Ok, here's my first contribution:
I recently acquired the Japanese pressed SQ lp of Mountain - Twin Peaks.
Upon receiving it, I have A/B'd it through the TATE II monitoring the channels by ear and on the reel decks VU meters and confirmed that both the standard American LP pressing and the Columbia CD release of this album are also the SQ encoded mix.
This release is a live recording, and as such there isn't a tremendous amount of rear channel information beyond concert ambience, however Nantucket Sleigh Ride does get pretty interesting especially during the solos. If you like Mountain, and have a good SQ decoder you can really enjoy it!
I should also note that this release was engineered and recorded by the same team that did Santana - Lotus, and like Lotus every pressing/release of this would appear to be the SQ mix. The big question is who/what else did they record during this period in Japan?????????
Quad Bob
I recently acquired the Japanese pressed SQ lp of Mountain - Twin Peaks.
Upon receiving it, I have A/B'd it through the TATE II monitoring the channels by ear and on the reel decks VU meters and confirmed that both the standard American LP pressing and the Columbia CD release of this album are also the SQ encoded mix.
This release is a live recording, and as such there isn't a tremendous amount of rear channel information beyond concert ambience, however Nantucket Sleigh Ride does get pretty interesting especially during the solos. If you like Mountain, and have a good SQ decoder you can really enjoy it!
I should also note that this release was engineered and recorded by the same team that did Santana - Lotus, and like Lotus every pressing/release of this would appear to be the SQ mix. The big question is who/what else did they record during this period in Japan?????????
Quad Bob