Throughout 2012, Universal Japan released a series of SHM-CDs to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of A&M Records. I never saw a complete list, so I pieced together the following list from the information on CDJapan.com. Some of them (I believe all the ones released March 7, March 14 and April 18) are also part of a series for the Nick DeCaro “Posthumous 20th Anniversary”.
Many of these (as noted) include both mono and stereo versions of the album, or at least some mono singles. I’d like to collect a few of these, and I’m mainly interested in the mono mixes.
Here are my questions:
1. Did I miss any of the releases in these series?
2. Can anyone tell me if any of the mono album mixes are not dedicated mono mixes? I’d like to avoid any that are fold-downs of the stereo mix.
I'd also be really interested in any comments on the sound quality of these releases or the mono mixes in general.
Released March 7, 2012:
UICY-75139 Nick De Caro and Orchestra – Happy Heart (stereo album + mono singles) (1969)
UICY-75140 Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends (1968)*
UICY-75141 Chris Montez – The More I See You – Call Me (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75142 Chris Montez – Time After Time (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75143 Chris Montez – Foolin’ Around (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75144 Chris Montez – Watch What Happens (stereo + mono singles) (1968)
UICZ-1433 Various Artists – Nick DeCaro Works (2012) (new compilation)
Released March 14, 2012:
UICY-75145 Baja Marimba Band – Those Were the Days (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75146 Baja Marimba Band – Fresh Air (stereo album only) (1969)
Released April 18, 2012:
UICY-75160 The Parade – The Parade (stereo album + mono singles) (1968)
UICY-75161 Claudine Longet – Claudine (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75162 Claudine Longet – The Look of Love (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75163 Claudine Longet – Love Is Blue (stereo + mono albums) (1968)
UICY-75164 Claudine Longet – Colours (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75165 Claudine Longet – Run Wild, Run Free (stereo album only) (1970)
UICY-75166 The Sandpipers – Guantanamera (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75167 The Sandpipers – The Sandpipers (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75168 The Sandpipers – Misty Roses (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75169 The Sandpipers – Softly (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75170 The Sandpipers – The Wonder of You (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75171 The Sandpipers – Come Saturday Morning (stereo album only) (1970)
UICY-75172 Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends-Deluxe Edition (2 CDs, stereo + mono albums + mono singles) (1967)
Released September 26, 2012:
UICY-75306 Michelle Phillips – Victim of Romance (stereo album + bonus tracks) (1977)
UICY-75307 The Merry-Go-Round – You’re a Very Lovely Woman – Live (stereo + mono albums + mono singles) (1967)
UICY-75308 We Five – You Were on My Mind (stereo + mono albums) (1965)
UICY-75309 We Five – Make Someone Happy (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75310 We Five – The Return of We Five (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75311 Bossa Rio – Bossa Rio (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75313 Seemon & Marijke – Son of America (stereo album + mono singles) (1971)
UICY-75314 Brewer & Shipley – Down in L.A. (stereo album + mono singles) (1968)
Released October 3, 2012:
UICY-75312 Punch – Punch (stereo album + mono singles) (1971)
*I’m not sure a one-disc version of this was actually released as UICY-75140 or if it was replaced with UICY-75172, the two-disc Deluxe Edition.
Many of these (as noted) include both mono and stereo versions of the album, or at least some mono singles. I’d like to collect a few of these, and I’m mainly interested in the mono mixes.
Here are my questions:
1. Did I miss any of the releases in these series?
2. Can anyone tell me if any of the mono album mixes are not dedicated mono mixes? I’d like to avoid any that are fold-downs of the stereo mix.
I'd also be really interested in any comments on the sound quality of these releases or the mono mixes in general.
Released March 7, 2012:
UICY-75139 Nick De Caro and Orchestra – Happy Heart (stereo album + mono singles) (1969)
UICY-75140 Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends (1968)*
UICY-75141 Chris Montez – The More I See You – Call Me (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75142 Chris Montez – Time After Time (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75143 Chris Montez – Foolin’ Around (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75144 Chris Montez – Watch What Happens (stereo + mono singles) (1968)
UICZ-1433 Various Artists – Nick DeCaro Works (2012) (new compilation)
Released March 14, 2012:
UICY-75145 Baja Marimba Band – Those Were the Days (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75146 Baja Marimba Band – Fresh Air (stereo album only) (1969)
Released April 18, 2012:
UICY-75160 The Parade – The Parade (stereo album + mono singles) (1968)
UICY-75161 Claudine Longet – Claudine (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75162 Claudine Longet – The Look of Love (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75163 Claudine Longet – Love Is Blue (stereo + mono albums) (1968)
UICY-75164 Claudine Longet – Colours (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75165 Claudine Longet – Run Wild, Run Free (stereo album only) (1970)
UICY-75166 The Sandpipers – Guantanamera (stereo + mono albums) (1966)
UICY-75167 The Sandpipers – The Sandpipers (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75168 The Sandpipers – Misty Roses (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75169 The Sandpipers – Softly (stereo album only) (1968)
UICY-75170 The Sandpipers – The Wonder of You (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75171 The Sandpipers – Come Saturday Morning (stereo album only) (1970)
UICY-75172 Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends – Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends-Deluxe Edition (2 CDs, stereo + mono albums + mono singles) (1967)
Released September 26, 2012:
UICY-75306 Michelle Phillips – Victim of Romance (stereo album + bonus tracks) (1977)
UICY-75307 The Merry-Go-Round – You’re a Very Lovely Woman – Live (stereo + mono albums + mono singles) (1967)
UICY-75308 We Five – You Were on My Mind (stereo + mono albums) (1965)
UICY-75309 We Five – Make Someone Happy (stereo + mono albums) (1967)
UICY-75310 We Five – The Return of We Five (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75311 Bossa Rio – Bossa Rio (stereo album only) (1969)
UICY-75313 Seemon & Marijke – Son of America (stereo album + mono singles) (1971)
UICY-75314 Brewer & Shipley – Down in L.A. (stereo album + mono singles) (1968)
Released October 3, 2012:
UICY-75312 Punch – Punch (stereo album + mono singles) (1971)
*I’m not sure a one-disc version of this was actually released as UICY-75140 or if it was replaced with UICY-75172, the two-disc Deluxe Edition.