Music To Freak Your Friends And Break Your Lease - Real Gone Vinyl Reissue 2023

[Richard A]

Since this album only ever came out in Quad does anyone know if the Real Gone 2023 reissue of this bizarre Rod McKuen electronic album is SQ encoded?

 

[fizzywiggs41]

My guess would be yes. But if it has been remixed no, however my experience is "why would they bother" with a remix for stereo . SQ is stereo compatible.
I saw the same thing on Real Gone Records.
Slightly disappointed they have not released a cd of this Single Inventory SQ Stanyan album , which I used to have . So I'm waiting , patiently.
BTW I wasn't aware the electronics are by Rod McKuen , that is , until I read those notes on this re-issue.

Also I believe there are a couple (maybe 2) Black Jazz QS albums on sale.
Vinyl and cds.

 

[Richard A]

My guess would be yes. But if it has been remixed no, however my experience is "why would they bother" with a remix for stereo . SQ is stereo compatible.
I saw the same thing on Real Gone Records.
Slightly disappointed they have not released a cd of this Single Inventory SQ Stanyan album , which I used to have . So I'm waiting , patiently.
BTW I wasn't aware the electronics are by Rod McKuen , that is , until I read those notes on this re-issue.

I have a copy due to arrive tomorrow so will report back!

 

[fizzywiggs41]

I have a copy due to arrive tomorrow so will report back!

Good man

 

[Richard A]

I saw the same thing on Real Gone Records.
Slightly disappointed they have not released a cd of this Single Inventory SQ

Sorry what is a 'single inventory' album?

 

[JonUrban]

Sorry what is a 'single inventory' album?

It means that it was never available in stereo. All copies were SQ encoded/Stereo compatible.

 

[fizzywiggs41]

It means that it was never available in stereo. All copies were SQ encoded/Stereo

Sorry what is a 'single inventory' album?

Just to elaborate for any quad newbie...The Record Stores during the quad years carried two kinds of quad albums, "Dual Inventory" which meant a quad and separate stereo copy was issued....and "Single Inventory" which meant all copies were quad.This was mainly practiced through Record Companies that made quad matrix (SQ , QS , EV-4) Record albums which included vinyl records ,8tracks-stereo , and cassettes .

 

[par4ken]

I wanted the Seaglass with Black Swirl but it's sold out. Actually I still have the original LP but haven't played it much.

I would pretty much guarantee that it is still SQ encoded.

They actually warn you that they may be a little noisier than a regular LP and you can only buy one copy!

 

[Richard A]

They actually warn you that they may be a little noisier than a regular LP and you can only buy one copy!

The noisy one was the glow in the dark version. I have The Zodiac Cosmic Sounds LP on glow in the dark vinyl which was a record store day release a few years ago and it is very noisy. Whatever they put in it to make it glow adds a lot of background noise. It sounds like a 78.

 

[Richard A]

Ok thanks. Makes sense

 

[Richard A]

I have a copy due to arrive tomorrow so will report back!

I can confirm that the reissue of the Music To Freak Your Friends And Break Your Lease
album on Real Gone is SQ encoded. It just melted my head! I played it through the Involve Surround Master

 

[Greg Z]

It's available at HDTracks now. 24/96 FLAC.