Richard You have sparked a memory in the deep recesses of my headŠ
Back in 1983 (might have been early 84) you visited us at the Tonmeister course at University of Surrey, to talk about ambisonics and surround, and the sound field mic (which we had at the department ‹ it was my favourite mic then, and still is today) You set up a 4 (or maybe more?) speaker horizontal surround array, and then played some music which I remember you describing as ³production library music² which you were involved in at the time. I can still remember the exceptional clarity of the positioning etc. And then fun you could have moving things around in the horizontal plane. Maybe it was even this CD that you are referring to? Ah, memories :-) Best Jon On 31/12/2013 01:11, "Richard G Elen" <re...@brideswell.com> wrote: >Well, this is one of mine - it's a compilation of the primary tracks (ie >no underscores or short versions) from the two Chin & Cang albums with >those from Surprise Package (1983, engineered by George Chkiantz) >remixed Ambisonically (Another Surprise, 1984, was originally mixed in >UHJ as you noted). > >Manufactured by Nimbus, it was the third CD ever manufactured in the UK >(the first was for BBC Transcription Service) and the first ever >Ambisonically-mixed CD. CD Premastering at Tape One by Bill Foster IIRC, >and there may be an article by me about the mastering of it in Studio >Sound I suspect, but I can't find it (if it exists, it would be about CD >premastering, not Ambisonics). > >This was an experimental CD released jointly by KPM and Nimbus to see >how the world of production library music would react to the CD medium. >Clients reacted very well and as a result KPM became the first major >library to move over to CD as the reference release format. The >catalogue number, KN101, reflects the involvement of KPM and Nimbus. > >"KPM pioneered the adoption of Compact Disc in the library industry. Its >first CD, Surprise Surprise, by Chin & Cang, released as a joint venture >between KPM and Nimbus Records in 1984, scored several firsts: It was >the first library CD manufactured in the UK, and was in fact only the >third disc to be pressed at the Nimbus factory at Wyastone Leys; and it >was the first CD to be mixed in 2-channel UHJ. KPM had previously >released the first-ever Ambisonically-mixed album, Keith Mansfield's >Contact, and went on to release several albums and CDs in the surround >format, most of which remain in the catalogue." >http://www.ambisonic.net/kpm.html > >The CD is in a box under my bed, where all my CDs are. If you need me to >dig it out, let me know. > >Best, >--R > >== > >Matthew Cang / Eddie Chin Surprise, Surprise >Label: KPM Music / Nimbus Records KN101 >Format: Compact Disc >Country: UK >Released: 1984 > >01 Never Say Never >02 On The Prowl >03 Why Me? >04 Nothing Better To Do >05 Slow Motion >06 Here He Comes, There He Goes >07 Barcelona Blue >08 Sidewinder >09 What Is It, Fish? (I) >10 Foghorn Leghorn >11 Quasimodo Owes Me >12 Bone Structure >13 Thanks, But No Thanks >14 Swedo Rides Again >15 John Wayne, Actually >16 Shadowcatch >17 Clever Nanette >18 What Is It, Fish? (II) > >Credits >Composed By Eddie Chin, Matthew Cang >Engineer Richard Elen >Producer Colin Bilik, Richard Elen > >== > >And while we're at it: > >Matthew Cang / Eddie Chin Another Surprise >Label: KPM Music KPM 1309 >Format: Vinyl, LP >Country: UK >Released: 1984 > >A1 Straight Ahead 3:05 >A2 Sitting Pretty (a) 3:48 >A3 Sitting Pretty (b) 2:21 >A4 Choices 0:54 >A5 Making Tracks (a) 3:27 >A6 Making Tracks (b) 2:46 >A7 The Beginning (a) 0:38 >A8 The Beginning (b) 0:40 >A9 The Beginning (c) 0:43 >A10 Power Supply (a) 2:57 >A11 Power Supply (b) 2:30 >B1 Out To Lunch 2:40 >B2 The Heat Is On (a) 1:54 >B3 The Heat Is On (b) 1:54 >B4 The Heat Is On (c) 0:13 >B5 The Heat Is On (d) 0:16 >B6 On Your Bike (a) 2:44 >B7 On Your Bike (b) 2:44 >B8 Running Wild (a) 1:40 >B9 Running Wild (b) 1:36 >B10 Turbocharge 2:05 >B11 The City Sleeps (a) 2:36 >B12 The City Sleeps (b) 2:36 > >Credits >Composed By Eddie Chin, Matthew Cang >Engineer Richard Elen >Producer Colin Bilik, Richard Elen > > > >On 30/12/2013 23:39, Martin Leese wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I am trying to track down a CD in the UHJ >> Discography. It listed as: >> >> o M. Cang, E. Chin - Surprise, Surprise, >> KPM/Nimbus, KN101. (England) >> >> Does anybody have this CD? If so, could they >> please confirm the details (catalogue number, >> title, etc) and, if possible, e-mail me a list of >> the tracks. >> >> I have eBay alerts to alert me to CDs and LPs >> in which I am interested. Over the several >> years they have been running, this CD has >> never come up for auction. I find this most >> strange, and it makes me wonder whether the >> details in the Discography are correct. >> >> I have two LPs by Matthew Chang and Eddie >> Chin, both issued by KPM Music: >> >> o Surprise Package, KPM 1294, 1983 >> (not UHJ) >> o Another Surprise, KPM 1309, 1984 >> (UHJ-encoded) >> >> With a track listing for the CD KN 101 I will be >> able to see if it was compiled from the LPs. >> >> Many thanks, >> Martin > > >_______________________________________________ >Sursound mailing list >Sursound@music.vt.edu >https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
