BOTH SIDES NOW: FOLK & COUNTRY MUSIC And Their Rock Genres - Exceptional CD Remasters For 1960s and 1970s Albums...

by Mark Barry

BOTH SIDES Folk & Country Music and Their Rock Genres * A huge 1,727 E-pages, 236 in-depth reviews for quality CD Remasters - 2024 update* Major Label Box Set Retrospectives from – EMI, Sony/Legacy, UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 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* Formats included - CD, SACD [Super Audio CD], HDCD [High Density Compatible Digital], Japan SHM-CD and Japan Platinum SHM-CD [Super High Materials]* Guest Musicians highlighted – Cover Versions notedHaving 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 been an Amazon 'Hall Of Fame' Reviewer six times etc - as you can imagine I have come across a huge number of reissues - some far more worthy than others.To that end I've collated together these SOUNDS GOOD books as guides to Exceptional CD 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 (2024)

1348 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 7, 2020