New 50s Rock'n'Roll double SACD out soon...

Another wonderful double SACD on the way from Membran... It'll be fake surround extrapolated from CDs no doubt, but it will be beautifully presented. Needless to say I'm ordering it (www.jpc.de where it's a smidgen under 10 euros)...

It's good to see that the best rock'n'roll song ever is coming out on SACD



Disc 1:
1. Diana – Paul Anka (Anka) 1957
2. Rock & Roll Music – Chuck Berry (Berry) 1957
3. At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors (Singer/Madara/White) 1957
4. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley (McDaniel) 1955
5. I´m Walkin´ – Fats Domino (Domino/Bartholomew) 1957
6. Wake Up Little Susie – Everly Brothers (F.Bryant/B. Bryant) 1957
7. Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & His Comets (DeKnight/Freedman) 1955
8. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly (Holly/Petty/Allison) 1957
9. Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis (Blackwell/Hammer) 1957
10. Tutti Frutti – Little Richard (LaBostrie/Luby/Penniman) 1956
11. Stood Up – Ricky Nelson (Dickerson/Herrold) 1957
12. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley (Leiber/Stoller) 1956
13. Be Bop A Lula – Gene Vincent (Vincent/Davis) 1956
14. I Love You Baby – Paul Anka (Anka) 1957
15. De De Dinah – Frankie Avalon (Marcucci/DeAngelis) 1957
16. Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry (Berry) 1956
17. Pretty Thing – Bo Diddley (McDaniel) 1956
18. Little Darlin´ – The Diamonds (Williams) 1957
19. The Big Beat – Fats Domino (Domino/Bartholomew) 1957
20. See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley & His Comets (Guidry) 1956
21. That´ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Holly/Petty) 1957
22. Hula Love – Buddy Knox (Knox) 1957
23. Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley (Leiber/Stoller) 1957
24. Rock The Bop – Brenda Lee (Tillis/Walker) 1956

Disc 2:
1. Bye Bye Love – Everly Brothers (B. Bryant/F. Bryant) 1957
2. Razzle Dazzle – Bill Haley & His Comets (Calhoun) 1955
3. Party Doll – Buddy Knox (Bowen/Knox) 1957
4. Dynamite – Brenda Lee (Glazer/Garson) 1957
5. Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On – Jerry Lee Lewis (Williams) 1957
6. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard (Blackwell/Johnson/Penniman) 1956
7. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins (Perkins) 1956
8. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley (Blackwell/Presley) 1957
9. Yes, Tonight Joesphine – Johnnie Ray (Scott/Goodman) 1957
10. Ooby Dooby – Roy Orbison (Moore/Penner) 1956
11. Lotta Lovin´ – Gene Vincent (Bedwell) 1957
12. Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson (Gordy/Carlo) 1957
13. Be Bop Baby – Ricky Nelson (Lendhurst) 1957
14. Boppin´The Blues – Carl Perkins (Perkins) 1956
15. Lucille – Little Richard (Collins/Penniman) 1957
16. Oh Baby Doll – Chuck Berry (Berry) 1957
17. Diddley Daddy – Bo Diddley (McDaniel/Fuqua) 1955
18. Ma (He´s Making Eyes At Me) – The Johnny Otis Show (Conrad/Clare) 1957
19. When My Dreamboat Comes Home – Fats Domino 2:16 (Domino/Bartholomew) 1956
20. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (Hardin/Petty) 1957
21. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad – Wanda Jackson (Barker/Raye) 1956
22. Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley (Mann/Lowe) 1957
23. Bouna Sera – Louis Prima (Sigman/de Rose) 1957
24. Oh Boy – Buddy Holly & The Crickets (West/Tilghman/Petty) 1957

 

Whoopee

 

C'mon, Brainwashed (Ron)- please say something good about this disc!

 

I just knew that it would be received with open arms...

 

Well, try to explain to me how an SACD derived from a CD and mixed to fake 5.1 is something to get excited about then.

Am I missing something?!

 

I was wondering the same thing. How can it be SACD if it is from a redbook cd? That isn't Hi Rez. Why bother with the SACD?? :thumbsdn: Why give a "bleep" at a flying donut?

 

I'm with Mal

Fake stereo was bad enough in the 60's, we don't need MORE of it...

 

Ahh, but this isn't fake stereo. I suspect that this might be fake surround. It's different.

 

It's still fake nonetheless

 

But it's sourced from CD for both the stereo (or 2.0 mono) and surround, yes?

 

Well, then let the "SACD Is Alive And Thriving" theads begin! Huzzah! .

 

So many to choose from.

Which did you have in mind?

 

The tracklisting is pretty good IMHO, but my fave is Be Bop A Lula.

What I'd really love to see is a 12" E.P. with Be Bop A Lula (Gene V.), Rocking Around With Ollie Vee (Buddy H.), Johhny B Goode (Chuck B.) & Lucille (Richard P.). Duophonic of course

 

Paging Capt Groovy.

 

I hope this doesn't veer into OT too much, but is this label able to release these songs due to the UK copyright law? IIRC, once a recording hits the 50 year old mark in the UK, anyone can rerelease it. Right???

 

Not sure - I think that this a German release...

 

Mostly common titles, but not a bad track selection. Still, though, as far as I'm concerned these are best heard in their original mono form. No fake stereo, no fake surround.

 

I suspect, but I could easily be wrong, that the songs in question are in the public domain as there is nothing past 1957. I also note with interest that Paul Anka's Diana is among the songs listed. Anka told me at a press conference that he has his lawyers ready to fight the inclusion of this and the other ABC-Paramount songs he owns the masters of on collections like this, so we'll see if he takes any action.

 

OK, I just checked Membran's website. I'm now sure this is public domain material, and I'm wondering how good the tape sources will be. This same company puts out a series of 4-CD sets called Quadromania featuring jazz and blues artists, for as low as $13.99 each in Canada. They also have a 100-CD (!!!!!!!) set of 2,211 jazz numbers that hit the charts, and a 26-CD set of Maria Callas. I guess now they're into the rock era.

 

Ay caramba, they even have a 168-CD jazz set that ends in '55...

http://www.membran.net/db_php_eng/i...d733bdbb&sid=20f3e575b3699e448b02fe613211c338

...and 10-CD sets of jazz, blues, country, early rock, etc. They go for about $20 each in the States about between $25 and $40 in Canada.

 

There's always the novelty factor, Mr. Marx. I wonder if this one will make it to the USA.

 

This just says "cheese" to me. Stay away.

 

Their other products have, I saw Membran sets Of Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and others at Newbury Comics in Boston.

 

BTW, the only reasonably OK fake surround I have heard in that the sound isn't degraded, is the Elvis '68 Comeback Special DVD box set. The worst I ever heard is a Silverline various artists reggae set.

 

You are indeed missing something...

It's arrived in the post this morning, and it is wonderful.