Sheryl Crow, Marvin Gaye and Vince Gill Headline Upcoming SACDs

Continuing their plans for more Super Audio CDs, Universal Music Group announced plans for 5 more Surround Sound SACD releases in 2004. The newly announced SACDs include titles by Sheryl Crow, Marvin Gaye and Vince Gill as well as classical SACDs by Valery Gergiev & the Kirov Opera and a Classical Music Sampler. Also announced are a series of release date changes to Universal Music’s upcoming SACD release list. Here are the highlights from Universal Music’s SACD release announcements.

5 New Surround Sound SACDs Added to Release List
As noted above, Universal Music Group has added 5 more Surround Sound SACDs to their release list for 2004. The classical music SACDs by Valery Gergiev & the Kirov Opera and the new Classical Music Sampler are slated for release on June 15th.

The three pop and country music titles by Sheryl Crow, Marvin Gaye and Vince Gill originally made their debut on the DTS 5.1 Music CD format and the appeared last September on DVD-A disc. The release date for their debut on Surround Sound Super Audio CD will be set shortly.

  • Sheryl Crow — The Globe Sessions (A&M)
  • Marvin Gaye — The Marvin Gaye Collection (Motown)
  • Vince Gill — High Lonesome Sound (MCA Nashville)
  • Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera — Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 8 (Philips)
  • Various Artists — Ultimate Audio Experience (Classics Sampler) (Deutsche Grammophon)

SACD Release Date Changes
Moving to release dates, there have been several changes here. The 6 Oscar Peterson «Exclusively for My Friends» SACDs have been moved back one week from April 20th to April 27th. On June 15th, Universal now plans to release the two Eric Clapton Surround Sound SACDs and the Derek & the Dominoes Surround Sound SACD that have been listed as future releases to date. Also worth noting, the Joe Henderson «Lush Life» SACD which has been on and off the release list over the last few months is once again off at this time.

Turning to the two Allman Brothers Band Surround Sound SACDs, there is no update on their formal release date yet. However, we’ve been told by Universal Music that they hope to get them out this summer, possibly as early as July. We’ll keep an eye out for more information on that front in the weeks ahead.

With these updates and changes, here’s how Universal Music’s upcoming SACD release list is shaping up:

April 27, 2004 SACD Releases

  • Gary Allen — See If I Care (MCA Nashville)
  • Hйlиne Grimaud — Credo (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • Diana Krall — The Girl In The Other Room (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 1: Action (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 2: Girl Talk (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 3: The Way I Really Play (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 4: My Favorite Instrument (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 5: Mellow Mood (Verve)
  • Oscar Peterson — Exclusively For My Friends, Vol 6: Travelin’ On (Verve)
  • Bryn Terfel — Bryn (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • The Wallflowers — Red Letter Days (Interscope)

May 4, 2004 SACD Release

  • Godsmack — The Other Side (Universal Records)

May 11, 2004 SACD Releases

  • Sting — Brand New Day (A&M)
  • Vladimir Ashkenazy — Shostakovich: Piano Works (Decca Classical)
  • Jamie Cullum — Twenty Something (Verve)
  • Ottavio Dantone, Accademia Bizantina — Scarlatti: Il Giardinodi Rose (Decca Classical)
  • Lang Lang, Piano — Live At Carnegie Hall (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • Mischa Maisky, Violin; Mehta, Berlin Philharmonic — Dvorak: Cello Concerto & Strauss: Don Quixote (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 25, 2004 SACD Releases

  • Christina Milian — It’s About Time (Island Records)
  • Everlast — White Trash Beautiful (Island Records)

June 15, 2004 SACD Releases

  • Joseph Calleja — Tenor Arias (Decca Classical)
  • Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra — Mahler: Symphony 3 (Decca Classics)
  • Eric Clapton — 461 Ocean Blvd. (Polydor)
  • Eric Clapton — Slow Hand (Polydor)
  • Derek & the Dominoes — Layla (Polydor)
  • Valery Gergiev, Kirov Opera — Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 8 (Philips)
  • Various Artists — Ultimate Audio Experience (Classics Sampler) (Deutsche Grammophon)

July 20, 2004 SACD Releases

  • Steely Dan — Aja (MCA)
  • Steely Dan — Can’t Buy A Thrill (MCA)
  • Steely Dan — Countdown to Ecstasy (MCA)
  • Steely Dan — Katy Lied (MCA)
  • Steely Dan — Pretzel Logic (MCA)
  • Steely Dan — The Royal Scam (MCA)

SACD Releases Coming Soon

  • Allman Brothers Band — Eat A Peach (Mercury)
  • Allman Brothers Band — Live At Fillmore East (Mercury)
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra — April In Paris (Verve)
  • John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman — John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman (Impulse)
  • Sheryl Crow — The Globe Sessions (A&M)
  • Antal Dorati, Philharmonia Hugarica Orchestra — Respighi: Ancient Airs & Dances for Lute (Decca Classics)
  • Antal Dorati, London Symphony Orchestra — Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete);Tango; Scherzo а la Russe (Decca Classics)
  • Marvin Gaye — The Marvin Gaye Collection (Motown)
  • Vince Gill — High Lonesome Sound (MCA Nashville)
  • Herbie Hancock — Gershwin’s World (Verve)
  • Shirley Horn — Here’s to Live: Shirley Horn With Strings (Verve)
  • Byron Janis, Antal Dorati, London Sympohny Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra — Rachmaninov: Piano Concerti 2 & 3; 2 Preludes (Decca Classics)
  • Tonu Kaljuste — Te Deum (ECM)
  • Eleni Karaindrou — Soundtrack: Ulysses’ Gaze (ECM)
  • Motley Crьe — Greatest Hits (Hip-O Records)
  • Paul Paray, Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Suppй: Overtures (+Auber) (Decca Classics)
  • Janos Starker — Bach: Six Suites For Solo Cello (Philips)

The Globe Sessions by Sheryl Crow, The Marvin Gaye Collection & High Lonesome Sound by Vince Gill — Coming to Surround Sound SACD Later This Year