SPOTLIGHT Joni Mitchell The Asylum Albums (1972-1975) (Quadio Boxed Set)

[John Svensson]

Great to hear the reviews, looking forward to it's arrival.

 

[Steve Bruzonsky]

Not in heaven yet, but close listening to Joni in quad right now on my 5.1 family room system!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I’d like to hear more details on the ‘Miles of Aisles’ and ‘For the Roses’ Quad and Atmos mixes please. The L.A. Express was one of my fav bands from those days.

 

[bookofsaturdays]

I’d like to hear more details on the ‘Miles of Aisles’ and ‘For the Roses’ Quad and Atmos mixes please. The L.A. Express was one of my fav bands from those days.

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Thanks for the album recommendation, looks like it will be a fun listen!

BTW, I agree the band on Miles of Aisles is great, especially on the funky version of Woodstock.

 

[H.A.L.]

Mine arrived! Woohoo. There go my errands for the day, they can wait -- after lunch, it will be "cry in my IPA" while going blues with Joni!

 

[quicksrt]

Mine arrived! Woohoo. There go my errands for the day, they can wait -- after lunch, it will be "cry in my IPA" while going blues with Joni!

These albums are not as “cry in your beer” as the Blue album is. Here you can at least try laughing it all away!

 

[jamoke]

Few more observations....

The Sonics are so clean and strong. For a quick comparison listen to the bass-line in Twisted on C&S. The CD-4 version is mud compared the new re-issued Quad.
I much prefer the Quad to the Atmos on both C&S and HOSL.
The Atmos on MOA is like standing in the back row of the venue. Not a bad sound at all, just very different from the Quad and Stereo. Works well for some simpler songs but when the LA Express is in full kick the Quad is much better.
I like the Atmos over the Quad on FTR.

YMMV.

 

[Petr Kropotkin]

The only question I have is what could be next from Rhino, Sony Japan...

Aren't we due another Santana release this year? Borboletta?

 

[steelydave]

Aren't we due another Santana release this year? Borboletta?

50th anniversary is in October of this year, as is the 50th of Billy Joel's Streetlife Serenade, and Herbie Hancock's Thrust is in September - I think those are the most likely candidates for later this year from Sony Japan because they're all artists who've had other quad SACDs from Sony Japan in recent years.

 

[atrocity]

The UK was different, 8-track never took off here even in stereo (ignoring our rather different quad scene).

It's my impression that there was never much of a market for reels, either. Yet there were official Beatles reels (even in mono!) right up until at least Abbey Road!

 

[atrocity]

Steretape may have been sold but tapes were still being made in the late seventies, under that brand name.

That's how I remember it as well. And for a time they were reissuing titles that had previously only been out in 3-3/4 IPS at 7-1/2 IPS without even altering the speed notation on the box. Some of them had stickers saying "Now 7 1/2 IPS 19 CMS" (here's my personal Joni reel: https://www.discogs.com/release/7976480-Joni-Mitchell-Ladies-Of-The-Canyon) but I also have a couple boxes containing the faster tapes with no printed indication whatsoever of the correct speed. I've got several Elton Johns at both speeds.

In hindsight, I'm pretty sure that I was buying reels from Stereotape/The Reel Society until very, very shortly before the advent of the CD.

 

[4-earredwonder]

It's my impression that there was never much of a market for reels, either. Yet there were official Beatles reels (even in mono!) right up until at least Abbey Road!

I'll never forgive the powers that be for releasing SERGEANT PEPPER on a 'commercial' 3 3/4 ips Open Reel. IMO, UNFORGIVEABLE!

 

[gvl_guy]

According to the Rhino email I got today, this is a Rhino store exclusive, in case some were hoping to purchase another way.
....at least for now.

 

[atrocity]

I'll never forgive the powers that be for releasing SERGEANT PEPPER on a 'commercial' 3 3/4 ips Open Reel. IMO, UNFORGIVEABLE!

I know that here in the US some or all of the Capitol tapes were at the slow speed, but some of them were reissued by Ampex at 7-1/2.

I don't know how complete this list is:
https://www.discogs.com/search/?limit=250&type=all&artist=The+Beatles&format=reel-to-reel&page=1

 

[4-earredwonder]

I know that here in the US some or all of the Capitol tapes were at the slow speed, but some of them were reissued by Ampex at 7-1/2.

I don't know how complete this list is:
https://www.discogs.com/search/?limit=250&type=all&artist=The+Beatles&format=reel-to-reel&page=1

Nice list but a lot of them are 3 3/4 ips......IMO, marginally better than a Stereo 8 Track! I guess they didn't want to splurge on the extra tape @ 7 1/2 ips!

 

[humprof]

According to the Rhino email I got today, this is a Rhino store exclusive, in case some were hoping to purchase another way.
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I think @ForagingRhino said it would be exclusive for 60 days, then go to other retailers?

 

[GOS]

I think @ForagingRhino said it would be exclusive for 60 days, then go to other retailers?

Yeah, he did say something like that.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Yeah, he did say something like that.

I BELIEVE STEVE SAID 60~90 days!

Perhaps by then one could hope work will begin on remixing her classic REPRISE albums into QUAD or better yet, ATMOS!

 

[PurpleMoustache]

This just arrived as part of a genuinely incredible day of mail:
The Joni Set, the new 4K of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia, and my new Colorado Vanity Plates (GIZZARD, in honor of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, my fav band).

Between these and the afterglow of Phish at the Sphere I’m over the damn moon

 

[quicksrt]

This just arrived as part of a genuinely incredible day of mail:
The Joni Set, the new 4K of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia, and my new Colorado Vanity Plates (GIZZARD, in honor of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, my fav band).

Between these and the afterglow of Phish at the Sphere I’m over the damn moon

Hope your amp don’t blow a channel right out on you!