Pick Up Review
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Time Waits [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Bud PowellA very good effort
Its great that the Japanese still believe in physical media or else we wouldnt wouldnt have anything here in the states.
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Sonny Clark Trio [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Sonny ClarkGreat sounding disc!
Its great that the Japanese still believe in physical media or else we wouldnt wouldnt have anything here in the states.
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I Want to Hold Your Hand [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Grant GreenA great live recording!
Its great that the Japanese still believe in physical media or else we wouldnt wouldnt have anything here in the states.
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Point of Departure [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Andrew HillGreat analog sound!
Its great that the Japanese still believe in physical media or else we wouldnt wouldnt have anything here in the states.
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Live at Golden Circle Vol. 2 [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Ornette ColemanSuperb!
Its great that the Japanese still believe in physical media or else we wouldnt wouldnt have anything here in the states.
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Borboletta SA-CD Multi Hybrid Edition [Limited Edition] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]SantanaSantana
Amazing album! Sony did a fantastic job of packaging this album. This will definitely be a collector item. A must for any Santa fan!
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Mahler : Symphony No. 2 [Resurrection] (2024 Remaster) [Tower Records Limited] [SACD Hybrid]Claudio Abbado, Chicago Symphony OrchestraImpressive recording and remastering
Symphonies 4 (Vienna Philharmonic), 5 and 6 (Chicago SO) were released a few years ago as SHM SACDs, which sound excellent thanks to their remastering (Emil Berliner Studios). Now Tower Records has commissioned Emil Berliner Studios to remaster the 2nd Symphony (Chicago SO) for hybrid SACD. I listened to the SACD last night and am impressed not only by the sound but also by the interpretation. This really is a magnificent, colorful and sonically outstanding recording.
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Brahms : Complete Piano Works [Import Disc]Peter RoselSupreme sounding Brahms
This set of 2 single layer SACD contains Peter Rosel's analogue Eterna recordings made between 1972 and 1974 with Brahms complete works for solo piano and the piano quintett op. 34 f minor. All recordings are newly remastered and it's the first high resolution release of this timeless, respected, although somewhat neglected recordings. The sound is to my ears superb and during listening, I completely forgot the actual age of these recordings. It's hard to overestimate this release - highly recommended!
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Night Dreamer [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Wayne ShorterBetter than the UHQCD
SHM has done a fantastic job with the Kevin Gray remasters especially using the SACD format, top notch!!
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Empyrean Isles [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Herbie HancockStunning!
SHM has done a fantastic job with the Kevin Gray remasters especially using the SACD format, top notch!!
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Unity [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Larry YoungGreat Album, Another Win!!
SHM has done a fantastic job with the Kevin Gray remasters especially using the SACD format, top notch!!
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Blues Walk [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Lou DonaldsonFantastic Sounding!
SHM has done a fantastic job with the Kevin Gray remasters especially using the SACD format, top notch!!
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San Francisco [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Bobby HutchersonGreat analog sound!
SHM has done a fantastic job with the Kevin Gray remasters especially using the SACD format, top notch!!
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Borboletta SA-CD Multi Hybrid Edition [Limited Edition] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]SantanaGrade 10 !!!
Beautiful album !!! Excellent edition !!! Spectacular recording !!! Beautiful 7 inch version on Super Audio CD. Beautiful sound in stereo and in multi-channel. Super nice !!! Recommended !!!
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Eli and the Thirteenth Confession [Limited Release] [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Laura NyroA talent to behold Laura
I am biased as l love Laura Nyro but l love the packaging and the clarity of this SACD. Beautiful more please..
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Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Herbert Von Karajan (conductor)Karajan's 1966 Bruckner 9 in full glory
This newly remastered SACD restores and reveals the original dynamic range of Karajan's Bruckner 9 from 1966 probably for the first time.
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Bruckner : Symphony Collection (No. 0 No. 5 No. 7 No. 8 No. 9) Live (2023 Mastering) [SACD Hybrid] [Tower Records Limited]Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony OrchestraSkrowaczewski's most impressive Bruckner
These late Japanese live recordings are highly recommended for all Bruckner enthusiasts not only because of the unique, superlative and immersive sound, but also because of the sheer intensity and passion of the music making. This is an album for the desert island, hands down.
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R.Strauss: Ein Heldenleben [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Herbert Von Karajan (conductor)Get it while you can
I was waiting for quite a long time for a reissue. Thanks to the comprehensive Karajan SHM-SACD repressings, I'm happy to now have this album in my collection.
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Brahms : Piano Concerto No. 1 No. 2, Schumann : Piano Concerto, Weber: Concertostuck (2024 Remaster) [SACD Hybrid] [Tower Records Limited]Alfred Brendel, Hans Schmidt-Isselstedt, Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, London Symphony OrchestraBeautiful recordings
This set of 2 hybrid SACDs contains some very fine recordings of Brahms piano concertos in gloriously remastered sound. If you have a soft spot (like me) for the 1970s analogue sound and the Concertgebouw orchestra, then you'll love this new release.
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Speak No Evil [SHM-SACD] [Limited Release]Wayne ShorterAmazing sound quality!
The UHQCDs were already amazing sounding, but these SACDs manage to better them in almost every single way