I already have the Audio Fidelity SACD, so I think that I will pass on this one, unless someone confirms that it has markedly better sound.John Mclaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra : Birds Of Fire
Release Date : 27/10/2021.
I already have the Audio Fidelity SACD, so I think that I will pass on this one, unless someone confirms that it has markedly better sound.John Mclaughlin & Mahavishnu Orchestra : Birds Of Fire
Release Date : 27/10/2021.
Will be interesting if they get the channels right too.I already have the Audio Fidelity SACD, so I think that I will pass on this one, unless someone confirms that it has markedly better sound.
They may have been printed in wrong assignment on the 4-chan tape. I suspect that to be the case since other masters have things screwy (differently) as well. Was the SQ LP and Q8 as should be and / or expected?Will be interesting if they get the channels right too.
They may have been printed in wrong assignment on the 4-chan tape. I suspect that to be the case since other masters have things screwy (differently) as well. Was the SQ LP and Q8 as should be and / or expected?
Do you like classic rock and legendary albums, and 70’s quad done really well?Wowsers!
I had no idea these were a thing until today.
I love the packaging, too.
I guess I need to see what I can hunt down on discogs.
Do you like classic rock and legendary albums, and 70’s quad done really well?
Then I suggest you grab first Jeff Beck “Wired” all three Santana titles especially III, and Miles Davis “Bitches Brew” for starters.
Those are exclusive quad mixes to the Japanese 7” series of SACDs. “Some” of the other titles offered are found on other issued discs in quad and 5.1.
Sony is imo issuing the best quad titles right now for quality and choice titles. Best packaging in the industry too. And the most expensive discs as well.
They are slow to release each one but that’s fine, it makes them easier to budget for.
The next Santana disc is going to be quadraphonic reissue of the year. Stay tuned.
Well, they were not able to release everything at once. And they did look at what they had in quad format and choose a bunch of them, and get several good ones on the SACD format. Jeff Beck, Isleys, O'Jays, and some others were quad mixed and then released on SACD. Perhaps they had Santana in mind for a later batch once the format caught on and more titles were demanded by the public. But the format did not catch on right away enough for them to do that.Funny you should say that - Santana III is the one that intrigues me.
I wonder why Sony didn't release these quad mixes when the SACD format was launched. Perhaps it would have helped it catch on.
I'm curious if it was considered, or if it was just an oversight.
Oh well. At least they're doing it now.
Japanese SACDs at $50+ a pop is not $34 last time I compared. But if they are only $34, I’ll take Live Evil and Lotus please!I don't think that the prices are high at all. Back in the seventies Quad albums were selling for about $8.00 each a dollar more than the stereo version. Convert that to todays money $34.00 each has got to be a bargain for sure!
Live Evil is $38.40. Lotus is sold out. Lotus has only audience in the rear so not really worth it anyway. Copies of Lotus on Discogs $50 and up. Shipping tends to be the killer!Japanese SACDs at $50+ a pop is not $34 last time I compared. But if they are only $34, I’ll take Live Evil and Lotus please!
They're considerably cheaper for me than anything from specialist US sellers like Acoustic Solutions, since US sellers double the price with shipping to the UK.I don't think that the prices are high at all. Back in the seventies Quad albums were selling for about $8.00 each a dollar more than the stereo version. Convert that to todays money $34.00 each has got to be a bargain for sure!
But it's the only (to my knowledge) physical format that has the complete set list over the two nights, and it's an extra c.35 minutes of the Caravanserai tour done live (not to mention the incredible packaging). I've loved the original Lotus release since my (then) girlfriend's brother got the vinyl when it first came out (getting "Japanese-only" releases seemed to be easy in Oz back in the 70s, if you knew the right import stores). Plus, I must say that the Involve SM.v3 gives a brilliant rendering of a quad mix, and the rears come alive with just as much happening as the fronts.Lotus has only audience in the rear so not really worth it anyway...