According to Matt at MusicTap, we can expect a domestic issue SACD disc from EMI of Roxy Music's most popular album, Avalon.
I welcome this and will purchase the day it comes out!
I welcome this and will purchase the day it comes out!
timbre4 said:According to Matt at MusicTap, we can expect a domestic issue SACD disc from EMI of Roxy Music's most popular album, Avalon.
I welcome this and will purchase the day it comes out!
bmoura said:That would be nice. In the meantime, the Avalon Hybrid Multichannel SACD is available from Amazon.Fr and other outlets in Europe. It's a winner. Definitely recommended.
Guy Robinson said:I hear that it is great but I think I will wait until it is available as a NA Release for $20
Scottmoose said:Pity it was taken from 3rd generation DAT tapes. The original masters were on a faulty batch of tape and the glue gave up the ghost. The mix isn't bad though.
Scott
Patrick Cleasby said:Scott
What is the source for the third generation claim? Are you just talking about the stereo master? Multitracks would not be on DAT and DAT isn't a format which should suffer generational loss, being lossless digital?
Patrick
Scottmoose said:The engineers noticed that they'd archived their masters to DAT before they passed the point of total death, so the stereo SACD mix has been taken from these very tapes, and the surround mix derived from them. Not good. Kept that one quiet, didn't they.
Bob Romano said:If this M/C mix is derived from stereo, which I highly doubt (it just sounds to discrete), then it is by far the best "unwrapping" job I have heard to date. This is truly one of my favorite SACDs.
Patrick Cleasby said:There is absolutely no way this is an unwrap job. I have spoken to Phil Manzanera about this and he says that Rhett spent months trying to search out the multis for India before they were forced to go for the stereo pan option on that track.
It's a fantastic surround mix - I have barely listened to the stereo.
Scott, is there an online version of that article?
Scottmoose said:Apparantly this is what happened: the original masters had been recorded onto a faulty batch of Ampex 560, which was then stored incorrectly, with the sadly inevitable result that their rotten adhesive started shedding oxide left, right, centre and every which way you care to imagine. So, what to do if your task is to release it on SACD? The engineers noticed that they'd archived their masters to DAT before they passed the point of total death, so the stereo SACD mix has been taken from these very tapes, and the surround mix derived from them. Not good. Kept that one quiet, didn't they.
bizmopeen said:Diquieting, to say the least. Does this refer solely to "Avalon", or are other Roxy tapes affected? I would hate to hear that there's no chance of thier earlier catalogue being remastered for M/C.
bizmopeen said:Diquieting, to say the least. Does this refer solely to "Avalon", or are other Roxy tapes affected? I would hate to hear that there's no chance of thier earlier catalogue being remastered for M/C.
timbre4 said:The reviews have been too keen to be an unwrap job; methinks someone's heresay has gone too far. The proof will be in the listening and only then.
Patrick Cleasby said:And that proof will reveal an excellent surround mix (definitely not an unwrap job) to anyone who hasn't been prejudiced by hearing rumours of its origin. HFR's editor described his listening experience as having a stupid grin on his face for 45 minutes - mine was similar. 15 HFR contributors have voted it one of the top 6 surround mixes of the last year in very illustrious company.
Patrick Cleasby said:I have corresponded with David, and whilst he is sure of his story regarding the stereo DSD, we are attempting to confirm the situation regarding the handling of the multitracks.
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