Behold! Rhino's Quadio Bundle #4

[RustyM]

Bundle Includes:

Donny Hathaway - Extension Of A Man (QUADIO) (BLU-RAY AUDIO)
Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly (QUADIO) (BLU-RAY AUDIO)
Hot Tuna - Burgers (QUADIO) (BLU-RAY AUDIO)
Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze (QUADIO) (BLU-RAY AUDIO)


Available For The First Time In Nearly 50 Years
Transferred From The Original Half-Inch Four-Channel Masters
Blu-ray With 192/24 Resolution Quadraphonic And Hi-Res Stereo Mixes

Quadraphonic sound, or 4.0 surround sound, utilizes four audio channels connected to four speakers positioned at the corners of a listening space. The multi-tracked audio is mixed dimensional, immersing the listener in an expansive soundscape.

 

[ClarkNovak]

Got my package yesterday; just finished the Seals & Crofts (which was great!). Can't wait to unwrap the rest!

 

[par4ken]

Picked mine up today!

Same as with the other shipments I had to pay HST. Rhino why don't you follow my suggestion and attached a copy of the paid invoice showing that the tax has been paid? This has been an ongoing problem at least since Bundle #1!! I now have to fill in the refund request and wait to get my money back! The other alternative is to stop collecting the HST on Canadian orders!

 

[bookofsaturdays]

Picked mine up today!

Same as with the other shipments I had to pay HST. Rhino why don't you follow my suggestion and attached a copy of the paid invoice showing that the tax has been paid? This has been an ongoing problem at least since Bundle #1!! I now have to fill in the refund request and wait to get my money back! The other alternative is to stop collecting the HST on Canadian orders!

I got billed for my Joni order. What do I need to send with the refund request? Order Confirmation email from Rhino?

 

[par4ken]

I got billed for my Joni order. What do I need to send with the refund request? Order Confirmation email from Rhino?

Yes, just to prove that the tax was paid. Request that the entire amount including the handling fee be refunded!

 

[millertek]

Purchased and listened to these latest 4 QUAD releases. My observations and opinions -

Each of these 4 albums are not ones I have been familiar with in both the stereo and QUAD releases, so I cannot compare these new releases to anything I have listened to before.

ALL FOUR releases - sounded great to me in their QUAD 2024 releases. The separation sounded equal and of superior quality. In fact, I enjoyed all 4 of them and their musical styles provided me new exposure to tracks I had not heard before in any format. So, I see Rhino's choices made in selecting the 4 releases every quarter...they are definitely trying to provide a broader range of sound and style.

As for technical observations, I noticed Rhino remastered CD4 Quad masters to produce these releases, EXCEPT FOR ONE - the Hot Tuna release. Based on my findings - the only QUAD release for Burgers was on a Q8 (8track) release....instead of CD4 which was used for previous releases...am I correct or was this release using an unreleased CD4 mix?

Overall, I'm enjoying Rhino's QUAD releases every quarter and hope they continue!

 

[gbaby183]

I received my bundle Saturday the 18th of May, 2024 I played all four of them twice. The Roberta Flack was by far the best sounding of the four in that not only did it have great quad separation and imaging but the bass was extremely powerful as well as the overall sound of all the instruments including Roberta's voice. I remember this album from the '70s and it is something I wouldn't even consider buying as I was in to War, Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, the Doobies, and funk and soul music in general. But, this turned out to be a great listen and I could really appreciate the musicianship.

Surprisingly, Hot Tuna was my second favorite sounding Quad, and "Burgers" made me a fan of them. It too had great imaging. I have been seeing this CD all my days and wouldn't think twice about it because I had no interest in it. However, having listened to this Quad, I thought is was very very creative and reminded me of a little bluegrass, rock, and sometimes sounded like the Allman brothers.

Seals and Croft also surprised me. I purchased this for "Summer Breeze" alone, but the overall album was pleasant, and It too, featured great quad and imaging. However, "Summer Breeze" in no way surpassed the rendition done by the Isley Brothers who I feel made this composition their own. Nothing competes with Ronald Isley's guitar solo on that composition.

Finally, I felt Donny Hathaway's disc was the weakest of the bunch, but it was worth the five bucks extra for the disc purchased in a bundle. As someone else observed, this may be the best of the quad bundles. By the way, none of these discs arrived with crack cases.

 

[Progfiend]

Picked mine up today!

Same as with the other shipments I had to pay HST. Rhino why don't you follow my suggestion and attached a copy of the paid invoice showing that the tax has been paid? This has been an ongoing problem at least since Bundle #1!! I now have to fill in the refund request and wait to get my money back! The other alternative is to stop collecting the HST on Canadian orders!

I fixed the problem by ordering from Warners Music Canada. I got all 4 new Quadios today. It might have taken a little longer than ordering directly from Rhino, but they all came in one package and no extra delivery or tax charges. Worth the wait, IMO.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

I fixed the problem by ordering from Warners Music Canada. I got all 4 new Quadios today. It might have taken a little longer than ordering directly from Rhino, but they all came in one package and no extra delivery or tax charges. Worth the wait, IMO.

I thought they were shipping on the 31st? You already got them?

 

[Progfiend]

I thought they were shipping on the 31st? You already got them?

Yup

 

[SmcAustin]

Finally, I felt Donny Hathaway's disc was the weakest of the bunch, but it was worth the five bucks extra for the disc purchased in a bundle. As someone else observed, this may be the best of the quad bundles. By the way, none of these discs arrived with crack cases.

Interesting how different tastes are: the Hathaway was the only one I got after listening to streaming stereo versions of each. The orchestrated tracks were attractive and the playing was enjoyable on the soul arrangements. The quadio just arrived so I look for to hearing it.

 

[gbaby183]

Interesting how different tastes are: the Hathaway was the only one I got after listening to streaming stereo versions of each. The orchestrated tracks were attractive and the playing was enjoyable on the soul arrangements. The quadio just arrived so I look for to hearing it.

What's strange is that I am a black guy, but really liked Hot Tuna. I elnjoyed hearing flavors of bluegrass because I got into it because many year ago, a friend of mine was hosting in a house concert, Slocan Ramblers, a bluegrass band from Nova Scotia. They were great. Having heard Donny Hathaway last, it was musically somewhat of a letdown for creativity.

 

[quadjoe]

I've just ordered mine! I can't wait to hear them.

 

[bnyhof]

I thought they were shipping on the 31st? You already got them?

Received mine as well on Monday from WBCanada.

 

[SmcAustin]

What's strange is that I am a black guy, but really liked Hot Tuna. I elnjoyed hearing flavors of bluegrass because I got into it because many year ago, a friend of mine was hosting in a house concert, Slocan Ramblers, a bluegrass band from Nova Scotia. They were great. Having heard Donny Hathaway last, it was musically somewhat of a letdown for creativity.

Reciting Humpty Dumpty in church does seem a letdown! I think the orchestrations are the most creative part and the arrangements pick up after the church and funk jams although I do enjoy those, especially in quad.

Listening to Burgers on Apple upmixed, the best songs are better than I remembered. However, what I like best are the songs farthest from the front porch blues picking vibe, especially the fuzz bass on Water Song. Well-played and I certainly wouldn't want to keep anyone who likes it from enjoying it.

 

[quadrifonico]

Rumours of any upcoming titles by the way? Thanks

 

[quicksrt]

Quadraphonic format has always been one cluster of confusion for many. I don’t care too much anymore. But over the last year, four of my top wish list titles got reissued.

Paranoid, Billion Dollar Babies, Machine Head, and Court and Spark all arrived and were everything I hoped and expected they’d be. I would hope it's not all down hill for me from here.

It might be hard to top those four quad titles unless maybe Bruce Botnick and Steven Wilson are brought back onboard and asked to do work on some vintage classic albums from the Warner catalog. There is always Faces, Beefheart, Feat, and another Alice title. But will Warner step up and bat on something like that? It’s possible. 4.0 and 5.1 are fine with me.

 

[quicksrt]

Purchased and listened to these latest 4 QUAD releases. My observations and opinions -

Each of these 4 albums are not ones I have been familiar with in both the stereo and QUAD releases, so I cannot compare these new releases to anything I have listened to before.

ALL FOUR releases - sounded great to me in their QUAD 2024 releases. The separation sounded equal and of superior quality. In fact, I enjoyed all 4 of them and their musical styles provided me new exposure to tracks I had not heard before in any format. So, I see Rhino's choices made in selecting the 4 releases every quarter...they are definitely trying to provide a broader range of sound and style.

As for technical observations, I noticed Rhino remastered CD4 Quad masters to produce these releases, EXCEPT FOR ONE - the Hot Tuna release. Based on my findings - the only QUAD release for Burgers was on a Q8 (8track) release....instead of CD4 which was used for previous releases...am I correct or was this release using an unreleased CD4 mix?

Overall, I'm enjoying Rhino's QUAD releases every quarter and hope they continue!

Hi Millertek,

One would gather from the notes and press releases that these Quadio bluray discs are mastered from the original four track half-inch mixed reels. These master tapes are mixed and prepared for release (in the 70's) well before the process of CD-4 or quad 8-track tapes (which some of them indeed did appear) are pressed and printed up.

So we are getting high-resolution transfers of first generation tapes, in four-channel quad from half-inch masters. There have been no "quad" releases of these albums in 50 years. So we all are enjoying something new here even if we have heard these before in some way or another.

Can't wait for the next four in this series.

 

[Bill B]

Can't wait for the next four in this series.

Isn't it about time to start talking about Bundle #5?

Or is there already a thread that I can't find?

 

[quicksrt]

Isn't it about time to start talking about Bundle #5?

Or is there already a thread that I can't find?

Indeed. Someone posted a comment on it - if we should talk about that just yet a week or so back.

I posted at that other forum thread that I thought a four-bundle of all quad live albums would be kind of cool, if a bit odd.

Like how about a set of four "live" albums:

Aretha Franklin - Live at the Fillmore West
War - LIVE!
Modern Jazz Quartet - The Last Concert
Herbie Mann - Hold On, I'm Coming (live in NY '73)

See now because this list has two double-album sets (formally known as a "Twin-Pack") this would result in us getting six albums worth of material for the price of only 4!!!! (laugh)