4 More Quadio titles coming in October!

[James_in_VA]

For those popping in, or just need a reminder, this is what we know so far:

Clues by Foraging Rhino:

Clue 1:
1 Jazz
1 R&B
1 Singer/Songwriter
1 Soft Rock

Clue 2:
1 Warner Bros
1 Reprise
2 Atlantic

Clue 3 (see image):View attachment 95728

And here is a list of quadrophonic LP releases, organized by record label: QuadraphonicQuad - WEA GROUP Records Checklist

Thanks much for putting this all together! I've been of the grid for three weeks ago I completely lost the bubble. I do like variety but I hope round 3 returns to hard rock territory!

 

[gvl_guy]

The WHITE cover could also be THE DIVINE MISS M on Atlantic Records

But I don't think she fits into any of the categories. Not jazz. Not soft rock. Certainly not a singer songwriter. Or R&B.

 

[4-earredwonder]

But I don't think she fits into any of the categories. Not jazz. Not soft rock. Certainly not a singer songwriter. Or R&B.

You're right...she is in a League of her Own! File under Impresario!

Could be The Average White Band but that too doesn't fit into any of the aforementioned categories!

 

[JDeanB]

Is the first one white? Or gray/silver? If gray/silver, Holiday would fit.

 

[Dynamic Editor]

For those popping in, or just need a reminder, this is what we know so far:

Clues by Foraging Rhino:

Clue 1:
1 Jazz
1 R&B
1 Singer/Songwriter
1 Soft Rock

Clue 2:
1 Warner Bros
1 Reprise
2 Atlantic

Clue 3 (see image):View attachment 95728

And here is a list of quadrophonic LP releases, organized by record label: QuadraphonicQuad - WEA GROUP Records Checklist

There are so few titles from Reprise that fit the color schemes shown, to the point where I'm rather sure it's Good Old Boys by Randy Newman (which would fulfill the singer-songwriter category).

That is, unless there's a secret quad mix of Little Criminals by him that none of us know about.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Is the first one white? Or gray/silver? If gray/silver, Holiday would fit.

 

[fredblue]

There are so few titles from Reprise that fit the color schemes shown, to the point where I'm rather sure it's Good Old Boys by Randy Newman (which would fulfill the singer-songwriter category).
View attachment 95730
That is, unless there's a secret quad mix of Little Criminals by him that none of us know about.

maybe black type on a silver background like ye olde DVD-A?

 

[peloton]

I’ll let others analyze the colors, but the top one screams AWB

As a band from Liverpool, England sang, oh please "let it be"!

 

[cbmmm3]

still say top one is America. BUT - regardless of what it is , I hope we dont get the shoddy ripped artwork that is inserted into this 'clue' disc

 

[Dynamic Editor]

For those popping in, or just need a reminder, this is what we know so far:

Clues by Foraging Rhino:

Clue 1:
1 Jazz
1 R&B
1 Singer/Songwriter
1 Soft Rock

Clue 2:
1 Warner Bros
1 Reprise
2 Atlantic

Clue 3 (see image):View attachment 95728

And here is a list of quadrophonic LP releases, organized by record label: QuadraphonicQuad - WEA GROUP Records Checklist

Of all of these, the red is throwing me for a loop. This is my guess for that:

So, my guesses are...

• Good Old Boys by Randy Newman (black and white spine; Reprise; singer-songwriter)
• The Spinners by The Spinners (blue and white spine; Atlantic; R&B)
• Mingus Moves by Charles Mingus (purple and white spine; Atlantic; jazz)
• Hearts by America (red and white spine; Warner Bros, soft rock)

 

[JDeanB]

The Spinners also have a 'silver/gray' album cover that was released in quad:

The album had a big hit with "They Just Can't Stop It (Games People Play)".

 

[Clement]

Here's my red fear (though it does have a few good tracks)

and my red nightmare (yeah, it doesn't fit any genres, but it's my nightmare and i'll post if i want to)

And one more thing: I own and listen to both Quad LPs and would buy them as Quadios!

 

[pscreed]

Donny Hathaway: Extension of a Man (R&B)
Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly (Singer/Songwriter)
Gil Evans: Svengali (Jazz)
Seals & Crofts: Summer Breeze (Soft Rock)

My wish list… given the clues. Maybe I missed some

 

[key_wiz]

You're right...she is in a League of her Own! File under Impresario!

Could be The Average White Band but that too doesn't fit into any of the aforementioned categories!

Wikipedia disagrees!

The Average White Band (also known as AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980.

 

[key_wiz]

Grrrr. Thanks. Just the sight of that now means I’m going to have “It’s A Hard Knock Life” running through my head for the rest of the night.

 

[Clement]

Grrrr. Thanks. Just the sight of that now means I’m going to have “It’s A Hard Knock Life” running through my head for the rest of the night.

Nightmares love company! Don't worry; the sun will come out . . . Tomorrow!

 

[quicksrt]

Thanks much for putting this all together! I've been of the grid for three weeks ago I completely lost the bubble. I do like variety but I hope round 3 returns to hard rock territory!

I would have wanted at least one rock title. But I also did want them to release a bunch of soft pop/rock of the lighter weight variety, so that they could (or can) see that sales do not warrant too many of those and they need to get back to rock titles if they want that "internet on fire" kind of buzz. My hunch is James Taylor, S&C, and a few others are not going to move the units like the best of the previous chosen Quadio titles. We will pick them up because they are quad and we collect quad, but they are not going to inspire folks to go out and purchase equipment or demand more titles from them (the artists).

 

[key_wiz]

I would have wanted at least one rock title. But I also did want them to release a bunch of soft pop/rock of the lighter weight variety, so that they could see that sales do not warrant too many of those and they need to get back to rock titles if they want that "internet on fire" kind of buzz. My hunch is James Taylor, S&C, and a few others are not going to move the units like the best of the previous chosen Quadio titles. We will pick them up because they are quad and we collect quad, but they are not going to inspire folks to go out and purchase equipment or demand more titles from them (the artists).

Well we got 4 rock titles last time. I guess they could have split them up, but 2 months from now it isn’t going to matter because I’ll have them all!

 

[quicksrt]

Well, it's basically the first of the month now (in many parts of the world), we only have three weeks 'til we'll really know for sure.

The good news is that all of the suggested titles that these could be are good albums:

America, S&C, Hathaway
Spinners, AWB, R. Flack
MJQ, Mingus, Gil Evans, or Ellington
Randy Newman, or James Taylor

No matter what is chosen, nobody is going to sigh in disappointment (other than getting over the slight of no Asylum, no Purple, no ZZ)

 

[quicksrt]

Well we got 4 rock titles last time. I guess they could have split them up, but 2 months from now it isn’t going to matter because I’ll have them all!

They will work out the kinks of getting us more rock, at least one rock in the next batch. I'm still over the moon with getting Paranoid and B$B in that last set.