Review by Bill Sykes June 26, 2012 (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
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I read analogue's review and, as I already own the hybrid, I was intrigued at the prospect of such a different experience. I first owned Tubular Bells on stereo cassette (you know, the plastic containers for magnetic tape just waiting to scrumple in your player allowing you those irrecoverable moments when you unspool the tape, try to put it back together or even unscrew the case and balance the whole mess around two plastic wheels that defy gravity by lifting whenever a fly breathes on them - Ummm, think I'm digressing, sorry) . . . Genuinely blown away by this.
It has to be said that these discs need playing in, much like a decent set of head/earphones, the more times you use them the warmer the experience. That said, I play these SACD's on my stand alone player, alone with a glass of burgundy - I'm digressing again - they just get better. It's not multichannel, stick with the hybrid for multichanne, it's good and not lacking anything. This SHM SACD though, it's just lovely. Pure stereo and (knowing how each instrument was recorded separately) it is great to have such clarity of each sound and that warmth, I really can not convey the experience proficiently in writing.
Great SHM SACD, if you have followed these recordings (and I have Tubular Bells I, II, III ad infinitum) then this is the perfect way to experience Mike Oldfield's masterpiece first hand.
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