PINK FLOYD - DSOTM - QUAD reel to reel tape 7 1/2 Allan Parsons mix QUADraphonic...... Copy or What????

[ngv99]

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Ze pink floyd

Why does it all have to be so terribly loud?

 

[surround.sound.enthusiast]

Actually they were billed as The Pink Floyd in their very early days by accident on some gig posters.

From what I've read over the years, they actually billed themselves as The Pink Floyd originally and for quite a few years. I don't remember when they dropped the "The". It might mention that in Mason's biography, I can't recall now. I think there are even interviews with Gilmour from the 90's where he still referred to themselves with "The".

That was in the era where a lot of bands were calling themselves The "X" (Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Who, Yardbirds, Zombies, etc.). Kind of like recently where band names seem to have gone through a " "Verb" The "Noun" " phase (Cage The Elephant, Foster The People, Minus The Bear, Sparks The Rescue). Okay, some of those examples might not completely grammatically fit my argument, but you get the point .

 

[Electric Moo]

yes, we are living in the days of "verb or noun + animal" for band names

purple postulating opossum

 

[silversurfer]

Still have the Q8 that I bought back in the day. Only played a few times after I dubbed it to 7.5 reel.

 

[silversurfer]

And 'such a deal' for $599. Looks like the case went through a hurricane.

Here’s mine. Dubbed to 7.5 reel a long time ago.

 

[Owen Smith]

As I understand it all Q8s look like they've been through a hurricane.

 

[silversurfer]

?? Lot of folks hate on the format, but Q8’s sound great. Twice as good as SQ
“Quad Lite” Vinyl.

 

[Owen Smith]

?? Lot of folks hate on the format, but Q8’s sound great. Twice as good as SQ
“Quad Lite” Vinyl.

If that is in answer to me, I made no comment on the sound quality of Q8s. All I said was that visually all of them look like they've been through a hurricane, by which I meant the exterior casework. The way the cartridges are handled and the nature of the paper labels leads to them all looking cosmetically shoddy.

 

[silversurfer]

If that is in answer to me, I made no comment on the sound quality of Q8s. All I said was that visually all of them look like they've been through a hurricane, by which I meant the exterior casework. The way the cartridges are handled and the nature of the paper labels leads to them all looking cosmetically shoddy.

No, not directed at you. My bad. Just stating the obvious off the format bashing. I spent around 45 years collecting Q8 Carts & was fortunate in that, all the ones left over from H.S./College + the one amassed through the years, the vast majority have minimal wear on tbe cover art & slip case. However, there are a few exceptions. Same goes for my Q4 stash. Cheers!

 

[jaybird100]

Seems like s DTSOM Q4 would have been a big seller, such a shame that so few people got to hear the discrete mix in the quad days, with the album being mixed FOR quad it just doesn't make sense, i think it could have saved quad

That said, and considering it was released on quad LP in most of the world, why wasn't it here? EMI couldn't convince Capitol to do it?

 

[MidiMagic]

Maybe because Capitol had signed with QS.

 

[Quad Linda]

I don't believe Capitol released any titles on SQ LP'S, except SM special markets.

 

[jaybird100]

Maybe because Capitol had signed with QS.

They didn't sign with QS. I believe the only EMI division that went with QS was Toshiba Records, in Japan. But then, they released some SQ and CD-4, too.

 

[jaybird100]

I don't believe Capitol released any titles on SQ LP'S, except SM special markets.

And even they weren't all that good.

 

[par4ken]

And even they weren't all that good.

Mandingo III on EMI (Capitol Records of Canada) is a fantastic SQ release!