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Comment by Downunderman - November 5, 2025 (1 of 1)
One of the later releases in the Japan released Acoustic Sounds SACD series. This one released August 2025.
Notable for being one of the few in this series that has not been previously released on SACD.
This one based on a 2025 DSD transfer.
Sounds very good too. The earlier LP version released by Acoustic Sounds was mastered by Ryan K. Smith, so I'm supposing this SACD is also his mastering work.