Looking forward to 2025!

[rtbluray]

I'd add Tears For Fears - Seeds Of Love (Atmos by SW), I believe this one is already mixed, so just a matter of time.
Also, given the trends we've seen with special editions, maybe Porcupine Tree - The Incident boxset (same mix + a documentary).

The problem with Tears for Fears is that there's several things of theirs that either need to be released or reissued and obviously I'm sure the band and record label(s) don't want to put out too much stuff all at once, but that would include:

• "Songs from the Big Chair" (new SW Dolby Atmos mix on Blu-Ray)
• "The Seeds of Love" (new SW Dolby Atmos mix on Blu-Ray)
• "Elemental" (not released yet in 5.1 surround or Dolby Atmos)
• "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" (not released yet in 5.1 surround or Dolby Atmos)
• "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" (not released yet in 5.1 surround or Dolby Atmos)

Not to mention that probably the most likely TFF release for 2025 would be the live concert film from the Tipping Point tour, shown in theaters a few months ago (and it's also what formed the audio basis for "Songs for a Nervous Planet".)

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Still waiting for "The Cars" SW Atmos mix, can't mention this one enough IMO

 

[vegas]

And IIRC there was mentioned somewhere about Bjork catalog being remixed in Atmos. May be we'll see physical release(s) in 2025?

 

[quicksrt]

It will be interesting to see if SW's remixes for "Blues for Allah" will be released as part of a bigger box set for that album, as a single-disc Blu-Ray, or on streaming only. Definitely not hoping for the latter.

Great additions for sure!

Since Rhino has already delivered some of those streaming Atmos mixes on physical media. I have the highest expectations that this Dead album will soon also appear on BR.

 

[H.A.L.]

I'm counting on Rhino Quadio Jefferson Starship SPITFIRE. Everything else is gravy.

 

[ProgRules]

I should also mention that 2025 is the 40th anniversary of "Brothers in Arms", an album that is already streaming in Atmos, so I wouldn't be surprised if the Atmos mix gets a physical release to mark the anniversary, either in a box set or maybe as an SDE release.

I couldn't find this on Apple Music. You sure you're not confusing it with Money for Nothing, the hits album???

 

[rtbluray]

I couldn't find this on Apple Music. You sure you're not confusing it with Money for Nothing, the hits album???

not available to stream in the US but available to stream elsewhere:
https://direstraitsblog.com/blog/di...Ax5dJWgj710KRU7Lj4_aem_dfDV-_VuV05RJHE7tvAVcA

 

[Owen Smith]

Pink Floyd - Even though we are still waiting on the highly anticipated 5.1 surround and Dolby Atmos remixes of "The Wall" to be released, it's expected that Pink Floyd will celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Wish You Were Here" in 2025 with a brand new Dolby Atmos mix of the album from their longtime engineer James Guthrie.

No doubt in a stupidly expensive boxset with vinyl and who knows what other crap in there. As with Dark Side Of The Moon, I likely won't want anything except the blu ray and who knows whether the quad mix will be present.

 

[Owen Smith]

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Welcome to the Pleasuredome

One of the few cassettes I still own! Complete with the Prince Charles (as he was at the time) impersonator discussing whether one has had orgasm or not, which was removed from later copies.

 

[Owen Smith]

Kraftwerk - A forthcoming Dolby Atmos mix of Autobahn was recently confirmed by Paul Sinclair via Instagram. If they do a Blu-Ray, hopefully the '70s quad mix will be included as well (if the masters can be found)

I've heard a pretty decent Q8 transfer of this which could be knocked into shape fit to release.

Queen - Since they put out an Atmos mix of the debut via streaming earlier this year, I can't imagine they'd miss the opportunity to do the same for A Night At The Opera's 50th in 2025.

I'm hoping for Queen I Atmos on blu ray, possibly by SDE.

 

[Owen Smith]

"A Night at the Opera" would definitely be a title fit for remixing and releasing in Atmos, but I do wonder if it might be a longer wait for that one, that is if they decide to remix and reissue albums like "Queen II" and "Sheer Heart Attack" first.

Queen I release was driven by the fact the band never liked the original stereo release and wanted to redo that to the get the instruments sounding how they wanted and put Mad The Swine back in (personally I think the producers were correct to drop that track). The Atmos mix was probably a bonus "while we're at it" exercise. Given this background it's hard to make any predictions.

There is already an excellent 5.1 mix of "A Night At The Opera", if only they could put out a copy not ruined by being brick walled. To date the only unmolested version is the original DVD-A/V.

 

[ProgRules]

No doubt in a stupidly expensive boxset with vinyl and who knows what other crap in there. As with Dark Side Of The Moon, I likely won't want anything except the blu ray and who knows whether the quad mix will be present.

Given they put out DSotM and Animals (both the 5.1 and the Atmos) as standalone BDs- and quite reasonably priced at that- I think there's reason to hope for the same for WYWH. It's already had a big expensive boxset.

 

[4-earredwonder]

And one could only hope that eventually SONY JAPAN will finally release the QUAD SACDs of both BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER AND BOOKENDS in special 7" packaging.

Guaranteed they'd sell a Zillion!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

And one could only hope that eventually SONY JAPAN will finally release both BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER AND BOOKENDS in special 7" packaging

Did they release a streaming version of BOTW (Quad?) in 360RA?… so please do!

 

[rtbluray]

No doubt in a stupidly expensive boxset with vinyl and who knows what other crap in there. As with Dark Side Of The Moon, I likely won't want anything except the blu ray and who knows whether the quad mix will be present.

"Animals" and "Dark Side of the Moon" were both released as single disc Blu-Rays so I feel good that they will do the same with "Wish You Were Here", but the audio options will probably be just the new Atmos mix, the 5.1 mix, and the original stereo mix.

 

[JoshBasswood]

I'm hoping for more Atmos mixes from Suede (the Atmos mix of Autofiction has sadly never returned to Apple Music and now that they have already re-released this album in an expanded version, it would seem a bit unlikely that another re-release with an Atmos blu-ray is in the cards, but one can hope. The real treasure obviously would be an Atmos mix for Dog Man Star).
If Crowded House (or rather: Neil Finn) would decide to release some of their back catolologue, I would be all over it.
Prince's Purple Rain album is still supposed to get a physical release of the Atmos mix.

 

[madship]

No doubt in a stupidly expensive boxset with vinyl and who knows what other crap in there. As with Dark Side Of The Moon, I likely won't want anything except the blu ray and who knows whether the quad mix will be present.

This one's easy, especially fro those who have the scarves and marbles, wait a few months and a much more affordable standalone blu-ray will be released.

The Floyd is right up there with Lucasfilm at milking their customer base for every cent they have.

 

[gorman]

The real treasure obviously would be an Atmos mix for Dog Man Star).

God, yes! Give me Asphalt World in a good Atmos mix and damage my credit card, please!

 

[GaryG]

How about some Dave Mason? I’d love to get “It’s Like You Never Left” on a quad blu-ray.

 

[steelydave]

These posts by @rtbluray are one of my favourite QQ traditions and I look forward to them every year.

Just to add a couple of things that I don't think have been mentioned:

Prince Purple Rain box set with the Atmos mix that's available on streaming - when they dropped that mix, the announcement claimed a physical release was to follow later in 2024. Obviously this hasn't happened, yet...

Snarky Puppy We Like It Here - streaming mix dropped in December, and the physical versions of the stereo mix are coming this month I think. Given that their two most recent releases (Empire Central and Sylva) arrived as Atmos BD-Vs after the stereo releases, I'm hopeful the same will happen with this one.

And speaking of Snarky Puppy, they recently sent out an announcement that they're recording a new album with the Metropole Orkest (the same one that appeared on Sylva in 2015) in the middle of this month, so I would hope to see that one also in Atmos later this year too. h/t to @humprof for this one!

..as for Thin Lizzy, I'm not sure we should expect anything more from their classic period in Atmos (and if you ask me it's a small mercy given the abysmal nature of the mixes on the 1976 release) because according to the insider connected to their reissues over on the Hoffman forums, multitracks for the albums before and after these two are either partially or entirely missing.