First Look at the 4 New Quadios - QQ Exclusive!!

[JonUrban]

Here is a first look at the 4 new Quadio
BluRay Audio discs being released today (June 23, 2023)
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BA2 2685 - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES (Stereo and Original 4 Channel Mix) ( 24/192)

 

[JonUrban]

Here's a look inside the Super Jewel Box of 'Billion Dollar Babies'

And inside the booklet, a look at the actual Quad Master Reel Box!! Who doesn't love that?

 

[JonUrban]

BA2 3104 - BLACK SABBATH PARANOID (Stereo and Original 4 Channel Mix) ( 24/192)

 

[JonUrban]

Here's a look inside the Super Jewel Box of 'Paranoid'

And inside the booklet, a look at the actual Quad Master Reel Box!! Who doesn't love that?

 

[JonUrban]

BA2 18107 - J. GEILS BAND - NIGHTMARES... (Stereo and Original 4 Channel Mix) ( 24/192)

 

[JonUrban]

Here's a look inside the Super Jewel Box of 'Nightmares'

And inside the booklet, a look at the actual Quad Master Reel Box!! Who doesn't love that?

 

[JonUrban]

BA2 585303 - JEFFERSON STARSHIP RED OCTOPUS... (Stereo and Original 4 Channel Mix) ( 24/192)

 

[JonUrban]

Here's a look inside the Super Jewel Box of 'Red Octopus'

NOTE: There is no picture of the Reel Box, maybe because this one was originally an RCA. Not sure.

 

[quicksrt]

Oh my dearest, I just love to see the tape boxes on these showing some real documentation of the people involved and the period.

Very classy designs, and albums are worth this treatment.

Yes I miss not having the Starship tape boxes nor tracking sheets - but it’s still some cool looking designs.

 

[ForagingRhino]

We're limited to eight pages so with Starship it was either lyrics or Tape Boxes.
I need to look at these more closely in the future!

 

[quicksrt]

I'd have gone with tiny lyric sheets (2 pgs total) and had tape boxes incl. But I haven't seen the inside of the booklet yet. So.....

 

[4-earredwonder]

I'm DYING to know HOW THEY SOUND, Jon.

At 192/24 resolution I'm certain the very best they've ever sounded.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

We're limited to eight pages so with Starship it was either lyrics or Tape Boxes.
I need to look at these more closely in the future!

Don’t know if it’s already an option (I’ll find out soon enough ); but since they are single titles on a Blu-ray, could the lyrics be mastered on them as a menu option while the music is playing?

 

[GOS]

I'm DYING to know HOW THEY SOUND, Jon.

At 192/24 resolution I'm certain the very best they've ever sounded.

NO dying Ralph. Not allowed. You KNOW how they will sound.

 

[Tres Discrete]

Here is a first look at the 4 new Quadio
BluRay Audio discs being released today (June 23, 2023)
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BA2 2685 - BILLION DOLLAR BABIES (Stereo and Original 4 Channel Mix) ( 24/192)

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Love the old school “palm trees” WB logo.
I remember looking at that as a kid in the suburbs of New Jersey & thinking that would be a cool place to work…which I eventually did (though not in Burbank)

 

[ar surround]

These look wonderful! Now onto the next set of four.

 

[JonUrban]

I'm DYING to know HOW THEY SOUND, Jon.

At 192/24 resolution I'm certain the very best they've ever sounded.

I posted this in the other thread last night, but it sorta got lost in all of the ordering hoopla. So here it is again:

Now, My hearing ain't what it used to be, and that sucks. But I can tell you that these things sound clean and clear and you can crank them up and they sound awesome!!!

For those worried about brickwalling or loudness war crap. here's a look at the wav file of Track 1 from Paranoid - War Pigs. You can see there is no audio peaked out and everything is open and free. Of course, your ears will judge for yourselves, but in my book these sound great

 

[H.A.L.]

Ordered RED OCTOPUS and PARANOID . . . was on the fence about the Cooper, as I already have it
on SACD from Rhino already (yea, it's stereo, though). Oh heck, why not. . . .

Not interested in the Geils. I'm hoping these show up like those old SACD cases so that I can
smoothly replace them out on my shelf.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

Love the old school “palm trees” WB logo.
I remember looking at that as a kid in the suburbs of New Jersey & thinking that would be a cool place to work…which I eventually did (though not in Burbank)

Not sure about B$B, but to me I feel for Paranoid they should’ve gone with the Olive Green WB labels for sake of authenticity to the original vinyl pressing.

Or since the quad was released in 1974, were they already using the Burbank label at that point?

 

[GOS]

I posted this in the other thread last night, but it sorta got lost in all of the ordering hoopla. So here it is again:

Now, My hearing ain't what it used to be, and that sucks. But I can tell you that these things sound clean and clear and you can crank them up and they sound awesome!!!

For those worried about brickwalling or loudness war crap. here's a look at the wav file of Track 1 from Paranoid - War Pigs. You can see there is no audio peaked out and everything is open and free. Of course, your ears will judge for yourselves, but in my book these sound great

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Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah
Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!
Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where their bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing, spreads his wings
Oh lord, yeah!