Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
ABKCO Music and Records Inc is one of the world’s leading independent entertainment companies. It is home to iconic music catalogs that include compositions and recordings by Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Bobby Womack, Eric Burdon, The Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Marianne Faithfull, The Kinks as well as the Cameo Parkway masters by such artists as Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Clint Eastwood, The Dovells, The Tymes and Dee Dee Sharp. The audio standard that we come to expect from this prestigious label is down to a very particular process:
"Many years of research went into locating the original mono and stereo analog tapes that would be used in ABKCO's Rolling Stones Remastered Series. That research revealed a treasure trove of first generation tapes - true stereo masters from The Stones' 1964 Chess Studios sessions including the unedited version of "2120 South Michigan Avenue," Beggar's Banquet at its correct speed and Let It Bleed with splicing that indicates that the original intention was to leave little spacing between each cut.
For the analog to digital transfers, vintage reel-to-reel tape machines were utilized - a modified Ampex 351 with original tube electronics (full track mono and two track stereo) and an Ampex ATR-102 modified with Aria Discrete Class-A Electronics (full track mono and two track stereo). A Sonoma DSD digital audio workstation was the chosen high resolution format and Meitner Design ADC8 and DAC8 MKlV converters were used for the conversion process. Cables used were the cryogenically frozen type supplied to us by Gus Skinas of Super Audio Center. Gus also provided much guidance to Jody Klein, Steve Rosenthal and myself for our first time use of DSD technology. For this HD release, the Bob Ludwig mastered DSD files were converted to both 176.4kHz and 88.2kHz high resolution PCM with Weiss Saracon conversion software."
- Teri Landi, Archivist and Engineer, ABKCO Music & Records
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Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music From The HBO Original Series
Tv-series - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2013
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Out Of Our Heads (UK)
Rock - Released by Abkco Music & Records, Inc. on 30 jul. 1965
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)
Rock - Released by Abkco Music & Records, Inc. on 1 nov. 1972
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
The World's End (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Cameo Parkway Vocal Group Gems Of 1964
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Retrospective 1963-1974
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Priscilla (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 3 nov. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Wonderful World Of Sam Cooke
Soul - Released by Abkco Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 1960
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Moonrise Kingdom (Original Score)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
96 Tears
Question Mark & The Mysterians
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 1966
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fast Five (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 2 aug. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story 1959-1965
Soul - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 19 feb. 2021
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Asteroid City (Original Soundtrack)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 23 jun. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Big Little Lies (Music from Season 2 of the HBO Limited Series)
Originele soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 19 jul. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tribute To The Lady
Soul - Released by Abkco Music & Records, Inc. on 24 jan. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Soul Of A Man
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 10 jan. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
'Til Your River Runs Dry
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 jan. 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Paint It, Black / Stupid Girl / Long Long While
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 7 mei 1966
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Aftermath
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 15 apr. 1966
The Qobuz Essential Discography24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo