Your Favorite Analogue Productions SACDs and CDs

Serious question: what does the 'O' stand for in APO?

 

I agree, if you like the album it's worthy it, even just for the CD layer.

 

Own In-House Original Label

 

That's a bit of a mouthful! I think I'll just call them Analogue Productions (AP).

 

Originals

IIRC they used that moniker for blues recordings done in house, as opposed to re-issues

 

I finally got around to listening to the FLAC samples for Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else that someone (or some people?) posted on this forum. Three tracks, the APO redbook layer and the original "non-remastered" Blue Note CD for each. The original Blue Note CD is fine for a CD from that era, but the APO is definitely an improvement. A better transfer overall - it sounds smoother and more natural than the grainier transfer heard on the Blue Note CD - but Kevin Gray also softened what can be a piercing high end on RVG's recordings. It's easiest to hear on the cymbals (which are heard almost constantly) and when the horns are peaking as well - the louder you play the Blue Note CD, the more piercing it will be, but at the same level the APO redbook layer doesn't sound as strident. It's more enjoyable and bearable when the horns blare.

 

Thanks for posting this, my copy arrived a few days ago and I plan to check it out over the weekend.

 

While I agree that the APO sounds smoother, I personally find the CP35 to be more open and natural, and not piercing.

 

Lightnin’ Hopkins- Lightnin’
Horace Silver Quintet & Trio- Blowin’ the blues away

 

And the code is already active!

 

Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt- A Meeting by the River

 

Can anyone comment on the sound quality of the Steppenwolf self titled SACD ?

 

Mastered by Kevin Gray, it's fantastic. I love it. Some of his best work, the AP SACD is the best the album has ever sounded.

I'm going to pick up Steppenwolf's Gold: Their Great Hits SACD this week with the 15% sale.

 

Thank you so much for your reply. I am going to order the self titled today and take advantage of the 15% discount as well. That's a no brainer if Kevin Gray mastered it.

 

Agreed, better as the Mofi Gold CD.

 

This recent release arrived today. One listen and it is already among my favorite Analogue Productions SACDs. Superb sound, singing and liner notes!

 

I can't see the image. Which SACD is it? I just have to know .

 

The Wonderful Sounds of Female Vocals

 

Does it come in a super jewel case?

 

Thanks! I'll have to check that one out.

 

I agree. They're brighter than the brilliant SACDs done in the mid 2000s, and they're extremely expensive. The old SACDs make a lot more sense.

 

Going over the track listing, it looks like Chad selected one track each from AP's back catalog of female vocalists they've already done on SACD. A real good idea, if a bit limited by confining the choices to AP's already released SACDs.

I always enjoy compilations on SACDs. We've actually seen more of them from Asia than we've actually gotten here in the States.

 

Yup.

 

Hmmm... Some listeners have a different opinion The Analogue Productions RCA SACDs

 

I disagree with pretty much everything that author said about those SACDs. Listening to the SACDs after getting used to a handful of the AP vinyl releases was a revelation. I've never thought vinyl was a suitable medium for classical music.