If you’re one of those die-hard Carly Simon fans (like someone I know), and you’re all about SACDs, then this piece of news is right up your alley. It’s not enough that we have duplicates of our favorite artists in several formats (which to play, which to play), but we need to hear it as pristine as humanly possible. That’s what helps to drive the small niche market of superior sound. This time around, the tireless Mobile Fidelity gives Carly Simon’s exemplary eponymous debut an audio cleaning.
This debut was home to Carly’s breakout single, “That’s the Way I Always Heard It Should Be”. The song rose to the Top10 on the charts. In additoon, the album was nominated for two Grammys, winning one of them for Best New Artist.
Carly Simon (the album) will be released on January 12 (today) and will be issued as a Stereo Hybrid SACD.
No Secrets has been released as SACD as an issue by noted high-quality Audio Fidelity. However, it is being remastered as a Stereo Hybrid SACD by MoFi as well as Anticipation (1971), and Hotcakes (1974). Those will be reissued soon as a date has been assigned to them. I will be sure to let you know when they do.
The SACDs (which can be played in standard CD players due to their Hybrid assembly, but will need SACD capability to decode the higher quality audio), can be pre-ordered by MoFi, Music Direct, and maybe even Amazon (if not Amazon, then shortly).
I’m all in!
