Domino Theory (Mlps) [Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered]

Weather Report | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony Japan
• ASIN: B000024DXW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #258,226 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Can't Be Done

2. Db Waltz

3. The Peasant

4. Predator

5. Blue Sound-Note 3

6. Swamp Cabbage

7. Domino Theory

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for Db waltz, May 7, 2002

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Jay Wimmer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Domino Theory (Mlps) (Audio CD)

With the slow death of WR in the early to mid 80's I stopped buying their lps. I was listening to jazz radio one night and turned it on half way through Db Waltz. I have loved this tune ever since. Hakim gets a groove going on this tune that's awesome! This tune was a return to what made WR great. A good groove and great soloing from Shorter. A nice change from the previous few techno synth albums which "shorted" shorter. The rest of album has its good moments as well. If you are a Omar Hakim fan get this one and Procession and invite some friends over to dance. (sure they willl find you strange but what the hell)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Weather Report reborn..., September 23, 2003

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Marcus J. Viduya "MJV" (Campbell, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Domino Theory (Audio CD)

I recall reading an article wherewhich the author states that Weather Report could not and did not survive Jaco's departure. Well, as much as I love Pastorius' work with WR and solo, I must say that WR existed before Jaco was even known (maybe via Wayne Cochrane, if at all), and the band was well on its way to becoming jazz fusion juggernaut. With Jaco, WR became a force in more mainstreem audiences ("Jaco was responsible for bringing the white kids to the concerts" - Joe Zawinul) besides college campuses and in Japan. Afterwards, his "replacement" Victor Bailey took the groove Jaco brought out from within the band and expanded it. I say "replacement" because Bailey did not cop any style of Jaco's, he brought his own. Bailey is no where near flamboyant on stage as Pastorius, but this is a CD and WR is about musicianship, and even on the videos I've seen of this tour Bailey compliments Zawinul and Shorter in ways Pastorius could not and did not. Far removed from the early material (Umbrellas, the Moors, Scarlet Woman) , this CD offers a much more fluid and infecuous style that cannot be denied.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars NEW 2007 JAPAN REMASTER(S) AVAILABLE, September 30, 2007

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BOB (LOS ANGELES, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Domino Theory (Audio CD)

In 2007, the main 16 Weather Report Columbia titles were re-released in Japan with new DSD remastering in mini-sleeve format. From an audio quality standpoint, the DSD versions now supercede all the earlier standard-CD-audio U.S. releases (some of the WR catalog are available as SACD's).

Additionally, the Japan editions feature a welcome 2CD restoration of "8:30" to the original 13-track double-LP album configuration, with the proper inclusion of "Scarlet Woman", which had been edited off all domestic editions to allow for a cheaper, single-disc release.

So far, the WR DSD catalog is only available in mini-sleeve format, and all `sleeves are limited edition. If it is your desire to own the latest/greatest audio, then don't delay in picking these up, although it is always possible that Sony Japan will release them again as less expensive jewel case editions somewhere down the road. However, for the true WR fan and vinyl nut, it's great to have the wonderful mini-LP replicas of the original LP covers!

I wanted to provide links for each 2007 `sleeve edition, but unfortunately, Amazon only allows 10 per review. But, by linking to the 2007 DSD remaster of the first Weather Report album, you should be able to use the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" tool to locate the rest of the 2007 DSD titles (just make sure you verify the release date and Product Description).

Also, of note: In this same release were updated DSD remasters of the following WR-member solo albums, also as mini-sleeves:

Jaco Pastorius (1st album)

Wayne Shorter "Native Dancer"

Joe Zawinul "Di-a-lects"

And, the two Havana Jam albums, both where WR appeared live, also as `sleeves:

Havana Jam 1

Havana Jam 2

And, FINALLY: 2007 witnessed John McLaughlin finally relenting to release the full Trio Of Doom studio & live recordings, the awesome line-up of McLaughlin, Pastorius and Tony Williams, which could only be found previously on the Havana Jam albums, albeit in edited form.

WHAT IS A JAPAN "MINI-LP-SLEEVE" CD?

Have you ever lamented the loss of one of the 20th Century's great art forms, the 12" vinyl LP jacket? Then "mini-LP-sleeve" CD's may be for you.

Mini-sleeve CDs are manufactured in Japan under license. The disc is packaged inside a 135MM X 135MM cardboard precision-miniature replica of the original classic vinyl-LP album. Also, anything contained in the original LP, such as gatefolds, booklets, lyric sheets, posters, printed LP sleeves, stickers, embosses, special LP cover paper/inks/textures and/or die cuts, are precisely replicated and included. An English-language lyric sheet is always included, even if the original LP did not have printed lyrics.

Then, there's the sonic quality: Often (but not always), mini-sleeves have dedicated remastering (20-Bit, 24-Bit, DSD, K2/K2HD, and/or HDCD), and can often (but not always) be superior to the audio on the same title anywhere else in the world. There also may be bonus tracks unavailable elsewhere.

Each Japan mini-sleeve has an "obi" ("oh-bee"), a removable Japan-language promotional strip. The obi lists the Japan street date of that particular release, the catalog number, the mastering info, and often the original album's release date. Bonus tracks are only listed on the obi, maintaining the integrity of the original LP artwork. The obi's are collectable, and should not be discarded.

All mini-sleeve releases are limited edition, but re-pressings/re-issues are becoming more common (again, not always). The enthusiasm of mini-sleeve collecting must be tempered, however, with avoiding fake mini-sleeves manufactured in Russia and distributed throughout the world, primarily on eBay. They are inferior in quality, worthless in collectable value, a total waste of money, and should be avoided at all costs.