This album was originally recorded live to two track on a Mitsubishi X-80 Digtal Recorder at a sample rate of 50.4 KHz. This SACD sounds just like the original master tape.
All Artists:Flim & The BB's Title:Tricycle Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label:Digital Music Prod Original Release Date: 11/15/1999 Release Date: 11/15/1999 Album Type: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered Genres:Jazz, Pop Style:Jazz Fusion Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:089672000822
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This album was originally recorded live to two track on a Mitsubishi X-80 Digtal Recorder at a sample rate of 50.4 KHz. This SACD sounds just like the original master tape.
This was one of the original "high quality" CD's when CD's first came out, audio quality wise. This was one of the first CD's in my collection that I used to demonstrate my JBL 2245H subwoofer. A generation later it became special to my then first grade daughter as she loved to listen to it as I took her to her first grade school in my car. I am nearly in tears as I write this as I sincerly plan to give a copy of this CD to her on her wedding day as a memory of our special time together! I cannot articulate how timeless and special this CD is to myself and family. It has many memories for us that nothing else created can duplicate! Thank-you Flim & The BB's! Scott Lewis, Noblesville, IN"
A jazz relic from the dawn of the digital age
ILikeAmazon | Arlington, VA USA | 04/02/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Aside from its historic digital roots (and I should note a very limited number of artists were doing digital recordings in the late 70s / early 80s), is this disk really listenable (except for showing off your Krell/Wilson Audio system)? My answer is yes!...but... My major issue: Sometimes it's like Switched On Jazz meets Manheim Steamroller with cheezy synthesizer sound. In addition, the sax has what I call false studio echo (that electronicy-sounding decay that makes instruments or voices sound bigger than they are). It doesn't sound real. I suspect a bit of a false rigging to the sound engineering that shows up the very naissance of digital recordings (or onanistic digitalis). The other question regards how a recording sampled at 50.4Khz was transferred into redbook CD at 44.1Khz without leaving the digital domain..."
Ground Breaking Music
J. Wright | Saint Louis, MO | 12/13/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"When (for many people), music on compact disks was new, a pioneer group of musicians embraced the superior format and produced jazz in a way that let people appreciated the richness and beauty of their work. Even though it been more than 20 years since I first heard the music, it is a timeless classic and a worthy investment.
Tricycle"
Brilliant: Then and Now
R. Williams | San Francisco, CA USA | 01/14/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Flim and the BB's were one of the pioneers that paved the way for CD's. Delivering a dynamic range not possible on vinyl or tape and simply not explored by lesser talented main stream artists, this will grab your attention. Punchy, Jazzy, Piano, Synthisyzer, Kick Drum, Wide Awake and Wide Awake New Age are a few ways to describe this masterpiece. This CD is a masterpiece for anyone who is serious about quality in music and the reproduction of that sound through an exceptional stereo system. I first purchased this CD in 1983 when I was 13 years old. I am now 40 and still listen to it frequently. Without knowing the year it was produced, even the most advanced industry ear would be hard pressed to determine its age. Buy it, share it. You'll be glad you did."