The SDE Surround Sound Series (Updated list of titles with links in post #1)

[privateuniverse]

No.	Date	Artist	Title (year, if different)	Units​	Atmos Engineer	Links
1​	2022-02-25​	Tears for Fears	The Tipping Point	2000 (1st) 2500 (2nd)​	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
2​	2022-05-20​	xPropaganda	The Heart is Strange	​ 1500​	Stephen Lipson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
3​	2022-07-22​	Gilbert O'Sullivan	Driven	​ 750​	Richard Whittaker	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
4​	2022-09-30​	Shakespears Sister	Hormonally Yours (1992)	​ 2000​	Caesar Edmunds	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
5​	2022-10-14​	Brian Eno	FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE	​ 2500​	Brian Eno	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
6​	2023-02-17​	Orbital	Optical Delusion	​ 1750​	Mark Ayres	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
6.5​	2023-03-17​	Various Artists	Concert for George (2003)	xxxx	Paul Hicks	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
7​	2023-03-17​	Ten Years After	A Space in Time (1971)	1000 (1st) 1000 (2nd)​	Kurt Martinez	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
8​	2023-05-13​	Bob Dylan	Time Out of Mind (1997)	​ 5000​	Michael Brauer Fernando Reyes	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
9​	2023-06-09​	Tears for Fears	The Hurting (1983)	​ 7000​	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
10​	2023-05-26​	Mike Oldfield	Tubular Bells (1973)	​ 5000​	David Kosten	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
11​	2023-07-07​	Suede	Suede (1993)	​ 3000​	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
12​	2023-08-04​	ABC	The Lexicon of Love (1982)	​ 5000​	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
13​	2023-10-27​	Duran Duran	Danse Macabre	3000​	Bob Clearmountain	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
13a​	2024-10-25​	Duran Duran	Danse Macabre (2023) De Luxe	2000​	Bob Clearmountain	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
14​	2023-12-01​	Trevor Horn	Echoes: Ancient & Modern	xxxx	Tim Weidner	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
15​	2023-12-01​	Soft Cell	Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (1981)	​ 4000​	Chris Bolster	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
16​	2024-02-23​	Def Leppard	Diamond Star Halos	xxxx	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
17​	2024-03-15​	Paul Young	No Parlez (1983)	xxxx	David Kosten	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
18​	2024-04-12​	Mark Knopfler	One Deep River	2000 (1st) 500(2nd)​	Guy Fletcher	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
19​	2024-04-26​	Wham!	Fantastic (1983)	5000​	Chris Porter	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
20​	2024-04-26​	Wham!	Make It Big (1984)	5000​	Chris Porter	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
21​	2024-05-10​	Keane	Hopes and Fears (2004)	2500​	David Kosten	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
22​	2024-04-12​	Luther Vandross	Never Too Much (1981)	2500​	François Lalonde	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
23​	2024-05-31​	Crowded House	Gravity Stairs	2000​	Steven Schram	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
24​	2024-09-06​	Ultravox	Lament (1984)	_	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
25​	2024-09-13​	Tori Amos	Unrepentant Geraldines (2014)	2500​	Adrian Hall	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
26​	2024-10-18​	Bronski Beat	The Age of Consent (1984)	.	David Wrench	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
27​	2024-09-27​	Thin Lizzy	"1976" - Jailbreak & Johnny the Fox (1976)	.	Richard Whittaker	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
28​	2024-10-25​	Tears for Fears	Songs for a Nervous Planet	__	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
29​	2024-12-06​	Thompson Twins	Into The Gap (1984)	__	David Kosten	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
30​	2025-01-17​	The Who	Who's Next (1971)	5000​	Steven Wilson	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
31​	2024-12-27​	Elton John	Diamonds: The Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection (2017)	___	Greg Penny	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
32​	2025-02-07​	Simple Minds	New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)	___	Bob Clearmountain	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
33​	2025-02-07​	Simple Minds	Sparkle in the Rain (1984)	___	Bob Clearmountain	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]
34​	2025-01-31​	Bryan Ferry	Retrospective	___	Bob Clearmountain	[ QQ THREAD ] [ QQ POLL ] [ SDE PAGE ] [ DISCOGS PAGE ]

(Table added by @steelydave Feb. 9th, 2024 | Updated Nov. 21st, 2024)

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With the announcement of a Surround Sound Series from SuperDeluxeEdition.com (aka SDE) I thought it might be a good idea to have a dedicated thread for this new series. At the moment of course we know that the series has started off with two titles:

#1: Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point (limited edition of 2,000 copies)
#2: xPropaganda - The Heart is Strange (limited edition of 1,000 copies)

Looking forward to seeing what the future will bring. With the future in mind, I just sent an e-mail to SDE editor Paul Sinclair:

Hello Paul -

I just wanted to say how excited and grateful I am for the new SDE Surround Sound series. Those of us who enjoy surround sound have been feeling neglected by the record companies. It's wonderful to have you championing surround sound and making new releases happen.

I also wanted to mention that when the record companies started to lose interest in surround sound around twenty years ago, there were many classic albums that had surround mixes completed that have never been released. About twenty years ago, Universal released several classic Elton John albums in surround sound. However, the engineer who created these surround mixes (Greg Penny) has confirmed in interviews that he completed surround mixes of several Elton albums that have never been released. (These include Blue Moves, Caribou, Don't Shoot Me, Rock of the Westies and Made in England). Tony Visconti has mentioned in interviews that he completed surround mixes for Bowie's Lodger and Low years ago; neither has ever been released. Decades ago Eliot Scheiner had mentioned that he completed a surround mix of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic which also remains unreleased. The list goes on.... Do you think that there is any chance that you might be able to strike a deal with the labels to get these released through the SDE Surround Series? I know that there are a lot of people who would be very excited to have them. (There is regular chatter over on the QuadraphonicQuad forum about this). It's a shame that these surround mixes have been gathering dust in a vault somewhere. Your surround series could be a perfect avenue for their release.

Thank you again for being a champion for surround sound. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[humprof]

With the announcement of a Surround Sound Series from SuperDeluxeEdition.com (aka SDE) I thought it might be a good idea to have a dedicated thread for this new series. At the moment of course we know that the series has started off with two titles:

#1: Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point (limited edition of 2,000 copies)
#2: xPropaganda - The Heart is Strange (limited edition of 1,000 copies)

Looking forward to seeing what the future will bring. With the future in mind, I just sent an e-mail to SDE editor Paul Sinclair:

Hello Paul -

I just wanted to say how excited and grateful I am for the new SDE Surround Sound series. Those of us who enjoy surround sound have been feeling neglected by the record companies. It's wonderful to have you championing surround sound and making new releases happen.

I also wanted to mention that when the record companies started to lose interest in surround sound around twenty years ago, there were many classic albums that had surround mixes completed that have never been released. About twenty years ago, Universal released several classic Elton John albums in surround sound. However, the engineer who created these surround mixes (Greg Penny) has confirmed in interviews that he completed surround mixes of several Elton albums that have never been released. (These include Blue Moves, Caribou, Don't Shoot Me, Rock of the Westies and Made in England). Tony Visconti has mentioned in interviews that he completed surround mixes for Bowie's Lodger and Low years ago; neither has ever been released. Decades ago Eliot Scheiner had mentioned that he completed a surround mix of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic which also remains unreleased. The list goes on.... Do you think that there is any chance that you might be able to strike a deal with the labels to get these released through the SDE Surround Series? I know that there are a lot of people who would be very excited to have them. (There is regular chatter over on the QuadraphonicQuad forum about this). It's a shame that these surround mixes have been gathering dust in a vault somewhere. Your surround series could be a perfect avenue for their release.

Thank you again for being a champion for surround sound. It is greatly appreciated.

Great letter. Keep us posted...

 

[bgf1973]

Propaganda has escaped me.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

With the announcement of a Surround Sound Series from SuperDeluxeEdition.com (aka SDE) I thought it might be a good idea to have a dedicated thread for this new series. At the moment of course we know that the series has started off with two titles:

#1: Tears For Fears - The Tipping Point (limited edition of 2,000 copies)
#2: xPropaganda - The Heart is Strange (limited edition of 1,000 copies)

Looking forward to seeing what the future will bring. With the future in mind, I just sent an e-mail to SDE editor Paul Sinclair:

Hello Paul -

I just wanted to say how excited and grateful I am for the new SDE Surround Sound series. Those of us who enjoy surround sound have been feeling neglected by the record companies. It's wonderful to have you championing surround sound and making new releases happen.

I also wanted to mention that when the record companies started to lose interest in surround sound around twenty years ago, there were many classic albums that had surround mixes completed that have never been released. About twenty years ago, Universal released several classic Elton John albums in surround sound. However, the engineer who created these surround mixes (Greg Penny) has confirmed in interviews that he completed surround mixes of several Elton albums that have never been released. (These include Blue Moves, Caribou, Don't Shoot Me, Rock of the Westies and Made in England). Tony Visconti has mentioned in interviews that he completed surround mixes for Bowie's Lodger and Low years ago; neither has ever been released. Decades ago Eliot Scheiner had mentioned that he completed a surround mix of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic which also remains unreleased. The list goes on.... Do you think that there is any chance that you might be able to strike a deal with the labels to get these released through the SDE Surround Series? I know that there are a lot of people who would be very excited to have them. (There is regular chatter over on the QuadraphonicQuad forum about this). It's a shame that these surround mixes have been gathering dust in a vault somewhere. Your surround series could be a perfect avenue for their release.

Thank you again for being a champion for surround sound. It is greatly appreciated.

Love all of that; except for the "Limited Edition" (too few for sale thing IMO!) I hopefully have both of those titles headed my way, and would love any and all more.

 

[sjcorne]

It would interesting to see if they could expand on their relationship with Concord, who appear to control a wide range of surround stuff from '70s quads (Creedence's Gold on Fantasy, the Stax catalog, etc) to OOP 5.1 mixes from the early-00's (Alison Krauss' New Favorite on Rounder, LAGQ's Guitar Heroes on Telarc, etc).

 

[4-earredwonder]

It would interesting to see if they could expand on their relationship with Concord, who appear to control a wide range of surround stuff from '70s quads (Creedence's Gold on Fantasy, the Stax catalog, etc) to OOP 5.1 mixes from the early-00's (Alison Krauss' New Favorite on Rounder, LAGQ's Guitar Heroes on Telarc, etc).

R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People. Monster, New Adventures in Hi Fi, Out of Time and Kenny Wayne Shepherd's marvelous The Traveler have ALL been very recent CONCORD RECORD releases boasting Dolby Atmos BD~A's at very affordable prices so we know they're amenable to releasing surround content.

I'm certain, once SDE gets a grip on sales of their two maiden BD~A limited releases, they'll increase the amount of pressings!

 

[haikubass]

While it would make more sense to put Atmos mixes on a BD, I definitely would like to see these 5.1 ones liberated:
Kasabian - 1st album
Robyn - Don't Stop The Music
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...-armada-kinobe-etc-unreleased-5-1-mixes.28884

 

[Perp]

It will be interesting to see if Paul Sinclair can interest record companies to release anything that is not in Europe. I heard that there are some strict policies when it comes to specific catalog releases between Europe and North America. I think it’s from different labels between each country. Someone more knowledgeable on the subject can add/correct me here.

 

[privateuniverse]

As reported elsewhere on the forum:

Let the speculation begin!!!

 

[haikubass]

Tim Bowness - Butterfly Mind
mixed by Steven Wilson

 

[GOS]

As reported elsewhere on the forum:


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Let the speculation begin!!!

I wonder if I will get an email with this information (since I'm signed up) or do I have to visit their site to see what it is? Or, come back here obviously....

 

[GOS]

Tim Bowness - Butterfly Mind
mixed by Steven Wilson

Is that your speculation, or do you actually know something?

 

[haikubass]

Is that your speculation, or do you actually know something?

Just speculating, sorry. It's got a butterfly in the title, you know.

Now, it's Duran & Duran.

 

[fredblue]

SEAL? FGTH? or something completely out of nowhere!

either way, whatever it is, this is really great for our hobby! if they keep putting them out, i'll buy them

 

[privateuniverse]

A super deluxe edition of George Michael's Older was announced today. No surround content in the box. Maybe an exclusive to the SDE shop?

Probably a long shot though as Paul Sinclair was critical of Sony for not including a surround mix.

 

[sjcorne]

Now, it's Duran & Duran.

I agree, Duran Duran's Future Past is a possible contender - pretty sure there's a 360RA mix of that album on Tidal, perhaps they were able to port it over to Atmos & 5.1 (unless the mix was originally done in Atmos and converted to 360RA?).

I'd love it to be one of the better streaming-exclusive titles - something like Tom Petty's Wildflowers or Joe Bonamassa's Time Clocks, etc.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Hmmmm

 

[rtbluray]

Whatever it is it will probably be from an artist and record label distributed by Universal Music.

 

[GOS]

Whatever it is it will probably be from an artist and record label distributed by Universal Music.

And, what sort of bands/artists would that be?

 

[rtbluray]

And, what sort of bands/artists would that be?

Too many to list, but the only reason I'm saying that is because the Tears for Fears album was on Concord Records and the upcoming xPropaganda album is on ZTT Records, and both are distributed by Universal Music.