The SOUNDS GOOD Music Books Series
1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 3 of 3...
* Over 1,500 E-pages of information consisting of 155 in-depth reviews for CD reissues spanning 1990 to 2016
* Formats included - CD, SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible Digital], Japan SHM-CD and Japan Platinum SHM-CD [Super High Materials]
* Major Label Box Set Retrospectives from – EMI, Sony/Legacy, Universal and WEA
* Best Independent Reissue Labels highlighted...
– Ace, Audio Fidelity, Bear Family, Beats Goes On, Big Break Records (BBR), Edsel, Esoteric Recordings, Hip-O Select, Light In The Attic, Mobile Fidelity, Raven, Repertoire, Revola, Rhino, Salvo, Sundazed and Panegyric
* Technical data from the discs themselves (total playing times and more)
* Release Date, Catalogue No and Barcode to locate the correct issue
* Track lists and Details on Bonus material (if any)
* Vinyl Discographies referencing CD Box sets (track numbers to sequence singles and albums from the discs)
* UK and US catalogue numbers and release dates for original vinyl albums, 7” singles and EPs within each review
* Remaster/Tape Transfer Engineers highlighted
* Packaging descriptions, size of booklets, what’s contained within, who wrote the liner notes, repro artwork explained
* Reference to the Audio Quality of the CD - analysis of songs
* Guest Musicians highlighted – Cover Versions noted
SIXTIES and SEVENTIES RECORD LABELS covered by the book include:
ABC, ABC/Dunhill, A&M, Anchor, Apple, Ardent, Asylum, Atlantic/Atco, Bearsville, Blue Horizon, Capitol, Capricorn, CBS, Charisma, Chrysalis, Columbia, Dandelion, Dawn, Decca, Deram (Nova), DJM, Elektra, EMI, Epic, Fantasy, Fly, Fontana, Harvest, Immediate, Island, Kapp, Liberty, London, Marmalade, MCA, Mercury, MGM, Monument, Mooncrest, Parlophone, Parrot, Polydor, Probe, Purple, Pye International, RAK, Rare Earth, RCA Victor, Reaction, Reprise, Rolling Stones, RSO, Shelter, Sire, Smash, Straight, Sussex, Track, Trojan, Uni, Vanguard, Vertigo, Verve, Virgin, United Artists and Warner Brothers
Having worked for RECKLESS RECORDS in London for over 20 years as one of their principal Vinyl and CD buyers (one of the best secondhand record shops in the West End) and having reviewed over 1850 titles (CDs, DVDs, BLU RAYs) - as you can imagine I come across a huge number of reissues - some far more worthy than others. To that end I've collated together these SOUNDS GOOD books as guides to Exceptional CD Remasters offering up indepth reviews on a wide range of titles. And it doesn’t have to cost the earth to Sound Good either – you just need to know which CD is the right issue to buy. Many entries in this large and unique book cost less than £10 while others are under a fiver. And even if some Box Sets/Deletions have acquired a price tag - because they’re the best I’ve included them along with artists/titles that deserve your attention…
Books in the SOUNDS GOOD Music Books Series:
1. 1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 1 of 3... - Rock and Pop, Underground, Blues Rock, Progressive, Psych, Kraut Rock and Avant Garde.
2. 1960s and 1970s MUSIC ON CD - Exceptional Remasters Volume 2 of 3... All Entries Different To Volumes 1 & 3
3. CLASSIC 1960s MUSIC ON CD... - All Genres
4. CLASSIC 1970s ROCK ON CD... - All Genres
5. SOUL, FUNK and JAZZ FUSION...
6. BLUES, VOCAL GROUPS, RHYTHM 'n' BLUES and ROCK 'n' ROLL
7. OVERLOOKED ALBUMS - 1955 to 1979 - 363 In-depth Reviews of Forgotten Musical Goodies on the best sounding CDs...
Hope you enjoy the reads – Mark Barry (September 2016)
