I can say,
I have it on very good authority, after having been nearly cussed out by their mixing engineer back then for having the sheer audacity to even ask, that no ABBA album has ever been mixed for quad. They worked very hard to get that "sound", which almost sounds like mono on some cuts, so how dare I ask if they would ever even consider mixing for multichannel? Now, there are rumors of possible Atmos mixes of their albums, supposedly coming available in the near future. Go figure!I started threads like this for 1972, 1973 and (very belatedly!) 1974. I'll kick this one off with my own highly selective list of albums that turn 50 in 2025. I'm sure there are plenty of titles I've overlooked, so...Discuss. I'll make additions and corrections for as long as I can edit this post. (Fair warning: I've salted my starter pack with a whole bunch of notable jazz releases from 1975, if only to counterbalance all the hard rock/classic rock titles, which--don't hate me--I mostly don't dig.) [Edit after 12 hours or so: I've padded the original 100 or so with 20 or 30 more.]
Oh--also: 1975 was sort of the beginning of the end for quad, right? Maybe one of you statisticians out there can
- Cull my list for albums that had a quad release;
- Calculate the percentage of (1) that were eventually re-released in a modern, higher-res format; and
- Do a shortlist of (1) and/or (2) (and/or 0, for that matter) that have (also?) had a 5.1 and/or Atmos "upgrade," in either physical or streaming form.
- 10cc: The Original Soundtrack
- Abba: Abba
- Abercrombie, John, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette: Gateway
- AC/DC: High Voltage
- Aerosmith: Toys In the Attic
- Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare
- Allman Brothers Band: Win, Lose, or Draw
- Ambrosia: Ambrosia
- America: Hearts
- Average White Band: Cut the Cake
- Bad Company: Straight Shooter
- Beck, Jeff: Blow By Blow
- Bennett, Tony and Bill Evans: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
- Black Sabbath: Sabotage
- Blood, Sweat & Tears: New City
- Bowie, David: Young Americans
- Boys of the Lough, The: The Boys of the Lough
- Brecker Brothers, The: The Brecker Brothers
- Brown, Marion: Vista
- Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
- Burton, Gary: Dreams So Real - Music of Carla Bley
- Byrd, Donald: Places and Spaces; Stepping Into Tomorrow
- Camel: The Snow Goose
- Campbell, Glen: Rhinestone Cowboy
- Captain & Tenille: Love Will Keep Us Together
- Chicago: VIII
- Collins, Judy: Judith
- Commodores - Caught in the Act; Movin' On
- Davis, Miles: Agharta and Pangaea
- Doobie Brothers: Stampede
- Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks
- Eagles: One of These Nights
- Earth, Wind & Fire: That’s the Way of the World; Gratitude
- Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music
- Ellington, Duke: The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Eno, Brian: Another Green World
- Flack, Roberta: Feel Like Makin’ Love
- Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac
- Focus: Mother Focus
- Foghat: Fool for the City
- Garfunkel, Art: Breakaway
- Gates, David: Never Let Her Go
- Gentle Giant: Free Hand
- Graham Central Station: Ain't No Bout-a-Doubt It
- Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah
- Hall, Jim: Concierto
- Hall & Oates: Darryl Hall and John Oates
- Hancock, Herbie: Man-Child; Flood
- Harper, Billy: Black Saint
- Harris, Emmylou: Pieces of the Sky
- Heart: Dreamboat Annie
- Hemphill, Julius: ‘Coon Bid’ness
- Henderson, Joe: Canyon Lady
- Hues Corporation, The: Love Corporation
- Ian, Janis: Between the Lines
- Isley Brothers: The Heat Is One
- James, Bob: Two
- Jarrett, Keith: The Koln Concert; Death and the Flower; Backhand
- Jefferson Starship: Red Octopus
- Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
- John, Elton: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
- Jones, Quincy: Mellow Madness
- Journey: Journey
- KC and the Sunshine Band: KC and the Sunshine Band
- Kirk, Rahsaan Roland: The Case of the 3-Sided Dream in Audio Color
- Kiss: Alive!
- Kuti, Fela: Roforofo Fight
- Labelle: Phoenix
- Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Visions of the Emerald Beyond
- Melvin, Harold and the Blue Notes: Wake Up Everybody; To Be True
- MFSB: Philadelphia Freedom
- Mingus, Charles: Changes One and Two
- Mitchell, Joni: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
- Modern Jazz Quartet: The Last Concert
- Monty Python: Matching Tie and Handkerchief
- Mouzon, Alphonse: Mind Transplant
- Nazareth: Hair of the Dog
- Nektar: Down to Earth
- Nelson, Willie: Red Headed Stranger
- Nilsson, Harry: Duit on Mon Dei
- Nugent, Ted: Ted Nugent
- O'Jays, The: Survival; Family Reunion
- Ohio Players: Honey
- Oldfield, Mike: Ommada
Oh--also: 1975 was sort of the beginning of the end for quad, right? Maybe one of you statisticians out there can
- Cull my list for albums that had a quad release;
- Calculate the percentage of (1) that were eventually re-released in a modern, higher-res format; and
- Do a shortlist of (1) and/or (2) (and/or 0, for that matter) that have (also?) had a 5.1 and/or Atmos "upgrade," in either physical or streaming form.
- 10cc: The Original Soundtrack
- Abba: Abba
- Abercrombie, John, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette: Gateway
- AC/DC: High Voltage
- Aerosmith: Toys In the Attic
- Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare
- Allman Brothers Band: Win, Lose, or Draw
- Ambrosia: Ambrosia
- America: Hearts
- Average White Band: Cut the Cake
- Bad Company: Straight Shooter
- Beck, Jeff: Blow By Blow
- Bennett, Tony and Bill Evans: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
- Black Sabbath: Sabotage
- Blood, Sweat & Tears: New City
- Bowie, David: Young Americans
- Boys of the Lough, The: The Boys of the Lough
- Brecker Brothers, The: The Brecker Brothers
- Brown, Marion: Vista
- Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
- Burton, Gary: Dreams So Real - Music of Carla Bley
- Byrd, Donald: Places and Spaces; Stepping Into Tomorrow
- Camel: The Snow Goose
- Campbell, Glen: Rhinestone Cowboy
- Captain & Tenille: Love Will Keep Us Together
- Chicago: VIII
- Collins, Judy: Judith
- Commodores - Caught in the Act; Movin' On
- Davis, Miles: Agharta and Pangaea
- Doobie Brothers: Stampede
- Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks
- Eagles: One of These Nights
- Earth, Wind & Fire: That’s the Way of the World; Gratitude
- Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music
- Ellington, Duke: The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Eno, Brian: Another Green World
- Flack, Roberta: Feel Like Makin’ Love
- Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac
- Focus: Mother Focus
- Foghat: Fool for the City
- Garfunkel, Art: Breakaway
- Gates, David: Never Let Her Go
- Gentle Giant: Free Hand
- Graham Central Station: Ain't No Bout-a-Doubt It
- Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah
- Hall, Jim: Concierto
- Hall & Oates: Darryl Hall and John Oates
- Hancock, Herbie: Man-Child; Flood
- Harper, Billy: Black Saint
- Harris, Emmylou: Pieces of the Sky
- Heart: Dreamboat Annie
- Hemphill, Julius: ‘Coon Bid’ness
- Henderson, Joe: Canyon Lady
- Hues Corporation, The: Love Corporation
- Ian, Janis: Between the Lines
- Isley Brothers: The Heat Is One
- James, Bob: Two
- Jarrett, Keith: The Koln Concert; Death and the Flower; Backhand
- Jefferson Starship: Red Octopus
- Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
- John, Elton: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
- Jones, Quincy: Mellow Madness
- Journey: Journey
- KC and the Sunshine Band: KC and the Sunshine Band
- Kirk, Rahsaan Roland: The Case of the 3-Sided Dream in Audio Color
- Kiss: Alive!
- Kuti, Fela: Roforofo Fight
- Labelle: Phoenix
- Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Visions of the Emerald Beyond
- Melvin, Harold and the Blue Notes: Wake Up Everybody; To Be True
- MFSB: Philadelphia Freedom
- Mingus, Charles: Changes One and Two
- Mitchell, Joni: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
- Modern Jazz Quartet: The Last Concert
- Monty Python: Matching Tie and Handkerchief
- Mouzon, Alphonse: Mind Transplant
- Nazareth: Hair of the Dog
- Nektar: Down to Earth
- Nelson, Willie: Red Headed Stranger
- Nilsson, Harry: Duit on Mon Dei
- Nugent, Ted: Ted Nugent
- O'Jays, The: Survival; Family Reunion
- Ohio Players: Honey
- Oldfield, Mike: Ommadawn
- Parliament: Mothership Connection
- Pavlov's Dog, Pampered Menial
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
- Ponty, Jean-Luc: Upon the Wings of Music
- Pure Prairie League: Two Lane Highway
- Queen: A Night at the Opera
- Rava, Enrico: The Pilgrim and the Stars
- Redbone, Leon: On the Track
- Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music
- Riperton, Minnie: Adventures in Paradise
- Robinson, Smokey: A Quiet Storm
- Roxy Music: Siren
- Rufus: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
- Rush: Fly By Night
- Seals & Crofts: I'll Play For You
- Seger, Bob: Beautiful Loser
- Shorter, Wayne: Native Dancer
- Simon, Carly: Playing Possum
- Simon, Paul: Still Crazy After All These Years
- Smith, Patti: Horses
- Spinners, The: Pick of the Litter
- Springsteen, Bruce: Born to Run
- Squire, Chris: Fish Out of Water
- Steely Dan: Katy Lied
- Stewart, Rod: Atlantic Crossing
- Stills, Steven: Stills
- Stone, Sly: High on You
- Stylistics, The: Thank You Baby; You Are Beautiful
- Summer, Donna: Love to Love You Baby
- Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?
- Synergy: Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra
- Taylor, James: Gorilla
- Three Dog Night: Coming Down Your Way
- Towner, Ralph: Solstice
- Tubes, The: The Tubes
- Turner, Tina: Acid Queen
- Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
- van Leer, Thijs: Introspection
- Wakeman, Rick: The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- War: Why Can’t We Be Friends
- Warwicke, Dionne: Then Came You
- Washington, Jr., Grover: Mister Magic; Feels So Good
- Weather Report: Tale Spinnin’
- Weber, Eberhard: Yellow Fields
- Wheeler, Kenny: Gnu High
- Who, The: The Who By Numbers
- Wings: Venus and Mars
- Winter, Edgar: Jasmine Nightdreams; Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer
- Winter, Johnny: John Dawson Winter III
- Young, Neil: Tonight’s the Night; Zuma
- Zappa, Frank: One Size Fits All; Bongo Fury
- ZZ Top: Fandango
I started threads like this for 1972, 1973 and (very belatedly!) 1974. I'll kick this one off with my own highly selective list of albums that turn 50 in 2025. I'm sure there are plenty of titles I've overlooked, so...Discuss. I'll make additions and corrections for as long as I can edit this post. (Fair warning: I've salted my starter pack with a whole bunch of notable jazz releases from 1975, if only to counterbalance all the hard rock/classic rock titles, which--don't hate me--I mostly don't dig.) [Edit after 12 hours or so: I've padded the original 100 or so with 20 or 30 more.]
Oh--also: 1975 was sort of the beginning of the end for quad, right? Maybe one of you statisticians out there can
- Cull my list for albums that had a quad release;
- Calculate the percentage of (1) that were eventually re-released in a modern, higher-res format; and
- Do a shortlist of (1) and/or (2) (and/or 0, for that matter) that have (also?) had a 5.1 and/or Atmos "upgrade," in either physical or streaming form.
- 10cc: The Original Soundtrack
- Abba: Abba
- Abercrombie, John, Dave Holland, and Jack DeJohnette: Gateway
- AC/DC: High Voltage
- Aerosmith: Toys In the Attic
- Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare
- Allman Brothers Band: Win, Lose, or Draw
- Ambrosia: Ambrosia
- America: Hearts
- Average White Band: Cut the Cake
- Bad Company: Straight Shooter
- Beck, Jeff: Blow By Blow
- Bennett, Tony and Bill Evans: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
- Black Sabbath: Sabotage
- Blood, Sweat & Tears: New City
- Bowie, David: Young Americans
- Boys of the Lough, The: The Boys of the Lough
- Brecker Brothers, The: The Brecker Brothers
- Brown, Marion: Vista
- Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
- Burton, Gary: Dreams So Real - Music of Carla Bley
- Byrd, Donald: Places and Spaces; Stepping Into Tomorrow
- Camel: The Snow Goose
- Campbell, Glen: Rhinestone Cowboy
- Captain & Tenille: Love Will Keep Us Together
- Chicago: VIII
- Collins, Judy: Judith
- Commodores - Caught in the Act; Movin' On
- Davis, Miles: Agharta and Pangaea
- Doobie Brothers: Stampede
- Dylan, Bob: Blood on the Tracks
- Eagles: One of These Nights
- Earth, Wind & Fire: That’s the Way of the World; Gratitude
- Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music
- Ellington, Duke: The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Eno, Brian: Another Green World
- Flack, Roberta: Feel Like Makin’ Love
- Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac
- Focus: Mother Focus
- Foghat: Fool for the City
- Garfunkel, Art: Breakaway
- Gates, David: Never Let Her Go
- Gentle Giant: Free Hand
- Graham Central Station: Ain't No Bout-a-Doubt It
- Grateful Dead: Blues for Allah
- Hall, Jim: Concierto
- Hall & Oates: Darryl Hall and John Oates
- Hancock, Herbie: Man-Child; Flood
- Harper, Billy: Black Saint
- Harris, Emmylou: Pieces of the Sky
- Heart: Dreamboat Annie
- Hemphill, Julius: ‘Coon Bid’ness
- Henderson, Joe: Canyon Lady
- Hues Corporation, The: Love Corporation
- Ian, Janis: Between the Lines
- Isley Brothers: The Heat Is One
- James, Bob: Two
- Jarrett, Keith: The Koln Concert; Death and the Flower; Backhand
- Jefferson Starship: Red Octopus
- Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
- John, Elton: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
- Jones, Quincy: Mellow Madness
- Journey: Journey
- KC and the Sunshine Band: KC and the Sunshine Band
- Kirk, Rahsaan Roland: The Case of the 3-Sided Dream in Audio Color
- Kiss: Alive!
- Kuti, Fela: Roforofo Fight
- Labelle: Phoenix
- Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti
- Mahavishnu Orchestra: Visions of the Emerald Beyond
- Melvin, Harold and the Blue Notes: Wake Up Everybody; To Be True
- MFSB: Philadelphia Freedom
- Mingus, Charles: Changes One and Two
- Mitchell, Joni: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
- Modern Jazz Quartet: The Last Concert
- Monty Python: Matching Tie and Handkerchief
- Mouzon, Alphonse: Mind Transplant
- Nazareth: Hair of the Dog
- Nektar: Down to Earth
- Nelson, Willie: Red Headed Stranger
- Nilsson, Harry: Duit on Mon Dei
- Nugent, Ted: Ted Nugent
- O'Jays, The: Survival; Family Reunion
- Ohio Players: Honey
- Oldfield, Mike: Ommadawn
- Parliament: Mothership Connection
- Pavlov's Dog, Pampered Menial
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
- Ponty, Jean-Luc: Upon the Wings of Music
- Pure Prairie League: Two Lane Highway
- Queen: A Night at the Opera
- Rava, Enrico: The Pilgrim and the Stars
- Redbone, Leon: On the Track
- Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music
- Riperton, Minnie: Adventures in Paradise
- Robinson, Smokey: A Quiet Storm
- Roxy Music: Siren
- Rufus: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
- Rush: Fly By Night
- Seals & Crofts: I'll Play For You
- Seger, Bob: Beautiful Loser
- Shorter, Wayne: Native Dancer
- Simon, Carly: Playing Possum
- Simon, Paul: Still Crazy After All These Years
- Smith, Patti: Horses
- Spinners, The: Pick of the Litter
- Springsteen, Bruce: Born to Run
- Squire, Chris: Fish Out of Water
- Steely Dan: Katy Lied
- Stewart, Rod: Atlantic Crossing
- Stills, Steven: Stills
- Stone, Sly: High on You
- Stylistics, The: Thank You Baby; You Are Beautiful
- Summer, Donna: Love to Love You Baby
- Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?
- Synergy: Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra
- Taylor, James: Gorilla
- Three Dog Night: Coming Down Your Way
- Towner, Ralph: Solstice
- Tubes, The: The Tubes
- Turner, Tina: Acid Queen
- Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
- van Leer, Thijs: Introspection
- Wakeman, Rick: The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- War: Why Can’t We Be Friends
- Warwicke, Dionne: Then Came You
- Washington, Jr., Grover: Mister Magic; Feels So Good
- Weather Report: Tale Spinnin’
- Weber, Eberhard: Yellow Fields
- Wheeler, Kenny: Gnu High
- Who, The: The Who By Numbers
- Wings: Venus and Mars
- Winter, Edgar: Jasmine Nightdreams; Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer
- Winter, Johnny: John Dawson Winter III
- Young, Neil: Tonight’s the Night; Zuma
- Zappa, Frank: One Size Fits All; Bongo Fury
- ZZ Top: Fandango
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- Parliament: Mothership Connection
- Pavlov's Dog, Pampered Menial
- Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
- Ponty, Jean-Luc: Upon the Wings of Music
- Pure Prairie League: Two Lane Highway
- Queen: A Night at the Opera
- Rava, Enrico: The Pilgrim and the Stars
- Redbone, Leon: On the Track
- Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music
- Riperton, Minnie: Adventures in Paradise
- Robinson, Smokey: A Quiet Storm
- Roxy Music: Siren
- Rufus: Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
- Rush: Fly By Night
- Seals & Crofts: I'll Play For You
- Seger, Bob: Beautiful Loser
- Shorter, Wayne: Native Dancer
- Simon, Carly: Playing Possum
- Simon, Paul: Still Crazy After All These Years
- Smith, Patti: Horses
- Spinners, The: Pick of the Litter
- Springsteen, Bruce: Born to Run
- Squire, Chris: Fish Out of Water
- Steely Dan: Katy Lied
- Stewart, Rod: Atlantic Crossing
- Stills, Steven: Stills
- Stone, Sly: High on You
- Stylistics, The: Thank You Baby; You Are Beautiful
- Summer, Donna: Love to Love You Baby
- Supertramp: Crisis? What Crisis?
- Synergy: Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra
- Taylor, James: Gorilla
- Three Dog Night: Coming Down Your Way
- Towner, Ralph: Solstice
- Tubes, The: The Tubes
- Turner, Tina: Acid Queen
- Van der Graaf Generator: Godbluff
- van Leer, Thijs: Introspection
- Wakeman, Rick: The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- War: Why Can’t We Be Friends
- Warwicke, Dionne: Then Came You
- Washington, Jr., Grover: Mister Magic; Feels So Good
- Weather Report: Tale Spinnin’
- Weber, Eberhard: Yellow Fields
- Wheeler, Kenny: Gnu High
- Who, The: The Who By Numbers
- Wings: Venus and Mars
- Winter, Edgar: Jasmine Nightdreams; Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer
- Winter, Johnny: John Dawson Winter III
- Young, Neil: Tonight’s the Night; Zuma
- Zappa, Frank: One Size Fits All; Bongo Fury
- ZZ Top: Fandango
