Post by wolf359 April 2, 2009 (71 of 92)
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miklet said:
Purchased my copy from Spin CDs in the UK. The Denon 3910 and Sony DA-3000ES show the following disk 1 RBCD 44.1kHz 16-bit disk 2 DVD-V audio option 1 stereo channel dolby 2.0 448kbps 48kHz 16-bit audio option 2 multi-channel DTS 5.1 1536kbps 48kHz 16-bit disk 3 RBCD 44.1kHz 16-bit
The multi-channel program is 5.1. Sub-woofer reads LFE content. Center channel is very prominent. What the heck happened to the original quad mix ? No SACD layer, No DVD-A and no pure quad mix. humpf !
I consider this a simple novelty. My 38 year old record sounds better.
Mike
What makes me angry about this is the sheer inconsistency of releases. Paranoid was due to come out at about the same time as ELP Brain Salad Surgery. That duly appeared and was I think fairly well received. You all know the story the Sabbath album was put back and put back. In spite of the delays I looked forward to its issue as an SACD. Ominously rumors spread that it was not an SACD. Several web sites still describe it as an SACD. Many people must have pre-ordered on the basis that it was an SACD. It was almost impossible to find out until release day what the format of the discs actually was. When it did come out It was not an SACD or DVDA but a DTS 5.1 remixed version of the original ,so what happened to the orginal 1974 rare quad 4.0 recordings?. Why did Universal get it so right with ELP and then choose to change Paranoid in mid stream without informing the suppliers and the public until the last minute. I would not have been so angry and disappointed if they had come out and explained the logic behind the change, but as major record company they suffer from the arrogance of giving the customer what they think is best, not what they think the customer might actually want.
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Post by Ear April 2, 2009 (72 of 92)
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You said it! By the way: A lot of majors used to have Email addresses, where you could complain and suggest. After a while they where replaced by newsletter sign ups or just vanished. I think that says it all.
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Post by Face April 5, 2009 (73 of 92)
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Post by hifirene April 7, 2009 (75 of 92)
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Ear said:
Does anyone have the European release? Maybe the situation is similar to the Genesis Remasters and the SACD is only included in the European release due to the 'charge three times for three layers' policy in the US.
Received the European version by Eil.com, and it is the same as the other versions, no SACD, no DVD-Audio, but DTS. The 5.1 mix is different than the original Quad mix, I am glad that I possesses an DVD-audio with a high bit transcription from the original Quad mix.
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Post by Stevus April 21, 2009 (76 of 92)
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Post by crsearle April 21, 2009 (77 of 92)
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Stevus said:
Amazon.com has a 3 disc deluxe edition listed:
http://www.amazon.com/Paranoid-Audio-DVD-Black-Sabbath/dp/B001D2AYCI/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1240344244&sr=1-9
Paranoid (CD / Audio DVD) [IMPORT] [HYBRID SACD] [DELUXE EDITION] Original Release Date: April 7, 2009 Number of Discs: 3 Format: Import, Hybrid SACD, Deluxe Edition Label: Universal Int'l ASIN: B001D2AYCI
Thats the same and only version of this set available with the surround mix being in DTS (which isn't horrible to my ears but isn't the promised SACD). Amazon has a bad habit of not updating misleading or erroneous listing details.
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Post by wolf359 April 27, 2009 (78 of 92)
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crsearle said:
Thats the same and only version of this set available with the surround mix being in DTS (which isn't horrible to my ears but isn't the promised SACD). Amazon has a bad habit of not updating misleading or erroneous listing details.
On the topic of being misleading in the description of Parnoid, just had a trawl through E Bay. I was looking in general for SACDS when I noticed several copies of Paranoid up for sale at cheap prices all described as SACD when they are not. Makes me wonder if they are less than honest people who bought thinking they were getting an SACD and did'nt and now are seeking to recoup the losses when they found out it was'nt
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Post by BigTony May 15, 2009 (80 of 92)
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I can't find the SACD on amazon.co.uk.. am i missing something?
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