That was the poster they sent to record stores for their window advertising, like Peaches.
So, it doesn't come with the box?That was the poster they sent to record stores for their window advertising, like Peaches.
So, it doesn't come with the box?
A deluxe edition of "No Earthly Connection" is being released in November: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Earthly-Connection-Rick-Wakeman/dp/B01KUHNG0I/
(BTW, before anyone asks, no, the current information [or lack thereof] says absolutely nothing about surround sound being included in this set.)
Since No Earthly Connection had no prior QUAD release, doubtful it will be remixed into 4.0 or 5.1 for this reissue.
Does anyone know for sure if the two disc Deluxe CD+DVD edition includes the quad mix:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Journey-Ce...8&qid=1472458127&sr=1-5&keywords=rick+wakeman
I'm guessing it does, but it would be nice to know for certain.
A deluxe edition of "No Earthly Connection" is being released in November: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Earthly-Connection-Rick-Wakeman/dp/B01KUHNG0I/
(BTW, before anyone asks, no, the current information [or lack thereof] says absolutely nothing about surround sound being included in this set.)
MusicTAP has now confirmed that the 2nd disc in the upcoming "No Earthly Connection" deluxe edition is a CD containing a 1976 BBC live performance from the Hammersmith Odeon.
Yes, it does. However, the 4.0 is not sourced from the master tapes. It is taken from a Q8. All things considered, it sounds better than I thought it would given the source.
I posted a mini-rant in the King Arthur thread. The same applies here.
I gave it an eight because:
I don't have thousands of dollars in analog quad machinery and I've no desire to hear more scratchy LP records. Did that from 1969 to 1989, thank you very little, so...
Me personally, I am very happy and grateful this was released so I can enjoy this classic work in quad. If the source tapes can't be found, do you know what that means? Yep. The source tapes can't be found. So this is the only option.
No, it's not. AoQ used his Q8 and CD4 copies in his demo. They both sounded more discrete than the DVDA. (As well as , of course, less loudness-boosted).
Universal could have used a Q8 or a CD4 LP as source, too , rather than use a (suboptimal at that) decode of an SQ encoded LP.
Universal's claim that Q8 quality is 'unacceptable' is bosh, as AoQ's excerpts demonstrate, and by the fact that they subsequently used a Q8 as source for Journey to the Center of the Earth.
The fact that the CD4 LP is rare is also no excuse, it just points to lackluster source research on Universal's part.
As I've stated before in previous posts, when one compares the Stereo DVD~A of ALL three Wakeman remasters, they are superior, IMO, to the CD~4, Q8 and SQ QUADS hands down as they are 'presumably' from the original Stereo analogue masters.
But when all is said and done, Universal at least didn't gouge us on the prices for all three and I'm just thankful we did get superior DVD~A stereo remasters of ALL three.......still cheaper, IMO, than HDTrack Stereo downloads [w/o the QUADs]!
No one is talking about 2 channel versus multichannel, which is an apples to oranges comparison. And not everyone would agree with you in any case. For a *multichannel* mix, I clearly prefer a more discrete presentation to the SQ versions I've heard.
Six Wives has been released and re-released at least a few times on CD. Whether the DVDA 2ch is 'superior' to all that came before is entirely a judgment call, when all is said and done. If one goes by dr meter reading, for example, other might be rated 'superior':
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=wakeman&album=wives
(fyi no Wakeman albums are available on HDtracks, and that too would not be a guarantee of 'superiority' if they were)
Having done QC for this release, and for some insane reason, not stating ANYWHERE that it's a DVD-A, I can attest to the fact that it was NOT an SQ decode.
First of all, you can not get that kind of separation even with the best of scripts (just listen to the perfect separation of the drums on the left rear, no way josé that it's a decode.)
Second, I saw a note written by an engineer who did a transfer from the MASTER of one of Yes' LANDMARK albums a YEAR after it was recorded and he found all kinds of imperfections; "surface noise", clicks, etc.
Guys, remember , analog tape is great but it's not perfect!
And this was a 40 year old tape!!! (and not even the 1st gen master!)
I was quite amused to listen to it and having it sound better than what I remember listening before it was released.
Yes, the cover is VERY sloppy; no info on who did what and the typos that remind me of the ELP BSS SACD (STS anyone??)... LPCDM??? DTX???? oh well..we got it and, as opposed to the "King Arthur" one which is a DISASTER, this one is quite enjoyable...I'll give it a healthy 8.
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