2 Art Garfunkel 2CH/4CH SACDs coming from Dutton-Vocalion*

Word got to QQ today that the two Art Garfunkel LPs, "Angel Clair" and "Breakaway" are being released this month on SACD from Dutton-Vocalion in the UK.

Welcome to the Dutton Vocalion website

These guys have taken the torch from AF in getting the 70's quad stuff released and are doing a fine job, now they appear to be moving towards a more popular vein.

Very cool.

 

nice, but would love to see the brilliant "watermark" in surround. that would be bliss

 

Big YUMMY !!!!

 

LOVE these albums .

 

Do they package their stuff well so it isn't damaged in transit?

 

it arrives fine in AZ.

 

Are these actually out now? They’re cheap for SACDs.. Not that I’m complaining.

I’m especially pleased to see Breakaway. Would love Fate For Breakfast and Scissors Cut too.

 

To be perfectly honest here, I have ordered about 15 of these 4.0 SACDs in 3 or 4 orders. I don't remember the exact details, but I ordered once through Amazon. One order arrived with a cracked jewel case, the others arrived fine. Again, being honest, they are not packed like Red Trumpet (remember them ) or Elusive or other US audiophile retailers, but when you consider the cost of the purchase, going out and getting a replacement jewel box from your own stock or via mail order is not a huge deal. Sure, you should expect perfection, but we don't always get what we expect.

HOWEVER - The music, mastering, and audio levels are generally perfection, so really, 1 cracked jewel box out of 15 should not be a non-starter.

 

The only two Art Garfunkel quad LP/Q8 releases were these two. By the time the rest of his albums came out, quad was over. I seriously doubt that the time and expense to remix these following releases would be spent by Sony or anyone. Stereo SACDs may be very possible, however. It's all about the Benjamin's'.

 

I’d be more interested in the stereo mix anyway, to be honest.

I’ve ordered Breakaway through Amazon tonight. It’s coming from Dutton-Vocalion who claim it’s in stock, so here’s hoping I’ll get it soon.

 

They are starting to become my favourite label and the two Art SACDs are automatic buy for me.

 

That's funny, because I was in a record store last weekend and found a quad LP of Angel Clare and wondered if such an album would ever get its Quad mix officially released on a digital format. Guess they heard my thoughts!

 

Just a (late) thought about this.. It's a hybrid disc that plays on a regular CD player, but is the stereo version listed just the redbook CD version or is it Hi Res like the multi channel mix? I ask because I only want the Hi Res stereo version.

 

All quad Dutton Vocalion discs so far have included a stereo SACD layer as well.

 

I hope so. The wording of it sounds like the multi-channel mix and a stereo one. It doesn’t specify if it’s Hi Res or not.

 

I can confirm that it it's a hybrid SACD and definitely includes the original stereo mix on both the SACD stereo layer and the redbook CD layer, and the quad mix on ahe multichannel layer. It also features a superb full dynamic range mastering courtesy of Mike Dutton and some half-decent liner notes from yours truly.

More info here:

Vocalion New Releases Jan 2018 - duttonvocalion.co.uk

 

Thanks for clarifying.

 

Definitely going to get these two.

 

Ordered these two discs this morning. From what I gather, once Vocalion posts items on their website they have them in stock to ship. Looking forward to receiving these.

 

My copy of Breakaway (ordered last night) was posted this morning.

 

I somehow missed this. MUST order Breakaway. I feel like such a whore for liking it, as it was his monster lp.
I just never took to the ballads on Watermark. Almost without exception, I found them turgid and weepy. Plus, listening to Paul Desmond's lat notes always makes me blue.

 

Thanks for starting this thread and making me aware of these releases. Ordered them this afternoon, and I’m especially thrilled to be getting an S&G song in quad.

I ordered three discs last summer from this label, and I am impressed with their work.

 

I have Pure Prairie League from this label, and I think the SACD sounds good!

 

Ordered as I'm sacd equipped, have been impressed by Vocalion Dutton's mastering before and you seriously can't argue with their pricing.

 

£11.99 is very cheap. I was expecting these to be at least £20.