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Recent comments

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | breydon_music - April 10, 2026

I am afraid I am with hiredfox here - I find the listing of items which are not on any form of hi-res physical disc misleading to say the least. My impression, as someone who ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | hiredfox - April 10, 2026

Is this misleading? There are no SACDs only CDs as far as my understanding goes.

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Adrian Quanjer - April 13, 2026

Hi John, I understand your frustration. At the same time, though, we must recognise that times have changed and that whoever wants to stay in business must change with it. ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Adrian Quanjer - Today 05:04 am

Graham, we must indeed be glad that some labels continue to do ‘surround’. Especially the smaller, new labels like Eudora, Base2Music, and Prelude Classics, all managed by ...

Dave's True Story: Sex Without Bodies | Downunderman - April 7, 2026

Originally released in 1998 and now released on SACD 2026. It certainly has the goods sonically and is well worth a listen. Leans heavily in the cocktail jazz vocal direction ...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Pictures at an Exhibtion | Downunderman - April 14, 2026

A long way from their finest but at least it sounds very good.

Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Santini | Hade - April 15, 2026

Version long awaited on sacd : the sound is full bodied but the remastering cannot improve the flaws of the original recording. It reminds me Tower Records' attempt to remove ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Graham Williams - April 15, 2026

Hi Adrian On what evidence do you base your statement that "surround is on the way out" when labels such as BIS, Eudora, Chandos , Ars, LSO Live and even (occasionally) ...

Bob Marley and The Wailers: Exodus

Analogue Productions  CAPP 180 SA

Stereo Hybrid

Pop/Rock

Bob Marley and The Wailers

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Comments (1)

Comment by Downunderman - December 16, 2025 (1 of 1)

A very welcome addition to the SACD firmament, though not necessarily a sonic ornament.

The release indicates it was mastered directly from the original analog tape.

Mastered by Ryan K. Smith and seems a pretty flat transfer, though the tape is no sonic marvel.