Clair Marlo - "Let It Go" CD or SACD ?

Which is the one to have ?

Achim

 

Thanks Steve !
Just ordered it for a good price (19.99 $, incl. shipping to Germany).

Achim

 

I have this: IH 1001, one of the finest sounding record in my collection







so... do I need the SACD also?

hurray

 

It's a great SACD. I've had it for 18 months or so, and this is the first time it's come up here, as far as I can remember. Happy to get more of her on SACD, especially when digitally mastered by SH. Steve, let us know more about these when you can. Thanks.

 

Unfortunately I received the HDCD instead of the SACD I ordered. But it sounds very nice so I will keep it. The seller refunded my money immediately and offered me to keep the CD.
Achim

 

I've had the original Sheffield Lab disc since the day it came out. One of the few discs that was so well produced and engineered with musicians of high caliber that it prompted me to write to Sheffield Lab and tell them how much I enjoyed it. This was, of course, well before email or the web had become commonplace, so I had to write via snail mail. The title track, "Let It Go" is, for me much more satisfying than Luba's version, although I have the Luba track on LP. I've always been fond of "A Major Technicality", also. This is a great disc; not a bad track on it.

I picked up Clair's second disc "Behaviour Self" also (mastered by SH). Another great disc. I guess Clair did such a great job on "Let It Go" that I'd have been disappointed had her second disc been anything but great.

Steve, any word on that thrid album it seems like she's been working on forever? I'd love to pick up a copy when it comes out...

 

How about the Clair Marlo "Let It Go" on Cisco Music vinyl?
Does it sound good too?

 

bump

 

Based on the couple of tracks I heard from my Boston Acoustics "Up Closer" CD sampler, the SACD is quite a bit better sounding.

 

Well, apparently the new album "Trinity" is still not out, but "Let It Go" has been re-released yet again as "Rediscovered". Does anyone know anything about the mastering of this re-release? I've had the original Sheffield CD for years. Maybe it's time to try a more recent remaster...

http://cdbaby.com/cd/clairmarlo
http://www.agcrecords.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=2

Edit: looks like "Rediscovered" is an anthology, with some tracks from both "Let It Go" and "Behaviour Self"...

 

I have the SACD. It's very good.

 

I'm reviving an old thread here but have a question on this CD. I have heard it is a fine sounding CD so I ordered a copy off of Amazon. Are all the releases of the Let It Go CD by Sheffield Labs and are they all HDCD?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000009EG/ref=ox_ya_os_product

Here is a link to an SACD version for sale on Audiogon. I thought about it but at $100.00 its a little steep for an album I have never heard. But maybe someone here has been looking for the SACD.

http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?softjazs&1313084483

Bill

 

Thought I would give this a little bump to see if anyone has any thoughts on my questions about the Let It Go CD .

Bill

 

I only have the Sheffield 24K disc. I think it a straight reissue and was not remastered for Sheffield's Gold disc.

 

Claus,

Thanks for your response . Would you believe the straight CD (not the 24K) would be a Sheffield HDCD release?

Bill

 

I don't believe the first release was released as HDCD.

 

Claus,

Thanks once again .I should have the CD later this week so I will know then. I was just curious as to how many releases there were of this CD.

Bill

 

I received Let It Go the other day and the version I got is not the HDCD version. I find that Clair Marlo has a very nice voice but the music is very '80s and not what I was expecting. The recording sounds very good although not what I would consider to be an audiophile grade recording as some reviews have stated.

Bill

 

I have Clair's Sheffield recordings on both LP and CD...Doug Sax did a great job with her music back in the day!!! Steve...you dated Clair AND married Karla? You lucky dog!!!

 

On the Sheffield CD-29 it says 1989, HDCD wasn't used at that time.
This is the only version I have, so I don't know how it compares to other versions.
Til They Take My Heart Away and Let it Go are my favorite tracks.