Sold Date: November 14, 2019
Start Date: September 24, 2019
Final Price: $269.95 (USD)
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Scarce, hard to find San Francisco concert captured on LIVE Quadraphonic was Suzanne Ciani’s first public performance in 40 years and was played on a Buchla 200e System. There were only 227 albums available, numbered, this is copy #138 with a hand signed sheet. Vinyl is in near mint condition; packaging is in very good condition showing light marks or scuffs from handling. See pictures of actual item. Includes Quad decoder, connecting cables, AC adapter and souvenir pin. Sold as-is, as found with no returns or partial refunds, but guaranteed to be as shown & described. Rare and collectable limited edition sonic envelopment for your collection.

From the web:
Suzanne Ciani is a pioneer in the world of electronic music. For this experimental release and inspired by the Buchla 227 quad output module, there is a limited edition of only 227 LPs, numbered, 45 rpm, 180g quadraphonic vinyl discs sold, plus a custom quadraphonic hardware decoder made in collaboration with Involve Audio to decode two channels of audio from the vinyl disc back to the four-channel recording- and with stunning results. The vinyl discs were thoughtfully pressed at Jack White’s Third Man Pressing plant in Detroit, MI and are fully compatible for play with any vinyl playback systems in stereo. Current owners of vintage Regular Matrix quadraphonic receivers may also listen to LIVE Quadraphonic in quad.

In the box, you get a 180-gram vinyl pressing of Suzanne Ciani's 30-minute live electronic music performance. You also get a hardware decoder that lets you listen to the record on four speakers. You plug in the stereo outputs from your turntable, then connect the board to four powered speakers and place them around you, putting one in each corner of the listening environment. This quad decoder, custom built by the Australian high-end audio company Involve Audio, sends the appropriate signal to each of your four speakers, lending a more defined sense of space to the music.

Any turntable can play the vinyl, and though the decoder that comes in the box does the best job of representing the quad mix, you aren't required to hook it up. If you have a modern home theater receiver, there's likely a Dolby Pro Logic II decoder in it, and if you flip that on and choose the "Music Mode" setting, it does a decent job of recreating Ciani's quad mix. If you own a vintage quad system, you can play the record on that as long as it handles the Regular Matrix/QS format.

Label: Atmospheric, CyKiK, LF-001. Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Quadraphonic Box Set. Style: Experimental, Ambient, New Age

Suzanne is a five-time Grammy award nominated composer, electronic music pioneer, and neo-classical recording artist whose work has been featured in countless commercials, video games, and feature films. Over the course of her 40+ year career, she's released 16 solo albums, including "Seven Waves," "The Velocity of Love," and most recently, her comeback quadraphonic Buchla modular synth performance recording “LIVE Quadraphonic.” She's been recognized as Keyboard Magazine's "New Age Keyboardist of the Year," provided the voice and sounds for Bally's groundbreaking "Xenon" pinball machine, created Coca-Cola’s pop-and-pour sound, designed Atari’s sound logo, played concerts all over the globe, and carved out a niche as one of the most creatively successful female composers in the world. A Life in Waves, a documentary about Ciani’s life and work, debuted at SXSW and is available to watch on all digital platforms.

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