For those that don't remember or were not born yet, the Tomita title that D-V is releasing was a Japan-only 1979 CD-4 Quadradisc, presumably that came to fruition to capitalize on the track "Bolero", which had taken the USA by storm as it was featured in the movie '10' with Bo Derek. If you've never seen the movie, as I recall that whenever her character heard that song she, um, got into a mood that . . . well, I haven't seen that movie in a long long long time. Maybe I should watch it again.
Anyway, the CD-4 was sold in the US by RCA as an almost special order. They slapped a US Quadradisc sticker on the Japanese pressing with a US pressing number (CPD1-3412) on the sticker only. These were in very short supply and commanded a premium in a few short years after release.
In 1979, a CD-4 release was a true rarity. The last regular RCA CD-4 releases were in 1976, and that was only 10 titles. Two years later a buzz was created in the quad community when RCA released Tomita's "Kosmos" album as a Quadradisc. In this case, there was an actual USA pressing as well as the Japanese LP. We all figured this would be the final Quadradisc from RCA. So when "Bolero" was announced a year + later, it was even more remarkable, and remember, back then the "Quad Community" was basically newsletters and snail mail among fans.
Getting this on an SACD is pretty special. (steelydave's liners notes should be fun to read on this one)
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I remember that movie to , Jon , full of well endowed Bo Derek (10) , but the Bolero song is a must hear in quad as I believe it's an incredible mix , quite showy.
And your correct in that that CD-4 Japanese album became exclusive and quite rare rather quick.
All good reasons not to pass up the purchase of this quad SACD. In my opinion , I recommend this quad SACD very highly, a must buy for all quadraphiles and surround enthusiasts.