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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Safety Not Guaranteed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Moonrise Kingdom (Original Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 22 May 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Discover: Songs Of Bobby Womack Vol. 1
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Discover: Songs Of The Rolling Stones Vol. 1
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 3 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Johnnie Taylor 1964
R&B - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Johnnie Morisette 1964
R&B - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hits Of '64
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Girls Of Cameo Parkway Vol. 1
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Flowers
Rock - Released by Abkco Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jun 1967
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Twelve Shades Of Bluegrass
Bob Johnson And The Lonesome Travelers
Country - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You Are Too Beautiful (Music From Season 2 Of The HBO Limited Series)
Film Soundtracks - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 5 Jul 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Twist
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 25 Sep 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Christmas Favorites
Christmas Music - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 1964
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Will Always Be There
The Ronald McDonald House New York Band and Choir
Pop - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 1 Jan 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'm Free
Hold True Collective, Daze, Gaz Mayal and the Trojans
Rock - Released by ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. on 17 Jun 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo