Please post your thoughts and comments on this 2020 Multichannel SACD release from Dutton Vocalion of the albums "Black and Blue" & "Wake Up Everybody" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.
This Multichannel SACD contains the first release of the original Quadraphonic mixes for both albums for the first time in over 40 years!
Both Quadraphonic mixes are also available to stream in Dolby Audio via Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-blue-expanded-edition-feat-teddy-pendergrass/1223784904https://music.apple.com/us/album/wake-up-everybody-bonus-track-version/292759865
Black and Blue
LP KZ 32407 (1973) STEREO/ZQ 32407 QUADRAPHONIC
1: CABARET (Ebb; Kander)
2: THE LOVE I LOST (Gamble; Huff)
3: IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU (Gamble; Huff)
4: CONCENTRATE ON ME (Huff; McFadden; Whitehead)
5: SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK) (Gamble; Huff)
6: IS THERE A PLACE FOR ME (Huff; McFadden; Whitehead)
7: IāM WEAK FOR YOU (Gamble; Huff; Gilbert)
8: IāM COMINā HOME TOMORROW (Gamble; Huff)
Arrangers: Lenny Pakula [1], Bobby Martin [2, 4, 7-8], Norman Harris [3, 5], Vince Montana [6]
Wake Up Everybody
LP PZ 33808 (1975) STEREO/PZQ 33808 QUADRAPHONIC
9: WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
10: KEEP ON LOVINā YOU (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
11: YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD (Gamble; Huff)
12: DONāT LEAVE ME THIS WAY (Gamble; Huff; Gilbert)
13: TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT āCHA BABY (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
14: TO BE FREE TO BE WHO WE ARE (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
15: IāM SEARCHING FOR A LOVE (Gamble; Huff)
Arrangers: Bobby Martin [9-11, 13],Norman Harris [12, 15], Ronnie Baker [14]
Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton
Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel
SA-CD
This hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD players
CDSML8571
This Multichannel SACD contains the first release of the original Quadraphonic mixes for both albums for the first time in over 40 years!
Both Quadraphonic mixes are also available to stream in Dolby Audio via Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/black-blue-expanded-edition-feat-teddy-pendergrass/1223784904https://music.apple.com/us/album/wake-up-everybody-bonus-track-version/292759865
Black and Blue
LP KZ 32407 (1973) STEREO/ZQ 32407 QUADRAPHONIC
1: CABARET (Ebb; Kander)
2: THE LOVE I LOST (Gamble; Huff)
3: IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU (Gamble; Huff)
4: CONCENTRATE ON ME (Huff; McFadden; Whitehead)
5: SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (OR TAKE YOUR LOVE BACK) (Gamble; Huff)
6: IS THERE A PLACE FOR ME (Huff; McFadden; Whitehead)
7: IāM WEAK FOR YOU (Gamble; Huff; Gilbert)
8: IāM COMINā HOME TOMORROW (Gamble; Huff)
Arrangers: Lenny Pakula [1], Bobby Martin [2, 4, 7-8], Norman Harris [3, 5], Vince Montana [6]
Wake Up Everybody
LP PZ 33808 (1975) STEREO/PZQ 33808 QUADRAPHONIC
9: WAKE UP EVERYBODY (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
10: KEEP ON LOVINā YOU (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
11: YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD (Gamble; Huff)
12: DONāT LEAVE ME THIS WAY (Gamble; Huff; Gilbert)
13: TELL THE WORLD HOW I FEEL ABOUT āCHA BABY (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
14: TO BE FREE TO BE WHO WE ARE (Whitehead; McFadden; Carstarphen)
15: IāM SEARCHING FOR A LOVE (Gamble; Huff)
Arrangers: Bobby Martin [9-11, 13],Norman Harris [12, 15], Ronnie Baker [14]
Remastered from the original analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton
Multi-ch Stereo
All tracks available in stereo and multi-channel
SA-CD
This hybrid CD can be played on any standard CD players
CDSML8571
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