bigbillquad's post in the 'what's your latest Q8/QR' thread about the Japanese auction that included a previously-unknown quad reel of John Lennon's Imagine got me wondering about Toshiba-EMI's quad output - basically because, if something like Imagine could go under the radar for all these years, what else is out there?
I was originally just going to confine this to their quad reels, but then I realised I had a full list of all the titles from the US and UK that they licensed for LP output from some quad research I'd done, so I thought I'd include that as well because it might give some hint as to what else (if anything) was released on quad reel. Then I realised that some of their quad reels were Asian market titles (the usual mixture of instrumental movie themes and easy listening pop hits) so I thought it would be wise to include a full list of the Asian market LPs that they released as well, for the same reason.
Like with the thread I did about the King Records Japan Quad Reels a while back, my hope is that this thread will sort of serve as an 'information trap', and that when it's indexed by Google and other search engines, it might eventually draw more people here who have information about any further quad reel releases on Toshiba-EMI, if there are any.
A massive debt of gratitude goes to @Mark Anderson whose Quadraphonic Discography provided the basis for most of this research. The majority of this information can be found in Mark's discography, but putting all the catalog numbers in sequential order I was able to identify several 'unknown' LPs (primarily the Asian-market ones) and then by googling them, I was able to (I believe) find all of them.
Where possible, I've linked the catalog numbers to either a discogs entry that shows the release, or in the absence of that, an auction listing or other website that provides details and/or pictures.
(Updated 21 February 2022 - Jun Fukamachi 'Rokuyu' & 'Fantastic Suite' LPs)
Asian Market Quad Reels
__XA-1501Z - '4 Channel The World Of New Rock'
__XA-1502Z - '4 Channel The World Of Easy Listening'
__XA-1503Z - Count Buffalo And His Big Band 'The World Of Bacharach Sounds'
__XA-1504Z - '4 Channel The World Of Screen Themes'
Pop/International Quad Reels
(EAXA = EMI-Apple / EOXA = EMI-Odeon)
EAXA-5501Z - John Lennon 'Imagine'
EOXA-5502Z - Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains 'Carnival'
Classical International Quad Reels
(AAXA = Angel)
AAXA-3501Z - Tchaikovsky 'Symphony No. 6 - Pathetique' (Von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic)
AAXA-3502Z - Wagner 'Orchestral Works' (Boult/New Philharmonia Orchestra)
AAXA-3503Z - Stravinsky 'The Firebird' (Ozawa/Orchestre De Paris)
QS Asian Market Cassettes
___ZA-9001Z - Rushing Steam Locomotive 4 Channel Charm / 驀進 蒸気機関車4チャンネルの魅力
___ZA-9002Z - 'Sound · Effect · In · Mood / 4 Channel World With Sound and Music' (not sure which LP this is)
___ZA-9003Z - Yukio Nagisa 'On Stage' / 渚ゆう子 'オン ステージ 昭和47年3月5・6日 日比谷公会堂にて収録' (LP: TP-9532Z)
___ZA-9004Z - Ohyan FiFi 'In Bel-Ami' / ナイトクラブの欧陽菲菲 '47年4月7・8日京都ベラミにて収録' (LP: TP-9533Z)
___ZA-9005Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Love Theme From "The Godfather" (4 Channel Exotic Sound)' (LP: TP-9537Z)
___ZA-9006Z - Dynamic Latin Brass 'Latin Brass '77' (LP: TP-9515Z)
QS Pop/International Cassettes
( ECZA = EMI-Capitol / EMZA = EMI-Harvest / EOZA = EMI-Odeon / IPZA = Probe (ABC) )
__EOZA-3523 - Pink Floyd 'Atom Heart Mother'
__EMZA-3534 - Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon'
_IPZA-950?Z - Ray Charles Singers 'Love Me With All Your Heart' (LP: IPZ-90005)
_IPZA-9504Z - Command All-Stars 'Spectacular 4 Channel Sound!' (LP: IPZ-90010)
_ECZA-950?Z - Lettermen 'Live In Japan' (LP: ECZ-90012)
SQ Classical International Quad LPs
(EAY = Angel)
_EAY-80001 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique"'
_EAY-80002 - Boult / New Philharmonia Orchestra 'Wagner: Orchestral Works'
_EAY-80003 - Previn / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Walton: Belshazzar's Feast'
_EAY-80004 - Rothenberger / Fischer Dieskau / Gedda / Boskovsky/Vienna Symphony Orchestra 'Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Highlights)'
_EAY-80005 - Fremaux / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 'Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3'
_EAY-80006 - Ozawa / Orchestre De Paris 'Stravinsky: "The Firebird"'
_EAY-80007 - Previn / London Symphony Orchestra 'A Tchaikovsky Spectacluar: Overture "1812" / March Slave / Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture'
_EAY-80008 - Berglund / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 'Sibelius: "Finlandia" (The Popular Sibelius)'
_EAY-80009 - Giulini / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Symphony No. 8'
_EAY-80010 -
_EAY-80011 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Bruckner: Symphony No. 4'
_EAY-80012 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor'
_EAY-80013 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Beethoven: 'Fidelio' Overture / Brahms: Tragic Overture Op. 81 / Wagner: 'Tristan and Isolde' & 'Meistersinger of Nuremberg' Preludes' *NEED MORE INFO*
QS Pop/International LPs
(Labels and sleeves sometimes refer to these as 'QM' or 'RM' but I believe it's all QS encoding)
( EAZ = EMI-Apple / ECZ = EMI-Capitol / EMZ = EMI / EOZ = EMI-Odeon / IPZ = Probe (ABC) / LLZ = Liberty (U/A) )
_EOZ-80001 - Frank Pourcel 'Western' (1972)
_EOZ-80002 - Enrico Macias 'Macias In Japan '72' (1972)
_LLZ-80003 - Ventures 'On Stage '72' (1972)
_IPZ-80004 - B.B. King 'Guess Who' (1972)
_IPZ-80005 - B.B. King 'Best Of' (1973)
_EAZ-80006 - John Lennon 'Imagine' (1971)
_EOZ-80007 - Adamo 'Live In Japan 1972' (1973)
_EOZ-80008 - Pink Floyd 'Atom Heart Mother' (1974)
_IPZ-82001 - Three Dog Night 'Hard Labor' (1974)
_IPZ-82002 - Steely Dan 'Pretzel Logic' (1974)
_IPZ-82003 - Four Tops 'Main Street People' (1974)
_LLZ-82004 - Ventures 'On Stage '74' (1974)
_EMZ-82005 - Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon' (1974)
_EMZ-82006 - Riz Ortolani 'Riz Plays Ortolani' (1974)
_EMZ-82007 - Ron Goodwin 'In Concert' (1972)
__LZ-90001 - Ventures 'On Stage '71' (1972)
_IPZ-90002 - Count Basie 'Broadway Basie's Way' (1972)
_IPZ-90003 - Terry Snyder 'Persuasive Percussion' (1972)
_IPZ-90004 - Enoch Light 'A New Concept Of Great Cole Porter Songs' (1972)
_IPZ-90005 - Ray Charles Singers 'Love Me With All Your Heart' (1972)
_IPZ-90006 - Tony Mottola 'Guitar...Paris' (Golden Guitar) (1972)
_IPZ-90007 - Doc Severinsen 'Fever' (1972)
_IPZ-90008 - Renaissance Orchestral 'Classics '72' (1972)
_LLZ-90009 - Sunset Festival Orchestra 'Non-Stop Bacharach' (1972)
_IPZ-90010 - Command All-Stars 'Spectacular 4 Channel Sound!' (1972)
_IPZ-90011 - B.B. King 'L.A. Midnight' (1972)
_ECZ-90012 - Lettermen 'Live In Japan' (1972)
LLZ-93001B - Ventures 'On Stage '73' (1973)
QS Asian Market LPs
(KJ = Toshiba single-inventory quad / TP = Toshiba / ETP = Express)
____KJ-1605 - 魅惑の4チャンネル 出発の歌・旅の宿 ('Enchanted 4 Channel Departing Song · Traveling Inn')
____KJ-1614 - 欧陽菲菲＆渚 - 夢の饗宴 ('Ouyang Fei Fei & Nagisa - "Feast of Dreams"')
___TW-9503Z - Rushing Steam Locomotive 4 Channel Charm / 驀進 蒸気機関車4チャンネルの魅力
___TP-9501Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Love Story Dynamic 4 Channel Screen Music'
___TP-9502Z - Count Buffalo And His Big Band 'Dynamic Big Band Plays Bacharach' (same as XA-1503Z reel)
___TP-9503Z - Duke Aces '15th Anniversary Recital' (rough translation from Japanese)
___TP-9504Z - Shoji Yokouchi & Blue Dreamers 'Dynamic Guitar Mood Special'
___TP-9505Z - Okumura Chiyo 'On Stage'
___TP-9506Z - The Music Sound Orchestra 'Dynamic Mood Music In Sound Effect'
___TP-9507Z - Silver Strings 'Dynamic Young Hit Deluxe'
___TP-9508Z - Shoji Yokouchi 'Dynamic Country Guitar'
___TP-9509Z - The Freedom Unity/Sammy/Singers Three 'Dynamic Rock'
___TP-9510Z - West Coast Orchestra 'Easy Listening For Young' (same cover as XA-1502Z reel)
___TP-9511Z - Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 'Japan Fascinates You'
__ETP-9512Z - Modern Classics Ensemble with Singers 3 'Now Mozart'
___TP-9513Z - Screen Studio Orchestra 'Dynamic Screen Mood No. 2'
___TP-9514Z - Royal Pops Orchestra 'Dynamic Continental Tango'
___TP-9515Z - Dynamic Latin Brass 'Latin Brass '77'
___TP-9516Z - Dynamic Big Band
___TP-9517Z - Dynamic Golden Sax
___TP-9518Z - Franz Brookner Orchestra 'Dynamic Holiday In Japan'
___TP-9519Z - Japan Self-Defence Air Forces Orchestra 'Dynamic March In Bacharach'
___TP-9520Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Uganda'
___TP-9521Z - Masahiko Sato Trio 'Penetration'
__ETP-9522Z - Kotani Mitsuru & Orient Locomotion 'Beloved Japanese Melodies'
___TP-9523Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Rock Big Band'
___TP-9524Z - Blue Dreamers 'Sound Effect In Mood'
___TP-9525Z - Golden Sounds 'Rainy Airport'
___TP-9526Z - Yuri Tashiro 'Dynamic Hammond Organ'
__ETP-9527Z - The Third 'The Third 2: Morning Glory'
___TP-9528Z - Tadao Kitano & Arrow Jazz Orchestra 'Dynamic Hits Sound'
___TP-9529Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Screen Music'
___TP-9530Z - Glenn Miller In 4 Channel
___TP-9531Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Dynamic Latin Exotic Sound'
___TP-9532Z - Yukio Nagisa 'On Stage'
___TP-9533Z - Ohyan Fi-Fi 'In Bel-Ami'
___TP-9534Z - Royal Pops Orchestra 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'
___TP-9535Z - The Golden Sounds 'Bridge In Seto'
___TP-9536Z - Magical Flying Travelin' Band 'Midnight Rock Special'
___TP-9537Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Love Theme From "The Godfather" (4 Channel Exotic Sound)'
___TP-9538Z - ゴールデン・サウンズ '虹をわたって' (The Golden Sounds 'Over The Rainbow')
__ETP-72100 - Jun Fukamachi 21st Century Band 'Rokuyu' / '六喩' (CD: GT Music MHCL-1556)
___TP-72311 - Jun Fukamachi 'Fantastic Suite - A Dream On A Spring Night Based On "The Tale Of The Heike"' / '春の夜の夢' (CD: Toshiba Records BRIDGE-008)
__TP-92001Z - The Candle Orchestra 'White Christmas'
__TP-92002Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'This Is Four Channel Sound!'
__TP-92003Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Fantastic Mood In 4 Channel'
_ETP-92004Z - Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union Orchestra 'The Rock Seasons'
__TP-92005Z - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Around The World 4-Channel Tour'
__TP-92006Z - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Fascinating Mood Music'
__TP-92007Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo '4ch. Dynamic Action Sound'
__TP-92008Z - K. Tsutsumi & Silver Strings 'Spectacle Sound'
__TP-92009Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Dynamic Big Band Hit Sound'
__TP-92010Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Brass Band Plays Brass Rock'
__TP-92011Z - Duke Aces 'Fantastic Chorus'
__TP-92016Z - 高原のポニー 小海線のC56 SL4チャンネル ('C56 94 Locomotive Sounds / Takara's Pony Koumi Line')
Toshiba seems to have then briefly flirted with CD-4...
CD-4 Asian Market LPs
__TP-92012V - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Perfect Sound In Screen / Love Theme from The Godfather'
__TP-92013V - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Perfect Sound In Pops / Sing'
__TP-92014V - New Herd Orchestra 'Perfect Sound in Big Band / Sweet Music Sweet Dance'
_ETP-92015V - Tatsuya Takahashi and Tokyo Union Orchestra 'Perfect Sound in Jazz Rock / You're So Vain'
__TP-92016V - Locomotive Sounds 'C62 in Highlands'
__TP-92017V - Yoshiyuki Ishida 'Darjeeling Railroad in India'
"Pro-Use" QS-Encoded LPs
(Single-inventory audiophile-grade LP series that ran from 1975-1979. More info here.)
___LF-91001 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops'
___LF-91004 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops II'
___LF-91006 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops III'
___LF-91007 - Jun Fukamachi 'Introducing Jun Fukamachi' (CD: Tower Records QIAG-70050, 2012)
___LF-91011 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops IV'
___LF-91013 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops V'
___LF-91014 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops VI'
___LF-91016 - Kyohei Tsutsumi And His 585Band 'Hit Machine'
___LF-91017 - Shuichi Murakami 'Introducing "Ponta" Murakami' (CD: Universal Music TOCT-9218, 1995, UPCY-7513, 2018)
___LF-91023 - Mari Nakamoto 'That Old Feeling' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9367, 1996)
___LF-91025 - Martha Miyake 'Together With Jun'
___LF-91026 - Eiji Arai / Mitsuo Hagita / Makoto Kawaguchi / Kentaro Haneda / Takao Naoi 'New Interior Music'
___LF-91028 - Hiromasa Suzuki 'Skip Step Colgen' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9221, 1995)
___LF-91029 - Takeshi Inomata 'Morning After'
___LF-91030 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Invitation to the Wonderful Symphony Orchestra'
___LF-91032 - George Kizu 'Lady is a Tramp'
___LF-91035 - Jun Fukamachi 'Second Phase' (CD: Tower Records QIAG-70053, 2012)
___LF-91042 - Kenji Omura 'First Step' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9219, 1995, TOCT-10925, 2003)
___LF-91048 - Shoji Yokouchi & His Super Guitar Band 'Moonlight Serenade'
Samplers and Compilations
__QSS-1002 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe (TX4-1704 Label Matrix)
__QSS-1003 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe (TX4-1705 Label Matrix)
__QSS-1004 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe Vol. 3 (TX4-1707 Label Matrix)
__TX4-1701 _- QMS Demonstration Record [7"]
__TX4-1702 _- QMS Demonstration Record [7"]
__TX4-1703 _- ONKYO Demonstration Record, 4 Channel Surround [7"]
__TX4-3004_ - QMS Demonstration Record
__TX4-3005Q - Dynamic Action Diatone Sound
__TX4-3006 _- 4 Channel Record [QS]
__TX4-3007 _- 4 Channel Record [QS]
__TX4-3008 _- CD-4
__TX4-3009 _- 4-Channel RM Sound [QS]
__TX4-3011 _- Your Best Hit Album [QS]
__TX4-3014 _- Dynamic Young Hits Deluxe
__TX4-4502 _- CD-4 [7"]
__TX4-4503 _- CD-4 [7"]
These are the photos from the Japanese auction site of the Toshiba-EMI quad reels:
Top row (L-R): 'Rock & Swing' (4CHT-903), 'Argentine In New Sounds' (4CHT-704)
Bottom row (L-R) 'World of New Rock' (XA-1501Z), 'The World of Easy Listening' (XA-1502Z), John Lennon 'Imagine' (EAXA-5501Z)
XA-1501Z - '4 Channel The World Of New Rock' (box interior)
XA-1502Z - '4 Channel The World Of Easy Listening' (box interior)
EAXA-5501Z - John Lennon 'Imagine' (box interior)
I was originally just going to confine this to their quad reels, but then I realised I had a full list of all the titles from the US and UK that they licensed for LP output from some quad research I'd done, so I thought I'd include that as well because it might give some hint as to what else (if anything) was released on quad reel. Then I realised that some of their quad reels were Asian market titles (the usual mixture of instrumental movie themes and easy listening pop hits) so I thought it would be wise to include a full list of the Asian market LPs that they released as well, for the same reason.
Like with the thread I did about the King Records Japan Quad Reels a while back, my hope is that this thread will sort of serve as an 'information trap', and that when it's indexed by Google and other search engines, it might eventually draw more people here who have information about any further quad reel releases on Toshiba-EMI, if there are any.
A massive debt of gratitude goes to @Mark Anderson whose Quadraphonic Discography provided the basis for most of this research. The majority of this information can be found in Mark's discography, but putting all the catalog numbers in sequential order I was able to identify several 'unknown' LPs (primarily the Asian-market ones) and then by googling them, I was able to (I believe) find all of them.
Where possible, I've linked the catalog numbers to either a discogs entry that shows the release, or in the absence of that, an auction listing or other website that provides details and/or pictures.
(Updated 21 February 2022 - Jun Fukamachi 'Rokuyu' & 'Fantastic Suite' LPs)
Asian Market Quad Reels
__XA-1501Z - '4 Channel The World Of New Rock'
__XA-1502Z - '4 Channel The World Of Easy Listening'
__XA-1503Z - Count Buffalo And His Big Band 'The World Of Bacharach Sounds'
__XA-1504Z - '4 Channel The World Of Screen Themes'
Pop/International Quad Reels
(EAXA = EMI-Apple / EOXA = EMI-Odeon)
EAXA-5501Z - John Lennon 'Imagine'
EOXA-5502Z - Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains 'Carnival'
Classical International Quad Reels
(AAXA = Angel)
AAXA-3501Z - Tchaikovsky 'Symphony No. 6 - Pathetique' (Von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic)
AAXA-3502Z - Wagner 'Orchestral Works' (Boult/New Philharmonia Orchestra)
AAXA-3503Z - Stravinsky 'The Firebird' (Ozawa/Orchestre De Paris)
QS Asian Market Cassettes
___ZA-9001Z - Rushing Steam Locomotive 4 Channel Charm / 驀進 蒸気機関車4チャンネルの魅力
___ZA-9002Z - 'Sound · Effect · In · Mood / 4 Channel World With Sound and Music' (not sure which LP this is)
___ZA-9003Z - Yukio Nagisa 'On Stage' / 渚ゆう子 'オン ステージ 昭和47年3月5・6日 日比谷公会堂にて収録' (LP: TP-9532Z)
___ZA-9004Z - Ohyan FiFi 'In Bel-Ami' / ナイトクラブの欧陽菲菲 '47年4月7・8日京都ベラミにて収録' (LP: TP-9533Z)
___ZA-9005Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Love Theme From "The Godfather" (4 Channel Exotic Sound)' (LP: TP-9537Z)
___ZA-9006Z - Dynamic Latin Brass 'Latin Brass '77' (LP: TP-9515Z)
QS Pop/International Cassettes
( ECZA = EMI-Capitol / EMZA = EMI-Harvest / EOZA = EMI-Odeon / IPZA = Probe (ABC) )
__EOZA-3523 - Pink Floyd 'Atom Heart Mother'
__EMZA-3534 - Pink Floyd 'Dark Side of the Moon'
_IPZA-950?Z - Ray Charles Singers 'Love Me With All Your Heart' (LP: IPZ-90005)
_IPZA-9504Z - Command All-Stars 'Spectacular 4 Channel Sound!' (LP: IPZ-90010)
_ECZA-950?Z - Lettermen 'Live In Japan' (LP: ECZ-90012)
SQ Classical International Quad LPs
(EAY = Angel)
_EAY-80001 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor "Pathetique"'
_EAY-80002 - Boult / New Philharmonia Orchestra 'Wagner: Orchestral Works'
_EAY-80003 - Previn / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Walton: Belshazzar's Feast'
_EAY-80004 - Rothenberger / Fischer Dieskau / Gedda / Boskovsky/Vienna Symphony Orchestra 'Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Highlights)'
_EAY-80005 - Fremaux / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 'Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3'
_EAY-80006 - Ozawa / Orchestre De Paris 'Stravinsky: "The Firebird"'
_EAY-80007 - Previn / London Symphony Orchestra 'A Tchaikovsky Spectacluar: Overture "1812" / March Slave / Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture'
_EAY-80008 - Berglund / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 'Sibelius: "Finlandia" (The Popular Sibelius)'
_EAY-80009 - Giulini / London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 'Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Symphony No. 8'
_EAY-80010 -
_EAY-80011 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Bruckner: Symphony No. 4'
_EAY-80012 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor'
_EAY-80013 - Von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 'Beethoven: 'Fidelio' Overture / Brahms: Tragic Overture Op. 81 / Wagner: 'Tristan and Isolde' & 'Meistersinger of Nuremberg' Preludes' *NEED MORE INFO*
QS Pop/International LPs
(Labels and sleeves sometimes refer to these as 'QM' or 'RM' but I believe it's all QS encoding)
( EAZ = EMI-Apple / ECZ = EMI-Capitol / EMZ = EMI / EOZ = EMI-Odeon / IPZ = Probe (ABC) / LLZ = Liberty (U/A) )
_EOZ-80001 - Frank Pourcel 'Western' (1972)
_EOZ-80002 - Enrico Macias 'Macias In Japan '72' (1972)
_LLZ-80003 - Ventures 'On Stage '72' (1972)
_IPZ-80004 - B.B. King 'Guess Who' (1972)
_IPZ-80005 - B.B. King 'Best Of' (1973)
_EAZ-80006 - John Lennon 'Imagine' (1971)
_EOZ-80007 - Adamo 'Live In Japan 1972' (1973)
_EOZ-80008 - Pink Floyd 'Atom Heart Mother' (1974)
_IPZ-82001 - Three Dog Night 'Hard Labor' (1974)
_IPZ-82002 - Steely Dan 'Pretzel Logic' (1974)
_IPZ-82003 - Four Tops 'Main Street People' (1974)
_LLZ-82004 - Ventures 'On Stage '74' (1974)
_EMZ-82005 - Pink Floyd 'Dark Side Of The Moon' (1974)
_EMZ-82006 - Riz Ortolani 'Riz Plays Ortolani' (1974)
_EMZ-82007 - Ron Goodwin 'In Concert' (1972)
__LZ-90001 - Ventures 'On Stage '71' (1972)
_IPZ-90002 - Count Basie 'Broadway Basie's Way' (1972)
_IPZ-90003 - Terry Snyder 'Persuasive Percussion' (1972)
_IPZ-90004 - Enoch Light 'A New Concept Of Great Cole Porter Songs' (1972)
_IPZ-90005 - Ray Charles Singers 'Love Me With All Your Heart' (1972)
_IPZ-90006 - Tony Mottola 'Guitar...Paris' (Golden Guitar) (1972)
_IPZ-90007 - Doc Severinsen 'Fever' (1972)
_IPZ-90008 - Renaissance Orchestral 'Classics '72' (1972)
_LLZ-90009 - Sunset Festival Orchestra 'Non-Stop Bacharach' (1972)
_IPZ-90010 - Command All-Stars 'Spectacular 4 Channel Sound!' (1972)
_IPZ-90011 - B.B. King 'L.A. Midnight' (1972)
_ECZ-90012 - Lettermen 'Live In Japan' (1972)
LLZ-93001B - Ventures 'On Stage '73' (1973)
QS Asian Market LPs
(KJ = Toshiba single-inventory quad / TP = Toshiba / ETP = Express)
____KJ-1605 - 魅惑の4チャンネル 出発の歌・旅の宿 ('Enchanted 4 Channel Departing Song · Traveling Inn')
____KJ-1614 - 欧陽菲菲＆渚 - 夢の饗宴 ('Ouyang Fei Fei & Nagisa - "Feast of Dreams"')
___TW-9503Z - Rushing Steam Locomotive 4 Channel Charm / 驀進 蒸気機関車4チャンネルの魅力
___TP-9501Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Love Story Dynamic 4 Channel Screen Music'
___TP-9502Z - Count Buffalo And His Big Band 'Dynamic Big Band Plays Bacharach' (same as XA-1503Z reel)
___TP-9503Z - Duke Aces '15th Anniversary Recital' (rough translation from Japanese)
___TP-9504Z - Shoji Yokouchi & Blue Dreamers 'Dynamic Guitar Mood Special'
___TP-9505Z - Okumura Chiyo 'On Stage'
___TP-9506Z - The Music Sound Orchestra 'Dynamic Mood Music In Sound Effect'
___TP-9507Z - Silver Strings 'Dynamic Young Hit Deluxe'
___TP-9508Z - Shoji Yokouchi 'Dynamic Country Guitar'
___TP-9509Z - The Freedom Unity/Sammy/Singers Three 'Dynamic Rock'
___TP-9510Z - West Coast Orchestra 'Easy Listening For Young' (same cover as XA-1502Z reel)
___TP-9511Z - Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 'Japan Fascinates You'
__ETP-9512Z - Modern Classics Ensemble with Singers 3 'Now Mozart'
___TP-9513Z - Screen Studio Orchestra 'Dynamic Screen Mood No. 2'
___TP-9514Z - Royal Pops Orchestra 'Dynamic Continental Tango'
___TP-9515Z - Dynamic Latin Brass 'Latin Brass '77'
___TP-9516Z - Dynamic Big Band
___TP-9517Z - Dynamic Golden Sax
___TP-9518Z - Franz Brookner Orchestra 'Dynamic Holiday In Japan'
___TP-9519Z - Japan Self-Defence Air Forces Orchestra 'Dynamic March In Bacharach'
___TP-9520Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Uganda'
___TP-9521Z - Masahiko Sato Trio 'Penetration'
__ETP-9522Z - Kotani Mitsuru & Orient Locomotion 'Beloved Japanese Melodies'
___TP-9523Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Rock Big Band'
___TP-9524Z - Blue Dreamers 'Sound Effect In Mood'
___TP-9525Z - Golden Sounds 'Rainy Airport'
___TP-9526Z - Yuri Tashiro 'Dynamic Hammond Organ'
__ETP-9527Z - The Third 'The Third 2: Morning Glory'
___TP-9528Z - Tadao Kitano & Arrow Jazz Orchestra 'Dynamic Hits Sound'
___TP-9529Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Screen Music'
___TP-9530Z - Glenn Miller In 4 Channel
___TP-9531Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Dynamic Latin Exotic Sound'
___TP-9532Z - Yukio Nagisa 'On Stage'
___TP-9533Z - Ohyan Fi-Fi 'In Bel-Ami'
___TP-9534Z - Royal Pops Orchestra 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing'
___TP-9535Z - The Golden Sounds 'Bridge In Seto'
___TP-9536Z - Magical Flying Travelin' Band 'Midnight Rock Special'
___TP-9537Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Love Theme From "The Godfather" (4 Channel Exotic Sound)'
___TP-9538Z - ゴールデン・サウンズ '虹をわたって' (The Golden Sounds 'Over The Rainbow')
__ETP-72100 - Jun Fukamachi 21st Century Band 'Rokuyu' / '六喩' (CD: GT Music MHCL-1556)
___TP-72311 - Jun Fukamachi 'Fantastic Suite - A Dream On A Spring Night Based On "The Tale Of The Heike"' / '春の夜の夢' (CD: Toshiba Records BRIDGE-008)
__TP-92001Z - The Candle Orchestra 'White Christmas'
__TP-92002Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'This Is Four Channel Sound!'
__TP-92003Z - Shoji Yokouchi Screen Studio Orchestra 'Fantastic Mood In 4 Channel'
_ETP-92004Z - Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union Orchestra 'The Rock Seasons'
__TP-92005Z - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Around The World 4-Channel Tour'
__TP-92006Z - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Fascinating Mood Music'
__TP-92007Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo '4ch. Dynamic Action Sound'
__TP-92008Z - K. Tsutsumi & Silver Strings 'Spectacle Sound'
__TP-92009Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Dynamic Big Band Hit Sound'
__TP-92010Z - Akria Ishikawa & Count Buffalo 'Brass Band Plays Brass Rock'
__TP-92011Z - Duke Aces 'Fantastic Chorus'
__TP-92016Z - 高原のポニー 小海線のC56 SL4チャンネル ('C56 94 Locomotive Sounds / Takara's Pony Koumi Line')
Toshiba seems to have then briefly flirted with CD-4...
CD-4 Asian Market LPs
__TP-92012V - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Perfect Sound In Screen / Love Theme from The Godfather'
__TP-92013V - Full Dimension Orchestra 'Perfect Sound In Pops / Sing'
__TP-92014V - New Herd Orchestra 'Perfect Sound in Big Band / Sweet Music Sweet Dance'
_ETP-92015V - Tatsuya Takahashi and Tokyo Union Orchestra 'Perfect Sound in Jazz Rock / You're So Vain'
__TP-92016V - Locomotive Sounds 'C62 in Highlands'
__TP-92017V - Yoshiyuki Ishida 'Darjeeling Railroad in India'
"Pro-Use" QS-Encoded LPs
(Single-inventory audiophile-grade LP series that ran from 1975-1979. More info here.)
___LF-91001 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops'
___LF-91004 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops II'
___LF-91006 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops III'
___LF-91007 - Jun Fukamachi 'Introducing Jun Fukamachi' (CD: Tower Records QIAG-70050, 2012)
___LF-91011 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops IV'
___LF-91013 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops V'
___LF-91014 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Yomi-Kyo Pops VI'
___LF-91016 - Kyohei Tsutsumi And His 585Band 'Hit Machine'
___LF-91017 - Shuichi Murakami 'Introducing "Ponta" Murakami' (CD: Universal Music TOCT-9218, 1995, UPCY-7513, 2018)
___LF-91023 - Mari Nakamoto 'That Old Feeling' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9367, 1996)
___LF-91025 - Martha Miyake 'Together With Jun'
___LF-91026 - Eiji Arai / Mitsuo Hagita / Makoto Kawaguchi / Kentaro Haneda / Takao Naoi 'New Interior Music'
___LF-91028 - Hiromasa Suzuki 'Skip Step Colgen' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9221, 1995)
___LF-91029 - Takeshi Inomata 'Morning After'
___LF-91030 - Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra 'Invitation to the Wonderful Symphony Orchestra'
___LF-91032 - George Kizu 'Lady is a Tramp'
___LF-91035 - Jun Fukamachi 'Second Phase' (CD: Tower Records QIAG-70053, 2012)
___LF-91042 - Kenji Omura 'First Step' (CD: Toshiba Records TOCT-9219, 1995, TOCT-10925, 2003)
___LF-91048 - Shoji Yokouchi & His Super Guitar Band 'Moonlight Serenade'
Samplers and Compilations
__QSS-1002 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe (TX4-1704 Label Matrix)
__QSS-1003 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe (TX4-1705 Label Matrix)
__QSS-1004 _- QS 4-Channel Hit Deluxe Vol. 3 (TX4-1707 Label Matrix)
__TX4-1701 _- QMS Demonstration Record [7"]
__TX4-1702 _- QMS Demonstration Record [7"]
__TX4-1703 _- ONKYO Demonstration Record, 4 Channel Surround [7"]
__TX4-3004_ - QMS Demonstration Record
__TX4-3005Q - Dynamic Action Diatone Sound
__TX4-3006 _- 4 Channel Record [QS]
__TX4-3007 _- 4 Channel Record [QS]
__TX4-3008 _- CD-4
__TX4-3009 _- 4-Channel RM Sound [QS]
__TX4-3011 _- Your Best Hit Album [QS]
__TX4-3014 _- Dynamic Young Hits Deluxe
__TX4-4502 _- CD-4 [7"]
__TX4-4503 _- CD-4 [7"]
These are the photos from the Japanese auction site of the Toshiba-EMI quad reels:
Top row (L-R): 'Rock & Swing' (4CHT-903), 'Argentine In New Sounds' (4CHT-704)
Bottom row (L-R) 'World of New Rock' (XA-1501Z), 'The World of Easy Listening' (XA-1502Z), John Lennon 'Imagine' (EAXA-5501Z)
XA-1501Z - '4 Channel The World Of New Rock' (box interior)
XA-1502Z - '4 Channel The World Of Easy Listening' (box interior)
EAXA-5501Z - John Lennon 'Imagine' (box interior)
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Awesome stuff SteelyDave 
