original QSound mix to the new 5.1 Surround mix. Very cool!
Here's a portion of today's announcement from Analogue Productions:
Amused to Death was mixed by Pink Floyd's producer/engineer James Guthrie, and now, using those same analog tapes, he's mastering the album for SACD. And Doug Sax and Guthrie are working together to master the vinyl, to be pressed to perfection by Quality Record Pressings!
So rare are original pressings of Amused To Death that copies today sell for more than $800 in like-new condition. For this historic reissue there will be nothing spared. Let us reiterate: This edition is cut from the analog master tapes. James Guthrie is mastering his original stereo mix for SACD and he and Doug Sax are teaming up to master the vinyl version, to be pressed to perfection by Quality Record Pressings!
Amused To Death was originally mixed using QSound, a virtual surround sound, enhancing the spatial feel of the music along with the various sound effects sprinkled throughout the album. The Analogue Productions' reissue will faithfully preserve this three-dimensional experience.
Pink Floyd chose Acoustic Sounds and Analogue Productions to handle the exclusive distribution of the monumental 2012 SACD reissue of Wish You Were Here; today it remains one of the best sellers in our 25-year company history. The 5.1 surround mix by James Guthrie was so critically well-received, reviewers were effusive in their praise. Expect nothing less with the reissue of Amused To Death.
Waters enlists some striking studio partnerships: Don Henley joins him on vocals for "Watching TV," the National Philharmonic Orchestra leaps in for "Too Much Rope," and Rita Coolidge pops up during the title track. Waters also recruited for musical support legendary guitarist Jeff Beck. The quality of production by Waters, Nick Griffiths and Patrick Leonard is simply superb.
Working once again with James Guthrie to craft a vital reissue of a truly significant album is a great opportunity for Acoustic Sounds, says founder and CEO Chad Kassem.
"Whenever you get the chance to work with James Guthrie, it's exciting. Our goals are to produce the highest quality product possible," Kassem said. "I think we make a good team. He brings his expertise to the project, and I bring mine. When you get to work with the guy who worked on the album originally, and who you know is a perfectionist, it makes you excited and confident that the album will be the best it can be."
Amused to Death, Remastered Edition - Roger Waters (Hybrid Multichannel SACD, Analogue Productions CAPP 468761 SA)
Projected Availability Date: September 23, 2014
http://www.analogueproductions.com/index.cfm?do=detail&Title_ID=89110