Greatest Quadraphonic Mixes (And 5.1 too!) (Songs only)

[4-earredwonder]

Crikey - that looks a bit like the end of Aliens!

Or better yet, those pods from Invasion of the Body Snatchers [the original].

Remember Master Smithers: Good things come to those who wait. I'm sure we'll all have a QQForum bright red hat in time.

 

[HomerJAU]

I was thinking of making a playlist of all the ones I have mentioned here a while back but couldn’t find the thread. Great reminder. It’s on my list to do today and I’ll listen in my ‘Friday surround night’ tonight!

 

[jlstewartcharterminet]

Sorry for the questions.... I'm just starting in this journey... Where is the best place to buy quadraphonic songs / albums to be loaded on computer / phone so can be played on home stereo? Do you buy the CD and rip it (how do you rip it) or download the digital version (duttonvocalion)? What do you look for on the CD to ensure quad version?

 

[MrSmithers]

Sorry for the questions.... I'm just starting in this journey... Where is the best place to buy quadraphonic songs / albums to be loaded on computer / phone so can be played on home stereo? Do you buy the CD and rip it (how do you rip it) or download the digital version (duttonvocalion)? What do you look for on the CD to ensure quad version?

Yep most of the albums are only available on SACD, Blu Ray Audio, DVD or the old quad formats SQ, CD-4, Q8 etc and need to be ripped to be able to play from a computer... The Dutton Vocalion quads are all on SACD... There might be some useful info here. They usually say multichannel...

There are a couple of download sites with some cool albums on though...

High Res Audio
Native DSD lots of quality classical titles
Surround Music
and Jon even found ELP on e-Onkyo!

Top tune list coming up!

 

[MrSmithers]

Cool idea! I'll throw in a few modern favorites:

• Elton John - "Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy", "Rocket Man", "Candle In The Wind", "Tiny Dancer"
• Eagles - "Hotel California"
• Eric Clapton - "Please Be With Me" (Scheiner's version)
• Derek & The Dominos - "Bell Bottom Blues", "Layla" (again, Scheiner's versions)
• America - "Ventura Highway"
• Jethro Tull - "Velvet Green", "Locomotive Breath"
• XTC - "Books Are Burning", "Across This Antheap", "Summer's Cauldron/Grass"
• R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion" (Out Of Time mix)
• Porcupine Tree - "Drown With Me", "Mellotron Scratch", "Piano Lessons", "Shesmovedon"
• Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
• Roxy Music- "Take A Chance With Me"
• Steely Dan- "Babylon Sisters", "Time Out Of Mind", "Everything Must Go"
• Donald Fagen- "Tomorrow's Girls", "New Frontier", "Brite Nightgown"
• Doors- "L.A. Woman", "Land Ho!"
• Talking Heads- "Burning Down The House" (extended/alternate version)

The Columbia quads are my favorite surround mixes ever, but there's definitely some great 5.1 work out there too.

Some absolutely brilliant tunes here!

 

[MrSmithers]

Some 5.1...

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Lost Cause - Beck
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots pt.1 - The Flaming Lips
More Than This - Roxy Music - Avalon (whole album really)
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears
Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers
Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Layla - Derek And The Dominos
Glad Tidings - Van Morrison
Terra Nova - James Taylor

 

[MrSmithers]

Couple more... (5.1)

Crazy - Seal
The Eve Of War - Jeff Wayne
The Holy Drinker - Steven Wilson
Uncle John’s Band - Grateful Dead
Movin’ Out - Billy Joel
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers

 

[MrSmithers]

Couple more...

Quad

Got The Feeling - Jeff Beck Group
Remember The Future pt.1 - Nektar
Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers - ZZ Top
Angry Eyes - Loggins & Messina
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

5.1

Living Through Another Cuba - XTC (Love this album)
Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller Band
Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
Re-make, Re-model - Roxy Music
Me Against The Music - Britney Spears

 

[sjcorne]

Me Against The Music - Britney Spears

It's actually sad how good the In The Zone DVD-A is, especially when there are classic albums out there with crappy surround mixes.

 

[4-earredwonder]

It's actually sad how good the In The Zone DVD-A is, especially when there are classic albums out there with crappy surround mixes.

To be fair, it WAS Britney's '15 minutes of fame' album and I've certainly heard worse....and a brief exposure to RCA's handful of MLP DVD~As before SONY acquired BMG and ceased DVD~A replication altogether!

 

[Deek57]

The Waiting Room off the Lamb, wow, cozmic man, flies all around your head.

 

[MrSmithers]

Hole In The River - Crowded House S/T 5.1... Very cool spooky mix...

 

[Scott65]

Couple more...

Quad


Angry Eyes - Loggins & Messina
Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock

5.1

Living Through Another Cuba - XTC (Love this album)

Re-make, Re-model - Roxy Music

Brilliant mixes !

 

[sjcorne]

More to add..

Yes - "Yours Is No Disgrace"
Ultravox - "Astradyne"/"New Europeans"
Tears For Fears - "Year Of The Knife"
Lori Lieberman - "Rise"
Gentle Giant - "On Reflection"
XTC/Dukes Of Stratosphear - "The Mole In The Ministry"
Alan Parsons Project - "Pipeline"
Storm Corrosion - "Drag Ropes"
Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Exodus"

 

[sebau]

Hello,

My first contribution here

These are a few song to start with that sounds very very cool in DPL II Music.

John Coltrane, Say it (so impressive how piano is in front right and saxo behind left)
Michael Jackson, Stranger in Moscow
Supertramp, The Logical Song.
Matthieu Chedid, Une âme (with some African vibes and Kora)
Elvis, Fever