New Year Hi-Res Preview

Here is a brief look at some of the Hi-Res releases issued in late December 2013 and January 2014. As you will see, there is a solid selection of ‘High Fidelity Pure Audio’ new releases. For most of these audio-only blu-ray discs it’s probably best to assume they will contain just the tracks from the album without any bonus material, although there is the odd exception (Never Mind The Bollocks does contain bonus material). The Pure Audio discs are largely unavailable in the US and Canada at the time of writing.

The Japanese SHM-SACDs are very expensive but beautifully put together with exquisite vinyl replica packaging that sits within an outer slipcase (see image above). Unlike the Blu-ray discs these are proper limited editions and should at least hold their value. Worth noting that they are not hybrid so they will only play on SACD players.

Let It Bleed / The Rolling Stones

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global pre-order link: Blu-ray Audio

John Lennon / Imagine

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order link: Blu-ray Audio

Genesis / Selling England By The Pound

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order: Blu-ray audio

Sex Pistols / Never Mind The Bollocks…

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio and a Japanese-only SHM-SACD

• • Global Pre-order link: Blu-ray Audio
• • Global Pre-order link: Japanese SHM-SACD

The Velvet Underground / White Light/White Heat

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-Order: Blu-ray Audio

Tears For Fears / The Hurting

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order:  Blu-ray Audio

Lenny Kravitz / Are You Gonna Go My Way

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order: Blu-ray Audio

Sam Cooke / Portrait Of A Legend

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order: Blu-ray Audio

The Beach Boys / Pet Sounds

Issued as a ‘Pure Audio’ blu-ray audio

• • Global Pre-order: Blu-ray Audio

Alice Cooper / Billion Dollar Babies

Issued as a hybrid SACD

• • Global Pre-order: Hybrid SACD

Scorpions / Blackout

Issued as a hybrid SACD

• • Global Pre-order: Hybrid SACD

Jon Anderson / Olias of Sunhillow

Issued as a hybrid SACD

• • Global Pre-order: Hybrid SACD

Sex Pistols / Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle

Japanese-only SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

• • Global Pre-order: SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

Rod Stewart / Every Picture Tells A Story

Japanese-only SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

• • Global Pre-order: SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

Supertramp / Breakfast In America 

Japanese-only SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

• • Global Pre-order: SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

Rainbow / I Surrender

Japanese-only SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)

• • Global Pre-order: SHM-SACD (non-hybrid)