Has D-V done up any drummer Buddy Rich SACDs yet?
no.. but they should!
i've never heard his RCA Quad "A Different Drummer" (despite owning the Q8).. but his Groove Merchant Quad "The Roar Of '74" is utterly fantastic!
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no.. but they should!
i've never heard his RCA Quad "A Different Drummer" (despite owning the Q8).. but his Groove Merchant Quad "The Roar Of '74" is utterly fantastic!
It would be udderly high beam Quadraphonic
I'd love to see D-V do the two Buddy Rich RCA quads too - I'm not sure if the Rich in London one is off the table though, due to the fact that BGO (another UK reissue company) put out an expanded version of the album a few years back and still lists it for sale on their website.
I've always wondered if Buddy's 1972 album Stick It was mixed for quad but never released - it came out in August of '72, which was right when RCA was ramping up its quad output, and then there was this Billboard article from 27 January 1973:
It seems really unlikely to me that they were going go back and release Buddy's two PQ8-series Q8's (both of which were 1971 albums) as CD-4s in 1973 (they didn't really do this with any of the PQ8s aside from Nilsson Schmillson and Jefferson Airplane Volunteers, I think) and much more likely that it would've been either his newest album (Stick It) or maybe something he was slated to record for RCA in early '73 that never happened after he left to join the Groove Merchant label that year.
I've always wondered if Buddy's 1972 album Stick It was mixed for quad but never released - it came out in August of '72, which was right when RCA was ramping up its quad output, and then there was this Billboard article from 27 January 1973:
It seems really unlikely to me that they were going go back and release Buddy's two PQ8-series Q8's (both of which were 1971 albums) as CD-4s in 1973 (they didn't really do this with any of the PQ8s aside from Nilsson Schmillson and Jefferson Airplane Volunteers, I think) and much more likely that it would've been either his newest album (Stick It) or maybe something he was slated to record for RCA in early '73 that never happened after he left to join the Groove Merchant label that year.
Thanks for all the great info steelydave. The only Buddy Rich I've heard approaching surround is on the pseudo surround Silverline, of the song - Channel One Suite. This just left me wanting more, and especially of the real variety.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Inside-The-Music-Classic-Jazz/release/2335387
lennon fan
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dipped in for an older release, Tears For Fears Songs From.... just a great mix all around...off to give a vote
no.. but they should!
i've never heard his RCA Quad "A Different Drummer" (despite owning the Q8).. but his Groove Merchant Quad "The Roar Of '74" is utterly fantastic!
Not to pull this thread tooo far off line, but, this one was in a Japanese R-R. And after sampling some of the music like "Big Mac" -WOW- I'd absolutely love it! It's got a little of that funky stank to it. Most likely rarer than hen's teeth.
https://www.discogs.com/Buddy-Rich-The-Roar-Of-74/release/3139157
JACK - F’ING - JONES IN QUAD...!!?!?
WOW.
those albums he did for RCA in the 70’s are hugely under-appreciated imho (Sings Michel Legrand, Write Me A Love Song Charlie, Harbour, Together, A Song For You, With One More Look At You, The Full Life, Live At The Sands, What I Did For Love and Bread Winners) and several would’ve been great in Quad.
I wonder if any actually ever got mixed because afaik none saw Quad release at the time.
putting my sleuthing surround deerstalker on for a mo, I wonder if the link was Rick Ruggieri, who was involved in the Jose Feliciano, BW Stevenson, Carolyn Hester, Friends Of Distinction, Stephen Michael Schwartz, Hues Corporation, Elvis Presley and Hugo Montenegro albums which all saw Quad release.. hmm..
a conversion may be in circulation (an excellent one used to be) start a conversation anytime
Yeah I noticed that too, I'm guessing the album would've been Together, APL1-0139 (Quad LP would be APD1-0139) which would have put it right in the same time frame as Jimmy Castor Dimension III and The Guess Who #10. The Porter Wagoner release they mention (The Farmer) only ended up coming out as a Q8, I wonder if they ran in to problems getting a decent CD-4 cut of some of this stuff and just ended up giving up on them.
"Together" is his Susan George LP (he got her 'singing' with him on at least one number on it iirc..) its got some good cuts but his "Sings Michel Legrand" album is the one i would've picked for Quad, even though the timing may not be right in that it was released in '71, maybe they considered it worth revisiting for Quad, it is an absolutely sumptuous production and one of my all-time favourite albums, its got a spellbinding "Windmills Of Your Mind", that kind of thing, the arrangements just lend themselves to surround.. the tunes were done to death by all manner of artists but Jack's renditions are easily among the best and the Bergman's and even Legrand himself gave his interpretations ringing endorsements. its interesting that the bulk of JJ's 70's RCA output was much better appreciated in the UK, maybe there just wasn't enough interest in the States and so that's why his Quad(s) never happened.. maybe they were mixed! ahh.. tantalising..
There's also The Lost Tapes (West Side Story Suite + Channel One Suite), in a very immersive Dolby & DTS 4.0 DVD-V. The recordings on this disc have been released in several different formats and permutations over the years, and under several different names, but this is the most comprehensive version, and it's still in print, AFAICT.
https://www.amazon.com/Buddy-Rich-His-Band-Tapes/dp/B000B9EXY4
It's also available for streaming on Amazon Prime.
Emil Richards/Joe Porcaro Allstar Big Band, Odd Men In (AIX Records, 2005). A "Dan-gential" disc, insofar as it features Pete Christlieb and Chuck Findley--plus, Joe is the father of the late drummer Jeff. (By the way: I think the only other DVD-A I have in a case this size is Björk's Medúlla.)
I sprang for the Japan 7” series Miles Davis - “******* Brew” double set a little while back. That’s one of the “must haves” for vintage quad buffs.
I’m really looking forward to the next installment of that series - as I’ve mentioned in previous posts. A hit rock title would hold me over nicely right about now.
Other than that it’s been pretty much BluRay things I’ve acquired.
I’m really looking forward to the next installment of that series - as I’ve mentioned in previous posts. A hit rock title would hold me over nicely right about now.
Other than that it’s been pretty much BluRay things I’ve acquired.
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I just scored Toy Matinee for $56 and Shangri-La for $26 on Discogs, both sealed! Couldn't be happier. Very much looking forward to listening next week.
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jhw59
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Finally picked up the Carpenters 69-81. What a tribute to Karen Carpenter!
My last couple weeks' worth:
These 4 arrived from Dutton Vocalion, based on what you all have said I think I will like them.
I have bought them all. And despite never having heard any of the music before (other than "My Little Town", I bought the 45 when I was a kid!) I enjoyed them all. I was pleasantly surprised, specially with the PPL & Garfunkel discs, as I previously had no interest in those artists at all.
Finally LAGQ Guitar Heroes for a reasonable price...as shown in the delectable photo (photo courtesy of QQ member J Pupster.) The steaks will have to follow!
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