I think it's worth pointing out that enthusiasm for surround, among members here at QQ, is partly responsible for whatever sales The Collection has garnered.
Also, that it is among the "remorse purchases" for some of us. Many members here are loyal, enthusiastic and very curious about new releases, often willing to give a release the benefit of the doubt.
I'd be interested to see how much "staying power" The Collection will have over time. I'm not sure I'll ever play it again. Maybe a cut or two. But, all in all, it isn't a very satisfying purchase for me.
Hear hear.. very well said! :upthumb
fwiw I bought the Collection above all for the inclusion of a couple of wonderful old Soul/R&B tracks in Surround from the Quads -- and how appropriate is the title of the most personally important of them;
"Wake Up Everybody".
Why is that one track so important to me that I'd shell out in excess of £30.00 (after international shipping and import duty) on an SACD?
Well, I'll tell you why.. (put aside for a moment I love the album and artist, that might go without saying.. maybe not) but also because after splurging way more time and money than I did on the Collection SACD on not one but TWO copies of the SQ LP, I'm still left with a clicky, poppy, mess with that track.. both copies are diabolical in the exact same title track (one is a NM promo, the other sold as VG+.. more poor Quad LP pressings? surprise surprise!).
This is a Quad btw that I have never been able to find a conversion of (if anybody did it they did it either a long time ago or I just never got to find it.. and I searched, I really did) and a Quad that was only ever available in SQ matrix form back in the 70's, with no discrete Q8 alternative.
A Number 1 album in the US, with some bona fide Classic tunes on it (the title track apart, it has "Don't Leave Me This Way"..!).. not some also ran album by a nobody act. It may not mean anything to anybody else but its important to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm SO glad AF included it. Thrilled in fact.
However, why could we not get the whole album in Quad, just the one track?
Its just crumbs.. yummy crumbs I'll grant you.. but how sad that we're thrown Quad crumbs and have to make do with that, when we could have a Quad banquet for the next few years.. the supply is not endless of course but there are, I would say, enough quality Quad mixes in the vaults to keep us satisfied for years to come.
Please please can't some label get it together to get these Quads out in tip top quality for the enjoyment of all..?