Sam Cooke - "Portrait" SACD - how to tell?

I recently purchased the "Portrait of a Legend" SACD through deepdiscountcd.com. The CD arrived today in the mail, but I have a question. I haven't opened it yet, but the CD itself does not indicate that it is an SACD. It came in a standard CD case, with the front promotional sticker just having a "30 Greatest Hits" blurb on it, and the back just has the abkco, DSD, Stereo, and Direct SBM logos. No SACD symbol is on it. For those that have the actual SACD, did I get a copy of a redbook only? I haven't opened it yet, because I want to return it to get the SACD if I have just the redbook.

Thank you!

 

If it's not in a digipak, then it's probably a DSD remaster. I know because mine came in a digipak.

 

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the SACD playing surface should have a brassy tinge to it, a cd would look silver.

Does your player indicate what kind of disc is in the tray? Only asking cuz my universal player does.

 

SACD versus CD

Hi Dave.

I didn't open it yet. I figured it would be easier to return that way. I was hoping that the nice people on this forum would guide me if I bought the redbook-only version. I knew that the Stones SACDs were in digipak only - it looks like that happened with Sam Cooke, too?

Thanks again!

 

The SACD is in a cardboard digipack. The DSD remastered CD is in a plastic jewel case.

 

It is NOT the SACD. I had the same thing happen to me. The SACD's are in a digipac and there should be a sticker on the package.

I had the guy at the CD store open the digipac for "Live At The Harlem Club" that did NOT have the sticker on the package. I couldn't find any information inside the packaging that said it was an SACD, so I didn't buy it.

Does anyone know if there is SACD information (even a logo) on the INSIDE of the Abkco SACD releases? Do all of the SACD's come with the sticker on the cover?

EDIT: The "Harlem Club" which is not an SACD release. Here is a link to "Live At The Copa" and you can see the sticker in the bottom right corner. http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p28245078?sourceid=13

 

I don't believe that either 'Live at the Copa' or 'Harlem Club' have been released as a SACD. Harlem Club was recently re-released as a remastered CD but not a SACD.

 

As I stated before, get this SACD before it's gone!

 

I edited my post. "Copa" is an SACD" along with 3 others: http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=17746227

thanks

 

Mine came in a digipack and it definitely has the SACD logo on the back. It also says SACD,DSD & SBM Direct are trademarks of Sony & Phillips. Hope this helps.

 

Sam Cooke's 'Portrait of a Legend' has a Super Audio logo on the back cover (near the lower right corner).

The Rolling Stones SACDs have nothing on the outside cover to indicate that they are SACDs, but the Super Audio logo is on the discs themselves, and the liner notes mention that they are SACDs.

 

They still have the SACD listed at CD Universe. I should get it before it's too late.

dan c

 

Thanks for the info. I thought that 'Portrait of a Legend' was Cooke's only SACD. I'd rather have 'Harlem Club' than 'Copa' as a SACD, though.

 

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate the info.

I'll keep searching...

 

At the Copa is indeed on SACD - I own it. It is a hybrid multichannel in a Digipack.

 

You can always look at the cd surface. The sacds have a different tint than the regular cds.

 

I think the thing is he doesn't want to open it yet, so it will be easier to return.

 

Surely there would be different catalogue numbers on regular red-book only discs and CD/SACD dual-layer discs? I mean, they are different products, after all.
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The original packaging of PORTRAIT[Abkco 92642] has the SACD logo on the back cover. That's really all you need to know.

 

Indeed. A lot of times, I notice there is only a slight change in catalogue number, such as the SACD numbers being preceded by an 'S', 'SA', or 'SCD'.