Looking forward to Animals. Meddle would be nice too.
Have DSOTM and WYWH.
Got the Doors box set from Acoustic Sounds recently (thanks to Jodi's Stevie Ray Vaughn pointer back in April). Pricey, but at least I got it. I think I blew out my ears though.
I would give a kidney, left arm and right leg and an eyeball for Meddle on SACD.
No eyeballs, please.
Anyway, aren't most of the super audio releases on BD, nowadays? Like Animals? Is it also being released as a SACD?
Ok I went and looked AFTER I posted. Pretend that last question was rhetorical...
Animals is getting a BD DVD and a SACD. The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here had BD releases several years ago in the Immersion sets. A lot of the BDs in the DSOTM sets went bad and they had to do a replacement program.
Meddle actually had a 5.1 mix done for the massive Early Years box set but it was pulled at the last minute. Some people have been able to access it with special programs.
Animals is getting a BD DVD and a SACD. The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here had BD releases several years ago in the Immersion sets. A lot of the BDs in the DSOTM sets went bad and they had to do a replacement program.
Meddle actually had a 5.1 mix done for the massive Early Years box set but it was pulled at the last minute. Some people have been able to access it with special programs.
What do you mean, "went bad"? Manufacturing defects? My CD copy of "Works Vol. 1" (bought in the late 80s)developed holes in the aluminum layer, making it unplayable. It was horribly mastered, anyways.
To anyone who has heard both the SACD and BD-Audio versions of Dark Side... and Wish You Were Here, is one format noticeably better-sounding than the other?
What do you mean, "went bad"? Manufacturing defects? My CD copy of "Works Vol. 1" (bought in the late 80s)developed holes in the aluminum layer, making it unplayable. It was horribly mastered, anyways.
They just stopped working after awhile. It was more prevalent with the UK release. People started having problems with the BD long after the set went out of print but they decided to manufacture replacement copies for people who requested them.
What do you mean, "went bad"? Manufacturing defects? My CD copy of "Works Vol. 1" (bought in the late 80s)developed holes in the aluminum layer, making it unplayable. It was horribly mastered, anyways.
Here in the US, the spindle on the SACD version of DSotM "went bad" (started cracking).
I didn't buy the three Immersion sets because I thought they were a waste of money for what you got. I wasn't interested in surround sound music then and I really didn't need a scarf or marbles.
To anyone who has heard both the SACD and BD-Audio versions of Dark Side... and Wish You Were Here, is one format noticeably better-sounding than the other?
I own the SACD and BD of both and the difference is negligible IMO. However, you do get the 4.0 quad track on both DSOTM and WYWH Blu-ray discs. I happen to really like the quad track of DSOTM so I am glad to have it on Blu-ray. To be honest, I picked up the SACD's only recently out of curiosity. I love listening to both albums in surround sound and have listened to both countless times both on BD and quite a few times now on SACD. Both albums put me into a really relaxed mood after a long day. Finally, I like to use both as demo material to show what surround sound audio is like to friends and family.
Found a CCR Cosmo's Factory Analogue Productions SACD Hybrid for two bucks a local consignment/thrift shop today!
A small crack on the case, but the disc and booklet are minty fresh!
An all time classic, not a clunker on the album IMO.
Found a CCR Cosmo's Factory Analogue Productions SACD Hybrid for two bucks a local consignment/thrift shop today!
A small crack on the case, but the disc and booklet are minty fresh!
An all time classic, not a clunker on the album IMO.
Glad I got it before a flipper/reseller snatched it up.
Any music I buy at the thrifts is for my own personal library, being a music lover.
I prefer the Hybrid titles, as I don't own a SACD player yet.
Another thrift store in my area sells cds 3 fer a buck, there so far I have found three SACD Hybrid titles, Come Away With Me by Norah Jones, Swing Live by Bucky Pizzarelli, and Pictures at an Exhibition Living Stereo.
Can't beat 33 cent SACDS!
I bought the sacd of The War of the Worlds, a favorite of mine since wayback. It sounds pretty amazing, but I'm not sure if it's a different mix, or am I hearing things that were buried in the previous versions.
I bought the sacd of The War of the Worlds, a favorite of mine since wayback. It sounds pretty amazing, but I'm not sure if it's a different mix, or am I hearing things that were buried in the previous versions.
You are correct, i have had it for a few years and everytime i listen to it i hear something else
Favourite bit by miles is the lid unscrewing, you can hear it going round the speakers
Just saw this and while I'm not a HUGE fan of Steely Dan, I do like a lot of their stuff and their production is impeccable so I expect fantastic audio quality from the SACDs.
Go Back, Jack, Do It Again: Steely Dan's Discography Gets Overhaul from UMe, Analogue Productions
September 16, 2022 By Joe Marchese 1 Comment
Steely Dan Cant Buy a Thrill
Between 1972 and 1980, Steely Dan - the loose unit of like-minded musicians and singers led by songwriter-producers Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - released seven albums on the ABC and MCA labels. While Steely Dan was never a "singles artist," charting just three top ten hits, the band's albums were era-defining affairs; six of their LPs have attained at least Platinum status in the United States, with the seventh respectably going Gold. Now, that epochal catalogue defined by immaculate production, top-notch musicianship, irresistible pop hooks, intricate jazz-based arrangements, and quirky, biting lyrics is returning to vinyl in a partnership between UMe and Analogue Productions.
All seven original ABC/MCA Steely Dan albums will be available as standard 33-1/3 RPM 180-gram black vinyl editions via Geffen/UMe, and as limited-edition premium 45 RPM versions on Ultra High-Quality Vinyl (UHQR) from Analogue Productions. The label arm of audiophile storefront Acoustic Sounds will also release the catalogue in stereo hybrid SACD format (playable on all CD players).
The campaign, overseen by Donald Fagen, begins on November 4 with a 50th anniversary edition of the Dan's debut, 1972's Can't Buy a Thrill. The album found Becker and Fagen mining a fully-formed sound that was broadly in a soft rock vein but incorporated diverse influences including the jazz sensibility that would define their later records. The top 20 album success yielded two hit singles (the sly "Do It Again" and buoyant "Reelin' in the Years") and also included the future rock-era standard "Dirty Work," the latter of which was sung by original lead vocalist David Palmer.
Keyboardist Donald Fagen assumed lead vocal duties for 1973's Countdown to Ecstasy, once again joined by bassist Becker, guitarists Jeff "Skunk" Baxter and Denny Dias, and drummer Jim Hodder. The album (which spun off the moderate hits "My Old School" and "Show Biz Kids" and the fan favorite "Bodhisattva") augured for the Dan's future as it welcomed jazz veterans Ernie Watts, Ray Brown, and Victor Feldman as well as rock guitarist Rick Derringer. On 1974's Pretzel Logic, the band, producer Gary Katz, and engineer Roger Nichols restored Steely Dan to the charts with the slinky top five hit "Rikki, Don't Lose That Number." It would be the final album to feature the full original line-up as Becker and Fagen became more reliant on studio musicians and singers - in this case, including Watts, Eagles' Timothy B. Schmit, Michael Omartian, Toto's David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, The Crusaders' Wilton Felder, "Pink Panther" saxophone legend Plas Johnson, and veteran bassist Chuck Rainey. Becker also began to assume guitar duties as well as bass, previewing the departure of Skunk Baxter for The Doobie Brothers. Pretzel Logic was also Steely Dan's final album to be released during their time as a touring outfit; soon, Becker and Fagen would concentrate exclusively on the studio and its infinite possibilities.
Katy Lied (1975) welcomed keyboardist-singer (and future Doobie) Michael McDonald to the fold along with a host of familiar names including Wrecking Crew drum legend Hal Blaine (who brought his singular style to "Any World (That I'm Welcome To))," guitarist Larry Carlton, saxophonist Phil Woods, and the returning Paich, Porcaro, Feldman, and company. The album continued, and refined, the sleek sound of its predecessor with such tracks as the top 40 entry "Black Friday." For The Royal Scam (1976), Becker, Fagen, and their all-star band embraced a more guitar-oriented sound though hardly a more straightforward one. Of the album's three singles, "Kid Charlemagne" and "The Fez" both placed in the lower reaches of the Hot 100.
The stage had been set, though, for Steely Dan's most successful album and, arguably, biggest triumph. With a lean seven tracks, Aja (1977) was all-killer, no-filler. Jazz-rock of the highest order (with an emphasis on the jazz, thanks to the striking brass charts), Aja moved the band into a new level of musical sophistication. While the sonics were so clean and slick that its songs have found new life on yacht rock playlists, Aja thrived on seemingly-effortless complexity. The ode to "Peg" featuring Michael McDonald's prominent vocals, reached No. 11 on the Pop survey while the indelible portraits of "Deacon Blues" and "Josie" weren't far behind at No. 19 and No. 26. But every track on Aja was instantly memorable, including the epic title track and the irresistible "Black Cow." More than three years passed, however, before Steely Dan returned with their final album for 15 years. Gaucho (1980) shared many of the same hallmarks as Aja and introduced the No. 10 hit "Hey Nineteen" and shimmering "Time Out of Mind," the latter with Mark Knopfler on guitar. Though many found it paling in comparison only to the pinnacle that was Aja, Gaucho, a top ten LP, allowed Steely Dan to go out on top. Two years later, Donald Fagen would carry on the Dan sound with his acclaimed solo debut The Nightfly.
All albums in this campaign have been newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes except for Aja, which will be mastered from an analog, non-EQ'd tape copy, and Gaucho, which will be sourced from a 1980 analog tape copy originally EQ'd by Bob Ludwig. (The press release indicates that there is no evidence the original masters containing the flat mixes of Aja and Gaucho were delivered to the record label. As a result, it's presumed the tapes no longer exist.) Lacquers for UMe's standard 33 1/3 RPM 180-gram LPs will be cut by Alex Abrash at AA Mastering studio from high-resolution digital files of Grundman's new masters and pressed at Precision. They will be housed in reproductions of the original artwork.
The super deluxe 45 RPM UHQR editions will be pressed at Analogue Productions' Quality Record Pressings on 200-gram Clarity Vinyl and packaged in a lavish box. Tip-on jackets have been printed by Stoughton. They will include a booklet detailing the process of making a UHQR along with a certificate of inspection. Each UHQR is strictly limited to 20,000 copies.
Can't Buy a Thrill arrives on November 4 in standard 180-gram vinyl from Geffen/UMe and UHQR and SACD from Analogue Productions. You'll find pre-order links below! Watch this space for news of other titles in the series as they roll out.
Steely Dan, Can't Buy a Thrill (ABC Records ABCX-758, 1972 - reissued UMe/Analogue Productions, 2022)
Do It Again
Dirty Work
Kings
Midnite Cruiser
Only a Fool Would Say That
Reelin' in the Years
Fire in the Hole
Brooklyn
Change of the Guard
Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
I've been thinking lately that I'd like to hear a hi-res version of Aja… doesn't seem to be any downloads.
(I suppose I could dig out my vinyl… I've recently started to listen to some of my old records, and some newer (but mostly still old) ones I never got around to. See what condition its condition is in.)
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