Friday, May 31, 2002

ABKCO's The Rolling Stones Remastered Series

For the past several months, Bob Ludwig and ABKCO Records senior VP Jody Klein have been working together on The Rolling Stones Remastered Series, comprising of 22 titles that range from the band's initial recordings in 1963 through the 1970 live Get Yer Ya Ya's Out!, as well as several compliations.

The titles will be released on dual-layer hybrid Super Audio CDs (SACD), which are backwards compatible with existing CD players. In an SACD player, the consumer hears the high-resolution audio made possible by Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. This system uses a one-bit recording process that has a sampling rate of 2.8224 megahertz to achieve a frequency response of 100 kilohertz and a dynamic range of more than 120 decibels.

"One of the most comprehensive restoration and remastering programs ever undertaken for a major catalog…" - ABKCO Press Release

"Every effort has been made to ensure that each of the 327 tracks presented on the 26 discs covering all 22 titles meet the highest audio standards that exist today making The Rolling Stones Remastered Series the Stones collection for the ages." - ABKCO Press Release