HiRez Poll Garfunkel, Art - BREAKAWAY [SACD]

[bmoura]

Your points are well taken. I guess I was just hoping for a little better fidelity given Richard Perry's other records from that era such as Ringo, and Nilsson Schmilsson, which sounded great.
Those albums were on other labels so maybe it is a Columbia Records artifact.

There are a number of factors in play here. Including the recording studio where the album was made. The recording engineer that worked on the album.
The mastering engineer on the project. The record label and artist's desires on the level, eq and mix of the finished product.

Any of these aspects of the recording process could have changed the mix, mastering and sound of the album as released.

 

[fredblue]

"all i know" (oops wrong Art Garfunkel Quad album! ) is i prefer the music and the mix of the lovely old Quad on this Surround SACD (and the Angel Clare SACD too) to so many of the self-proclaimed audiophile offerings (often revealed to have dubious surround content) i've picked up over the years.. but each to his own spinning this now (again).. yep, still a ten :woopie

 

[4-earredwonder]

"all i know" (oops wrong Art Garfunkel Quad album! ) is i prefer the music and the mix of the lovely old Quad on this Surround SACD (and the Angel Clare SACD too) to so many of the self-proclaimed audiophile offerings (often revealed to have dubious surround content) i've picked up over the years.. but each to his own spinning this now (again).. yep, still a ten :woopie

You got that right, Adam. STILL a TEN and only a little bit more [$$$$] than a TENNER! :banana::music

 

[Scott65]

A 9 from me. Great to be able to enjoy another out of print quad mix on modern equipment.

 

[admsh]

wow, just wow. this is such a lovely album, a genius quad mix, and now finally presented in all its glory. i'm going to spin the hell out of this for years to come. a definite 10 from me.

 

[GOS]

I'm loving the attention this title is getting. Is this now the most voted on title from Vocalion? :banana:

 

[4-earredwonder]

I'm loving the attention this title is getting. Is this now the most voted on title from Vocalion? :banana:

Yeah......now if D~V could only score the Paul Simon SOLO QUAD Columbia albums.........what a coup that would be!:banana::banana:

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I'm loving the attention this title is getting. Is this now the most voted on title from Vocalion? :banana:

Angel Clare is getting some free advertising...I just got an email from amazon UK with Angel Clare as a recommended purchase...that's one of the benefits of being on amazon...this will help DV..people outside of forums will see these emails..

 

[MIDIQ]

At first Couldn't make my mind up to vote 9 or 10. The music and sound quality are great, and the quad mix is very good although not quite a 10, but the overall sound is great. I just had to vote 10. Great album, so glad to have it. Thanks DV.:banana:

 

[key_wiz]

Giving it a “9”. Fond memories of this album from back in the day. Hits my soft pop spot nicely. Nice quad mix for sure. They were getting pretty good at it by this time it seems.

Always loved his version of “I Only Have Eyes For You”. Nicky Hopkins on piano and Andrew Gold’s stellar guitar.

“My Little Town” sounds muddier than I remember it as a kid. Hmmm. Definitely kinda sticks out as the odd ball on the album even though I love the song. I think I like it better on Paul’s album.

So great DV is releasing this stuff. Just awesome.

More! More!

 

[bktouchstone]

Voted a 9. I have a hard time distinguishing this from a recently recorded album in terms of clarity and fidelity. The quad mix supports the music well and the songs themselves are strong.

 

[lennon fan]

enjoying both Artie albums very much. No need to ever play a stereo version again

I much prefer Breakaway as an album, the flow and song choices are pretty on target

 

[stansby40]

Great album and I remembered most of the songs as I originally had it on vinyl. The songs chosen suited Art's voice so well and we also had an appearance by Paul Simon om My Little Town. I gave it a well earned 9.

 

[tcdriver]

I rated Breakaway as an eight. Good recording, good discrete quadraphonic mix, good music. This is my favorite Art Garfunkel album and a fine album for relaxing listening. Thank you Duttton / Vocalion for releasing this enjoyable music.

 

[sjcorne]

My favorite D-V release yet!

Let's keep the Columbia quads coming...

 

[EHughes]

I really enjoyed this album back when it was first released. Enjoying it all over again but now in surround.
This one rates a 10 for me.

 

[key_wiz]

Playing this one right now! How good is this album and quad mix??

If not for “My Little Town” being kinda muddy, Id have given it a “10”. Still may reconsider...

 

[ClarkNovak]

I could not believe the clarity and beauty of this release. Vocalion are really batting 1.000 in my book!

The content is great, of course. How can you go wrong with Art? That angelic voice, set in those perfect-for-him crystalline arrangements. And the songs are probably the best set, assembled, that he ever recorded. "Disney Girls" is particularly affecting. The only song that doesn't deliver, curiously, is the Paul Simon duet "My Little Town", which sounds somewhat muffled - probably due to being kyped from one of Simon's session sets.

Love it, love it, love it! More please!

 

[beerking]

Just had to give this a full on 10. Beautiful recording.

 

[key_wiz]

I could not believe the clarity and beauty of this release. Vocalion are really batting 1.000 in my book!

The content is great, of course. How can you go wrong with Art? That angelic voice, set in those perfect-for-him crystalline arrangements. And the songs are probably the best set, assembled, that he ever recorded. "Disney Girls" is particularly affecting. The only song that doesn't deliver, curiously, is the Paul Simon duet "My Little Town", which sounds somewhat muffled - probably due to being kyped from one of Simon's session sets.

Love it, love it, love it! More please!

I always thought the song worked better on Paul’s album anyway. And with the quad mix it really stands out as having a different production approach. I thought it was a smart marketing gimmick back then to put it on both albums and release them at the same time (and two songs—one from each album—-on the b-side of the single). But seems a bit out of place now. Although I’m glad to have it as it seems a quad release of “Still Crazy After All These Years” is probably never going to take place.

But yes. As far as picking songs to match a non-songwriting singer? A really strong album from start to finish.