Surrounded On Sundays - 5.1/quad reviews and summaries

I also really liked Zappa Overnight Sensation 4.0

 

I was terribly disappointed when that got cancelled

 

His catalog is brilliant. The 5.1's are very good without being the top of the line (a generalisation, for the most part)

 

I don't have any vinyl quad. I await the two Zappa albums and the five or six Elvis albums with enthusiasm

 

The surround mix of this album is INCREDIBLE !!! One of the best I have ever heard in my life. Essential.

 

Interesting that there's going to be a release of the Stones with a 5.1 Blu-Ray. I'll wait for a stand alone cause the number of decent tracks isn't worth the $100+ price point.

 

At this stage, most of these sets don't seem to get a standalone blurays .... they seem to generally be taking advantage of the 5.1 album buyers, knowing full well that we want them, and making us pay for it .....

 

"Some Girls" getting the 5.1 treatment would be the best choice for higher sales IMO.

 

I would have picked many albums before Goats Head, although I think it is an excellent album.
They have done super deluxe editions of
Let it bleed
Sticky fingers
Exile on Main St.
One would assume if logic was involved, they would have been mixed for 5.1....
I kind of feel the Stones camp has seen the Beatles SDE success and want to give it a go

 

That is exactly what I thought - they have seen the success of the Beatles' big deluxe editions, and didn't want to miss the boat.

No one has ever accused Jagger and company of not finding new ways of making a buck. They may be late to the banquet, but it's not a beggar's banquet in their case.

 

Mine is a DVDA recording of a reel to reel tape and it’s brilliant.

I’ve been fortunate to come across a bunch of these: BOTW, Apostrophe, Rate Earth/Get Ready, Jackson5 Hits, gordon lightfoot, 3 America albums, 3 Eagles albums, Doobies to name a few. BOTW and Overnight Sensation being the best. Dinah-moe-hum in surround!

 

Cool. I hope we get some released.

Let's stick with the legal stuff for now though

 

I'm inclined to agree - I didn't give it a 4 for surround, but I thought about it.

 

Im not selling. The only unreleased is BOTW.

not sure about that crack regarding “legal stuff”? It’s as if you’re implying you have sone knowledge that the source of these recordings is somehow illegal. How, exactly, do you know about me and how I am fortunate enough to have them?

 

I am not making a judgement call on you, or how you came about them. I'm happy for you to have them.
The forum rules say we aren't supposed to discuss releases etc that aren't official.
Had I read them properly prior, I wouldn't have done the run down on Meddle, even though I have the set it was hidden on ....

 

In an attempt to clear this issue.

I am not impugning @HelpfulDad 's character. Nor am I suggesting he is, or has done anything illegal.

Last week I read the forum Rules, as Mr Hoffman had placed them up on a "sticky" thread for us to read/revisit.
I am trying to follow the rules, as many as there are, and it was stated in the rules, that we are not to discuss, advertise etc non official releases. I guess Meddle is a somewhat shady one, because it was actually released ....

But anyway - my posts were not any kind of attempt to soil @HelpfulDad 's character, and I hope this will be an end to the matter.

Cheers
Mark

 

It all started in 2003, when my son bought the version of this that has a second CD with more, but rarer tracks.
Then this DVD-A, then the Chris Bellman vinyl cut. Love them all for their various charms.
Another Elliot Scheiner surround mix stunner.

R.E.M. - In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003

 

Where We Stood is perhaps the greatest value ever released in the relatively short history of surround music.

 

Yep - I'm doing the concert this weekend. It has a great surround mix too.

 

My choices for next week :

The Doors - The Soft Parade
David Bowie - Reality
George Harrison - Live In Japan
Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won

 

Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

I have the DVD-A, and I'm giving it a 9 out of 10. The mix is superb, especially for something released in 2004. Yes, it's bright, but put away those wave forms and marvel at a great album released in three formats (DVD-A, SACD, & Blu ray) where we can't even come to a consensus as to which is the best. I used to think there was too much filler on this LP when I was growing up, but it all sounds pretty good to me now. Way more consistent than I thought for a double album from a guy who cranked out multiple records a year (this wasn't even his only release in 1973). Elton rules.

 

Ok, who knows anything about Alan Williams and/or Birdsong at Morning, and especially the three surround releases up on Burning Shed?

So far all I got is this: About the Band — BIRDSONG AT MORNING

 

A complete blank from me mate. No idea

 

I was wondering about these also!

 

The two Birdsong At Morning discs are outstanding, I mean really really good! Good both for the surround mix and the music.

The second album Signs and Wonders comes with full video for each song.

I really can't recommend these enough. The pending Alan Williams (solo) release is an instant buy.