The SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOK Series
ALL RIGHT NOW
Music of 1970 to 1974
Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters
Volume 1 - A to L
Volume 1 - A to L
* VOLUME 2 of 2 - Artists M
to Z - see "REASON TO BELIEVE" (available separately)
* Over 2,275 E-pages of
genuinely useful information March 2024 Update
* A huge 320 in-depth
reviews spanning CD reissues/remasters from the 1990s to 2024
* Vast majority of these
reviews are for standard CDs ranging from £3 to £20 - most under £10 - some box
sets up to £100
* Apart from standard CD
other formats include - SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible
Digital], Japan SHM-CD and Japan Platinum SHM-CD [Super High Materials]
* All major record companies
covered Sony/Legacy, Universal, WEA, EMI etc. including Major Box Set
Retrospectives
* Best Independent Reissue
Labels highlighted...
– Ace, Audio Fidelity, Bear
Family, Beats Goes On, Big Break Records, Cherry Red, Edsel, Esoteric
Recordings, Grapefruit, Hip-O Select, Lemon, Light In The Attic, Mobile
Fidelity, Raven, Real Gone Music, Repertoire, Rev-Ola, Rhino, RPM, Salvo,
Sundazed, Panegyric and others...
* 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 description
(Mini Repro LP sleeves, booklets etc)
SEVENTIES 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's Soho 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 been a 'Hall of Fame' Reviewer on Amazon six times in the past - as you can imagine - I came across (and still do) a huge number of reissues - some far more
worthy than others.
To that end I've collated
together these SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOKS 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…
Hope you enjoy the reads -
MARK BARRY (March 2024)