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Quadraphonic
Discography
10-4-2024 VERSION 2.8
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This is a list of popular quadraphonic recordings that have made
their way to the compact disc format.
This list will only grow with your help, so any additional info is
greatly appreciated.
Many stereo only CD's can decode nicely, and have great surround
effects due to phase differences or ambience in the recording....but
that alone doesn't make them "quad". In regards to almost all the
titles listed below, one of the key indicators is that they were "quad
only" releases, therefore no separate "stereo" version was ever released.
As the labels & producers have neither the desire nor the time & money
to perform complete re-mixes from the raw multi-channel masters, they
simply use the already existing 2 channel master tapes which carry the
appropriate encoding with them on these releases.
For titles that were released in both stereo and quad there are
differences between the mixes. Identifying those differences help to
identify the quad mix on a CD.
A CD that has been remastered does not mean that it does not contain the
quad matrix encoding. It was common practice to record on multitrack tape,
mix to analogue tape and then send that tape to a mastering engineer who
would use compression and equalization to get the best out of the final
format to be issued. Since vinyl records had limitations that reel to reel
tape did not; it was not uncommon to master a tape just for the vinyl
release.
When CD's first came about it was not uncommon to use the vinyl mastered
tape for the CD release. Over the years folks realized the problem of doing
this and would go back to the 2 channel tape and remaster it for cd
eliminating the EQ and compression that was needed to squeeze the recording
onto vinyl.
A recording that has been remixed means that the multitrack tape was used
to create the new master and a quad matrix encoder was not used in that
process.
For additions to this list, include:
1. Artist
2. Title of album
3. Record label
4. Catalog number
5. Country of origin (U.S., U.K., etc.) since catalog numbers change with
country of origin
6. Year of release
7. Any comments that might be helpful like who distributes the recording
and address and phone number if known.
Please send any additions or corrections to this list to :
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This list can be accessed from :
http://www.surrounddiscography.com/
1. List compiled & Copyright by: Mark Anderson
2. All listings are U.S. pressings unless noted otherwise with country
code in brackets [ ].
3. All listings are Quadraphonic encoded (QS, SQ or HJ)
4. Updates, corrections or changes from previous version are
indicated by an asterisk (*).
5. Abbreviations : ( )
EV - Matrix Format
MH - BBC Matrix H Format
SQ - Matrix Format
QS - Matrix Format
A
AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD -
XI: Bleed Here Now. Inside Out Music IOM631 (QS)
ASH RA REMPEL -
Manuel G ttsching, Inventions For Electric Guitar. Spalax 14245 (SQ) [France]
Starring Rosi. Spalax 14247 (SQ) [France], King Records KICP 2854 (SQ) [Japan]
THE AWAKENING -
Hear, Sense And Feel. Black Jazz Records BJ/9 (QS), Black Jazz Records BJ/9 (QS)
[Japan], P-Vine Records PCD-5228 (QS) [Japan]
Mirage. Black Jazz Records BJ/15 (QS), BJ/15 (QS) [Japan], P-Vine Records
PCD-22099 (QS) [Japan]
B
GATO BARBIERI -
Chapter One: Latin America. MCA (Impulse) MCAD-39124 (QS)
Chapter Two: Hasta Siempre. Impulse! AS-9263 (QS) [Europe]
Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata, Impulse GRD-111 (QS), GRP 11112 (QS)
[Europe], MVCZ-126 (QS) [Japan]
Chapter Four: Alive In New York. Impulse! ASD-9303 (QS), MVCJ-19163 (QS)
[Japan]
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST -
Once Again. Brimstone BRIM002 (SQ)
Harvest Years. Harvest Label [2 CD] 796 3002 (SQ)
{Only two tracks on this CD are Quad. Disc 2 contains "Happy old world"
& "Ball & Chain". Quadraphonic notation on the cover}
BEAVER & KRAUSE -
All Good Men. Collectors' Choice Music CCM-642 (EV)
Gandharva. Warner Bros. 9362-45472-2 (EV) [Germany], Collectors Choice
Music CCM-641 (EV)
DAVID BEDFORD
Instructions For Angels. Virgin 7243 8 44344 2 7 (MH)
ACKER BILK -
Some of my Favorite Things. PYE 4D Series CDNSPL 4102 (QS)
The Collection.. Castle Communications CCSCD209 (QS) [UK]
{Only tracks 1-8, 13, 14, 19 & 20 are QS encoded, almost everything
Acker Bilk recorded for PYE up to about 1978 was QS only. Therefore
every compilation CD, and there are doubtless many, will contain some
QS encoded material.}
WALTER BISHOP -
Keeper of My Soul. Black Jazz BJQD-14 (QS), PCD-22098 (QS) [Japan]
BLOOMFIELD, KOOPER, STILLS -
Super Session. Sony 836778 4547366039122 (SQ)
{Mini LP released in 2008, the OBI has a SQ logo, the bonus tracks are not
quad}
MARION BROWN
Geechee Recollections. Impulse MVCZ-120 (QS) [Japan]
Sweet Earth Flying. Impulse MVCZ-119 (QS) [Japan]
Vista. Impulse MVCZ-118 (QS) [Japan]
DAVE BRUBECK & PAUL DESMOND -
1975 : The Duets. A&M CD 3290 (QS), 394915-2 (QS) [Germany]
DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET -
25th Anniversary Reunion. A&M CD 0806 (QS), 396 998-2 (QS)
[Germany]
{No quad notation but listed by the record producer as quad encoded}
C
DOUG CARN -
Adam's Apple. Black Jazz Records BJ/21, P-Vine Records PCD-22106 (QS)
[Japan]
Revelation. Black Jazz Records BJQD/16 (QS)
Spirit Of The New Land. Black Jazz Records BJ/8 (QS)
CHASE -
Chase. One Way Records A26660 (SQ)
Pure Music. Sony SICP-20088 (SQ) [Japan]
{Mini LP, the OBI has a SQ logo}
ORNETTE COLEMAN -
Ornette At 12, Crisis. Real Gone Music RGM-0614 (QS)
{Two albums on one CD. Only "Crises" is QS encoded}
ALICE COLTRANE
Eternity. Sepia Tone STONE 05 (QS), Warner Bros. 9362-47899-2 (QS)
[Europe], WPCR-27429 (QS) [Japan]
Lord Of Lords. Impulse UCCI-9110 (QS) [Japan]
Universal Consciousness. Verve 314 589 514-2 (QS), 589 514-2 (QS) [Europe]
World Galaxy. Impulse AS-9218 (QS) [Japan]
JOHN COLTRANE -
Infinity. Impulse WMC5-117 (QS) [Japan]
Live in Seattle. GRD-2-146 (QS), Impulse WMC5-116 (QS) [Japan]
The Africa Brass Sessions, Vol.2. Impulse 32XD-599 (QS) [Japan], 254 648-2
(QS) [Germany]
KEVIN COYNE -
In Living Black & White. Virgin CDVM 2505 (SQ) [UK]
D
DEEP PURPLE -
The Anthology. EMI [2 CD] EM155363 (SQ) [UK]
{Only two songs "Never Before" & Smoke on the Water" are from the SQ
Quad release}
Machine Head (25th Ann. Issue). EMI Records [2CD] 7243 8 59506 2 9 (SQ)
[UK], EMI 072 7243 8 59506 2 9 (SQ) [Italy]
{Only two songs "Maybe I'm a Leo" & "Lazy" are from the SQ Quad release}
Machine Head (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition). EMI TPSAD 7504 (SQ)
{4 CD, 1 DVD set with Disc 3 in SQ}
Machine Head (2012 Remastered Special Edition). Warner Bros. R2 555153
{Disc 2 has the entire album in SQ}
WILLIE DIXON -
Catalyst (I Think I Got The Blues). Prevue 17 (QS)
What Happened to My Blues. Prevue CD PR 18 (QS)
DZYAN -
Electric Silence. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 288-09-120 [Germany] (SQ)
Time Machine. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 288-09-108 [Germany] (SQ)
E
CLEVELAND EATON -
Plenty Good Eaton. Black Jazz Records BJQD 20 (QS), P-Vine Records
PCD-22105 (QS) [Japan]
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA -
Early ELO (1971-1973). EMI CDS 79 7471 2 (SQ) [UK], TOCP-3412-13 (SQ) [Japan]
{Only "1'st movement", "Mr. Radio", "Nellie takes her bow" & "Whisper in
the night" are listed as from the Quadraphonic mix}
Early Years. EMI 7243 5 92808 2 0 (SQ) [UK]
{Only track 5-From The Sun To The World, track 6-Mr. Radio & track 10-In Old England
Town (Boogie No.2) Take 1 are listed as "Quad SQ mix". Track 13-10538 Overture is
listed as a Quad Mix but have not verified if it is SQ encoded or a mix down like
tracks 4, 7 & 11}
The Electric Light Orchestra. Harvest 7243 5 33372 0 9 (SQ) [Europe]
{Only "Look At Me Now", "Nellie Takes Her Bow", "The Battle Of Marston Moor", "Queen
Of The Hours" are listed as from the Quadraphonic mix}
F
ROBERT FARNON -
Sketches of Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra. PYE 4D Series CDMP 8824 (QS)
FIREBALLET -
Night On Bald Mountain. Inner Knot IAK-CD-7555 (QS), Setticlavio Records
SET 1007 (QS) [Italy], Flawed Gems GEM 89 (QS) [Sweden]
THE FLAME -
The Flame. Fallout FOCD2006 (DY) [UK]
ARNO FLOR & HIS ORCHESTRA -
Chopin Wonderland. Hungria Classics RB-80038 (SQ) [Brazil]
Der Chor Von St. Helena-Sehnsucht Nach Der Heimat. Rede Brasil RB 80021
(SQ) [Brazil]
Tchaikovsky Wonderland. Bellaphon 289.05.010 (SQ) [Germany], Rede Brasil
RB 80037 (SQ) [Brazil]
Verdi Wonderland. Rede Brasil RB80036 (SQ) [Brazil]
HENRY FRANKLIN -
The Skipper. Black Jazz Records BJQD/7, P-Vine Records PCD-5239 [Japan]
(QS)
The Skipper At Home. Black Jazz Records BJ/17, P-Vine Records PCD-8286
[Japan] (QS)
JUN FUKAMACHI -
Fantastic Suite - A Dream On A Spring Night Based On "The Tale Of The
Heike". Toshiba Records BRIDGE-008 (QS) [Japan]
Introducing Jun Fukamachi. Tower Records QIAG-70050 (QS) [Japan]
Second Phase. Tower Records QIAG-70053 (QS) [Japan]
JUN FUKAMACHI 21st CENTURY BAND
Rokuyu. SMDR GT Music MHCL 1556 (QS) [Japan]
G
MIGUEL GALLARDO -
Autorretrato. Amalgama 8 30207 2 (SQ), 110 8302074 (SQ) [Spain]
H
JIM HALL -
Live. Verve 440 065 428-2 (QS), 065 428-2 (QS) [Europe],
Horizon UCCM-9225 (QS) [Japan]
CHARLIE HADEN
Liberation Music Orchestra. Impulse IMPD 188 (QS)
ROLAND HAYNES -
The Second Wave. Black Jazz BJQD-19 (QS), PCD-22104 (QS) [Japan]
HEAVEN & EARTH -
Refuge. Ovation OVQD-1428 (QS), Vivid Sound VSCD-2278 (QS) [Japan],
Big Pink BIG PINK 110 (QS) [South Korea]
DAN HICKS AND HIS HOT LICKS -
Striking it Rich. MCA MCAD-31187 (QS), MVCE-18008 (QS) [Japan]
HOLLINS AND STARR -
Sidewalks Talking. Ovation OV/14-07 (QS), Fallout FOCD2084 (EV) [UK]
JOHN LEE HOOKER -
Free Beer & Chicken. MCA BGOCD-123 [England] (QS)
Live At Soledad Prison / Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive. BGO Records
BGOCD897 [UK] (QS)
Never Get Out of These Blues. MCA MCAD-31361 (QS)
I
AKIRA ISHIKAWA & COUNT BUFFALO -
Dynamic Latin Exotic Sound. Universal Music UPCY-9549 (RM) [Japan]
* Tokyo Big Band Deluxe Vol.3. Toshiba Records TOCT-9186 (RM) [Japan]
Uganda. Tiliqua Records TILAR-5012 (QX) [Japan], Universal Music
UPJY-9063 (QX) [Japan]
J
MILT JACKSON -
Just the Way it Had To Be. Impulse WMC5-129 (QS) [Japan]
KEITH JARRETT -
Backhand. Impulse UCCI-9052, Impulse ASH-9305 (QS) [Japan]
Death and the Flower. Impulse GRD-139 (QS)
Fort Yawuh. MCA MCAD-33122 (QS)
Treasure Island. MCA MCA-39106 (QS)
RUDOLPH JOHNSON -
The Second Coming. Black Jazz Records BJQD/11, P-Vine Records PCD-22096
[Japan] (QS)
THAD JONES & MEL LEWIS -
Suite for Pops. Horizon D32Y3821 (QS) [Japan]
K
KARTHAGO -
Rock-n-Roll Testiment. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 288-09-036 (SQ) [Germany]
KIMIKO KASAI -
In Person. Sony SICJ 114 (SQ) [Japan]
KIMIKO KASAI & THE GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA -
Satin Doll. CBS/Sony CSCL 1299 (SQ) [Japan], Sony SICP-20147 (SQ)
[Japan]
JOHN KEATING -
Space Experience / Space Experience 2. EMI 7243 4 95619 2 2 (SQ)
[Europe]
{Space Experience is SQ, Space Experience 2 is only stereo}
CALVIN KEYS -
Proceed With Caution. P-Vine Records PCD-22103 (QS) [Japan]
B.B. KING -
Friends. BGO Records BGOCD125 (QS) [Europe]
Guess Who. BGO Records BGOCD71 (QS) [Europe]
In London. MCA Records MCD 18223 (QS) [Europe]
L.A. Midnight/To Know You Is To Love You. BGO Records BGOCD853 [UK]
{Only L.A Midnight is QS}
Live In Japan. MCA Records MCD-11810 (QS) [Europe]
The Best Of. MCA MCAD-31040 (QS)
TADAO KITANO AND THE ARROW JAZZ ORCHESTRA -
* Tokyo Big Band Deluxe Vol.2. Toshiba Records TOC-9185 (RM) [Japan]
{Including all 12 tracks from TP-9516Z "Dynamic Big Band" and 8 tracks from
TP-9528Z "Dynamic Hit Sound". Both albums are RM Quadraphonic matrix
recodings of early 70's.}
JOHN KLEMMER -
Waterfalls. MCA MCAD-33123 (QS)
BONNIE KOLOC -
After All This Time. Big Pink 407 (QS) [South Korea]
KROKODIL -
Sweat and Swim. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 288-09-115 (SQ) [Germany]
L
NED LAGIN -
Seastones. Rykodisc RCD-40193 (SQ)
{Track 2 "The Original February 1975 Version" is SQ encoded}
M
NORIO MAEDA -
Revolution. Columbia COCB-54036 (QX) [Japan]
MANDINGO -
The Primal Rythem of Life. EMI 8142112 (SQ) [Australia]
{Quadraphonic notation on the cover}
BROWNIE McGHEE & SONNY TERRY -
I Couldn't Believe My Eyes. See For Miles Records Ltd SEE CD 92
(QS) [Europe], BGO Records BGOCD407 (QS) [UK]
AIRTO MOREIRA -
Fingers. PJL (CTI) Japan MTCJ-4001 (SQ) 2002
MESSAGE -
From Books and Dreams. Bellaphon 288-09-119 (SQ) [Germany]
MOUNTAIN -
Twin Peaks. Columbia CGK 32818 (SQ)
{All copies of this title should be quad}
SHUICHI "PONTA "MURAKAMI -
Introducing "Ponta" Murakami. Universal Music UPCY-7513 (QS) [Japan]
N
MARI NAKAMOTO -
That Old Feeling. Toshiba TOCT-9367 (QS) [Japan]
NEKTAR -
Down to Earth. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 289-09-006 [Germany] (SQ)
Remember the Future. Bacillus (Bellaphon) 289-09-001 [Germany] (SQ)
NINE DAYS WONDER -
We Never Lost Control. Bellaphon 288-09-113 [Germany] (SQ)
Only the Dancers. Bellaphon 288-09-116 [Germany] (SQ)
NOMADI -
i nomadi interpretano guccini. EMI 0077779404223 [Italy] (SQ)
O
MIKE OLDFIELD -
Exposed. Virgin CDVD 2511 (SQ) [UK], Caroline Records CAROL 1852-2 (SQ)
{Says "A quadraphonic recording" on the back of the CD}
Boxed. Virgin Records CDBOX-1 (3 CD) (SQ) [UK]
OMEGA -
200 Years After The Last War. Bacillus 288.09.029 (SQ) [Germany]
P
PINK FLOYD -
Works. Capitol CDP-7-46478-2 (SQ)
{Only two tracks "Brain Damage" & "Eclipse" from D.S.O.T.M. are Quad}
NORRIE PARAMOR -
40 Years Of BBC TV Themes. Emporio EMPRCD 633 (MH) [UK]
Temptation. PRT CDMP 8822 (QS) [UK]
KELLEE PATTERSON -
Maiden Voyage. Black Jazz Records BJQD/12 (QS), P-Vine Records PCD-5283
(QS) [Japan]
BOBBY PAUNETTO -
Paunetto's Point. RSVP Jazz Records, Inc. CD 1782 (SQ)
PROCOL HARUM -
BBC Live In Concert. Fuel 2000 302 061 055 2 (SQ), Strange Fruit SFRSCD089
(SQ) [UK], True North TND 205 (SQ) [Canada]
{From the Pop Spectacular, Stereo Pop Special 66 '74 Record CN 2023 BBC
radio program}
PYG -
Free With Pyg-Pyg Live In Colosseum. Polydor POCH-1353/4 & PROA-105/6
[2CD] (CM4) [Japan]
Q
R
DEWEY REDMAN -
The Ear of the Behearder. MCA/Impulse MVCI-23045 (QS)
BUDDY RICH -
Live in King Street. CAFE [2 CD] CD2-732 (SQ)
{Quadraphonic notation on the cover}
RICH MOUNTAIN TOWER -
Rich Mountain Tower. Aurora AUCD5051 [UK]
{Originally released in EV encoding on LP. Later marked as SQ or QS on
LP and may actually be EV. This title may have been originally released
in EV and remastered for QS.}
SAM RIVERS -
Crystals. Verve Records 314 589 760-2 (QS)
Streams. Impulse IMP-88143 & MVCZ-123 (QS) [Japan]
HOWARD ROBERTS -
Antelope Freeway, Equinox Express Elevator. Impulse! 06025 2780955
[Europe]
{Two albums on 1 CD. Tracks 10-19 from "Equinox Express Elevator" are QS
encoded}
THE HARRY ROCHE CONSTELLATION -
Spiral / Sometimes. l ACMEM100CD [UK]
{CD mentions Pye's revolutionary 4D Series of Quadraphonic recordings of
"Spiral" and "Sometimes". "Spiral" has no quad mentions on the original
LP while "Sometimes" mentions QS}
ROCKFOLKET
F rsta Repetitionen. Polydor 511046-2 (QS) [Sweden]
GENE RUSSELL -
Talk To My Lady. Black Jazz Records BJQD/10 (QS), P-Vine Records
PCD-22095 (QS) [Japan]
S
SALIS -
Seduto sull'alba a guardare. AMS AMS CD 177 (QS) [Italy]
PHAROAH SANDERS -
Black Unity. Impulse IMP 12192 (QS)[Europe]
Elevation Impulse MVCZ-121 (QS)[Japan]
Live At The East. Impulse UCCU-9016 (QS)[Japan]
Village Of The Pharoahs. Impulse UCCI-3008 (QS)[Japan]
Wisdom Through Music. Impulse UCCI-9136 (QS) [Japan]
SANTANA -
Lotus. Columbia C2K-46764 [2 CD] (SQ), CSCS 5434?5 (SQ) [Japan],
700.493-4/2-465933 (SQ) [Brazil]
ARCHIE SHEPP -
Attica Blues. Impulse 024 654 414-2 (QS), MVCI-23038 (QS) [Japan],
654 414-2 (QS) [UK], UCCU-90080 (QS) [Japan]
The Cry of My People. Impulse B0001790-02 (QS), MVCI-23082 (QS) [Japan],
0602498614884 (QS) [Europe]
Kwanza. Impulse B0007404-02 (QS), MVCZ-124 (QS) [Japan], 0602517050396
(QS) [Europe]
JIMMY SMITH TRIO / QUINTET -
Testifyin'. Groove Hut Records GH 66710 [Europe]
{Tracks 1-4 are from the Quad SQ only album "Paid In Full"}
TIGER B. SMITH -
Were the Tiger Bunch. Bellaphon 288-09-114 [Germany] (SQ)
DAVID SNELL -
Harp Transplant. PYE 4D Series CDNSP 7771 (QS)
SUN RA -
Astro Black. Modern Harmonic MHCD-080 (QS)
Discipline 27-II. Corbett vs. Dempsey CvsD|CD039 (QS)
Magic City. Evidence ECD 22069-2 (QS), Cosmic Myth Records CMR001 (QS),
Pathways to Unknown Worlds. Modern Harmonic MHCD-084 (QS)
Space Is The Place. Impulse IMPD-249IMP (QS), 12492 (QS) [Europe],
Blue Thumb Records UCCU-9012 (QS) [Japan]
HIROMASA SUZUKI
Skip Step Colgen. Toshiba Records TOCT-9201 (QS) [Japan]
SHIGERU SUZUKI & HUCKLEBACK -
Shigeru Suzuki & Huckleback. Panam ZL-5012, Panam CRCP-28104 (QS)
[Japan]
SYNERGY -
Electronic Realization for Rock Orchestra. Passport PBCD 6001 (QS),
Third Contact 3CR 1001 (QS), Voiceprint VP295CD (QS) [UK], Air Mail
Archive AIRAC-1572 (QS) [Japan]
T
THE TAJ-MAHAL TRAVELERS -
July 15, 1972. Showboat SWAX-501 (SQ) [Japan]
TIGER B. SMITH -
We're the Tiger Bunch. Bacillus Records 288 09 114 (SQ) [Germany]
U
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MICHAEL WHITE -
Pneuma. Impulse! UCCI-3010 (QS) [Japan]
Spirit Dance, Pneuma. Impulse! 06025 2780958 [Europe]
{Tracks 8-15 from Pneuma are QS encoded}
The Land Of Spirit And Light. Impulse B0004277-02 (QS), 0602498842270
(QS) [Europe]
X
Y
MIGHTY JOE YOUNG -
Chicken Heads. P-Vine Records PCD-93484 (QS) [Japan]
Mighty Joe Young. P-Vine Records BPCD 5073 (QS), PCD-93485 (QS) [Japan]
Z
Classical
Most of the recordings from EMI and Angel that have been released on CD
have been remixed from the multichannel masters (ADD) and do not contain
the original quad matrix encoding
CBS MASTERWORKS [previously Columbia Masterworks]
MK-34566* (SQCD) RICHARD STRAUSS: Ein Heldenleben, Op.40 (Maazel
/Cleveland Orchestra [previously released as Columbia
Masterworks M-34566]
MMG/Vox
A Ceremony of Carols. MWCD 7104
{Contains selections from the Vox LP QTV 34710 (QS) The Gregg Smith Singers/
The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir: The World Rejoices/A Festival of Carols, also
contains a recording of "A Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Britten which is
stereo}
MOSS MUSIC GROUP
MCD-10014 (QSCD) MODEST MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition;
Night on Bald Mountain (Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony) [previously
available as Turnabout QTV-S 34633]
Soundtracks
Annie - Original Cast Recording; Columbia CK-34712 (SQ).
Company - Original Broadway Cast. Columbia CK 3550 (SQ)
Sisters - Movie Soundtrack. Southern Cross SCCD 903 (QS)
{The CD is listed as stereo but the SPARS code is AAD}
Spellbound (Original Motion Picture Score). Stanyan STZ116-2 (SQ)
{The back of the CD has the Stanyon SQ Quad logo and the SPARS code is AAD}
Various Artists / Samplers
AUDIO IDEAS
Sounds Of Canada. AI-002 (MC)
The Audio Ideas TEST AND REFERENCE CD. AI-CD-005
{Listed as Natural Matrix, the booklet's notes state SQ is the recommended
mode to play the surround tracks by the engineer}
KOSMISCHE MUSIK
Sci Fi Party. Spalax Music 14884 (SQ) [France], Nexus International
KICP 2860 (SQ) [Japan]
Gilles Zeitschiff. Spalax Music 14885 (SQ) [France]
Maybe Quad
The following CD's have shown up in catalog listings, They have not been
confirmed as Quad releases, but where originally only released in a Quad
matrix format. The easiest way to identify if the Quad encoding remains
intact is to look for the (SPARS code) recording information listed as AAD.
This would signify that an analog multi-track tape was mixed down to the
original matrixed 2-channel tape then transferred into the digital CD
format as opposed to going back to the multi-track and mixing to a
digital 2 channel tape then transferring to CD (ADD).
ACKER BILK -
Feelings. Pulse PBXCD 409 [UK]
{4 CD set. Some songs are from quad only releases and may be QS quad}
DAVID BOWIE -
Serious Moonlight. Rajon CDR0510 [Australia], Parlophone 0190295511180 [Europe],
Parlophone WPCR-18174/5 [Japan]
{Originally issued on video as SQ encoded. The CD's should be Quad}
CHASE -
Chase. Epic ESCA 7576 [Japan], Epic EICP 20086 [Japan] (SQ)
RAY CONNIFF -
The Way We Were/The Happy Sound of Ray Coniff. CD Collectables 7434 (SQ)
RAY DAVIES & THE BUTTON DOWN BRASS -
Girl Talk. Castle Pie PIESD 269 [UK]
{Tracks 3, 6-14 & 17 all come from Quad QS only album releases}
NEIL DIAMOND -
Serenade. (SQ)
{It is rumored that the stereo album received negative reviews and CBS
mentioned that all later releases would be from the SQ mix but have not
seen evidence that the mix on the CD matches the quad mixes}
see https://iaisnd.com/messages/the-cd-is-apparently-from-quad-masters/
JOE FARRELL -
Penny Arcade. Wounded Bird Records WOU 634, CTI Records CTI 6034
[Japan], CTI Records KICJ 2316 [Japan]
{No indication of quad except "SQ"' prefix written in the run-out area on
both sides of the original LP, other copies have the "Q" scratched out.
Possible that not all songs were mixed for SQ so company did not want to
release as a quad record}
TONY HATCH -
The Best Of Tony Hatch & His Orchestra. Sequel Records
NEM CD 920 [UK]
{Tracks 11, 19, 20, 24 & 28 have been mentioned to be QS Quad and all of
the tracks except 20 where issued on the Quad Only compilation album
"Mr. Nice Guy" along with tracks 7, 9, 13 & 30}
The Essential Tony Hatch. Castle Pulse PBX CD 354 [UK]
{Tracks 4, 7, 15 & 18 have been mentioned to be QS Quad. Tracks 4 & 7
where issued on the Quad Only compilation album "Mr. Nice Guy" and
tracks 15 & 18 appeared on "Hit The Road To Themeland" which only the
Japan pressing indicated being Quad}
ALAN HAVEN -
Organ Spectacular. Pulse PLS CD 248 [UK]
{Tracks 1-9 are from the album "The Alan Haven Organ Show". The UK
version NSPL-41031 does not mention QS Quad but the Australian and
Canadian versions QUAD 1028 do}
CAROLE KING -
Music. Epic/Ode EK 34949, SKU 0-7464-34949-2
{The original CD issue is thought to contain the QS quad mix}
BERRY LIPMAN ORCHESTRA -
Easy Listening Vol. 2. Da Music CD 77281 [Germany]
{Tracks 2, 3, 9 & 11 are from the SQ Quad only album "The World Is Full
Of Love" and tracks 5 & 7 are from the SQ Quad only album "The Most
Beautiful Girls In The World"}
Easy Listening Volume 3. Da Music CD 77885 [Germany]
{Tracks 1 & 11 are from the SQ Quad only album "From Germany With Love"
and tracks 4 & 6 are from the SQ Quad only album "The Most Beautiful
Girls In The World"}
First Class. Selected Sound 18-5018 [Germany]
{Track one is from the SQ Quad only album "The Most Beautiful Girls In
The World"}
YEHUNDI MENUHIN & STEPHANE GRAPPELLI -
Friends In Music. EMI Classics 50999 6 98530 2 9 (SQ) [Europe]
{4 CD Set. Disc 1, tracks 16-23 and disc 2, tracks 1-7 are from the quad
only release "Fascinatin' Rhythm"}
PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND -
New Orleans, Vol. 1. CBS MK 34549 [ADD]
{The SPARS code could be wrong. Have not seen a comparison to the original
quad mix}
PURLIE [Original Broadway Cast]
RCA Victor 60229
{Thought to be a quad only release, A stereo version was available on LP & 8-Track. The CD issued in 1990
is unknown on which version it contains}
SANTANA -
Amigos. CBS CDCBS-86005 (SQ)
DON SEBESKY -
Giant Box. CTI Records KICJ 2187 [Japan]
{Originally released in separate Quad and Stereo versions, Later
released in SQ Quad only. CD may contain the Quad recording}
TEN YEARS AFTER -
Ten Years After - A Space In Time. Chrysalis CHRX 1001
{The cover states that "tracks 11-20 are a new stereo mixdown of the original SQ
Quadraphonic edition newly remixed". The CD lists "1973 Quad Mix to Stereo".
Playback thru a SQ decoder was reported to have the mixed turned around with the
vocals eminating from the rear channels just like the DVD-V version}
ALAN TEW ORCHESTRA -
Strings Go Latin. Pulse PLSCD230 (QS) [UK]
{Tracks 1-12 are from the album "Carnival" which was a quad only release}
THIJS VAN LEER
Introspection. CBS CDCBS 26606 [Netherlands] (SQ)
Introspection / Introspection 2. BGO Records BGOCD589 [UK]
{Introspection 2 is rumered to be Quad encoded on this CD as it was a Quad only,
single inventory release. The title above was released only in quad in the U.S.,
But Stereo and Quad in Europe}
Movies
Dude, The Highway Of Life (Original Cast). Original Cast Records
OCR-9499 (QS)
Sisters (Soundtrack). Southern Cross SCCD 903 (QS), Soundtrack
Listeners SLCS-7275 (QS) [Japan]
Spellbound (Soundtrack). Stanyan STZ116-2 (SQ)
Definitely NOT Quad
The liner notes inside these CD's might mention that they were made
from the quad tapes. Even though the original Quad album might have
been a matrixed format like SQ, This CD is not Quad and was probably
remixed from the original four channel tape.
Allman Brothers - Dreams, Box Set.
{The tracks 'Whipping Post' and 'In Memory of Elizabeth Reed' are listed
as quad mixes taken from the quad release of 'Live at Fillmore East' but
are just stereo on this CD}
Barcley James Harvest - Live / Conisuier Collection '74. Polydor
VSOP CD-164. (SQ)
{This title was wrongly listed as a Quad CD release. The confusion
probably came from the fact the BJH did a live BBC show in Quad SQ
(see the radio discography) and folks might of felt that this Polydor
release was from that broadcast.}
Bob Dylan - Desire. Columbia
Jefferson Airplane CD Box Set. Grunt
Grateful Dead - Steal Your Face. Grateful Dead Records GDCD4006 (QS)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung. EMI [U.K.]
{The 25 Ann. edition has one song listed as being Quadraphonic, but is
just the Quad mix in stereo}
Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits. Epic
{The three songs on the Quad version are the only release with them in
true stereo. The CD versions sound different than the stereo LP as they are
not rechanneled, but they are not Quad and may have been remixed for the
CD. They also sound almost Mono.}
Ray Thomas - From Mighty Oakes. Polygram 820782-2
{This title was thought to be quad but is not}
Tommy - Original Soundtrack Recording; Polydor 841 121-2
{Long rumored to be QS encoded. Consensus is that LP and CD's are
merely stereo}
Edger Winter - They Only Come Out at Night. Epic
List Compiled and copyright by
Mark Anderson
Acknowledgments :
Thanks to the following folks who have passed on additions, comments and
corrections to this list :
Ron Brain
Tad Bartel
Keith Domone
Bob Herndon
Brian Lewis
David Hern
David Dunnington
Larry Clifton
J rgen Bongenberg
J.D. Mack
Oxford Dickie
Quad Linda
atrocity
Mark Hawling
fizzywiggs41
SteelyDave
national-kid
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