The SOUNDS GOOD MUSIC BOOK Series...
1971
GET IT ON
Your All-Genres Guide To
Exceptional CD Reissues and Remasters
50th Anniversary Issue 1971 to 2021
A huge 3,045 E-Pages of Reviews
From the discs themselves...
* 3,045 E-Pages of info, 353 in-depth reviews for quality CD Remasters, Jan 2022 Update
* Formats included - CD, SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible Digital], Japan SHM-CD and Japan Platinum SHM-CD [Super High Materials]
* 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, Lemon, 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
* CD 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 – huge number of record labels covered
* 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
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 in
excess of 4, 040 posts on Amazon (CDs, DVDs, BLU RAYs - Hall Of Fame Reviewer Six Times)
- as you can imagine I come across a huge number of reissues - some far more
worthy than others.
To that end I've collated
together the 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…
Enjoy The Reads - MARK BARRY
(2022)
