Supertramp - Breakfast In America (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Rick Davies – vocals and keyboards including clavinet on A2
Roger Hodgson – vocals, keyboards and guitars, including acoustic 12-string guitar on track 2
John Helliwell – saxophones, vocals, woodwinds
Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums
Dougie Thomson – bass
Additional personnel
Slyde Hyde – tuba and trombone
Gary Mielke – Oberheim programming
1 LP, gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : A M Records
Recorded May–December 1978 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Engineered by Peter Henderson
Produced by Supertramp
Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on THE GAIN HD SYSTEM
Originally released in 1979
Reissued in May 2018
Tracks:
- Gone Hollywood
- The Logical Song
- Goodbye Stranger
- Breakfast In America
- Oh Darling
- Take The Long Way Home
- Lord Is It Mine
- Just Another Nervous Wreck
- Casual Conversations
- Child Of Vision
Reviews :
"With Breakfast in America, Supertramp had a genuine blockbuster hit, topping the charts for four weeks in the U.S. and selling millions of copies worldwide; by the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million units across the world. Although their previous records had some popular success, they never even hinted at the massive sales of Breakfast in America. Then again, Supertramp's earlier records weren't as pop-oriented as Breakfast. The majority of the album consisted of tightly written, catchy, well-constructed pop songs, like the hits "The Logical Song," "Take the Long Way Home," and "Goodbye Stranger." Supertramp still had a tendency to indulge themselves occasionally, but Breakfast in America had very few weak moments. It was clearly their high-water mark." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.8 / 5