The Doobie Brothers - Quadio Boxed Set [Four Blu-ray Audio Discs in replica mini-LPs, lift top box]

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£81

Format: Four Blu-ray Audio Discs in replica mini-LPs, lift top box
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Barcode: 0603497857975
Release Date: 6th November 2020
Genre: Rock

The Doobie Brothers celebrate two major milestones this year as the band marks its 50th anniversary and its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November. Before the band is welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Quadio Boxed Set celebrates some of the music that helped make the Doobie Brothers one of the most popular bands of its generation. The Doobie Brothers: Quadio will feature quadraphonic mixes of Toulouse Street, The Captain & Me, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, and Stampede. The four Blu-ray audio discs come in replicas of the original vinyl record sleeves and are all packaged together in a clamshell box. For this collection, all four albums have been mastered using the original four-track Quad mixes. The set includes both the quadraphonic and high-resolution stereo (19224 DTS-HD Master Audio) mixes for each album. To enjoy the Quadraphonic mix as intended, the Blu-ray audio discs should be played using Surround Sound.

The Doobie Brothers: Quadio brings together four essential albums from the band’s early days. It begins with the group’s second album, Toulouse Street, which was released in July 1972. The record launched the group to stardom with the hits “Listen to The Music,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway” and “Jesus is Just Alright.”

The following year, the band returned with The Captain & Me, including the hits “Long Train Runnin’” and “China Grove,” as well as fan favorites “South City Midnight Lady” and “Without You.” These back-to-back classic albums represent one of the greatest one-two vinyl punches of the 1970s. Many songs from the albums are still played every day on the radio, a testament to the timelessness of the music.

In 1974, the Doobie Brothers released the group’s fourth album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, featuring one of their classics “Black Water,” which was originally released as the B-side to “Another Park, Another Sunday.” Stampede is the final studio album featured in The Doobie Brothers: Quadio. Released in April 1975, it includes the hits “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)” and “Sweet Maxine.” Stampede would be The Doobie Brothers’ last studio album with original singer/guitarist Tom Johnston until he re-joined the band in 1989.

Tracklisting

Toulouse Street
1. “Listen To The Music”
2. “Rockin’ Down The Highway”
3. “Mamaloi”
4. “Toulouse Street”
5. “Cotton Mouth”
6. “Don’t Start Me To Talkin’”
7. “Jesus Is Just Alright”
8. “White Sun”
9. “Disciple”
10. “Snake Man”

The Captain & Me
1. “Natural Thing”
2. “Long Train Runnin’”
3. “China Grove”
4. “Dark Eyed Cajun Woman”
5. “Clear As The Driven Snow”
6. “Without You”
7. “South City Midnight Lady”
8. “Evil Woman”
9. “Busted Down Around O’Connelly Corners”
10. “Ukiah”
11. “The Captain And Me”

What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
1. “Song To See You Through”
2. “Spirit”
3. “Pursuit On 53rd St.”
4. “Black Water”
5. “Eyes Of Silver”
6. “Road Angel”
7. “You Just Can’t Stop It”
8. “Tell Me What You Want (And I’ll Give You What You Need)”
9. “Down In The Track”
10. “Another Park, Another Sunday”
11. “Daughters Of The Sea”
12. “Flying Cloud”

Stampede
1. “Sweet Maxine”
2. “Neal’s Fandango”
3. “Texas Lullaby”
4. “Music Man”
5. “Slack Key Soquel Rag”
6. “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)”
7. “I Cheat The Hangman”
8. “Précis”
9. “Rainy Day Crossroad Blues”
10. “I Been Workin’ On You”
11. “Double Dealin’ Four Flusher”