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Stan Getz, Charlie Bird: Jazz Samba | Downunderman - November 5, 2025

Second time around on SACD for Analogue Productions with this title. Their original SACD SACD release was in 2013 Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba This latest ...

Steely Dan: Katy Lied | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - November 8, 2025

The story of this recording and the pitfalls it encountered during it's making can be accessed online at https://sdarchive.com/dennys3.html and is an article on the recording ...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 - Nott | Contrapunctus - January 7, 2026

This brand‑new 2025 recording of Bruckner’s rarely performed original 1887 version of his Eighth Symphony fascinates me. The sound quality is excellent, and every detail ...

The Berliner Philharmoniker and Herbert von Karajan: Live in Berlin 1970–1979 | Contrapunctus - Today 02:00 am

I'm a bit uncertain about buying this — not cheap — set, but I have to admit that I'm quite curious. The most interesting work for me in this set is most likely Bruckner's ...

Joni Mitchell: Hejira | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - November 13, 2025

The details pop out on this release and the sound is warm and very natural. If only every CD release was this good. As a fan of this album since my teens, I am very happy to ...

Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 4-6 - Chiaroscuro Quartet | Gurkensalat - January 7, 2026

or just buy directly from Bis for 15 Euro: https://bis.eclassical.com/label/bis/joseph-haydn-quartets-op-33.html

Heart: Dreamboat Annie | Downunderman - December 8, 2025

Yeah, excellent sounding. The phonographic copyright year is consistently given as "1995" on the release, so if correct there must have been some sort of a transfer ...

Bob Marley and The Wailers: Exodus | Downunderman - December 16, 2025

A very welcome addition to the SACD firmament, though not necessarily a sonic ornament. The release indicates it was mastered directly from the original analog tape. ...

Bach: Keyboard Music 2 - Nikolayeva