Creedence Clearwater Revival in surround?

Specifically, this
Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Is this for real? It looks real, unless it's some bootleg-ized thing. I just had never seen anything about CCR mixed into 5.1

 

Probably a wrong label.

 

A true, official release like this implies that the original multitrack tapes are out there of CCR's material. Maybe I'm confusing with another band but I could swear I heard or read at one time that they were destroyed or that Fogerty himself destroyed them. I could be wrong. In fact, I hope I'm wrong. Id love remixes of everything by them.

 

I doubt Fogerty destroyed them-would he have had them? Or Saul Zaentz? The picture of the disc looks so official but I had never heard anything about surround mixes

 

Creedence Gold was released in Quad

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Gold

 

Can't see CCR going for surround anyhow. Their material sounds like it was made for AM radio and these...

 

Just out of curiosity was that involving that echo laden mix of Bad Moon Rising from the American Werewolf in London movie?

 

Listening to the quad mix right now.

It’s a mixed bag, IMO. Some sounds like fake surround (Down On The Corner, Ever Seen The Rain), some is conservative (but real) quad (Proud Mary), some sounds more like standard vintage quad (ex: Born On The Bayou, Suzie Q). Grapevine and Midnight Special are somewhere between #2 & #3.

I’m not one who needs stuff from every direction just because you can...so I’m mostly okay with the mixes (except the ones which sound fake). The music doesn’t really warrant crazy quad mixes.

 

I don’t know that mix per se, but the quad mix has quite a bit of echo in the guitar intro.

 

IIRC, I think this was simply a mis-stickered SACD. It happened on occasion back in the golden age of SACD.

 

...far as the original Lp's, for sure...but some of the more current pressings and remasters over the years have made for a pretty nice "big system" listen. Cool picture, by the way.

 

I owned this SACD. It is fake upmix surround and not even remotely enjoyable.

Other than Creedence Gold, the only official multichannel release I am aware of is one CCR track that appeared on a Mercedes Benz promo DVD.

As an aside I have made surround sound mixes from the audio for tracks released for Rock Band / Guitar Hero games. The mixes are very good, so professional multichannel mixes would be amazing.

 

CCR in surround sound is just plain wrong.....

 

I guess I was wrong that it was mis-stickered...

 

I think the Mercedes Benz DVD track was an upmix to McH.

 

Actually some of it works fairly well in quad.

 

Yeah, it should only be heard in mono out of the throat of a megaphone!
Actually I'd think it would be wonderful in surround with a judicious hand at the mixer. After all, surround isn't just about stuff flying around the rears, but spreading out all the audio elements with more space to breathe. This was shockingly evident listening to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours at 5.1 Entertainment. Also the original DVD-Audio mix by John Kellogg of Chicago II (I really wonder why that got re-re-mixed? And Brain Salad Surgery as well? Those were great mixes. I have not heard their replacements).

 

Actually, the 5.1 version of Chicago II is the 're-remix'. It was first remixed to quad back in 1974 and later reissued as part of the Chicago Quadio box set in 2016.

 

Are the Woodstock bonus videos in surround? 40th/45th/50th editions, whenever they came out.

 

No foolin. Not every band warrants that slurp.

"The White Stripes in 7.1. Remixed and remastered. Supervised by Meg White's brother's cousin's friend's former roommate"

 

What I meant was that I believed there was another 5.1 issue of Chicago II with yet another mix. Looking at Discogs I'm not sure that's true-maybe the DVD-Audio was reissued looking different but it's still John Kellogg's brilliant mix. I really like how his mix spreads things for more space, without exaggeration to the rear, and how the guitar solo in "25 or 6 to 4" zooms up the middle.

Maybe we can get him to remix Creedence into 5.1! Or maybe Steven Wilson is a fan?!?

 

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Music should only be allowed to be recorded via 1 microphone, live to tape, and reproduced on a gramophone, with one horn.... everything else is just a gimmick.... it's all just gimmicks ....
Smh

 

Steve, have you ever mixed 5.1? Or no interest? Or no opportunities? Loved your Dio work, make a 5.1 out of that, wheeee!!!!

 

Seriously? I think you need to open your mind. CCR can/should, and no doubt will be incredible when mixed in surround. I'm in! Can't wait till this becomes reality.