SPOTLIGHT Dutton-Vocalion Pop/Rock '70s Quad Reissue Switchboard

[JonUrban]

This is a list of all of the popular/rock/easy listening surround SACD's from Dutton-Vocalion created from 1970's original quadraphonic master tapes.

From this list you can click the title name to go to the QQ Poll for the title, or click the pressing/release number of the title to go to the Dutton-Vocalion website to purchase the disc.

Classical titles are in their own thread here. Get these while you can! This list will be kept up to date going forward

LAST EDIT: 1-11-2021​

DV #	ARTIST/TITLE
CDLK4570	Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen - Brass, Ivory and Strings & Brass on Ivory
CDLK4572	Floyd Cramer - Class of '73 & Class of '74-'75
CDLK4574	Henry Mancini - Six Hours Past Sunset & A Warm Shade of Ivory
CDLK4575	Perry Como - Perry & In Person at the International Hotel Las Vegas
CDLK4577	Floyd Cramer - Super Country Hits & The Young and the Restless
CDLK4591	Michel Legrand - Twenty Songs of the Century
CDLK4595	Hugo Montenegro - Love Theme from The Godfather & Music from A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
CDLK4597	Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass - Travelin' & Caribbean Cruise
CDLK4598	Arthur Fiedler - Greatest Hits of the '70s Vols. 1 & 2
CDLK4599	Percy Faith - Chinatown (featuring The Entertainer) & Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
CDLK4602	Ray Conniff - Laughter in the Rain & Love Will Keep Us Together
CDLK4603	Henry Mancini - Mancini Country & Country Gentleman
CDLK4607	Paul Mauriat - Penelope & Holidays
CDLK4608	Charles Gerhardt - Lost Horizon: The Classic Film Scores of Dimitri Tiomkin & The Thing from Another World Suite
CDLK4609	Doc Severinsen - Rhapsody for Now! & Doc
CDLK4610	Chet Atkins - Superpickers & Chet Atkins Picks the Best
CDLK4611	Ray Conniff & The Singers - Alone Again (Naturally) & Love Theme from The Godfather
CDLK4612	Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden & Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits
CDLK4613	Floyd Cramer - Floyd Cramer with The Music City Pops & Floyd Cramer in Concert
CDLK4614	Percy Faith - Clair & Joy
CDLK4615	Ray Conniff - Theme from S.W.A.T. and Other TV Themes & Send in the Clowns
CDLK4616	Charles Gerhardt - Sunset Boulevard - The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman
CDLK4617	Ronnie Milsap - Pure Love & A Legend in My Time
CDLK4619	Charlie Rich - The Silver Fox & Very Special Love Songs
CDLK4620	Charles Gerhardt/Kiri Te Kanawa - Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann & bonus track
CDLK4622	Dottie West - House of Love & If it's All Right with You/Just What I've Been Looking For
CDLK4623	Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops - Up, Up and Away & Fiedler's Choice
CDLK4624	Ray Conniff - The Happy Sound & Love Story
CDLK4625	Percy Faith - New Thing & Black Magic Woman
CDLK4626	Stephen Sondheim - A Little Night Music - Original Broadway Cast
CDLK4627	Helen Reddy - I Am Woman/Long Hard Climb
CDLK4628	Ray Conniff - Harmony & The Way We Were
CDLK4630	Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors & Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)
CDLK4631	Charles Gerhardt - Spellbound: The Classic Film Scores of Miklós Rózsa & bonus track
CDLK4633	Charles Gerhardt - Captain Blood: Classic Film Scores for Errol Flynn
CDLK4634	Paul Mauriat - Emmanuelle & Fantastic 4 Channel
CDLK4638	Company - Original Cast Recording
CDLK4639	Casablanca - CLassic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart
CDLK4640	A Chorus Line - Original Cast Recording
CDLK4641	David Raksin - Conducts his Great Film Scores
CDSML8518	Hugo Montenegro - Others By Brothers & Scenes and Themes
CDSML8523	Tower of Power - Ain't Nothin' Stoppin' Us Now
CDSML8524	The Main Ingredient - Euphrates River
CDSML8525	Hugo Montenegro - Hugo in Wonder-Land & Neil's Diamonds
CDSML8526	Ray Davies & The Button Down Brass - Themes from The Exorcist, The French Connection, The Sting and other great films & Flashpoint
CDSML8527	Pure Prairie League - Two Lane Highway & If the Shoe Fits
CDSML8528	Return to Forever - Musicmagic
CDSML8529	The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Dimension 3
CDSML8530	Turiya Alice Coltrane & Devadip Carlos Santana - Illuminations
CDSML8531	The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - The Black Motion Picture Experience & Music for Soulful Lovers
CDSML8532	Deodato - Prelude & Deodato 2
CDSML8534	Art Garfunkel - Angel Clare
CDSML8535	Henry Mancini - The Return of the Pink Panther & Symphonic Soul
CDSML8536	Hugo Montenegro: Rocket Man - A Tribute To Elton John & Mammy Blue
CDSML8537	Art Garfunkel - Breakaway
CDSML8538	The Guess Who - Road Food & #10
CDSML8539	The Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul & Love Corporation
CDSML8540	Rick Derringer - All American Boy & Spring Fever
CDSML8543	Poco - Cantamos & Seven
CDSML8544	Airto - Fingers & Airto/Deodato in Concert
CDSML8545	Johnnie Taylor - Ear-ga-sm & Rated Extraordinaire
CDSML8546	Billy Paul - Live in Europe
CDSML8547	Chase - Pure Music & Chase
CDSML8548	George Benson - Body Talk
CDSML8550	Weather Report - Tale Spinnin'
2CDSML8551	Billy Paul - 360 Degrees of Billy Paul & War of the Gods
CDSML8552	Dr Teleny's Incredible Plugged-in Orchestra/Ettore Stratta & the Baroque Pops - Stolen Goods & Viva Vivaldi
CDSML8553	Henry Mancini - Hangin' Out with Henry Mancini & Theme from "Z" and Other Film Music
CDSML8554	Tomita - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé
CDSML8556	Herbie Hancock - Sextant
CDSML8557	Don Sebesky - Giant Box
CDSML8558	Tomita - Firebird
CDSML8559	Donald Byrd - Black Byrd
2CDSML8560	Buddy Miles - Booger Bear; Carlos Santana/Buddy Miles Live!
CDSML8561	MFSB - Philadelphia Freedom & Summertime
CDSML8562	The Guess Who - Rockin' & The Best of The Guess Who - Volume 2
CDSML8563	Paul Revere & The Raiders - Hard 'n' Heavy (with marshmallow) & Indian Reservation
CDSML8564	The Guess Who - American Woman & Share the Land
CDSML8565	B. W. Stevenson - My Maria & Calabasas
CDSML8566	The O'Jays - Survival/Family Reunion
CDSML8568	Argent - In Deep (Quad) & Nexus & Ring of Hands (Stereo)
CDSML8569	The Miracles - Love Crazy (Quad)/Miracles (Stereo)
CDSML8570	Guess Who - Wheatfield Soul & Canned Wheat
CDSML8571	Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes - Black and Blue/Wake Up Everybody
CDSML8572	Blood Sweat & Tears - Mirror Image & New Day
CDSML8574	Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit/That's the Way of the World
CDSML8576	Donald Byrd - Street Lady
2CDSML8578	Mott the Hoople - The Hoople, All the Young Dudes (Stereo), Mott (Stereo)
CDSML8580	Grover Washington - Soul Box
2CDSML8583	Burton Cummings - S/T, My Own Way to Rock (Stereo), Dream of a Child (Stereo)
CDSML8584	Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive II
CDSML85xx	Coming Soon - "More & More" by Michael Dutton & Co.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Thanks for that invaluable compilation, Jon, although I do find it depressing that a lot of D~V's worthy contenders didn't receive enough votes or LOVE to qualify for the QQ Surround Polls. IMO, D~V's classical RCA/Columbia discrete QUAD SACDs are also worth mentioning. The EPOCH Surround SACDs are eclectic and even though some are more than worthy of mention, doubt they would spark any interest as far as the polls go.

 

[steelydave]

Thanks for creating this list Jon, the more visibility for D-V's offerings, the better - especially for people who might be new to what they're doing.

Thanks for that invaluable compilation, Jon, although I do find it depressing that a lot of D~V's worthy contenders didn't receive enough votes or LOVE to qualify for the QQ Surround Polls. IMO, D~V's classical RCA/Columbia discrete QUAD SACDs are also worth mentioning. The EPOCH Surround SACDs are eclectic and even though some are more than worthy of mention, doubt they would spark any interest as far as the polls go.

This was disappointing to me at first too, especially because I had so much emotional energy invested in it - but then you see things like this and it shows you that it was all worth it. D-V's very first pop SACD and people are continuing to find it for the first time - the same goes elsewhere, recently I've seen some of the old stalwarts on SH.tv giving in and ordering D-V discs too, and the reviews have been for the most part extremely positive from a crowd that is notoriously tough.

Sometimes it's hard to remember that not everyone purchases surround music with the kind of first-day fervor we do here, but in the fullness of time they are finding it.

As Carl Weathers sang in Happy Gilmore..

 

[winopener]

Good idea, Jon.
I'm amazed (without Maybe...) at all the titles that D-V already did, hope it can go on for at least a pair of decades...

 

[Old Quad Guy]

Thank you for your time and work for creating this list. So many Holy Grail titles here, and many I didn't get around to first go around in the Quad era.

The Rick Derringer titles, all on one disc for the price of a CD. "All American Boy," one of the greatest Rock albums of all time. The Johnny Taylor 2'fer titles. Important on so many levels. That is some serious music.

Billy Paul, excellent of course. The Country titles are must haves. Charlie Rich and Lynn Anderson. Herbie Hancock, "Sextant." Santana and Tower of Power. And the rest are obvious titles to buy. Other titles look just plain fun. I love just scrolling up and down the list. Forgot we have so many. Let's hope the Quad gravy train keeps rolling. Buy now or be sorry you missed out. Thanks.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Thanks for creating this list Jon, the more visibility for D-V's offerings, the better - especially for people who might be new to what they're doing.



This was disappointing to me at first too, especially because I had so much emotional energy invested in it - but then you see things like this and it shows you that it was all worth it. D-V's very first pop SACD and people are continuing to find it for the first time - the same goes elsewhere, recently I've seen some of the old stalwarts on SH.tv giving in and ordering D-V discs too, and the reviews have been for the most part extremely positive from a crowd that is notoriously tough.

Sometimes it's hard to remember that not everyone purchases surround music with the kind of first-day fervor we do here, but in the fullness of time they are finding it.

As Carl Weathers sang in Happy Gilmore..

Glad to hear Dutton Vocalion is receiving recognition at Stereo Centric SHF. Yes, Michael J.'s exceptional mastering deserves kudos and in time will be rewarded with equally gratifying sales figures as well. Loved this June batch and hopefully, D~V will continue to raid the vaults of Sony and eventually other labels, which it has been 'hinting' at. [a few from UMG]

Cannot wait for the next batch!

 

[ubertrout]

Regardless of whether every title here is what interests me, this is an incredibly impressive list. We need to do a similar one for classical, but the voters don't seem to be there, at least here.

 

[MrSmithers]

Wow, thanks Jon that's a great reference. I just got put through by the switchboard and ordered another couple of titles (Perry Como & Danny Davis). It's really easy to do using the switchboard... ☎ These are certainly Magic Moments for the Quaddies!

 

[JonUrban]

Thanks everyone. I probably should have done this earlier, as there was a similar post for Audio Fidelity way back when.

I would have done the classical but I just don't know that stuff that well and I am not sure what's original quad and what's not, and as I recall, some of them have parts of quad albums on them but not all of them. It's all too confusing.

Besides, classical surround discs are rarely voted on around here, so I was not sure it was worth the extra effort.

 

[kap'n krunch]

Besides, classical surround discs are rarely voted on around here, so I was not sure it was worth the extra effort.

Yes, you are right and if you listed the ones that are sourced directly from the Columbia masters (Bartok, Vivaldi, etc.) it would then seem conducive to listing ALL of them...

 

[4-earredwonder]

Incidentally, the two Charles Gerhardt Classic Film Score releases [which get my HIGHEST Recommendation] were originally released on RCA's Red Seal Classical label.

 

[JonUrban]

Incidentally, the two Charles Gerhardt Classic Film Score releases [which get my HIGHEST Recommendation] were originally released on RCA's Red Seal Classical label.

Yeah, I know the difference between an ARD1 and an APD1. And the Dr. Teleny as well. Those albums I always have thought of as borderline non-classical because they also lean towards easy listening/popular so I included them in this list because I did not think there would ever be a classical list.

Oh well. Ain't no way I'm changing it now!

 

[4-earredwonder]

Yeah, I know the difference between an ARD1 and an APD1. And the Dr. Teleny as well. Those albums I always have thought of as borderline non-classical because they also lean towards easy listening/popular so I included them in this list because I did not think there would ever be a classical list.

Oh well. Ain't no way I'm changing it now!

Yeah, Jon, technically, they're considered 'Crossover' albums. No need to change anything.

But all 'n all, a very impressive roster of releases from Dutton Vocalion considering the bulk of their SACDs were TWO~FERS at less than ONE~FER Stereo SACD prices. NO SMALL FEAT in today's market.

 

[jaybird100]

I couldn't help but notice the list doesn't include the two SACD's from Paul Mauriat, "Penelope", and "El Bimbo". I have to wonder why they were omitted. Both are excellent sounding, with immersive surround mixes. They're definitely worth a listen.

 

[JonUrban]

I couldn't help but notice the list doesn't include the two SACD's from Paul Mauriat, "Penelope", and "El Bimbo". I have to wonder why they were omitted. Both are excellent sounding, with immersive surround mixes. They're definitely worth a listen.

I was under the impression that those were not original 1970's releases. If they are, I will gladly add them. Can anyone confirm? I am pretty sure they were not US quads.

 

[sjcorne]

I was under the impression that those were not original 1970's releases. If they are, I will gladly add them. Can anyone confirm? I am pretty sure they were not US quads.

Penelope & Holidays were Japan-only CD-4s in the Phillips ‘4DX’ series.

 

[steelydave]

The Mauriat albums are original quads, but they were only released in Japan as part of the Philips Japan 4DX series, along with the two albums that make up the Ray Davies 2fer (CDSML 8526) that D-V did as well.

 

[JonUrban]

Penelope & Holidays were Japan-only CD-4s in the Phillips ‘4DX’ series.

The Mauriat albums are original quads, but they were only released in Japan as part of the Philips Japan 4DX series, along with the two albums that make up the Ray Davies 2fer (CDSML 8526) that D-V did as well.

Thanks guys. Those two titles have been added to the switchboard!

 

[ubertrout]

Yeah, I know the difference between an ARD1 and an APD1. And the Dr. Teleny as well. Those albums I always have thought of as borderline non-classical because they also lean towards easy listening/popular so I included them in this list because I did not think there would ever be a classical list.

Oh well. Ain't no way I'm changing it now!

I bunch of these straddle the line, in that plenty would exclude them from the "classical" category - to my mind most of all the Boston Pops albums of pop songs. But honestly, I don't think we need to worry about that too much here, especially since it's so mixed. Especially the second Fiedler combo - Up, Up and Away isn't classical to my mind but Fiedler's Choice is - so let's just have them on both lists.

 

[jaybird100]

I was under the impression that those were not original 1970's releases. If they are, I will gladly add them. Can anyone confirm? I am pretty sure they were not US quads.

These were Japanese quads, originally released in CD-4. They're definitely 70's recordings.