Various Artists – Opus 3: A selection from Test-records 1, 2 & 3 (2008) [SACD / Opus 3 – CD 19520]

Various Artists - Opus 3: A selection from Test-records 1, 2 & 3 (2008)

Title: Various Artists – Opus 3: A selection from Test-records 1, 2 & 3 (2008)
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Format: MCH SACD ISO

Classic Opus 3 from 1977 – 1984 In 1995, this album was released as an ordinary CD. (CD 19500) On this totally re-mastered version for SACD – directly from the original analogue tapes – we have added two ”Bonus tracks”: One with our nowadays famous artist, Eric Bibb from his debut album on Opus 3 in 1977, ”Rainbow People” – an album that in the past only been available on LP. (Soon, it will be re-mastered and released on SACD!)

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Various Artists – Opus 3 – Test CD 4: Acoustic Music In Authentic Enviroments (2001) [SACD / Opus 3 – CD 19420]

Various Artists - Opus 3 - Test CD 4: Acoustic Music In Authentic Enviroments (2001)

Title: Various Artists – Opus 3 – Test CD 4: Acoustic Music In Authentic Enviroments (2001)
Genre: Jazz, Blues, Classical, Folk, World, Country
Format: SACD ISO

CD 4 is an extended version of Test Record 4 on vinyl. Contents now include 6 completely new tracks & a few replacements, & the total time is more than 76 minutes. In this the 4th test record, the 3 basic concepts of: Depth of Image, Timbre & Dynamics have been linked together as a basis for evaluation of HiFi equipment. Test CD 4, like its predecessors, contains a generously varied selection of acoustic music from the Opus 3 catalogue, with advisers concerning special points to listen for on each track. Again like its predecessors, the new test record makes an enjoyable music sampler, all the more so as it includes no fewer than 17 tracks from 17 different Opus 3 titles, most of them recent releases.

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