OK, So What Rare SACDs Am I Likely to Find at My Local BestBuy?

thegage · 05-12-2004, 11:16 AM

Prompted by the SRV thread, I cruised by my local BestBuy and found two sealed copies of SRV's "Couldn't Stand the Weather."

Not surprising since there seems to be little traffic for SACDs in my area, and in fact the store downgraded their support a while back by halving the size of the SACD section. In any case, any other ones I should paw through the stacks for? In the other thread someone mention "Bat out of Hell." Is it rare?--they have two copies.

John K.

JonUrban · 05-12-2004, 11:23 AM

Good topic. What ARE the rarest ones?

tlake6659 · 05-12-2004, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegage

Prompted by the SRV thread, I cruised by my local BestBuy and found two sealed copies of SRV's "Couldn't Stand the Weather."

Not surprising since there seems to be little traffic for SACDs in my area, and in fact the store downgraded their support a while back by halving the size of the SACD section. In any case, any other ones I should paw through the stacks for? In the other thread someone mention "Bat out of Hell." Is it rare?--they have two copies.

John K.

Hey John any chance of selling me one??? Pretty Please!!! Please PM me if you are interested.

JohnT · 05-12-2004, 11:32 AM

Some of the Sony's I saw on Monday were:
Tapestry
Bangles GH
Boston
Texas Flood
Satch
Jeff Beck

AF's:
Mayall
Bob James
Raggae
R. Valens
Cal Tjader

DCC's:
I wish

tlake6659 · 05-12-2004, 11:38 AM

James Taylor's JT is getting pretty hard to find and the Bat out of Hell is also getting pretty rare.

Sckott · 05-12-2004, 11:42 AM

Yes, but you can still buy JT online last I looked (AS). Bat Out Of Hell isn't anywhere convenient, even online.

Heck, if anyone finds a loose SACD of Bat, let me know too!

BIG ED · 05-12-2004, 01:38 PM

I would put in my two cents, which by the way is worth excactly two cents;
ANY 'Sony' single layer stereo.
Cause, if it ain't rare, it's going too BE!!!

eelkiller · 05-12-2004, 01:43 PM

I was just at the Syracuse N.Y. Best Buy and I found the Stereo Original "Tapestry" and they had 3 copies of Bat Out Of Hell so they are still around.

Barry

Sckott · 05-12-2004, 01:48 PM

Sony oh Sony!
Oh Where Can You Be
You Haven't Got any SACDs for me
I tried the store and and I tried online
They turn me away most every time
Some titles are here but the others are not
Did they go out of print because they weren't so damn hot?
Or maybe some sold while you hold back
And you're coming in July with a DualDisc attack
eBay has a few, they're going for huge money
But if I pay I'll get in huge trouble with the honey
I could stock up on Miles, maybe get some JTs
But some of them are only bought oversea$
Bangles is missing, Janis n' Co. is gone
The Best Buy racks musta been hit by a bomb!
Such dynamic picture, slick sound and imaging
But why is Sony not restocking anything?
Mobile Fidelity has some, Chad has some too
But with this economy, I'll bite more than I can chew
All that work on titles seems to go down the drain
Finding what is out of print can drive me insane
So I'll just play what I have, make my purchases final
What I'll lose I'll buy back when I start spinning vinyl.

tlake6659 · 05-12-2004, 02:07 PM

Bravo

Dave D · 05-12-2004, 05:42 PM

The Bestbuys up here are getting MORE SACD's in, not less. Guess we're lucky.

I see tons of Sony stuff. Almost everything mentioned above.....except Meatloaf.

**SamS** · 05-12-2004, 06:21 PM

I tell you what, try finding a copy of Dark Side of the Moon SACD!! No, seriously. Two different BB I went to have been completely out. I already have a good Japan-made version, but it is unsettling to find a dozen remastered redbook copies with no SACDs in sight.

**SamS** · 05-12-2004, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sckott

Bat Out Of Hell isn't anywhere convenient, even online.

Heck, if anyone finds a loose SACD of Bat, let me know too!

Stereo or MCH?

Sckott · 05-12-2004, 06:28 PM

Sam's right. Even Wallyworld, where I got my SACD of DSOTM, all gone. The stock issues are there. That's it.

What's VERY ODD is Stereophile had a full page ad for Capitol's SACD of DSOTM, and that was only 2 mo. ago.

Oh, and someone was nice enough to scout a copy of Bat for me. Thanks! Hope it's Mch, but I'm almost positive it will be!

**SamS** · 05-12-2004, 09:34 PM

So what's stranger: the fact that all SACD copies of DSOTM "sold out", or the fact that they're not being replaced?

There were dozens of SACD copies at any given Best Buy or WalMart. I know it moved a few copies, but every last one?

Ronflugelguy · 05-12-2004, 09:51 PM

They seem to keep stocking them at my Best Buy.

**-=Rudy=-** · 05-12-2004, 10:10 PM

Last time I was in my local Best Buy, the same tired stock was in the shelves, with SACDs mis-filed under DVD-A, DTS discs thrown in with DVD-A

...they just don't give a crap around here. They never had the Steely Dans, never the new Diana Krall, very poor inventory.

Rachael Bee · 05-12-2004, 10:10 PM

Maybe the rarer Sony titles might be some of the stuff that you never see/saw carried at Busted Buy or Circus City, like, say, Johnnny Winter, Phil Lesh, Grover Washington, and maybe some of those late, hardly noticed ones like Vivian Green and MaryMary and a couple of others I noticed but didn't buy a month ago. Seems like they were a couple of relatively obscure female R & B/hoppies, type, discs that came out in Febuary, proably destined for rare-ity-ness? I forgot their names...saw 'em in Busted Buy. The way things are going all SA-CD's may end up rare? Except maybe the Stones & Dylan & Gabriel & Bowie, but then there's more demand for them too, generally. Rare can be a relative thang, sort'a?

**SamS** · 05-12-2004, 10:24 PM

I always see MaryMary and Johnny Winter at my Best Buys

Actually with Sony announcing the Dylan Hybrids are being replaced by redbook only versions, there's not telling what the next 12 months has in store for SACD

SonicZone · 05-12-2004, 10:44 PM

Well, my local Best Buy doesn't seem to be letting it's SACD stock dwindle. I just got Steve's Deep Purple BBC hybrid there this weekend. (Excellent disc, Steve!!)

However, the DSOTM SACD stock status isn't good around here, either.

05-12-2004, 11:16 AM	#1
thegage Forum All Star Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Western Hills of Mass. Posts: 3,074	OK, So What Rare SACDs Am I Likely to Find at My Local BestBuy? Prompted by the SRV thread, I cruised by my local BestBuy and found two sealed copies of SRV's "Couldn't Stand the Weather." Not surprising since there seems to be little traffic for SACDs in my area, and in fact the store downgraded their support a while back by halving the size of the SACD section. In any case, any other ones I should paw through the stacks for? In the other thread someone mention "Bat out of Hell." Is it rare?--they have two copies. John K. __________________ "Aut fortuna aut gratia." - Gerald Bowen

05-12-2004, 11:38 AM	#5
tlake6659 Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,174	James Taylor's JT is getting pretty hard to find and the Bat out of Hell is also getting pretty rare. __________________ Ted L.

05-12-2004, 02:07 PM	#10
tlake6659 Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,174	Bravo __________________ Ted L.

05-12-2004, 09:51 PM	#16
Ronflugelguy Resident Trumpet Geek Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Modesto,Calif. Original Home of George Lucas Posts: 3,952	They seem to keep stocking them at my Best Buy. __________________ Hey you look like you got punched in the mouth? No I'm a trumpet player!

05-12-2004, 10:10 PM	#17
-=Rudy=- *SysAdmin* Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 16,012	Last time I was in my local Best Buy, the same tired stock was in the shelves, with SACDs mis-filed under DVD-A, DTS discs thrown in with DVD-A ...they just don't give a crap around here. They never had the Steely Dans, never the new Diana Krall, very poor inventory. __________________ -= Rudy =- Help with site development and maintenance costs: shop via our Amazon link! International sites: Amazon Canada • Amazon UK • Amazon Japan Site and forum maintenance courtesy of: Canton Web Services Important: please contact me at admin@stevehoffman.tv for technical issues only; contact our moderation ("Gort") staff for all other forum concerns. I do not monitor the "webmaster" address.

05-12-2004, 11:23 AM	#2
JonUrban SHF Member #497 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 8,122	Good topic. What ARE the rarest ones?

05-12-2004, 11:32 AM	#4
JohnT Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lehigh, PA Posts: 2,501	Some of the Sony's I saw on Monday were: Tapestry Bangles GH Boston Texas Flood Satch Jeff Beck AF's: Mayall Bob James Raggae R. Valens Cal Tjader DCC's: I wish

05-12-2004, 11:42 AM	#6
Sckott Goodbye. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 19,949	Yes, but you can still buy JT online last I looked (AS). Bat Out Of Hell isn't anywhere convenient, even online. Heck, if anyone finds a loose SACD of Bat, let me know too!

05-12-2004, 01:38 PM	#7
BIG ED Forum Icon Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Wine Country of California Posts: 2,412	I would put in my two cents, which by the way is worth excactly two cents; ANY 'Sony' single layer stereo. Cause, if it ain't rare, it's going too BE!!!

05-12-2004, 01:43 PM	#8
eelkiller elitist snob Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Where Lake Superior meets Lake Huron Posts: 10,645	I was just at the Syracuse N.Y. Best Buy and I found the Stereo Original "Tapestry" and they had 3 copies of Bat Out Of Hell so they are still around. Barry

05-12-2004, 01:48 PM	#9
Sckott Goodbye. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 19,949	Sony oh Sony! Oh Where Can You Be You Haven't Got any SACDs for me I tried the store and and I tried online They turn me away most every time Some titles are here but the others are not Did they go out of print because they weren't so damn hot? Or maybe some sold while you hold back And you're coming in July with a DualDisc attack eBay has a few, they're going for huge money But if I pay I'll get in huge trouble with the honey I could stock up on Miles, maybe get some JTs But some of them are only bought oversea$ Bangles is missing, Janis n' Co. is gone The Best Buy racks musta been hit by a bomb! Such dynamic picture, slick sound and imaging But why is Sony not restocking anything? Mobile Fidelity has some, Chad has some too But with this economy, I'll bite more than I can chew All that work on titles seems to go down the drain Finding what is out of print can drive me insane So I'll just play what I have, make my purchases final What I'll lose I'll buy back when I start spinning vinyl.

05-12-2004, 05:42 PM	#11
Dave D Done! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milton, Canada Posts: 32,799	The Bestbuys up here are getting MORE SACD's in, not less. Guess we're lucky. I see tons of Sony stuff. Almost everything mentioned above.....except Meatloaf.

05-12-2004, 06:21 PM	#12
SamS Gort Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 12,799	I tell you what, try finding a copy of Dark Side of the Moon SACD!! No, seriously. Two different BB I went to have been completely out. I already have a good Japan-made version, but it is unsettling to find a dozen remastered redbook copies with no SACDs in sight.

05-12-2004, 06:28 PM	#14
Sckott Goodbye. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MA Posts: 19,949	Sam's right. Even Wallyworld, where I got my SACD of DSOTM, all gone. The stock issues are there. That's it. What's VERY ODD is Stereophile had a full page ad for Capitol's SACD of DSOTM, and that was only 2 mo. ago. Oh, and someone was nice enough to scout a copy of Bat for me. Thanks! Hope it's Mch, but I'm almost positive it will be!

05-12-2004, 09:34 PM	#15
SamS Gort Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 12,799	So what's stranger: the fact that all SACD copies of DSOTM "sold out", or the fact that they're not being replaced? There were dozens of SACD copies at any given Best Buy or WalMart. I know it moved a few copies, but every last one?

05-12-2004, 10:10 PM	#18
Rachael Bee Forum Hall Of Fame Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Knoxville, capitol of Polezannia Posts: 8,469	Maybe the rarer Sony titles might be some of the stuff that you never see/saw carried at Busted Buy or Circus City, like, say, Johnnny Winter, Phil Lesh, Grover Washington, and maybe some of those late, hardly noticed ones like Vivian Green and MaryMary and a couple of others I noticed but didn't buy a month ago. Seems like they were a couple of relatively obscure female R & B/hoppies, type, discs that came out in Febuary, proably destined for rare-ity-ness? I forgot their names...saw 'em in Busted Buy. The way things are going all SA-CD's may end up rare? Except maybe the Stones & Dylan & Gabriel & Bowie, but then there's more demand for them too, generally. Rare can be a relative thang, sort'a? __________________ Sha la la la la Gata del Disco Grande! If it's 12 inches and spins, I like to play it! *Romper Room, don't bee grad-gee-at. "Jazz is not dead, it just smells funny" - Frankie Z.

05-12-2004, 10:24 PM	#19
SamS Gort Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 12,799	I always see MaryMary and Johnny Winter at my Best Buys Actually with Sony announcing the Dylan Hybrids are being replaced by redbook only versions, there's not telling what the next 12 months has in store for SACD

05-12-2004, 10:44 PM	#20
SonicZone Forum Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Upland, CA Posts: 1,018	Well, my local Best Buy doesn't seem to be letting it's SACD stock dwindle. I just got Steve's Deep Purple BBC hybrid there this weekend. (Excellent disc, Steve!!) However, the DSOTM SACD stock status isn't good around here, either. __________________ *"Sound itself attracts. Ask any eavesdropper."* -- Norman Corwin

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