Of course I like Atmos, and it is quite easy to find. But it was a surprise to find a surround title.
Of course I like Atmos, and it is quite easy to find. But it was a surprise to find a surround title.
It was by pure chance that I found these releases.@beerking thank you so much for that detective work. We'd never find these.
The culprit (in most cases. as many have discussed) is that neither the Dolby Atmos tag nor the Dolby Audio tag (meaning, in this case, 5.1) can seem to be on anything that has stereo tracks. So remastered albums with bonus tracks usually means they are candidates for being in the hidden multichannel treasure trove. It would be so much easier if those tag were, say, track-based, and we could search on them. Or some other field other than "album".
And in the meantime cataloging this stuff seems improbable. At least we have forum threads like this.
They're actually '70s quad mixesFound the brothers listings and thought initially they might be in Atmos but to my surprise and delight, they are in 5.1, instead.
They are indeed and bloomin good ones too!!They're actually '70s quad mixes
3 + 3, Live It Up, and The Heat Is On should also be available.They are indeed and bloomin good ones too!!
When mixing engineers knew their craft!!
Yes, I have those three in my library.3 + 3, Live It Up, and The Heat Is On should also be available.
Live It Up and The Heat Is On (previously-unreleased!) both seem to be sourced from matrix decodes, but 3 + 3 appears to use the same discrete four-channel master as the old Sony SACD.
Yes, I have those three in my library.
Yes, that's why I didn't list them in my original post.There must have been some discussion at the time, all those Isley Brothers releases have been in my library since February 2022.
Hey beer, don’t give away your methods!It was by pure chance that I found these releases.
I've spent some time today cataloguing some of my collection in Discogs.
Got as far as The Isley Brothers and thought I wonder what they have via Apple on top of what I already have in my library. So I used this person's very handy tool which was highlighted to me via Pups
Introducing the Spatial Audio Finder
Found the brothers listings and thought initially they might be in Atmos but to my surprise and delight, they are in 5.1, instead.
So Ben's search tool can be used for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Audio.
I hope this helps others in their own research.
aside from finally hearing the holy grail "Heat Is On" Quad (never thought i'd see the day!! ) the biggest revelation for me when the Isley Quads dropped on Apple Music was "Harvest For The World" discrete for the first time after the SQ-only LP version and Quaddier than ever!!3 + 3, Live It Up, and The Heat Is On should also be available.
Live It Up and The Heat Is On (previously-unreleased!) both seem to be sourced from matrix decodes, but 3 + 3 appears to use the same discrete four-channel master as the old Sony SACD.
there's bound to have been some chat on here back then, yesThere must have been some discussion at the time, all those Isley Brothers releases have been in my library since February 2022.
Isn't it wonderful !It's becoming damn near impossible to keep up with....
So a Big Thank U to everyone participating in this thread
I assume only the songs from Black & Blue and Wake Up Everybody are in surround?The mix on this release is first class
Indeed, just about to say the same as track 5 went to DTS upmixingI assume only the songs from Black & Blue and Wake Up Everybody are in surround?
Right, this isn't the comprehensive 5.1 mix I thought it was going to be.The mix on this release is first class
they're the two Harold Melvin Quads that saw release back in the nineteen seventeeeesss also available on SACD from our Wonderful Wizard of Watford, Mr Michael Theee Foxxx Dutton Vocalion!! yeaaayyyy!!Right, this isn't the comprehensive 5.1 mix I thought it was going to be.
There are 2 releases that are..
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