Moody Blues on SACD

[bmoura]

Yes - Telarc has been manufacturing SACD at DADC for quite some time - but is that because it is their best option or their only option? Telarc has released more new SACD product this year than Sony and Uni combined - that is hardly enough volume to generate any serious interest in the format from other manufacturer's.

I happen to be a fan of the Telarc/Heads Up releases and as a matter of fact, have been enjoying two recent titles, Word is Out by the Jaco Pastorius Big Band and Wrapped in A Dream by Spyro Gyra - both excellent, discrete 5.1 recordings. Having said that, the Jazz genre is a small blip on the screen in regards to the overall recorded music marketplace -at least in the US and will not drive any significant change in the eyes of the the labels.

Well, we're drifting a bit from the original thread topic here. But I'd guess that Telarc's change to Sony DADC for SACD pressing had to do with their location near the pressing plant among other things. And they seem to be quite happy with the quality of the work from Sony. Other labels prefer Sonopress in Germany or VIVA in Hong Kong due to long standing relationships (Sonopress) and aggressive pricing for SACD work (VIVA).