Re: [ARSCLIST] The dawn of commercial digital recordings

[Jonathan Wise <jonathan.wise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a link to a review of the 5.1 remix of the Brothers in Arms 20th
Anniversary Edition:
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/features/brothers_in_arms_01.asp

- Jonathan

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I thought Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" (1985) was the first DDD
recording. I think this was also the first CD to sell more than a
million copies. 

- Jonathan Wise

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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:59 PM
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From one of the links below:

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quote:
The first digitally recorded (DDD) popular music album was Bop Till You
Drop by Ry Cooder, recorded 
in late 1978; it was unmixed, being recorded straight to a two-track 3M
digital recorder in the 
studio.
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I do not think this is true. If I remember 3M's marketing from the time,
this album was recorded to 
a 3M multi-track and then mixed down to a 3M 2-track master. Does anyone
have any literature or 
press materials from that time to clarify this?

Thanks!

-- Tom Fine