More SA-CD’s from Japan

6-22-10

More SA-CD’s from Japan

Universal Japan must have had a good reaction to the SA-CD’s they scheduled for this month (I don’t have my SA-CD “Who’s Next” as yet – I will advise) – because a few more expensive SA-CD titles have been scheduled for an August 25 release!

For August 25, 2010 release in Japan

Rock:

UIGY-9031 BLIND FAITH / BLIND FAITH (SA-CD; SHM-CD)

UIGY-9032 DIRE STRAITS / DIRE STRAITS (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UIGY-9033 10CC / THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UIGY-9034 BLACK SABBATH / PARANOID (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UIGY-9035 KISS / DESTROYER (SA-CD; SHM-CD)

Classical:

UCGG-9003 BOHM & VPO / MOZART: REQUIEM (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UCGD-9004 DAVIS & THE ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA / BERLIOZ: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UCGD-9003 KARAJAN & VPO / R. STRAUSS: ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA, Etc. (SA-CD; SHM-CD)

Jazz:

UCGO-9001 BILL EVANS / PORTRAIT IN JAZZ +1 (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UCGO-9002 MILES DAVIS / RELAXIN' WITH THE MILES DAVIS QUINTET (SA-CD; SHM-CD)
UCGO-9003 WES MONTGOMERY / THE INCREDIBLE JAZZ GUITAR OF WES MONTOGOMERY (SA-CD; SHM-CD)

Unlike the batch that was previously scheduled, I don’t think any of these titles have previously appeared as SA-CD’s! They retail for 4,500 yen – so – expect to pay around $60 each for any of these titles. Not only are they Super Audio CD’s, they are Super High Materials CD’s!

To be honest, I went for the 10CC and Black Sabbath titles – in both cases, I am replacing 80’s CD’s of each. The 10CC album is known for it’s “good sound” and the Black Sabbath is a decent album, and much in need of a better mastering – and, no, I do not want the Euro deluxe 2CD + DVD Black Sabbath re-mastering. Just the proper album sounding as good as it can sound.