Bitches Brew Quadraphonic SACD from Sony Japan

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BTW, Adamo, how did those SQ BB discs sound via the surround master. And be honest: When you have the SQ/QS Vinyl and a company like D~V reissues them as QUAD SACDs, how accurate are the decodings via the Aussie decoder in comparison?

It's presently thundering and lightning in New York. My frazzled pussycat Mrs. Popadopolos is in hiding!

Boy do we need the rain. The humidity is stifling!

i haven't played the Bitchin' SQs for a while Ralphsqeeo.. but i have a vague recollection of it generally being pretty spacey and cool at the time. kinda long though, i get bored easy.. haha.. just kidding ;)

oh, the SQ's so shit by comparison I feel like using the records for target practice..!! PULL..!! :ROFLMAO:

honestly, seriously, when I compare an SM decode to an SACD or Q8, most of the time I'd say the SM's done a really great job of it, its ordinarily pretty obvious where stuff is coming from (even if that stuff isn't exclusively coming from the speaker/channel where that stuff is located in the SACD/Q8 version..). I'm a fan of the Involve unit, it did the unthinkable and turned a separation snob (moi) who craved discrete surround and rather frowned upon the idea of matrix etc., into someone who could very happily live with matrix Quad and synthesised surround from Stereo, success to the SM, it made an SQ convert out of this stuck up lil' basketcase! :p

oh! poor Mrs. Popadopolos!! I hope you can keep your pussy suitably comfy in the humidity! :phones
 
That's basically why I gave up on SQ/QS/EV/CD~4 vinyl. WAaaayyyyy too finicky. Columbia released Stereo Open Reel tapes in the early 70's and if I'm not mistaken, because Bitches Brew was a double LP, they released it in 3 3/4 ips. WHY oh WHY Columbia never released their QUAD masters as QUAD Open REELS will always remain a mystery [unless they had SO much $$$ invested in their SQ system, they stubbornly wanted NO competition to detract from it]. But ironically, Columbia also produced all their own Stereo Open Reels in house instead of utlizing AMPEX or MAGTEC but then again, they did release inferior Q8s instead.

I really think QUAD might've taken off if they did release their QUAD masters as Q4 Open Reels [RCA, Warners, even Vanguard produced QUAD ORs].

Really hope SONY Japan releases LIVE EVIL next on QUAD SACD. Another phenomenol Davis outing.

yeah, what SJ said! :ROFLMAO:
 
This has finally been officially announced by Sony Music Japan, so it looks like it will indeed be happening:

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Another mix existed on this masterpiece · Miles · Davis masterpiece "Bitchez Brew" The phantom 4ch mix was the world's first resurgence of shock on August 8.

2018.07.18

A masterpiece that shakes history as a monument of Electric Miles, "Bitchez Brew" (1970). It is a monumental album awarded the Grammy award, becoming the first gold disc for the Emperor Miles Davis, with the rock and funk elements incorporated into the fan base. In fact, there was another version of the quadraphoric version that contained 4 channel mixes apart from the stereo mix popular as a masterpiece of the 20th century.

On Wednesday, August 8 (Wednesday), the phantom quadrafonic will be released on the world's first SA-CD multi (4 ch) · hybrid board. I was not able to hear what kind of sound it sounded because the audio system which the quadrapheonic board which was released at the time was released at that time was disappeared from the world, but this time quadrafonic board analog of the 4 ch mix · It will be the world's first revival with the SA-CD multi (front and rear 4 channel) hybrid board for the first time in 47 years from the master. Also, regarding the SA-CD stereo layer / CD layer, the latest mastering has been done from the analog master released in 1970, and it is contents of enhancement unique to the hybrid disc which can listen with SA-CD 4ch & 2ch and CD as one (2018 latest remaster).

Twelve exquisites such as Joe Zavinul, Benny Moupin, John McLaughlin and others, with a focus on Quintet of Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Jacques Djonet and the coolest sound with tension Miles that created the world. Filled with the fresh energy of the players from the four speakers, it is a 4ch mix that you can experience the realistic sensation at 360 degrees as if you are listening in the space the members are playing. The next day after that "Woodstock", about half a century after the recording which took place from August 19th to 21st 1969, now we are amazed at the sound of the shock that I had never heard before.

Japan original proprietary package is 7 inch paper jacket specification. Japanese version Quadra Phonic LP (Silver Jake) First reprints artwork and belt. Includes a new commentary on Quadrafonik · Mix along with original commentary of the time. A sticker of artistic artwork (both sides) is enclosed as a bonus.

【What is Quadrafonic?】 In
the early '70s, many artists had produced 4 ch mix (QUADRAPHONIC) separately from 2 ch mix (STEREOPHONIC). An audio system for listening to 4 ch is also on sale fairly and quadrafonik works covering a wide range of genres ranging from classical to Jeff Beck, Santana, Miles and Johnny Cash were launched as software to enjoy on that system. Among the 4 ch mix boards, those recorded by the SQ method (abbreviation of CBS and Sony's jointly developed stereo quadrupolephonic) can be played even by general record players, so <world-wide collectors> It is an item, and the artwork contains the SQ logo. In the middle of the 70 's, the system itself fell down and disappeared from the world.

【Album Information】
Title: Miles · Davis "Bitches Brew" SA-CD Multi Hybrid Edition
Release date: August 8, 2018 Perfect production Limited edition · Japan planning 
part no .: SICJ10008-9 (2 sheets set)
List price: 5500 yen + tax
· SA-CD Multi (4 ch): Quadrafonic board released as a 4-ch mixboard in 1974 The world's first SA-CD for the first time in 47 years since analog master. Front / rear 4 channels.
· SA-CD Stereo / CD layer: latest mastering from analog master released in 70 years
· 7 inch paper jacket (analog · single size)
· released in 1972 Japanese version Quadrafonik LP (silver jacket), belt Artwork first reprint
· Carlos · Santana's special contribution (1998) Reprint
· When released in 1970 by Mr. Hisamitsu Noguchi · original · liner
· reprint · reprinted by Mr. Masaaki Hara · commentary on the revival
· dual-sided artwork sticker included
· 2018 Latest remaster
 
Gratifying to hear that SONY Japan is lavishing their proprietary 7" packaging on this MILEStone album! But the official photo released by SONY looks a bit confusing as it shows an insert from a previous Japanese BB Stereo reissue. Oh well, as long as the final product replicates previous 7" packaging reissues.

And this will be the first time these 1974 QUAD masters are presented in all their glory [hopefully] utilizing their DSD 256 [QUAD] A>D converters.

Counting the days!

Thanks McCrutchy for the Official Update!:)
 
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Gratifying to hear that SONY Japan is lavishing their proprietary 7" packaging on this MILEStone album! But the official photo released by SONY looks a bit confusing as it shows an insert from a previous Japanese BB Stereo reissue. Oh well, as long as the final product replicates previous 7" packaging reissues.

And this will be the first time these 1974 QUAD masters are presented in all their glory [hopefully] utilizing their DSD 256 [QUAD] A>D converters.

Counting the days!

Thanks McCrutchy for the Official Update!:)

Aside from the 7" packaging...it's so refreshing to see how different ways they spell Quad in this articleo_O
 
Columbia released Stereo Open Reel tapes in the early 70's and if I'm not mistaken, because Bitches Brew was a double LP, they released it in 3 3/4 ips.

Columbia released reels all the way back into the 1950s. Unfortunately, they frequently used 3-3/4 ips just out of cheapness, even for albums that still would have fit on a single reel.

By the 1980s when the record club was the only way to get new pop/rock reels, their 3-3/4 ips reels actually sounded pretty good...or so my 30+ year old memories say. It's kind of tempting to pull one out now to see what I think in 2018. I particularly remember the The Cars' "Panorama" and The Eagles' "The Long Run" being pretty good.
 
Columbia released reels all the way back into the 1950s. Unfortunately, they frequently used 3-3/4 ips just out of cheapness, even for albums that still would have fit on a single reel.

By the 1980s when the record club was the only way to get new pop/rock reels, their 3-3/4 ips reels actually sounded pretty good...or so my 30+ year old memories say. It's kind of tempting to pull one out now to see what I think in 2018. I particularly remember the The Cars' "Panorama" and The Eagles' "The Long Run" being pretty good.

If you were a TRUE Open Reel enthusiast in the 70's and the early 80's, it was to escape the limitations of cassette, 8 Track and poorly pressed vinyl and when the switch was made to 3 3/4 OPEN REEL [as you implied to SAVE on tape], myself and my Open Reel friends went ballistic.

Most masters were recorded at minimum 15 ips [and 30 ips] and to denigrate those masters by releasing them on 3 3/4 ips tape was ANATHEMA!

Which is why I've always being a vocal critic of LOSSY DD and DTS. GIVE US THE MASTER SOUND .... and BE DONE WITH IT!
 
I'm about to dismantle my surround setup to make space for a home studio…

Why in blazes would you want to go do a thing like that? I'm all for a home studio (got one in my bedroom). Who says you can't have both? Do speakers and equipment take up that much room? Accostics will be different, but that can be dealt with. Many studios double as mini "exhibition halls."
 
Just ordered from CDJapan! It shows as out of stock on both ImportCDs and Deep Discount, so anyone else on the fence about this should probably pull the trigger soon...

Import and DD are probably showing them as out of stock as the release day in the states lags behind the Japanese release by a few weeks. And by the time it arrives from CDJapan [unless you specified expedited shipping], you'll probably have it if you order from either domestic entitiy.
 
Import and DD are probably showing them as out of stock as the release day in the states lags behind the Japanese release by a few weeks. And by the time it arrives from CDJapan [unless you specified expedited shipping], you'll probably have it if you order from either domestic entitiy.
Do you think I should get this, I have enjoyed my MOFI stereo for years.
 
If you were a TRUE Open Reel enthusiast in the 70's and the early 80's, it was to escape the limitations of cassette, 8 Track and poorly pressed vinyl and when the switch was made to 3 3/4 OPEN REEL [as you implied to SAVE on tape], myself and my Open Reel friends went ballistic.

I don't think they switched to 3-3/4, it was always common to do pop titles at that speed. I have a lot of 60s and 70s pre-recordeds and 7-1/2 was definitely the exception for pop/rock. Columbia was usually pretty good about doing classical and showtunes at the faster speed, but apparently they thought the mainstream stuff was less prestigious.

Though I shouldn't single out Columbia, it was pretty much true of everyone. I don't think 7-1/2 became the more common speed until reels were almost done. I have several non-Columbias (mostly Elton Johns) that near the end of the format were reissued at 7-1/2. The box art and text weren't changed at all, they just put a sticker on the front saying "Now 7-1/2 ips 19 cmps". You can see one of mine at https://www.discogs.com/Joni-Mitchell-Ladies-Of-The-Canyon/release/7976480. The other interesting (well, to me) thing about the Elton John reels is that because the art was never changed, they all remained on the Uni label well after the formats you'd buy in a store had switched to MCA.

Other than a greater likelihood of classical and showtunes being issued at 7-1/2, the chosen speed seemed largely arbitrary. For example, do you know who Larry McNeely is? Me either, but his reel got the 7-1/2 ips treatment.

[Apologies for wandering WAY off topic. Again.]
 
Do you think I should get this, I have enjoyed my MOFI stereo for years.

Is this a serious question?

Let's review:

1. You are an active member of THE quad website worldwide.

2. This is the first and only release of this title in discrete quad EVER.

3. It is a LIMITED EDITION import.
As in, not that many.

4. There is already evidence it may sell out quickly.

5. It is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.

6. It is one of the greatest ALBUMS of all time.

7. You have "enjoyed your stereo copy for years."


Two plus two is ... ?
 
Who the hel
Is this a serious question?

Let's review:

1. You are an active member of THE quad website worldwide.

2. This is the first and only release of this title in discrete quad EVER.

3. It is a LIMITED EDITION import.
As in, not that many.

4. There is already evidence it may sell out quickly.

5. It is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.

6. It is one of the greatest ALBUMS of all time.

7. You have "enjoyed your stereo copy for years."


Two plus two is ... ?
 
I decided to order, $75.54 from CDJapan. I listened to my stereo copy last night and I thought oh, heck yea, wouldn't it be cool if all these instruments where floating around in different speakers, so now I am looking forward to the new mch arriving. Thanks for the push.

Yowza, Markie. Bargain hunter Ralphie bought it from ImportCD when they had their 10% off sale and snagged it for $46 delivered https://www.importcds.com/bitches-brew-quadraphonic/4547366340846

And yes, it should be in your collection. This will be one for the record! And in YOUR preferred 7" custom packaging the Japanese are famous for! All in all, a bitchin' concoction!
 
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