Dutton Vocalion August 2020 Surround Sound SACDs (6)

[haikubass]

Yes, technically it's still July, and all titles from this brand new six-pack are readily available for order, but I bet DV will advertise these as the August batch (edit: meanwhile confirmed).
No additional info at this time, links by catalogue numbers:

PAUL MAURIAT • Emmanuelle & Fantastic 4 Chanel
COMPANY – A Musical Comedy • ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
CASABLANCA • Classic Film Scores For Humphrey Bogart
A CHORUS LINE • Original Cast Recording
DAVID RAKSIN Conducts His Great Film Scores
DONALD BYRD • Street Lady

 

[beerking]

And ordered all 6 ……..

 

[4-earredwonder]

I ordered ALL six, as well, including A Chorus Line of which I already have two SONY 5.1 SACDs but understand the original QUAD version is highly discrete and somewhat superior. And at long last COMPANY ..... A phenomenol Stephen Soundheim musical [Bobby......Bobby] and of course another Donald Byrd QUAD ........Whoopee....and two more Classic Film Score QUADS .....love them ALL and our easy listening selection......a Paul Mauriat two~fer!

 

[LuvMyQuad]

None of that is my cup of tea, but i'm happy for all of you that are ordering.

 

[Clement]

Not only am i there with you, i had held off on the classical titles from June, so i added 4 of those to my 6! well, there goes my August budget! but what a way to go!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Not only am i there with you, i had held off on the classical titles from June, so i added 4 of those to my 6! well, there goes my August budget! but what a way to go!

They WILL bring you MUCH JOY, my friend.

 

[4-earredwonder]

None of that is my cup of tea, but i'm happy for all of you that are ordering.

The next batch will inevitably be some Rock 'n Rollers ...... don't despair!

 

[4-earredwonder]

And KUDOS to Michael for keeping those prices sane as well as the shipping/handling charges from the UK. I know a lot of other UK vendors [including AmazonUK] have ballooned their s/h charges!

 

[Circular Vibes]

While todays allotment isn't really my bag, except maybe the Donald Byrd, I am glad Mr. Dutton is still releasing more quads. It bodes well for his and his staff health during the pandemic. Always a good sign. Just because they aren't for me doesn't mean theres no market. If we all liked the same thing there would only be one album in the world and we would all play it to death, kinda like the theme song from that Lego movie.

 

[MrSmithers]

Cool... Will defo get the Donald Byrd... Yeah not sure about the others? Maybe 1 or 2, will give it a ponder...

Nice to see some new quadies sneak out...

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Didn’t see this one coming

 

[ubertrout]

Man, I totally would have ordered the film score ones, and maybe the Broadway ones as well. I'll order them with my winter order probably. With this release Dutton Vocalion has reissued a full half of of the RCA Charles Gerhardt soundtrack LPs, plus the Raskin LP where the composer was available to conduct.

https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4608https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4616https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4620https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4631https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4633https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4639 (new this month)
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4641 (new this month)

This is really significant, although I'm mildly disappointed there's not another Michael Dutton quad remix of the bonus track to the Bogart disc and it's stereo only - I'm guessing with the pandemic that may have been more difficult? And from the quad discography I'm guessing this will be the close of the series, since there were no other Gerhardt discs released in quad. A hearty applause to Michael Dutton for making this happen.

For those who enjoy his stylings Dave Hurwitz recently posted a review of Sony's box of Gerhardt:

 

[4-earredwonder]

I ordered ALL six, as well, including A Chorus Line of which I already have two SONY 5.1 SACDs but understand the original QUAD version is highly discrete and somewhat superior. And at long last COMPANY ..... A phenomenol Stephen Soundheim musical [Bobby......Bobby] and of course another Donald Byrd QUAD ........Whoopee....and two more Classic Film Score QUADS .....love them ALL and our easy listening selection......a Paul Mauriat two~fer!

OMG, MY ORDER JUST SHIPPED. THOSE ELVES MUST BE ON STEROIDS!

 

[beerking]

OMG, MY ORDER JUST SHIPPED. THOSE ELVES MUST BE ON STEROIDS!

And mine too Ralphie....

 

[J. PUPSTER]

OMG, MY ORDER JUST SHIPPED. THOSE ELVES MUST BE ON STEROIDS!

With DV you get the whole kit and caboodle Ralphie-

 

[sjcorne]

I'm guessing a lot of folks aren't super-enthusiastic about the broadway stuff, but I'm glad to see any/all CBS quad masters liberated from the vaults. The Chorus Line quad mix is a far more engaging surround experience than the old 5.1 SACD. More from Universal (Paul Mauriat and Donald Byrd) is really encouraging too. Needless to say, I'm definitely in for several of these

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I'm guessing a lot of folks aren't super-enthusiastic about the broadway stuff, but I'm glad to see any/all CBS quad masters liberated from the vaults. The Chorus Line quad mix is a far more engaging surround experience than the old 5.1 SACD. More from Universal (Paul Mauriat and Donald Byrd) is really encouraging too. Needless to say, I'm definitely in for several of these

I'm just not a completest collector type; I'm waiting for the more Rock/Pop/Soul/Funk/Jazz stuff to appear, then I'll pick and choose my way through the last two batches for perhaps an 8 pack. But I will fill in more as time passes.

 

[perzon57]

Money saved ,nothing of interest her for me.Happy for those who find something to like.

 

[jefe1]

Thank you Michael!

It shows how lucky we are now that we get to pick and choose from quad reissues.
Likewise for me this isn't really the cup of tea I prefer drinking. I will get the Donald Byrd and thanks above for posting the youtube clip.

I have company and chorus line on SQ vinyl the 5.1 sacd and a quad reel conversion. I rarely listen to them but will give them another chance.
I am likely to add the Byrd to 3 of the last classical releases.

The mailman is going to be busy the next two months.

 

[Monkish]

So, I’m curious, since I haven’t heard any of the Columbia 70’s Broadway quads (A Little Night Music/Company/A Chorus Line): everyone says the voices are ultra-discrete, but how about the orchestras? How discrete are the instrument placements?