SPOTLIGHT Sony Japan 7" Mini-LP Hybrid SACD Series - Comprehensive List of Multichannel Titles

[Dynamic Editor]

All the Jeff Beck quad albums could use a rerelease in 4.0, as is now standard practice for Sony Japan.

No, they released it via the Song Japan thing at one point. I guess in such limited quantities, though? It's like $200 now.

 

[JediJoker]

No, they released it via the Song Japan thing at one point. I guess in such limited quantities, though? It's like $200 now.

I know. All the Jeff Beck quads were released in this 7" series, and—to my knowledge—all used 5.1 manipulations of the original 4.0 masters. They ought to have stayed in 4.0, which is how Sony seems to be doing it since Santana's Lotus.

 

[Dynamic Editor]

I know. All the Jeff Beck quads were released in this 7" series, and—to my knowledge—all used 5.1 manipulations of the original 4.0 masters. They ought to have stayed in 4.0, which is how Sony seems to be doing it since Santana's Lotus.

It's not like a silent center channel thing?

 

[JediJoker]

It's not like a silent center channel thing?

The Jeff Becks have audio in the center and LFE channels. Technically, all 4.0 SACDs must use a 5- or 6-channel format to comply with the Scarletbook standard, which does not support 4-channel audio. The more recent Sony quad SACDs have silent center (or center and LFE) channels.

 

[James Hoffmann]

I would love it if Sony Japan could give us the following:

Billy Joel:

• Turnstiles (4.0 vintage mix)
• Piano Man (4.0 vintage mix)

Earth, Wind & Fire:

• Spirit (4.0 vintage mix)
• That's the Way of the World (4.0 vintage mix)

And if they wanted to follow these up some more Santana I certainly wouldn't complain.

The Vocalion EWF releases are AWESOME, and reasonably priced!
https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php

 

[aoxomoxoa]

Glad to see this series come back.
I'll have to check this title out.

 

[Victor Bisio]

Coming November 27th ........ To buy or NOT to buy since I do love the Audio Fidelity QUAD SACD! NOTE: ONLY the CD layer contains BONUS tracks!

https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-10156

As much as I love this album and I'm sure that the Japanese presentation will be quite impressive visually, I have the AF disc so I'll have to pass.

** OK, I CHANGED MY MIND. I WENT TO THE CD JAPAN SITE AND CHECKED MY REWARD POINTS AND I HAD ENOUGH TO BEING DOWN THE PRICE OF THE DISC WITH SHIPPING TO UNDER $25 BEFORE I LOSE THE POINTS. DO I NEED IT? NO! BUT THAT'S NEVER STOPPED ME BEFORE.