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Recent comments

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Downunderman - July 4, 2026

Thanks Mark. Amazing that the label allowed 75+ year old tapes out of their sight and into outside hands to be mastered........and remarkable they were still in good enough ...

Scaggs: Boz Scaggs | Downunderman - July 4, 2026

This 2013 SACD used the original 1969 mix of the album and is the first use on digital. For CDs up to this point the 1977 remix had been used. It was mastered for SACD by ...

Sonny Rollins: East Broadway Run Down | Downunderman - July 1, 2026

Released in December 2025 and first time on SACD The album was originally engineered by Rudy Van Gelder and Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound is credited with the "Reissue ...

Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare | Downunderman - July 5, 2026

This SACD was released in the first half of 2026 and mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. It reflects the recording and tape technology limitations of the ...

Van Halen: 1984 | MacClaus - June 6, 2026

This remaster sounds lifeless. A big disappointment.

Weather Report: Mysterious Traveller | Paul Brouns - June 22, 2026

I recently bought another edition of Mysterious Traveller - just like this edition it is also multi channel. Its release number is Columbia / Legacy 507657 6 (Europe, 2002).

Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees | Downunderman - June 25, 2026

Released in May 2026 and based on a 2023 remaster. The tape used and who remastered it does not appear to be on the public record as of now. One quirk is that the CD layer ...

Les McCann & Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement | Downunderman - June 28, 2026

No grumbles from me here for a live performance from 1969 AND first time to SACD. Probably worth it for their cover of 'Compared To What' alone. I have no idea if their cover ...

Debussy: Nocturnes, La Mer - Järvi