MoFi announces new SACD releases for 2013

Since this has been posted here. Links to Music Direct's webpage for each of the indicated title. Music Direct is the parent company to Mobile Fidelity.

Hall & Oates - Voices, H2O, Private Eyes

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2

Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (self-titled debut)

Doobie Brothers - Stampede

Patricia Barber - A Distortion of Love

Of course, there were the previously-announced SACD titles such as Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue", Foreigner's "4" (although this title is available in Japan as a SACD already), other Billy Joel titles, etc. At least 2 Sinatra SACDs are coming next month.

Not too thrilled with that list. I may pick up Hall & Oats - Private Eyes however. Thanks for posting it Danny.

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Originally Posted by headrott

Not too thrilled with that list. I may pick up Hall & Oats - Private Eyes however. Thanks for posting it Danny.

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+1 on that entire statement. Billie, maybe if it was a single disc. I can't see spending that much on something that I would only be interested in listening to about half of. Yeah, the others may grow on me, but I'd have to switch discs just to hear what I wanted to.

Thank you Danny, I will be ordering Barry Manilow!

Doobie Brothers Stampede for me. That will complete the Doobie's classic years albums on SACD.

Danny.
Thanks for the update. Haven't seen any Japanese SHM-SACD announcements in awhile - do you know of any upcoming rock titles? Thanks

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Haven't seen any Japanese SHM-SACD announcements in awhile - do you know of any upcoming rock titles? Thanks

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I was going to mention the upcoming release of Queen's "Greatest Hits" and "Greatest Hits, Vol. II" on SHM-SACD, but according to cdjapan.co.jp, those titles have been cancelled. I think the SHM-SACD series has ran out of steam....priced themselves out of the market, IMHO. If that's the case, the SHM-SACD titles released with become collector items since I seriously doubt there will be reissues.

So it looks like the SACD pendulum is swinging back to the US for pop/rock titles on SACD, with releases from Audio Fidelity, Analogue Productions and Mobile Fidelity. Looks like MoFi has announced more Bob Dylan titles to be released on SACD, including some that were previously released by Sony:

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Before The Flood
The Times They Are A Changin'
Nashville Skyline
John Wesley Harding
Highway 61 Revisted

Why do I think we will eventually get Hall & Oates' "Rock and Soul, Part 1" on SACD from MoFi?

We still have some good pop/rock titles coming up, from Elvis to the Doors, and from the Counting Crows to Steppenwolf.

Yes, it does appear that SHM-SACD's are drying up - too bad. I too am looking forward to the Doors releases. The release date keeps getting pushed back though, hopefully the latest estimate of January comes through.

Thanks for the info Danny.
Doug

Nashville Skyline is my favorite Dylan album. Thanks Danny for the update!

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Yes, it does appear that SHM-SACD's are drying up - too bad.

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If they priced the SHM-SACDs like MoFi does with its SACDs, then it's a different story. $50+ is a lot of $$$ for a single-layer stereo SACD....actually, for any disc.

New Frank Sinatra SACD titles added today....will be in mono:

A Swingin' Affair
In The Wee Small Hours
Songs For Swingin' Lovers
Come Fly With Me

I read this and saw that ElusiveDisc was sold out of the SHM-SACD Exile On Main Street. I saw AcousticSounds still had it so I grabbed it. If they are drying up the prices will start to pop soon.

As noted at the Steve Hoffman forum today, previously announced gold CD releases from Chicago (the band) and Dean Martin will now be issued on SACD instead.

Thanks for all the updates Danny, much appreciated...

wonder when the miles will actually be released...

Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man" now shipping....

http://www.musicdirect.com/p-59655-b...brid-sacd.aspx