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Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | Stephen Best - April 26, 2026

What are you hoping for as an improvement to this release? In discussions with Mark he also has plans for reviews of more contemporary releases, only now possible because of ...

Mozart: The Travelling Whirlwind - Wessel | breydon_music - Today 05:49 am

Sorry to bother you again Adrian but I wonder if you know what is currently affecting availability of this disc? It was originally scheduled for March release in the U K but ...

Bach: Goldberg Variations - Víkingur Ólafsson | Stephen Best - April 22, 2026

Not your father's Goldberg Variations ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | John Bacon-Shone - April 22, 2026

Unfortunately, the reliability of Presto info has dropped greatly with many multichannel SACDs reported as stereo only. You need to check the site of the record label, or here ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Graham Williams - April 21, 2026

The Mahler 5, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles is, as I stated in my review, a 5.1 Multi-channel SACD. What Presto and Native DSD say is somewhat ...

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | Mark Werlin - April 27, 2026

John Bacon-Shone: yes, this is the 2019 set from Craft. A quick search through discogs.com does not show any newer remasters of the 1958 recordings. I will write about newer ...

Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings | John Bacon-Shone - April 26, 2026

Seems this is a 2019 remaster, not more recent, correct?

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | DYB - April 24, 2026

My comment is on the performances. I've seen Bychkov live in opera houses (well, the Metropolitan in NYC, conducting multiple operas) and with symphony orchestras. And I've ...

David Bridie: Act of Free Choice

Chrysalis  7243-533806-2

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Pop/Rock

"Act of Free Choice"

David Bridie

All

Tracks

1. Sad
2. Dive (Marius de Vries mix)
3. Breath
4. Kerosene
5. The Deserters
6. Float
7. The Koran, The Ghan And A Yarn
8. Talk Mister Nation
9. Salt (I Don't Want To Go No Further)
10. The Last Great Magician
11. Found Wanting
12. Hide
13. Malaria
14. The Koran, The Ghan And A Yarn (Moloko mix) - Stereo only