2016 SURROUND RELEASES

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KiamaSign of IV (2CD+DVD-V [dts]) 1/18
Steven Wilson – 4 ½ (BD-A) 1/22
AmericaHearts (SACD) 1/22
Andy Jackson73 Days at Sea (CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 1/29
Mike OldfieldDiscovery (2CD+DVD-V [dts]) 1/29 5.1 for selected tracks only (The 1984 Suite)
Anthony PhillipsWise After the Event (3CD+DVD-A) 2/5
Frank Valdor
Fantastic Golden Latin Hits (DVD-A) 2/5
The EnidThe Bridge (FLAC [96/24] / DVD-A.iso [48/24]) 2/24
Tony BanksA Curious Feeling (CD+DVD-V [dts]) 2/26
Tony BanksThe Fugitive (CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 2/26
Billy CobhamSpectrum (SACD) 2/26
Herbie HancockThrust (SACD) 2/26
Djabe
Ly-O-Lay Ale Loya (DVD-A/V) 3/1
Bob DylanThe Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall (2SACD) 3/18
BlackfieldLive in NYC (CD+DVD-V [dts 48/24]) 3/18
Boris with Merzbow
Gensho (2CD / FLAC) 3/18 two separate stereo recordings
Big Big TrainStone and Steel (BD-V) 3/21 / 7/4 (NTSC version)
Tomita
Okhotsk Fantasy (SACD) 3/23
Jeff BeckBlow by Blow (SACD) 3/25
Golpe Tierra
Live at South Madison Police Station (FLAC) 3/25
The Enid
Dust (FLAC [96/24] / DVD-A.iso [48/24]) 4/1
Anthony PhillipsSides (3CD+DVD-A) 4/15
Roger Shah
Music for Meditation, Yoga & Any Other Wellbeing Moments (BD-A [Auro-3D]) 4/15
Earth, Wind & FireHead to the Sky (SACD) 4/22
Jethro TullAqualung (2CD+2DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 4/22
Brussels Jazz Orchestra
BJO’s Finest – Live! (BD-A [Auro-3D]) 4/22
Herbie HancockHead Hunters (SACD) 4/29
ALIENADIN
ALIENADIN (BD-A) 5/3
Rick WakemanJourney to the Centre of the Earth (3CD+DVD-A) 5/6
George McCraeLove (BD-A [Auro-3D]) 5/13
Various ArtistsThe Collection (SACD) 5/20
KatatoniaThe Fall of Hearts (CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 5/20
Mannheim Steamroller
Fresh Aire 8 (SACD) 5/20
Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook – The Dark Side of the Moog Vol. 9 - 11 (
4CD+dtsCD) 5/27 only Vol. 11 in 5.1
Steve Hackett – Please Don't Touch (2CD+DVD-V [dts]) 5/27
Steve Hackett – Spectral Mornings (2CD+DVD-V [dts]) 5/27
Steve Hackett – Defector (
2CD+DVD-V [dts]) 5/27 Penteo upmix
Robert ReedSanctuary II (2CD+DVD-A) 6/10
Barclay James HarvestEveryone is Everybody Else (2CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 6/10
The Beach BoysPet Sounds (4CD+BD-A) 6/10
Laura NyroEli and the Thirteenth Confession (SACD) 6/17
ChicagoChicago Quadio Box (9BD-A) 6/17
Anthony Phillips1984 (2CD+DVD-A) 6/24
Monsterworks
Black Swan Annihilation (CD+DVD-V [dts]) 6/24
Djabe
20 Dimensions (DVD-A+DVD-V) 6/25
Ghost Community
Cycle of Life (FLAC) 6/28
Beach BoysSunflower (SACD) 7/1 see forum for detailed info first
Beach BoysSurf's Up (SACD) 7/1 see forum for detailed info first
Beck, Bogert & AppiceBeck, Bogert & Appice (SACD) 7/20
RiversideLove, Fear and the Time Machine (CD+DVD-A) 7/22
Allan Taylor – There Was a Time (
SACD) 7/22
Jeff Beck Group – Jeff Beck Group (SACD) 7/27
Loggins & MessinaFull Sail (SACD) 7/29
Simple MindsNew Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (5CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24] / BD-A) 7/29
The Pineapple ThiefYour Wilderness (2CD+DVD-A) 8/12
They Seem Like Owls
Strangers (CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24] / FLAC) 8/25
Birdsong At MorningA Slight Departure (CD+BD-V) 8/26
White Light Orchestra
Space Rock Across the Universe (DVD-A) 8/29
King CrimsonRadical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind (3CD+BD-V / 3CD+2DVD+BD-V) 9/2
Barclay James HarvestGone to Earth (2CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 9/2
NosoundScintilla (CD+BD-V) 9/2
Slim Cessna's Auto ClubThe Commandments According to SCAC (DVD-V [dts 48/24]) 9/2
Blue Öyster CultSecret Treaties (SACD) 9/9
Odyssey
Metastasia (FLAC) 9/15
GongRejoice! I'm Dead! (2CD+DVD-A) 9/16
Nexus Six
La Grange Point (FLAC) 9/16
Nexus Six
Nexus Six Live Jamsession 20/8 2012 (FLAC) 9/18 free download
Fleetwood MacMirage (3CD+LP+DVD) 9/23
Marillion
F.E.A.R. (CD+DVD-V [dts 48/24] / LP+CD+BD-V / SACD) 9/23
ColdplayA Head Full of Dreams (BD-A) 9/23
Temple of the DogTemple of the Dog (2CD+DVD-V+BD-V) 9/30
OpethSorceress (2LP+2CD+DVD-V [DD] / 2CD+DVD-V [DD]) 9/30 watch out: "fake" 5.1 mix!!!
BTElectronic Opus (BD-A [Auro-3D]) 9/30
YesTales from Topographic Oceans (2CD+2DVD-A / 3CD+BD-A) 10/7
XTCSkylarking (CD+BD-V) 10/14
Lichtmond
The Journey (DVD-V [dts] / BD-V [Dolby Atmos]) 10/14
King CrimsonBeat (CD+DVD-A) 10/20
King CrimsonThree of a Perfect Pair (CD+DVD-A) 10/20
King Crimson
On (and off) The Road 1981 - 1984 (11CD+3DVD-A+3BD-V) 10/21
Fire GardenFar and Near (CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24] / FLAC) 10/21
UK
Ultimate Collector's Edition (14CD+4BD-A) 10/21 only Night After Night in 5.1
Jeff BeckWired (SACD) 11/2
Electric Prunes – Rewired (
CD+DVD-V) 11/4 (live recording)
Pink FloydThe Early Years - 1965 > 1972 (10CD+9DVD-V [dts]+8BD-V+5SP) 11/11 Echoes [song] & Atom Heart Mother (quad), Meddle & Live at Pompeii (5.1)
Symbion Project
Arcadian (WAV/FLAC [44.1/24]) 11/12
Danny Davis & The Nashville BrassTravelin' & Caribbean Cruise (SACD) 11/16
Michel LegrandTwenty Songs of the Century (SACD) 11/16
Henry ManciniMancini Country & Country Gentleman (SACD) 11/16
Hugo MontenegroHugo in Wonder-Land & Neil's Diamonds (SACD) 11/16
The BandThe Last Waltz (4CD+BD) 11/18
Jethro TullStand Up (2CD+DVD-V [dts 96/24]) 11/18
R.E.M.Out of Time (3CD+BD-V) 11/18
NektarJourney to the Centre of the Eye (2CD+SACD) 11/18
HarmoniumL'Heptade (2CD+DVD) 11/18 most likely just a live concert in 5.1
SoundgardenBadmotorfinger (4CD+2DVD-V+BD-V) 11/18
Ray ConniffLaughter in the Rain & Love Will Keep Us Together (SACD) 11/22
Percy FaithChinatown (featuring The Entertainer) & Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (SACD) 11/22
Hugo MontenegroLove Theme from The Godfather & Music from A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (SACD) 11/25
The Main IngredientEuphrates River (SACD) 11/29
Tower of PowerAin't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now (SACD) 11/29
The Alan Parsons ProjectTales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (2LP+3CD+BD / BD-A) 12/2
Monsuun
Monsuun (FLAC/WAV 48/24) 12/8 free download
Arthur FiedlerGreatest Hits of the '70s Vols. 1 & 2 (SACD) 12/9
Rhapsody
Prometheus - The Dolby Atmos Experience (2CD+BD-A [Dolby Atmos]) 12/9
The BBB Featuring Bernie Dresel
Live N’ Bernin’ (BD-A [Auro-3D] / FLAC [96/24]) 12/12
High Falootin
Do You Even Care (FLAC/DVD-A.iso) 12/15
PixiesDoolittle (BD-A) 12/16
Love and RocketsSeventh Dream of Teenage Heaven (BD-A) 12/16
 
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Doesn't that look good already? :)

I'm really pleased to see Esoteric doing so much surround as they have previously found it hard to justify on commercial grounds. Could this be another sign of a strengthening market?
 
I'm really pleased to see Esoteric doing so much surround as they have previously found it hard to justify on commercial grounds. Could this be another sign of a strengthening market?

Exactly! Hopefully they'll go with the DVD-A format - at least for some releases...
 
No problem! I know of a couple more in the pipeline, but am sworn to secrecy at the moment! Exciting times, though :) QQ will be first to know once I can "go public."

btw can you edit your list to say "Sanctuary II" rather than just "Sanctuary", please? Sanctuary is already out in 5.1 and Sanctuary II is the follow up album, currently being mixed.
 
No problem! I know of a couple more in the pipeline, but am sworn to secrecy at the moment! Exciting times, though :) QQ will be first to know once I can "go public."

btw can you edit your list to say "Sanctuary II" rather than just "Sanctuary", please? Sanctuary is already out in 5.1 and Sanctuary II is the follow up album, currently being mixed.

Sorry about the typo (yes, I'm well aware it's a follow-up!) and thank you for promising info!
 
It's really interesting to compare this with the lists of previous years. For example looking at the totals for 2013, 2014 and 2015 we have 39, 50 and 70 respectively and we already know about 17 in 2016. In fact I know of at least another two that haven't been announced yet, which makes 19 so far this year. Exponential growth, anyone? ;)
 
Here's to another wonderful year in surround! Last year was truly exceptional - the total for 2010, the most desperate of them all, was only 38...
 
I appreciate this master list. Maybe it's just me, but I'm feeling 2016 is a little thin so far. If you take out the re-do's (e.g., Beck, Tull, Hackett) and the quad transfers, the list gets a lot shorter. I am still wanting to see a knock-em dead must-have new mix monster! Like the Yes, Crimson, Giant, etc. of last year..
 
I appreciate this master list. Maybe it's just me, but I'm feeling 2016 is a little thin so far. If you take out the re-do's (e.g., Beck, Tull, Hackett) and the quad transfers, the list gets a lot shorter. I am still wanting to see a knock-em dead must-have new mix monster! Like the Yes, Crimson, Giant, etc. of last year..

Maybe a bit thin but the year is still young and there are very strong hints of more - the next in the XTC and J Tull series, the KC 80's stuff finally (box set and individual?), maybe the Roxy Music?

I think I'll end up happier than my wallet by the end of the year.
 
Maybe a bit thin but the year is still young and there are very strong hints of more - the next in the XTC and J Tull series, the KC 80's stuff finally (box set and individual?), maybe the Roxy Music?

I think I'll end up happier than my wallet by the end of the year.

Don't forget about the strong possibility of "The Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears, and you're right. The year is definitely still young, so maybe "Tales from Topographic Oceans" could still make an appearance by the end of the year.
Other than all of that, another surprise from Gentle Giant would most certainly be welcome. :)
 
Thanks, folks! As of today, this list boasts 52 albums in one surround format or another. Eight more months to go ;-)
 
Thanks for keeping this updated because... well, there have been so many that I'm starting to lose track! The downside: the choices that are obvious for my tastes are causing me to forego titles I might have tried if there weren't so many from which to choose. It's a double-edged sword for certain.
 
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