A Treasury [HYBRID SACD]

Nick Drake

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 2004)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD
• Label: Fontana Island
• ASIN: B0002VE198
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #81,218 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of the SACD content of A Treasury, July 20, 2005

By	Chad D. Ross - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's already been discussed on what should of been include / removed from this collection, so I will just talk about the improved sound and 5.1 mix. The stereo SACD lived up to my expectations to the format, the songs had the a warm quality that I expected. The improved sound was noticeable even on the "new" version of Magic (as listed on the cd), I noticed some distortion and background noise on the cd version of the track but not on the SACD. The 5.1 mix I thought were well done, even with the acoustic tracks such as Black Eyed Dog. The vocals are mixed in the center channel and the rear channels and the guitar is in front and rear channels. Other SCAD with just acoustic/vocal tracks just had a three channel mix, which didn't add much over the original stereo mix. Anyway I give the sound 5 stars and the song selection 4 stars.

26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection; Horrible surround mix, October 26, 2004

By	Mr. Geh "chairmanmeow3" (Wheaton, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Everything on this SACD has been previously released with the exception of the bonus track (which is essentially a 48-second instrumental version of "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You") The stereo layer is no great improvement over the previous issue, but the new surround mix is horrific. The vocal is overbearing for some strange reason, rendering the surround mix virtually unlistenable. Disappointed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great sound and even better music, November 23, 2005

By	James R. Parrett "jimp1005" (toronto, canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is probably the finest-sounding CD in my collection. The guitars glisten with warmth and Drake's voice never sounded so good. Instruments and voices have wonderful soundstage. Every sound on this CD has dimension and palpability. If you like MSFL or DCC discs, you'll love this CD. (I mostly play the CD layer because my CD player is far superior to my SACD player.)

Like Tim Hardin, Drake is much more a jazz musician than a folkie. The songs here are not always obvious. They sometimes take time to sink in. But the groove is what takes you along. Even during the most quiet acoustic numbers. I recently played this for a Jack Johnson fan and she loved it.