Various Artists - The Wonderful Sounds Of Quality Record Pressings

Hybrid Stereo SACD w/ liner notes by Michael Fremer

Music chosen by Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem and classical music label Reference Recordings!

Perfect demo record captures genres that include blues, jazz, classical, R&B and female vocal

Mastered by Kevin Gray!

"Forgive the irony: (Analogue Productions) sent the SACDs, not the vinyl, despite this championing'pressings.' As such, this actually merits a title change to 'The Wonderful Sounds of SACDs' because it may be the best-ever primer for those still wavering. Not only does it includes classical, jazz, blues, female vocals and soul, it features familiar mainstream tracks like you have never heard them before — not just 'audiophile' recordings. Issac Hayes' 'Theme From Shaft,' Jean Knight's 'Mr. Big Stuff,' two from Rickie Lee Jones, tracks from Wes Montgomery, Hugh Masekela, the Reference Recordings and APO libraries — the only samplers that come close are Japan-only discs from our friends at Stereo Sound. You'll learn here what SACD players can do." — Sound Quality = 95% — Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News, June 2024.

Celebrate audio craftsmanship with the finest album sampler ever assembled!

The Wonderful Sounds Of Quality Record Pressings includes music handpicked by Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem and classical music tracks chosen by the team at Reference Recordings.

Every song meets the criteria of excellent performance, perfect recording and flawless mastering. What better way to celebrate such a monumental anniversary — our 10th anniversary for Quality Record Pressings — one of the absolute leading brands in analog high fidelity — than with this to-die-for sampler? Contains most genres of music — blues, jazz, classical, R&B and female vocal. From now on, you'll only need to carry one demo disc around with you.

What separates our world-renowned Quality Record Pressings LPs from other manufacturers? Since Acoustic Sounds CEO Chad Kassem launched QRP in 2011, the focus has been on producing consistently virtually silent vinyl playing surfaces, as well as reproducing details that were hallmarks of vintage labels — the "deep groove" label of Blue Note LPs, for example.

Vinyl expert Michael Fremer, of TrackingAngle and The Absolute Sound, gives you a track-by-track tour of the history and production of the songs on this special album. And because we knew that SACD collectors would be just as interested, we've made this disc available in Hybrid Stereo SACD as well.

 

1. Show Biz Kids - Rickie Lee Jones

2. Nobody's Buying - Nancy Bryan

3. Angel From Montgomery - Susan Tedeshi

4. The Spider And The Fly - Myra Taylor

5. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Rickie Lee Jones

6. Rimsky-Korsakov: Dance Of The Tumblers, from The Snow Maiden

7. Mozart: Piano Concerto #21 in C, K. 467

8. Jack End: Blues For A Killed Cat

9. Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite, 1919-Finale

10. Driving Wheel - Little Hatch

11. You Had Quit Me - Wild Child Butler

12. I'll Be Around - Jimmie Lee Robinson

13. Last Night - Eomot RaSun

14. Walking Thru The Park - Big George Brock

15. The Sun Is Shining - Harry Hypolite

16. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

17. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

18. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight

19. Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi

20. Just Won't Burn - Susan Tedeschi

21. Sounds Unheard Of - Shelly Manne

22. The Alternate Blues - Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie

23. September Song - Chet Baker

24. My Foolish Heart - Bill Evans

25. 'Round Midnight - Wes Montgomery

26. Abangoma - Hugh Masekela

27. Stimela - Hugh Masekela

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