Best sacd's

[Johnd]

What are the three best sacd's you've encountered (of any genre)?

As I'm new to sacd, I only have a few that I can call the "best" thus far. They are:

1) Mile Davis/John Coltrane "Kind of Blue"
2) Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms"
3) The Carpenters "The Singles, 1969-1981"

 

[Nomo]

Are you forgetting Pink Floyd, DSOM?
While far from my favorite PF recording; it almost by itself justfies the invention of SACD. IMHO.

 

[supervij]

DSotM for sure.
Peter Gabriel's Up
The Rolling Stones' Hot Rocks
and maybe The Police's Every Breath You Take: The Classics

 

[footman]

Boston Symphony/Munch: Organ Symphony

Spectacular three channel SACD reissue. That it is almost fifty years old boggles my mind.

 

[rolski]

A tip for someone to investigate (I can't play SACD myself) - the three remastered-collectors-edition Depeche Mode albums that were released at the weekend have SACD mixes to try - but the 5.1 DTS mix of each album is very good IMO - so the SACD version's probably quite good too !

"A Broken Frame".
"Music for the Masses".
"Violator".

All of the rest of their albums will be released in the same formats over the course of this year (1 CD/SACD + 1 DVD with album remixed in DD & DTS & other extras).

 

[stiletto pat]

Best SACDs...

For sure, DSOTM...

The first 4 or 5 Elton John albums (before he became the Brown Dirt Cowboy)... excellent surround remixing and excellent music...

Allman Brothers Eat A Peach...

Santana Abraxas...

Don't waste your money on the studio Norah Jones album in SACD...

Pat

 

[Hawkeye]

Larry Chernicoff - October
http://www.larrychernicoff.com/

 

[j_garcia]

Patricia Barber Companion (live) and Cafe Blue Both 2ch only, but amazing recordings. I'm not entirely crazy about her vocals on all the tracks, but the music overall is very good (jazz).

 

[zepaholic]

1) Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
2) Joe Satriani- Strange Beautiful Music
3) Allman Brothers- Eat A Peach

 

[Kruncher]

Not yet mentioned is Roxy Music's Avalon.

Very nice indeed.

 

[j_garcia]

I agree with that, but with Avalon you sort of have to know Roxy Music's music style first. I wouldn't say it is for everyone. It is an very well done SACD and I really like it, but it's basically moody, brooding, 80s music and may not be to everyone's liking. Though I like it, I don't listen to it that often either.

I also like Godsmack's Other Side - pretty well mixed, nice clean sound.

One that I haven't heard yet, but would like to get a hold of is Jazz at the Pawnshop. I have the redbook CD version and it is already probably the best recording I've ever heard. The only problem is, the SACD is quite expensive at around $50-60 (2 disc).

 

[nibhaz]

Koto Song

The David Brubeck Quartet: Concord On A Summer Night

Track #2 Really Shows Off The Multichannel Mastering!

 

[jzac]

McDonald...

You need to check out Michael McDonald's Motown II on SACD, and the 1st Motown on DVD-A... both are beautifully recorded discs. His motown hits version sound a lot better than some of the originals actually!

 

[rolski]

No-one tried the Depeche Mode SACD's yet ? Please ? If they're any good I may finally be tempted to go out & get an SACD player....

 

[W_Harding]

Good SACD

Alison Krauss + Union Station, New Favorite
The Who, Tommy
Jorma Kaukonen, Blue Country Heart
James Taylor, Hourglass
Diana Krall, The Girl in the Other Room

 

[Dan]

Bach's organ tochatas (?) by E. Power Biggs from the 1970s. This was originally a quadrophonic recording at a cathedral in Freiburg where one keyboard could independently control four organs scattered through the giant cathedral. 6 second delay from the front to the back of it. It made me wish I had four subwoofers!

 

[jbracing24]

What are the three best sacd's you've encountered (of any genre)?
2) Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms"

Never could find one I liked until Brothers in Arms -20th Anniversary Edition.
Won the 2006 Multichannel Grammy Award.

 

[moverton]

• Beck - Sea Change
• Getz-Gilberto - incredible for 50-year-old recording
• Dire Straights - Brother in Arms
• Flaming Lips - Yoshimi - stereo tracks

 

[muncybob]

Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East was VERY enjoyable for me...brought back a lot of memories too! I would like to pick up a few classical soon...any suggestions?? I really like Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusic(sp) and 1812 Overture.

 

[indcrimdefense]

diana krall - girl in the other room & her 02 release - can't recall title
ray brown trio - live at loa
brubeck - @ oberlin college & time out
bill evans trio - portrait in jazz
van cliburn - rachmaninoff piano concerto 3 on living stereo
neena freelon - shaking free
dvorak - new world symphony - can't remember who put it out, but fantastic in 5.1
coltrane - love supreme, really about any coltrane on sacd

just about anything from telarc, riverside or concord

while not sacd, honorable mention to lucinda williams - world without tears on hdcd & meet joe black soundtrack on hdcd