Some appropriate nostalgia:
Due to an accident of birth, I missed out on the U.S. launch of CDs, but benefited from my parents' large collection growing up. My own collection is not inconsiderable; I'd guess it's somewhere north of 200. Some of my favorites/reference recordings remain early discs. In fact, it doesn't get much more O.G. than "the first non-classical recording to be released in compact disc format:"
If you were buying a CD player from a hifi dealer in 1983 (or anytime in the mid-'80s), chances are good that they had this disc in heavy rotation. Unfortunately, it's long out-of-print, along with (I believe) the rest of the DMP catalogue.No discs, no downloads, no streaming... Nothing. I highly recommend seeking out a copy.
If you like Tricycle, you'll probably enjoy the rest of their catalogue, too, and it is all just as "audiophile." It helps that in addition to having great sound, the players and the compositions are also superb. My favorites are a toss-up between Tricycle and Big Notes.
If you like Tricycle, you'll probably enjoy the rest of their catalogue, too, and it is all just as "audiophile." It helps that in addition to having great sound, the players and the compositions are also superb. My favorites are a toss-up between Tricycle and Big Notes.
No discs, no downloads, no streaming... Nothing. I highly recommend seeking out a copy.[/QUOTE]
On a Nakamichi? I knew someone who had one and it was incredible
[/QUOTE]One of my earliest cd's was this Tricycle disc. I got it at a high end stereo shop (listen up or soundshop) and of course, software for the "brand new format" was though the roof. I think I paid upward of $25 for it. The first time I listened to this disc, I was practically knocked over when the drums came in shortly after the disc started (great choice for a demo disc, I bet it sold them a lot of software AND hardware). Funny thing, just a few days ago I picked up this title on a CASSETTE TAPE, the first high end tape I've ever found at a thrift. The sticker was still on the back--$18.99 and the tape was recorded on a Scotch brand COBALT tape. I put it in the player and wasn't expecting much until the drums came in and lit me up AGAIN!!. Anybody who questions the fidelity of the cassette format has never heard it when it is done right!
If you were buying a CD player from a hifi dealer in 1983 (or anytime in the mid-'80s), chances are good that they had this disc in heavy rotation. Unfortunately, it's long out-of-print, along with (I believe) the rest of the DMP catalogue.
Dang - Nakamichi was also my Cassette player. It truly was an amazing machine.
