Virgin Records Announces More SACD Titles To Follow Mike Oldfieldís Tubular Bells

6-Jun-01

Following the successful release of Mike Oldfieldís classic album ìTubular Bellsî on multichannel SACD in November of last year, Virgin Records is proud to announce that it has begun actively planning its next SACD releases.ìThe SACD of ìTubular Bellsî continues to amaze us sonically,î said Paul Bromby, Commercial Sales Manager and Head of Catalogue Marketing. ìThe great reaction that we got to ìTubular Bellsî from the public and the retail trade, encouraged us to begin planning our next SACD releases.îSome classic Virgin titles that have been green-lighted for release on SACD are: Human League - Dare, Tangerine Dream - Rubycon, Roxy Music - The Best Of Roxy Music. ìWeíre in the process of pulling tapes and evaluating what weíve got in the vaults,î said Bromby. ìThere are a lot of factors to consider with SACD. We want recordings that can best take advantage of the higher resolution of the format. And now that Sony and Philips have begun marketing their first multichannel players, we are also considering which titles might be appropriate for remixing for release in surround.îAlthough specific release dates have not been set for the upcoming SACD titles, Virgin is planning a steady stream of SACD releases in batches of three. There are currently an additional six titles lined up for release in 2001.ìSACD represents an opportunity to lift the music listening experience to a new level for consumers,î commented Bromby. ìWeíre approaching the remastering of our catalogue for SACD carefully and deliberately, so that the Virgin SACDs deliver on that promise.î For further information, please contact Paul Bromby at Virgin Records on +44 (0) 208 964 6278.