Neil Young on Blu-Ray

BlueFox
BlueFox Posts: 15,251
edited June 2009 in Music & Movies
I read about this last night in the new Sound and Vision, which was in yesterday's mail.

He is putting all his work on Blu-Ray (DVD and CD versions available), and S&V raved about how good it is. The first release is 10 Blu-Ray DVDs and covers up to 1972.

If you are a fan then this probably is a must have.

http://www.amazon.com/Neil-Young-Archives-Vol-1963-1972/dp/B001B8PV4U
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  • POIDOG
    POIDOG Posts: 391
    edited June 2009
    I must say as a hard core Neil fan I'm in . Checked it out at Amazon,sounds fantasic.
    I just need to figure how many pints of blood I can give to pay for it :D After the
    Goldrush ;)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    IIRC,Neil said he wanted to release the archives on the best quality format available,, wonder if they,or any are on sacd?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited June 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    IIRC,Neil said he wanted to release the archives on the best quality format available,, wonder if they,or any are on sacd?

    Sound and Vision did not mention SACD. In so far as surround sound, at least in Archives 1, there is only a little, and it is used for things like wind in the trees, etc., not music.

    Off subject, but I have seen in the past others mention one of the reasons why Sony "abandoned" SACD is because Blu-Ray is suppossed to be even better for digital music. Whether that is true, either about Sony or Blu-Ray, I do not know, but it sounds reasonable.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    I am a huge NY fan,, here is a interesting review though,,pay close attention to the last paragraph or two


    http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/neil-young-archives-vol-1-1963-1972.html
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited June 2009
    Neil was a big DVD-A supporter, nothing on SACD that I know of yet
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    for the vinylheads,,myself included


    http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=233734
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • POIDOG
    POIDOG Posts: 391
    edited June 2009
    george daniel wrote: »

    http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/06/neil-young-archives-vol-1-1963-1972.html

    I'm not really seeing his point :confused: So what if Neil is finding a little more "Gold". Not everybody in the world alive today was born during the "Love Revolution". He sounds like a disgruntled "hippie", IMHO :)
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