Was Jefferson Airplane’s Volunteers ever released as a digital Quad disc?

[TommyTunes]

I seem to remember listening to it but cannot find it in my collection. Maybe my mind is playing tricks.

 

[hafquark]

I seem to remember listening to it but cannot find it in my collection. Maybe my mind is playing tricks.

There were a couple of Quad to DVD-A transfers I know of, one from Q8 and the other a reel-to-reel. No official optical disc release so far.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I do have this in my collection but haven't played it in years

AFAIK, it's still on the RCA label now owned by SONY and would make a GREAT Dutton Vocalion QUAD SACD release!

 

[ar surround]

I do have this in my collection but haven't played it in years

AFAIK, it's still on the RCA label now owned by SONY and would make a GREAT Dutton Vocalion QUAD SACD release!

IIRC, all of the Airplane albums had a kind of mushy sound to them. Heck, even JS's Red Octopus has a 'mushiness' to it, but it comes across great on the Quadio.

 

[hafquark]

Years ago I read that the stereo master tapes for Red Octopus were in bad shape even before the first CD was issued, hence the much better sound from the Quadraphonic release. I don't remember the specifics, but JA had some problems with Volunteer's 16 track tape recording that resulted in the rather dull and congested audio that so many have complained about.

There are also some big differences between the Stereo and Quad mixes of Volunteers, alternate lead vocal and guitar lines on some songs.

 

[H.A.L.]

I remember reading a comment by Grace that they had a problem with their sound, in that everyone was in the middle range and it got all mushed together.

 

[sunra]

Amazing how great Surrealistic Pillow sounds

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Amazing how great Surrealistic Pillow sounds

Especially compared to 1967, when I was listening in my bedroom on a portable mono "record player."

While perusing "San Francisco ballroom porn" to stimulate my adolescent brain, from the weekly photo feature magazines everybody and their grandma subscribed to.

LOOK magazine, May 30, 1967:

 

[par4ken]

I seem to remember listening to it but cannot find it in my collection. Maybe my mind is playing tricks.

Volunteers

 

[fizzywiggs41]

I seem to remember listening to it but cannot find it in my collection. Maybe my mind is playing tricks.

Well , the answer to your question, if your still wondering, is:

' No it has never had a digital release'.

But perhaps Dutton Vocalion can release it on quad sacd.
Or maybe even Sony Japan can release it on a 7 inch SACD , now that Sony owns the RCA quad album masters.

 

[The Quadfather]

I seem to remember listening to it but cannot find it in my collection. Maybe my mind is playing tricks.

I have the quadradisc, so, the answer is Yes, it was issued in quadradisc. Oh, DIGITAL QUADRADISC, Never mind.

 

[H.A.L.]

Hard to beat the MoFi version from a few years back as far as sound! But, sadly, only in stereo.