Listening to now...in fake Quad!

[Quad Linda]

Pyramid of the Moon - Azteca Two more times. It's that good!

Constellation - Earth Wind & Fire Rarities disc from Columbia Masters box set.


Unreleased tracks from Between Nothingness and Eternity - Mahavishnu Orchestra Bonus disc from the Complete Columbia Albums Collection.

 

[Quad Linda]

Head to the Sky (expanded) - Earth, Wind & Fire from the Columbia Masters box. 9/10
Yes, I know this one's out in Quad. I have the SQ & Q8.


Black Market (expanded) - Weather Report from the Columbia Albums 1976 - 1982 box, all with Jaco. 10/10

 

[Quad Linda]

Last Days & Time 7/10 and Faces 9/10 (both expanded) - Earth, Wind & Fire from the Columbia Masters CD box.




The Singer - Art Garfunkel 2 CD 6-9/10


Tempest - Robert Allan Zimmerman CD 7/10

 

[rikpepe]

Quadlinda says nStreetnoise - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity CD One of the best albums ANYONE every did! 8/10
Sorry Linda it is a 10/10 to me - is your 8/10 a fake quad rating?

I have not tried it out yet will do it tomorrow

I've been doing YELLO one second
Jean Michel Jarre Concerts in China

 

[Quad Linda]

Musically, Streetnoise goes to 11. I gave it an 8 for fake Quad separation, since there are a couple tracks with sparse instrumentation, like A Word About Color and the INCREDIBLE Vauxhall to Lambeth Bridge. I suspect that most folks in the US have never heard this album. It was a double LP and the CD is priced like a single. Early jazz/rock at its' best. A FANTASTIC album and in my 100 faves (out of 20,000.)






While you're at it, pick up their KILLER 1978 reunion album, also in my top 100. Julie married jazz musician Keith Tippets.

 

[Quad Linda]

Rarities disc from Ram super deluxe edition - Paul McCartney 7/10. Includes the KILLER A Love for You, left off the original album and one of his best ever tracks. Sadly, it wasn't officially released until it appeared on a soundtrack 30 years later. Thank God for Club Sandwich. 7/10


Heavy Weather (expanded) from Columbia Years 1976 - 1982 box set, all with Jaco. 10/10 Their best album.


Ultimate Collection - Santana Dutch 3 CD (not to be confused with US single CD.) 10/10



Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 (expanded edition) from The Columbia Masters box 9/10


Ultimate Collection - Diana Ross & the Supremes 6/10

 

[Quad Linda]

Quadrophenia - Who Japan SHM-SACD 2ch Yes, I have the half-assed 5.1 in the Director's Cut box. 10/10 Synthesizes incredibly on PLII Music. Original mix.

 

[kap'n krunch]

A BRILLIANT LP!!!!
Great music and stellar production!!!!(the CD is such a disappointment, the LP is the way to go)
(I LOVE this one...I think it shows)

Thomas Dolby, Aiens ate my Ford..I mean..Buick!

 

[kap'n krunch]

Getting my Santana fix...from my favorite LP of his, III ...this time with the Stereo version (although I have an excellent DTS CD transfer from a Q4 source)...
Must admit that the Stereo version is more powerful, and since I got a real early pressing, (sealed) a few years back , it is a beauty in 96/24!!!
(and , yes, the stickers were in the back of the cover...actually, there is another sticker underneath the big pink one!)

 

[Quad Linda]

Have you heard this one, kap'n? 2 CD's

 

[Quad Linda]

Live in Japan - Leon Russell CD 6/10


Children of the Future - Steve Miller Band - UK CD w/bonus track 7/10


The Duke - Joe Jackson 9/10 CD

 

[kap'n krunch]

Have you heard this one, kap'n? 2 CD's
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Nope , but I got the one right before that one, with 3 live extra tracks....they really jammed live...
BTW, they played in my hometown (San Juan) on this tour...but I was only 6 years old!!! I'd have appreciated it seeing them, though, I always liked music!!!

 

[Quad Linda]

Some Girls (Deluxe Edition) - Rolling Stones 6/10 2 CD


Live at the Ritz (Limited Edition) - Elton John 5/10 CD


Cafe Bleu - Style Council (w/Tracey Thorn) CD 8/10


Box Set (disc 4) - Nat King Cole 7/10 4 CD

 

[Quad Linda]

The single remastered CD's of Santana's first three have some juicy lives and alternates. I'm waiting for a 2-disc Abraxas. I do have the single. Santana (I) and III's doubles are their definitive 2ch releases.


There is also a 2 CD of Supernatural. Much of what was left off is better than what was put on the single album. His cover of Lighthouse's One Fine Morning is NOT to be missed.

Nope , but I got the one right before that one, with 3 live extra tracks....they really jammed live...
BTW, they played in my hometown (San Juan) on this tour...but I was only 6 years old!!! I'd have appreciated it seeing them, though, I always liked music!!!

 

[Quad Linda]

Essential Janis Joplin 2 CD 6-9/10 The GREATEST rock singer. Only Bessie Smith (her idol) belted the blues better.


Basement Tapes - The Zim & The Band SACD 2ch 7/10 Synthesized much better than expected.


Nylon Curtain - Billy Joel SACD 2ch 7/10 Great music, but it sounds like mud.


GP - Gram Parsons w/Emmylou Harris SACD 2ch 7/10


Double Vision - Foreigner SACD 2ch 8/10


Lost time is not found again.

 

[Quad Linda]

Ballin'Jack CD 10/10 Great surround synthesis on PLII Music. 9 for musical content. Very good fidelity on the CD (for a '71 recording.) If you like jazz/rock horn bands, you NEED this. I got to hang in between sets with Ronnie Hammon, the drummer, when he was with War. He was floored that someone in Chicago would remember this band. Also got to hang with the other guys in War, shoot pool, do shots and partake of pizza. Lonnie Jordan was incredibly nice. The late Luther Rabb, who played bass and shares the lead vocals on this album was also part of War (the Music Band years) in the late '70's. On subsequent albums, he was the sole lead vocalist.

 

[Quad Linda]

Ballin'Jack CD again
Pyramid of the Moon - Azteca CD again
Level One - Larry Coryell & the Eleventh House CD again
Living in the Past - Jethro Tull Mofi Gold 2 CD 2-8/10



Oh, Yeah! Aerosmith's Greatest 2 SACD 2ch 6-8/10


The Age of Steam - Gerry Mulligan w/Tom Scott, Bob Brookmeyer, Sweets Edison, Roger Kellaway, Bud Shank, John Guerin, Joe Porcaro and Chuck Dominico. CD 9/10 This album is INDISPENSABLE if you dig jazz!

 

[sukothai]

Living in the Past - Jethro Tull Mofi Gold 2 CD 2-8/10
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Hmm, it's been a while since I was "Living In The Past" with Jethro Tull. And never in Quad. I'll have to pull out the Mofi and give it a try.

Which decoder did you use?

 

[Quad Linda]

Some of the early tracks don't synthesize well, hence the 2 rating. Many of the later ones do, which prompted the 8. Marantz vari-matrix did the best. RM on the Sony SQD-2020 does pretty well, as does PLII Music on my B&K preamp. My Denon AVR-3801 does a nice job on this, as well.

For anyone who hasn't heard the Gold, it is the best sounding version of Living. Besides that, it has EVERY track included in the various versions of the album over the years. Although it's a compilation, the only Tull album I prefer is Stand Up. A damn incredible album, although it's mostly "strays."

Get what you can, while your money's at home sleeping...

Hmm, it's been a while since I was "Living In The Past" with Jethro Tull. And never in Quad. I'll have to pull out the Mofi and give it a try.

Which decoder did you use?

 

[Quad Linda]

Lost Control Mix = Towa Tei Japan CD 8/10


Open Our Eyes - Earth, Wind & Fire expanded CD from Columbia Masters box 8/10 Yes, I know it's out in Quad. I have SQ & Q8.