What pop/rock compositions have received the most multichannel mixes?

[Dynamic Editor]

Something I've been wondering for a bit is what songwriting pieces have received the most surround sound mixes, regardless of who performed them. Perhaps this could be restricted to physical releases and/or studio recordings, but I want to keep it open for now.

I know that the songs of The Dark Side of the Moon already have at least 5 surround sound mixes, including performances by Mary Fahl and Roger Waters. I'm probably missing some live multichannel releases of Pink Floyd in there as well.

(For those curious, the reason I say pop/rock in the thread title is to rule out classical pieces, which have a multitude of surround sound releases.)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Something I've been wondering for a bit is what songwriting pieces have received the most surround sound mixes, regardless of who performed them. Perhaps this could be restricted to physical releases and/or studio recordings, but I want to keep it open for now.

I know that the songs of The Dark Side of the Moon already have at least 5 surround sound mixes, including performances by Mary Fahl and Roger Waters. I'm probably missing some live multichannel releases of Pink Floyd in there as well.

(For those curious, the reason I say pop/rock in the thread title is to rule out classical pieces, which have a multitude of surround sound releases.)

Regarding DARK SIDE you can also add this multichannel SACD Jazz interpretation from Chesky Records:

https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=5165#tracks

 

[H.A.L.]

Maybe THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY is up there, at least as far as its original goes. DVD and SACD 5.1 and soon Atmos.

 

[marpow]

These are physical releases. My criteria was 4 or more. I am sure I forgot some, but just off the top of my head.

Thin Lizzy
Porcupine Tree
Genesis
The Doors
The Pineapple Thief
The Doobie Brothers
Chicago
Frank Zappa
Elton John
Santana
Hawkwind
Barclay James Harvest
Van Der Graf Generator
XTC
Ultravox
Gentle Giant

Below by others (not me)
R.E.M.
Pink Floyd
Steve Hackett
King Crimson

Some record release companies have a lot of surround like JSP/Monster, etc. but they are multiple artists.
Then if you break it down to Sony or Warner? Sony has more?

 

[H.A.L.]

Add REM to the mix, I suppose. We could narrow it down by having the "composition" to be a single tune, then we'd be searching all the collection releases for that rare one-off.

 

[mandrix]

For the Genesis material, there's also all the recorded concerts by Steve Hackett who covers a lot of Genesis.
I would about put money on Pink Floyd though for releases/interpretations/covers. Could be and often am wrong though. lol.

 

[marpow]

Good, I am editing my list as you all come up with more.
I'm trying to stay with multiples per OP's #1 post, 4 or more.

 

[LuvMyQuad]

Something I've been wondering for a bit is what songwriting pieces have received the most surround sound mixes, regardless of who performed them. Perhaps this could be restricted to physical releases and/or studio recordings, but I want to keep it open for now.

I know that the songs of The Dark Side of the Moon already have at least 5 surround sound mixes, including performances by Mary Fahl and Roger Waters. I'm probably missing some live multichannel releases of Pink Floyd in there as well.

(For those curious, the reason I say pop/rock in the thread title is to rule out classical pieces, which have a multitude of surround sound releases.)

More than 5 for DSOTM I would think. The 70s gave us two, the Parsons quad and the crap SQ decode they released in the US on Q4. The 5.1, the Atmos, Fahl, the Waters redux, lots of live stuff from both Waters and Gilmour. Didnt both of them put out the whole album recorded live? Plus the Jazz @4-earredwonder mentioned. Hard to believe there would be anything with more releases than DSOTM.

 

[somethingcleveridunno]

More than 5 for DSOTM I would think. The 70s gave us two, the Parsons quad and the crap SQ decode they released in the US on Q4. The 5.1, the Atmos, Fahl, the Waters redux, lots of live stuff from both Waters and Gilmour. Didnt both of them put out the whole album recorded live? Plus the Jazz @4-earredwonder mentioned. Hard to believe there would be anything with more releases than DSOTM.

Pulse technically has a 5.1 of DSOTM in its entirety. A mix might exist for Waters' 2006 tour in which his band performed the full album, there was supposed to be a DVD release in 2009 but it never came out.

 

[H.A.L.]

No one has mentioned King Crimson yet.

 

[steelydave]

If you're talking about individual songs, I wouldn't be surprised if some of those songs that were popular with easy listening vocalists and orchestras in the early '70s like We've Only Just Begun, The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face), (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story and You've Got a Friend might have a dozen different versions between the original recordings (in some cases) and then all the covers, from the well known ones like Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams, to the various instrumental orchestras like Enoch Light, Henry Mancini, Hugo Montenegro and Percy Faith, and then all the cheap cash-ins like 101 Strings, and so on.

 

[marpow]

No one has mentioned King Crimson yet.

Good one.
I added 4 more that I thought of plus King Crimson staying with the at least 4 surround titles per OP’s request.