Top Ten Surround Picks For 2023

[fizzywiggs41]

Well it's the last day of this incredible year of surround titles , of which the sheer volume tells us we're no longer such a niche market.

So I thought I'd list my favourite surround mixes ...at least 10 or more.

 

[sjcorne]

Tough to whittle it down to 10, but here’s my list:

1. Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex
2. Tears For Fears - The Hurting
3. ABC - The Lexicon Of Love
4. Suede - Suede
5. Bruce Soord - Luminescence
6. Ultravox - Quartet
7. The Pineapple Thief - How Did We Find Our Way
8. The Who - Who’s Next
9. Ryan Ulyate - Act 3
10. Van Morrison - Moondance

Honorable Mentions:
- Yes - The Yes Album
- Peter Gabriel - i/o
- XTC - The Big Express
- Monkey House - Friday
- Jethro Tull - Broadsword & The Beast

 

[fizzywiggs41]

This year started off with a BANG !! With many reissued quads from the 70's.

1- Ten Years After -A Space In Time 4 ,5.1 and Atmos

2-Black Sabbath - Paranoid 4.0

3-The Who -Who's Next/Lifehouse 5.1 atmos?

4-Frank Zappa and the Mothers -Overnight Sensation 4.0 , 5.1 , Atmos

5-Peter Gabriel-I O ..Atmos

6-Van Morrison -Moondance 5.1 , atmos

7-Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies 4.0

8-Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown 4.0

9- Brian Eno - Foreverandevernomore, atmos

10-Alan Parsons -Turn Of A Friendly Card 5.1
10-Gentle Giant -In'terview 4.0 , 5.1 , Atmos
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11-Andy Jackson -Twelve Half Steps 5.1, Atmos

12- Richard Wright -Wet Dream 5.1 , Atmos

13-Hawkwind - Hawklords

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There are a few I don't have , such as the 5 Albums by Camel (oh but perhaps one day) And Ultravox , Rush Signals, Hawkwind Space Ritual , Barclay James Harvest Once Again ,Nektar , and others.

*Honourable mentions for Hawkwind Quark,Strangeness, and Charm and PXR5,Tragically Hip Phantom Power , Jethro Tull Broadsword and the Beast,
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells, Tears For Fears The Hurting,

 

[par4ken]

My list produced on short notice! A lot of releases this year I'm sure that I missed something!

Bloomfield, Kooper & Stills - SUPER SESSION [SACD]

Santana, Carlos & John McLaughlin - LOVE DEVOTION SURRENDER [SACD]

Black Sabbath - PARANOID [Blu-Ray Audio]

Cooper, Alice - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES [Blu-Ray Audio]

J. Geils Band - NIGHTMARES...AND OTHER TALES FROM THE VINYL JUNGLE [Blu-Ray Audio]

Ten Years After - A SPACE IN TIME [Blu-Ray Audio]

Soft Cell - NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET [Blu-Ray Audio (Dolby Atmos)]

Lightfoot, Gordon - SUNDOWN [Blu-Ray Audio]

Shakespears Sister - HORMONALLY YOURS [Blu-Ray Audio]

Santana - WELCOME [SACD]

Alan Parsons Project, The - THE TURN OF A FRIENDLY CARD [Blu-Ray Audio]
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Jefferson Starship - RED OCTOPUS [Blu-Ray Audio]

Oldfield, Mike - TUBULAR BELLS [Blu-Ray Audio]

 

[privateuniverse]

1. XTC - The Big Express (despite the very annoying authoring issue)
2. Richard Wright - Wet Dream
3. Tears For Fears - The Hurting
4. Low Cut Connie - "Are You Gonna Run?" (streaming only single)
5. Donny McCaslin - I Want More (streaming only)
6. Billy Joel - Piano Man (streaming only)
7. Peter Gabriel - i/o
8. The Who - Who's Next
9. ABC - The Lexicon of Love
10. Frank Zappa - Over-nite Sensation

 

[humprof]

Mike Mettler's choices:
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/ten-best-immersive-audio-albums-2023

 

[GaryG]

My list, in no particular order, just my favorites of 2023 that are in my collection at the moment.

-The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds

-Richard Wright - Wet Dream

-Ten Years After - A Space In Time

-Jethro Tull - Broadsword

-Tears For Fears - The Hurting

-The Who - Who’s Next

-Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells

-Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card

-Jefferson Starship - Red Octopus

-Black Sabbath - Paranoid

-America - Holiday

Happy listening in 2024 everyone.