“Last seen” July 2023, so it has been awhile.Neil used to be a frequent contributer here. Haven't seen him post in a while. Neil, are you out there?
“Last seen” July 2023, so it has been awhile.Neil used to be a frequent contributer here. Haven't seen him post in a while. Neil, are you out there?
One title I think needs to be looked at and enquired about is the Isaac Hayes - "Shaft" album. Double album and good sound quality.or labels/artists who aren't onboard with Quad reissues - yet (Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone, London, Hi Records, Stax)
“Last seen” July 2023, so it has been awhile.
One title I think needs to be looked at and enquired about is the Isaac Hayes - "Shaft" album. Double album and good sound quality.
All things owned by Concord have been open to licensing in previous years. Tons of reissue companies doing Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone albums. I wonder if it is just that nobody has asked about their quad masters?
I was looking at @neil wilkes profile a while back and it notes this:
"Ex Live Engineer, now sit in my studio all day due to spinal damage."
And worry his health and well being was somehow compromised. I also remember his great contributions to the Forum.
If anybody has any information that can be appropriately shared, it would be appreciated.
And there's also his superb work on Gene Clark: No Other and Love and Rockets: Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven!And we should not forget our friend and member Neil Wilkes, who worked with Steven Wilson on those King Crimson DVD-A's and other 5.1 titles out after WB pulled the plug on DVD-As. Not only did Neil author those DVD-A's, he actually got Steven to join QQ and answer our questions, way before today's social media took over most artist interaction with the fans.
Neil authored not only the King Crimson discs, but some Porcupine Tree, No Man, Anathema, Dorothee Mynyaneza, Gavin Harrison & 05Ric, Jakszyk, Fripp, Collins, Katatonia, his own release "The Vicar", and many other surround discs that were released during the 'Black Hole' years of surround music, 2010-2015
Neil and Opus Productions are a very important part of how the surround market stayed active between the end of DVD-A/SACD (the retail end) and the reemergence of Quad and 5.1 by Quadio(WB), Audio Fidelity, Dutton-Vocalion, and today's Atmos material.
I was looking at @neil wilkes profile a while back
If anybody has any information that can be appropriately shared, it would be appreciated.
Definitely in the QQ Hall of Fame.And we should not forget our friend and member Neil Wilkes, who worked with Steven Wilson on those King Crimson DVD-A's and other 5.1 titles out after WB pulled the plug on DVD-As. Not only did Neil author those DVD-A's, he actually got Steven to join QQ and answer our questions, way before today's social media took over most artist interaction with the fans.
Neil authored not only the King Crimson discs, but some Porcupine Tree, No Man, Anathema, Dorothee Mynyaneza, Gavin Harrison & 05Ric, Jakszyk, Fripp, Collins, Katatonia, his own release "The Vicar", and many other surround discs that were released during the 'Black Hole' years of surround music, 2010-2015
Neil and Opus Productions are a very important part of how the surround market stayed active between the end of DVD-A/SACD (the retail end) and the reemergence of Quad and 5.1 by Quadio(WB), Audio Fidelity, Dutton-Vocalion, and today's Atmos material.
I had a few conversations with Neil back in March via email. But he never mentioned any issues.I wrote to him around the holidays but he missed it. We did manager to exchange email a few weeks ago. I don't think he's looking here often.
He's still out there.Neil used to be a frequent contributer here. Haven't seen him post in a while. Neil, are you out there?
I do believe that some quad things that might have been available but were not bothered with because other things (Sony) were more simply accessible. When Fantasy controlled those catalogs (before Concord bought them out) things were likely a bit easier with licensing and quick access to the tape vault.The rights to Isaac Hayes Stax albums reverted back to his family a few years back. This has been great from a fan perspective because it's led to the issue of previously-unreleased music from his golden years (primarily on the 4CD The Spirit of Memphis box set in 2017) but the double-edged sword is that the more people that have a say in the control of music, the more challenging it is to license it, if they even want to at all.
More recently, the estate entered into a strategic publishing partnership with Primary Wave so maybe they'll be more eager to monetize assets like the quad mixes.
Concord hold the other Stax quads, along with the Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone material, the Vanguard catalog, and a few other bits and pieces, but they don't seem to do much licensing outside of to Analogue Productions, which issues jazz from some of those catalogs at a snail's pace. I'm as eager as anyone to see these quad mixes reissued and I've reminded Mike Dutton about them over the years so I think it's a case of "if it can ever be done, it will be done."
Haven't these already been announced? May 3 is the release date?OK, where are all the smarty pants who can make guesses on what these are? I'm ready.....to let you all start guessing.
They have not been officially announced....Haven't these already been announced? May 3 is the release date?
The question is, did the smarty pants who guessed based on the plethora of clues given up to this point guess correctly?OK, where are all the smarty pants who can make guesses on what these are? I'm ready.....to let you all start guessing.
I feel you; my head is spinning like an Atmos disc in my Oppo 203! And being confused over so many surround releases is a very good thing!I'll be honest here...there have been so many new releases from Rhino and others that I seriously forgot about the upcoming 4 Quadios. No, really. In my mind, I had already ordered them...which of course, I haven't. Ugh...more money to spend. I just want to order them, and get them accounted for on my spreadsheet.
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