Saturday Deluxe: SDE Surround Series update

In 2025, I think around this time of year, I posted about how it was all going to get a bit ‘messy’ with regards to SDE Surround Series blu-ray announcements. Well, I’m sorry / not sorry to say that history is about to repeat itself as we get to the ‘business end’ of year, when record companies start to bring out the big hitters.

In other words, in the next couple of months there will be many SDE blu-ray announcements. As you (hopefully) realise, I do try to do my best in terms of either spacing these releases out or bringing them together, but ‘herding cats’ is the phrase that comes to mind. Record labels, artists, artist management tend to set the agenda and while I will try to influence, I’m not in charge.

The SDE Surround Series is, in many ways, a victim of its own success. In 2022 we released six exclusive blu-rays, which were easy to space out and manage over a 12-month period. Last year we had 22! There have already been 15 announcements in 2026 and there’s more to come.

Anyway, as I say, it’s a case of sorry / not sorry, because it’s going to be great – really great – just buckle up, hold on and enjoy the ride! I said the same thing last year, but if you are a fan of surround sound and immersive audio there may be a time when you look back and think of the last few years as halcyon days.

As usual, mum’s the word, but I can tell you in 2026 the SDE Surround Series still has to offer classic albums from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, along with a few surprises.

Thank you, as always, for your support and interest in these products. I really am as much of a fan as you are and continue to strive to bring the best albums, to the best format with as much bonus material as I can persuade labels and artists to supply! And now with our own SDE Records label, I have some great plans in place for 2027.

Cheers,
Paul
(Paul Sinclair, SDE founder/editor)

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