Elton John SACD releases


Some of Elton John's catalog have been re-released as hybrid multi-channel SACDs. They are:

Elton John (1st Album)
Madman Across the Water
Tumbleweed Connection
Honky Chateau
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

I was wondering how they sounded. Has anyone out there picked them up? If so, what are your impressions?

Cheers

Tom
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Showing 1 response by danlib1

Well, Yellow Brick Road has some wonderful music on it, but the recording was so-so in my opinion.

Too bright in spots, recessive vocals, shelved up dynamics, etc. etc.

The SACD release (Hybrid) does improve on that, and interestingly enough, the redbook layer on that disc sounds better on my Exemplar 2900 than any other version I've heard short of vinyl. I'd say somebody tweaked it for this release- and for the better.