The SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOK Series...
I SAW THE LIGHT
Overlooked Albums From 1955 to 1979
Your All-Genres Guide To
Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters
Reviews for 505 Forgotten LPs
A Huge 3,200 E-Pages of In-Depth Info From The Discs...
(March 2024 Update)
A Huge 3,200 E-Pages of In-Depth Info From The Discs...
(March 2024 Update)
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* 3,100 E-pages, a huge 505 Reviews
for Exceptional CD Reissues/Remasters
* March 2024 Update (25 New Entries)
* LPs from 1955 to 1979 in
year-by-year/month-by-month order
* CD Remasters spanning 1990 to 2024
* Info and photos from the actual
discs; no cut and paste from other well-known sites
* Formats included - CD,
SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible Digital], Japan SHM-CD and
Japan Platinum SHM-CD [Super High
Materials]
* Major Label Box Set
Retrospectives from – EMI, Sony/Legacy, Universal and WEA
* Best Independent Reissue
Labels highlighted...
– Ace, Audio Fidelity, Bear
Family, Beats Goes On, Big Break Records (BBR), Cherry Red, Earth, Edsel,
Esoteric Recordings, Grapefruit, Hip-O Select, Light In The Attic, Mobile
Fidelity, Raven, Repertoire, Rev-Ola, Rhino, Salvo, Soul Music Records,
Sundazed and Panegyric
* Technical data from the
discs themselves (total playing times and more)
* Release Date, Catalogue No
and Barcode to locate the correct issue
* Track lists and Details on
Bonus material (if any)
* Vinyl Discographies
referencing CD Box sets (track numbers to sequence singles and albums from the
discs)
* UK and US catalogue
numbers and release dates for original vinyl albums, 7" singles and EPs within
each review
* Remaster/Tape Transfer
Engineers highlighted
* Packaging descriptions,
size of booklets, what’s contained within, who wrote the liner notes, repro
artwork explained
* Reference to the Audio
Quality of the CD - analysis of songs
* Guest Musicians
highlighted – Cover Versions noted
RECORD LABELS covered by the
book include:
ABC, ABC/Dunhill, A&M,
Anchor, Apple, Ardent, Asylum, Atlantic/Atco, Bearsville, Blue Horizon,
Capitol, Capricorn, CBS, Charisma, Chrysalis, Columbia, Dandelion, Dawn, Decca,
Deram (Nova), DJM, Elektra, EMI, Epic, Fantasy, Fly, Fontana, Harvest,
Immediate, Island, Kapp, Liberty, London, Marmalade, MCA, Mercury, MGM,
Monument, Mooncrest, Parlophone, Parrot, Polydor, Probe, Purple, Pye
International, RAK, Rare Earth, RCA Victor, Reaction, Reprise, Rolling Stones,
RSO, Shelter, Sire, Smash, Straight, Sussex, Track, Trojan, Uni, Vanguard,
Vertigo, Verve, Virgin, United Artists and Warner Brothers
Having worked for RECKLESS
RECORDS in London for over 20 years as one of their principal Vinyl and CD
buyers (one of the best secondhand record shops in the West End) and having once been a 'Hall of Fame' Reviewer on Amazon six times -
as you can imagine - I have and do come across a huge number of reissues - some far more
worthy than others.
To that end I've collated
together these SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOKS Series as guides to Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters offering up in-depth reviews on a
wide range of titles. And it doesn't have to cost the earth to Sound
Good either – you just need to know which CD is the right issue to
buy.
Many entries in this large and unique book cost less than £10 while others
are under a fiver. And even if some Box Sets/Deletions have acquired a price
tag - because they're the best I've included them along with artists/titles
that deserve your attention…
Took forever to collate this
book - but I think it's the best in the Series so far.
Hope you enjoy the reads –
MARK BARRY (March 2024)
