I have always wanted a definitive cd copy of "house of the rising sun"....(the Animals)..anyway, after looking at several cd's that featured the song, I bought "the animals retrospective" cd that just came out.
When I got around to opening the cd, I discovered it was a hybrid sacd-cd. (the package didn't have the usual big stickers on it).
Turns out that it is an Abkco cd release..(same company that released the Rolling Stones cd's ).
The sound is amazing!.......I mean, much of this was recorded in 1964 originally!
The disc is dual layered, regular cd, with dsd streaming, and sacd, with dsd,....all with super bit mapping.
To top it off, the disc itself is gold,...(no pin holes like "silver" discs, or oxidation)....a nice booklet, full of information about the band, the songs, and mastering.
Finally, I think they (the industry) have got it right....unfortunately, not too many titles yet, (except by the Stones) and they come in those digi-packs, but.....all this for......$13.98!
All things considered, IMO , the best cd product to date.
Last edited by LT61; 10/19/04 05:25 PM.
