Bad news for SACD fans - Telarc cut staff and will stop producing its own recordings

[Danny Tse]

See article in below link....

Telarc cut 1/2 of its staff and will stop producing its own recordings (http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2009/02/telarc_international_will_cut.html)

The Terre Haute, Indiana Sony (DADC) CD pressing plant has already stopped pressing SACD a couple of years back. I am thinking current Telarc SACDs are pressed in Japan by Sony. With the current economic situation, SACD could be gone if profit is to be maximized.

[hearingimpared]

Bummer, I like Telac discs. I actually own several of Telarc's LPs which I love.

[Barefoot]

Bad news indeed. Telarc discs are essentially the spine of my collection. However I was pleasantly surprised the format was able to last as long as it did/does.

[reeltrouble1]

I am pretty sure Danger Boy is reponsible for this, I am pretty sure I am going to choke his little self out, not real sure, but pretty sure or at least I am pretty sure I think so that I am pretty sure that is.

RT1--anyway not the greatest of news, MOFI will be selling them for a franklin each soon and we fools will pay it, well, not Danger Boy, at least I am pretty sure he won't, pay that is.

[Danny Tse]

Better get this SACD while you still can....

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/586173528_cd750e3707.jpg

[reeltrouble1]

cant see it..........?????????

RT1

[hearingimpared]

cant see it..........?????????

RT1

It must be getting block because I can see it clearly.

[reeltrouble1]

well, then quit being a geek and say what it is.

RT1

[Danny Tse]

well, then quit being a geek and say what it is.

RT1

It's just a scan of my SACD of "Round-Up (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ematcion/586173528/in/set-72157600427175646/)"

[treitz3]

Bad news indeed.

[cnh]

Don't mean to Hijack this post but what is the story on Blue-spec CDs (Japanese).

Anyone have any. What's the difference, and are there any plans to move this to Blu-ray versions?

thanks.

cnh

[skrol]

I think that we should all get on-line or run to our local CD shops and start making SACD profitable.

[Danny Tse]

Don't mean to Hijack this post but what is the story on Blue-spec CDs (Japanese).

Anyone have any. What's the difference, and are there any plans to move this to Blu-ray versions?

I don't have any Blu-spec CD. As far as I know, these are regular CDs that employed a new method of manufacturing. In the end, they're still regular, old CD. With that said, I've read that some Blu-spec CD titles are improved over previously-available CD versions.

Btw, Aerosmith's "Rocks" and Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", not to mention Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man", are coming to Blu-spec CD in March. I wonder if they can top their respective SACD counterparts.

Here's Japan Sony Music's official website for Blu-spec CD (http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/smdr/sms/shop/goods/category.aspx?PageSize=20&AbsolutePage=0&style=T&sort=saledt&category=00000789). The titles with the tiny pink retangle are available for pre-orders.

[Danny Tse]

Just when everyone thought that both Telarc and SACD are dead....

Telarc release its latest SACD - Transmigration (http://www.sa-cd.net/showtitle/5970)