Super Audio CD ( SACD ) is an optical disc format for audio storage introduced in 1999. It was developed jointly by Sony and Philips Electronics and intended to be the successor to the compact disc (CD) format.
71-533: Nightbirds is an album by the all-female singing group Labelle , released in 1974 on the Epic label. The album features the group's biggest hit, " Lady Marmalade ," and it has become the group's best selling album to date. Nona Hendryx began composing most of the group's material - the group hadn't had commercial success with their first three albums - Labelle , Moon Shadow , and Pressure Cookin' . All albums had flirted with elements of rock music mixed with
142-640: A DSD copy of the HD stream. Sound quality parameters achievable by the Red Book CD-DA and SACD formats compared with the limits of human hearing are as follows: In September 2007, the Audio Engineering Society published the results of a year-long trial, in which a range of subjects—including professional recording engineers—were asked to discern the difference between high-resolution audio sources (including SACD and DVD-Audio ) and
213-444: A frequency response of 20 kHz can be achieved along with a dynamic range of nearly 120 dB, which is about the same dynamic range as PCM audio with a resolution of 20 bits. To reduce the space and bandwidth requirements of DSD, a lossless data compression method called Direct Stream Transfer ( DST ) is used. DST compression is compulsory for multi-channel regions and optional for stereo regions. It typically compresses by
284-1150: A 2014 study, however, Marui et al. found that under double-blind conditions, listeners were able to distinguish between PCM (192 kHz/24 bits) and DSD (2.8 MHz) or DSD (5.6 MHz) recording formats, preferring the qualitative features of DSD, but could not discriminate between the two DSD formats. The Sony SCD-1 player was introduced concurrently with the SACD format in 1999, at a price of approximately US$ 5,000. It weighed over 26 kilograms (57 lb) and played two-channel SACDs and Red Book CDs only. Electronics manufacturers, including Onkyo , Denon , Marantz , Pioneer and Yamaha offer or offered SACD players. Sony has made in-car SACD players. In order to play back SACD content digitally without any conversion, some players are able to offer an output carrying encrypted streams of DSD, either via IEEE 1394 or more commonly, HDMI . SACD players are not permitted to offer an output carrying an unencrypted stream of DSD. The first two generations of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console were capable of reading SACD discs. Starting with
355-467: A Long Time" showed the group's range, while the album closer, "You Turn Me On" was a sexy R&B slow jam, which shocked past listeners of the Bluebelles' material. The album became their most successful to date, becoming their first album to hit both the pop and R&B charts - neither of their previous albums charted - peaking at number seven on the latter chart, thanks to the phenomenal success of
426-487: A celebrated session singer ; and Patti LaBelle enjoyed a very successful Grammy -winning career, with several top-20 R&B hits between 1982 and 1997, a number-one pop hit with " On My Own ", and lifetime-achievement awards from the Apollo Theatre , World Music Awards , and BET Awards. The group reunited for their first new album in 32 years, Back to Now in 2008. They performed together regularly until
497-422: A compact disc audio (44.1 kHz/16 bit) conversion of the same source material under double-blind test conditions. Out of 554 trials, there were 276 correct answers, a 49.8% success rate corresponding almost exactly to the 50% that would have been expected by chance guessing alone. When the level of the signal was elevated by 14 dB or more, the test subjects were able to detect the higher noise floor of
568-405: A covers album being recorded by Laura Nyro . The resulting album, Gonna Take a Miracle , led to the group reaching the charts for the first time and establishing a rapport with Nyro, who later invited them to perform with her at Carnegie Hall . In 1973, they recorded an album for RCA Records titled Pressure Cookin' , featuring a wildly interpretive covers medley of the songs " Something in
639-522: A dent on the pop charts in 1966. They had a notable entry as background singers of Wilson Pickett 's first major hit, " 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) ". In 1966, Atlantic released the group's first studio album, Over the Rainbow , which included "All or Nothing" and the title track, later to be a standard for Patti. Around this time, the group also began touring Europe, mainly in the UK, where they performed on
710-803: A factor of between two and three, allowing a disc to contain 80 minutes of both 2-channel and 5.1-channel sound. Direct Stream Transfer compression was standardized as an amendment to the MPEG-4 Audio standard, ISO/IEC 14496-3:2001/Amd 6:2005 (Lossless coding of oversampled audio), in 2005. It contains the DSD and DST definitions as described in the Super Audio CD Specification. The MPEG-4 DST provides lossless coding of oversampled audio signals. Target applications of DST are archiving and storage of 1-bit oversampled audio signals and SA-CD. A reference implementation of MPEG-4 DST
781-529: A higher bit rate and longer playing time than a conventional CD. An SACD is designed to be played on an SACD player. A hybrid SACD contains a Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) layer and can also be played on a standard CD player. The Super Audio CD format was introduced in 1999, and is defined by the Scarlet Book standard document. Philips and Crest Digital partnered in May 2002 to develop and install
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#1732791319374852-562: A meta-analysis on 20 of the published tests that included sufficient experimental detail and data. In a paper published in the July 2016 issue of the AES Journal, Reiss says that, although the individual tests had mixed results, and that the effect was "small and difficult to detect," the overall result was that trained listeners could distinguish between high-resolution recordings and their CD equivalents under blind conditions: "Overall, there
923-793: A popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The original group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the area around Philadelphia , in Pennsylvania , and Trenton , in New Jersey : the Ordettes and the Del-Capris , forming as a new version of the former group, then later changing their name to the Blue Belles (and further Bluebelles ). The founding members were Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holt), Cindy Birdsong , Nona Hendryx , and Sarah Dash . As
994-596: A result, the record reached the top 40 on both the pop and R&B charts, formally launching the group to national stardom. Frequent performances at the Apollo Theater helped to give the group the nickname "Sweethearts of the Apollo". Newtown released two albums on the group before Harold Robinson sold Newtown in 1963. Cameo-Parkway soon signed them and re-released the Newtown single, " You'll Never Walk Alone ", at
1065-526: A triumphant show at the Apollo Theatre in New York City on December 19, 2008. They continued to perform with each other sporadically; Dash sang with Patti LaBelle at a LaBelle concert two days before her death on September 20, 2021. Years after their breakup in 1976, Labelle's influence has been reflected by groups such as En Vogue , Destiny's Child and The Pussycat Dolls , who recorded
1136-421: Is determined by numbers encoded in the bit stream. Both modulations require neighboring samples to reconstruct the original waveform; the more neighboring samples, the lower the frequency that can be encoded. DSD is 1-bit , has a sampling rate of 2.8224 MHz , and makes use of noise shaping quantization techniques in order to push 1-bit quantization noise up to inaudible ultrasonic frequencies. This gives
1207-820: The Bluebelles , and later Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles , the group found success with ballads in the doo-wop genre: " Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song) ", " You'll Never Walk Alone ", and " Over the Rainbow ". After Birdsong departed to join The Supremes in 1967, the band, following the advice of Vicki Wickham , changed its look, musical direction, and style to re-form as the progressive soul group Labelle in 1971. Their recordings of that period became cult favorites for dealing with subjects not typically addressed by female black groups. Finally, after adapting glam rock and wearing outlandish space-age and glam costumes,
1278-640: The Chicago Symphony Orchestra started the Chicago Resound label to provide full and burgeoning support for high-resolution SACD hybrid discs, and the London Symphony Orchestra established their own LSO Live label. Many SACD discs that were released from 2000 to 2005 are now out of print and available only on the used market. By 2009, the major record companies were no longer regularly releasing discs in
1349-791: The disco movement for the proto-disco singles " Lady Marmalade " and "Messin' With My Mind". In turn, "Lady Marmalade" has been also called one of the first mainstream disco hits (Jones and Kantonen, 1999). In 2003, "Lady Marmalade" was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame . In 2009, their songs "It Took a Long Time" and "System" were featured in Lee Daniels ' film Precious . As The Blue Belles (aka Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles; Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles): As Labelle: With Laura Nyro Super Audio CD The SACD format allows multiple audio channels (i.e. surround sound or multichannel sound). It also provides
1420-472: The disco movement, which peaked in the late 1970s and influenced dance music for three decades. In 2003, the album was ranked number 272 on Rolling Stone 's magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and 274 in a 2012 revised list. That same year, the album's leading hit track, "Lady Marmalade", was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame . Several acts have covered "Lady Marmalade" into international successes on their own including; All Saints and
1491-539: The Air " and " The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ". It was around this time that Labelle changed up their act again. Under the advice of Larry LeGaspi, the group began performing in space suits, feathers, and studded costumes. In 1974, Wickham had the group signed to Epic Records where they recorded their breakthrough album, Nightbirds , in New Orleans with producer Allen Toussaint . While Hendryx eventually wrote
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#17327913193741562-580: The Apollo Theater in 1991 to perform the song on LaBelle's second concert performance video while promoting the release of Burnin' . In addition to "Release Yourself", Hendryx and LaBelle composed the gospel-flavored ballad " When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven) ". In 1995, the trio reunited again for the dance single, " Turn it Out ", for the soundtrack to the film, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar . The song became their first charted hit in nineteen years peaking at number-one on
1633-627: The Billboard dance singles chart. Four years later, the original Blue Belles (including Cindy Birdsong ) reunited to receive an award from the R&;B Foundation for Lifetime Achievement. In 2006, the trio of LaBelle, Dash and Hendrix briefly came together to record a Hendryx-written track called "Dear Rosa" for the soundtrack to a film called Preaching to the Choir. In 2008, Labelle announced their reunion and released their first studio album in 32 years,
1704-726: The Blue Belles, Cindy Birdsong enjoyed success as member of The Supremes , singing on hits such as " Up the Ladder to the Roof ", " Stoned Love ", " Nathan Jones " and " Floy Joy ". Birdsong left the group in 1972 to start a family, returned in 1973, then left again in 1976, and thereafter only recorded sporadically as a solo artist in the 80s, briefly joining The Former Ladies of the Supremes alongside former Supremes members Jean Terrell and Scherrie Payne . The Labelle song "(Can I Speak to You Before You Go To) Hollywood", from Pressure Cookin' ,
1775-425: The Blue Belles. That same year, Cindy Birdsong abruptly left the group to join The Supremes , replacing original member Florence Ballard . After completing a tour where Sundray Tucker briefly rejoined the group to fill in for Birdsong, the remaining members carried on as a trio. As grittier soul and heavy rock dominated much of Atlantic's time, the group was let go from their contract in 1970. Bernard Montague, who
1846-577: The CD layer. Conversely, if a conventional CD is placed into an SACD player, the laser will read the disc as a CD since there is no SACD layer. SACD audio is stored in Direct Stream Digital (DSD) format using pulse-density modulation (PDM) where audio amplitude is determined by the varying proportion of 1s and 0s. This contrasts with compact disc and conventional computer audio systems using pulse-code modulation (PCM) where audio amplitude
1917-460: The CD-quality loop easily. The authors commented: Now, it is very difficult to use negative results to prove the inaudibility of any given phenomenon or process. There is always the remote possibility that a different system or more finely attuned pair of ears would reveal a difference. But we have gathered enough data, using sufficiently varied and capable systems and listeners, to state that
1988-758: The Labelle hit, "Far As We Felt Like Goin'" from the Phoenix album. Their biggest hit, "Lady Marmalade" continues to be covered, with its successful covers being renditions by All Saints and the Grammy -winning number-one hit collaboration between singers Christina Aguilera , Pink and Mýa and rapper Lil' Kim in 2001 (recorded for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack.) The song was also covered by Madchester-era indie group The Happy Mondays, who spliced it with "Kinky Afro". The group's 1960s hit, "You'll Never Walk Alone",
2059-702: The Moon (1973) sold over 800,000 copies by June 2004 in its SACD Surround Sound edition. The Who 's rock opera Tommy (1969), and Roxy Music 's Avalon (1982), were released on SACD to take advantage of the format's multi-channel capability. All three albums were remixed in 5.1 surround , and released as hybrid SACDs with a stereo mix on the standard CD layer. Some popular artists have released new recordings on SACD. Sales figures for Sting 's Sacred Love (2003) album reached number one on SACD sales charts in four European countries in June 2004. Between 2007 and 2008,
2130-472: The Nightbird album and on all live performances. The album remains their most successful album, certified platinum in the U.S. for selling over a million copies. Due to this success, Labelle landed on the cover of Rolling Stone . With Nightbirds , Labelle were praised for mixing their R&B / soul sound with elements of rock and funk . The success of the album's two singles also helped to pioneer
2201-593: The Ordettes. The group soon began working with musician Morris Bailey. Bailey and Montague's schedule led to Tucker leaving the group after which another singer, Cindy Birdsong , from Camden New Jersey, joined the group. The grouping of Holte, Dash, Hendryx and Birdsong toured the Chitlin' Circuit , gaining a following in the eastern U.S. In 1962, Chicago-based group The Starlets had traveled to Philadelphia to do sessions for producer Bobby Martin and record label owner Harold Robinson, president of Newtown Records. One of
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2272-538: The SACD layer. Some reissues retain the mixes of earlier multi-channel formats (examples include the 1973 quadraphonic mix of Mike Oldfield 's Tubular Bells and the 1957 three-channel stereo recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra of Mussorgsky 's Pictures at an Exhibition , reissued on SACD in 2001 and 2004 respectively). Objective lenses in conventional CD players have a longer working distance, or focal length , than lenses designed for SACD players. In SACD-capable DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players,
2343-463: The audio data, with a key encoded on a special area of the disc that is only readable by a licensed SACD device. The HD layer of an SACD disc cannot be played back on computer CD/DVD drives, and SACDs can only be manufactured at the disc replication facilities in Shizuoka and Salzburg . Nonetheless, a PlayStation 3 with an SACD drive and appropriate firmware can use specialized software to extract
2414-501: The band found success with the proto- disco smash hit " Lady Marmalade " in 1974, leading to the album Nightbirds achieving gold success . They were the first contemporary pop group and first black pop band to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House . They were also the first black vocal group to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Each of the band members later went on to begin solo careers after
2485-652: The burden of proof has now shifted. Further claims that careful 16/44.1 encoding audibly degrades high resolution signals must be supported by properly controlled double-blind tests. Following criticism that the original published results of the study were not sufficiently detailed, the AES published a list of the audio equipment and recordings used during the tests. Since the Meyer–Moran study in 2007, approximately 80 studies have been published on high-resolution audio, about half of which included blind tests. Joshua Reiss performed
2556-536: The chagrin of Patti LaBelle, who feared the group would alienate their older fans with a new laid back "earthier" look. Wickham also advised them to change their name to simply "Labelle". Ditching the wigs and dresses, Labelle settled on Afros and jeans. They debuted this new look while backing The Who during a stop in New York. Following this, Labelle signed a contract with Track Records, The Who's label, which received distribution from Warner Bros. Records . In 1971,
2627-603: The critically acclaimed Back to Now . That year, the trio went back on tour together which carried through the spring of 2009. In an interview with the Toronto Star , Patti LaBelle explained why she, Dash and Hendryx waited over 32 years to record a full-length album: "You don't want to half-step something this important....it was about finding the right time and place. We were never ones to do anything on anyone else's time anyway; we were always unconventional. I still have my glitter boots to prove it." The group performed
2698-406: The death of Dash on September 20, 2021, at the age of 76. In 1960, a sixteen-year-old teenager, Patricia "Patsy" Holte won her first talent contest in a Philadelphia high school. Following this, she sought to form her own singing group the following year called the Ordettes. Holte formed the group with singers Jean Brown, Yvonne Hogen and Johnnie Dawson. The group gained a local following. Dawson
2769-419: The end of a tour in 1976, going on to have significant solo success. Nona Hendryx followed an idiosyncratic muse into a solo career that often bordered on the avant-garde; but reaching a new audience with the respected 2017 release "Shine", by Soul Clap, which was a widely played in clubs in the UK, US clubs and Ibiza while being picked and released by the famous record label Defected Records . Sarah Dash became
2840-531: The end of the year. The record became another top-40 hit for the group in 1964 and became one of Patti LaBelle's first signature performances. They later recorded another charted hit with " Danny Boy ". In 1965, the group opened for the Rolling Stones during a lengthy American tour. Shortly afterwards, Atlantic Records signed the act to the label, in hopes of bringing the group mainstream success. Their first Atlantic single, "All or Nothing", briefly made
2911-475: The first SACD hybrid disc production line in the United States, with a production capacity of up to three million discs per year. SACD did not achieve the level of growth that compact discs enjoyed in the 1980s, and was not accepted by the mainstream market. By 2007, SACD had failed to make a significant impact in the marketplace; consumers were increasingly downloading low-resolution music files over
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2982-479: The follow-up hit " What Can I Do for You? ". Nightbirds eventually sold more than one million copies and was certified gold. During the album's promotion, the group became the first rock group to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House . Wickham billed the October 6, 1974 performance "Wear Something Silver", to adapt to Labelle's own silver-colored space outfits, worn by Patti LaBelle. Building on their success, in
3053-636: The format a greater dynamic range and wider frequency response than the CD. The SACD format is capable of delivering a dynamic range of 120 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz and an extended frequency response up to 100 kHz, although most available players list an upper limit of 70–90 kHz, and practical limits reduce this to 50 kHz. Because of the nature of sigma-delta converters , DSD and PCM cannot be directly compared. DSD's frequency response can be as high as 100 kHz, but frequencies that high compete with high levels of ultrasonic quantization noise . With appropriate low-pass filtering ,
3124-489: The format, with new releases confined to the smaller labels. SACD discs have identical physical dimensions as standard compact discs. The areal density of the disc is the same as a DVD . There are three types of disc: A stereo SACD recording has an uncompressed rate of 5.6 Mbit/s , four times the rate for Red Book CD stereo audio. Commercial releases commonly include both surround sound (five full-range plus LFE multi-channel) and stereo (dual-channel) mixes on
3195-525: The funk single, "Lady Marmalade", one of the few songs not written by Nona Hendryx. The group's only other hit single, "What Can I Do For You", was written by Queens, New York musicians Edward Batts and James Ellison, who would continue to work for Patti LaBelle following the split of the group. The other members of their touring band, Jeffrey Shannon (drums), Hector Seda (bass) and Leslie "Chuggy" Carter (percussionist), were all responsible for their individual instrumental arrangements, of which, many were used on
3266-531: The group released their first album, simply titled Labelle , quickly following it up with the 1972 album Moon Shadow . The albums featured the group bringing in gospel soul renditions of rock hits such as " Wild Horses " and " Won't Get Fooled Again ". While not commercially successful, the albums were critically acclaimed and established the act as a progressive soul unit, recording more daring material such as "Morning Much Better" and "Touch Me All Over". In 1971, Labelle were invited to record backing vocals to
3337-468: The group to Newtown. When "I Sold My Heart" became popular, Robinson sent the Ordettes to promote it under the assumed name of the Blue Belles. After a televised performance at American Bandstand featuring the Ordettes, the Starlets' manager sued Harold Robinson and Bobby Martin. Around the same time, Robinson was also sued for having another group use the name "Blue Belles". Following the aftermath of
3408-522: The group to record more soul, Nona Hendryx wanted the group to go further into funk rock, and Sarah Dash wanted to record songs in a more disco direction. During a show in Baltimore on December 3, 1976, Hendryx wandered off the stage and into the audience at the beginning of "(Can I Speak To You Before You Go To) Hollywood". Labelle's stage manager was able to steer Hendryx backstage, but Hendryx locked herself in her dressing room and beat her head against
3479-477: The group's soul/gospel roots from their days as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles . Despite this, the group became a draw as opening acts for The Who , Laura Nyro , and The Rolling Stones . Following their opening act on the Stones' 1973 U.S. tour, Epic Records signed the show to its roster. The group was assigned to producer Allen Toussaint and the group was sent to Toussaint's hometown of New Orleans to work on
3550-521: The internet rather than buying music on physical disc formats. A small and niche market for SACD has remained, serving the audiophile community. By October 2009, record companies had published more than 6,000 SACD releases, slightly more than half of which were classical music . Jazz and popular music albums, mainly remastered previous releases, were the next two genres most represented. Many popular artists have released some or all of their back catalog on SACD. Pink Floyd 's album The Dark Side of
3621-593: The majority of the album, Epic released the Kenny Nolan and Bob Crewe composition " Lady Marmalade " as a single in August 1974. The song's rock-soul mixture helped the song to sell to listeners and by March 1975, the song had become the group's first number-one single, reaching the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B singles chart. It also became an international hit. The album also included
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#17327913193743692-458: The ordeals, Robinson gave Patti Holte a new name, "Patti LaBelle", and the group's name was rechristened as Patti LaBelle and The Blue Belles. Following several releases such as "Academy Award" and "Tear After Tear", the group recorded their first national hit under their new name in 1963 with the release of the ballad, "Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)", first released under Newtown, before it received national distribution from King Records . As
3763-475: The quartet collaboration between singers Christina Aguilera , Mýa , Lil' Kim and Pink . "It Took a Long Time" was featured during the final scene and ending credits to the motion picture Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire . In addition to the standard 2-channel stereo version the album was also released by Epic in a 4 channel quadraphonic edition on LP record and 8-track tape . The quad LP
3834-548: The record that would eventually be released as Nightbirds . They recorded the album in two months. Along with their adaptation of glam rock -styled outfits during their live performances, the group incorporated elements of funk music, something they included in their last album, Pressure Cookin on the song "Goin' On a Holiday." The funk direction continued with songs such as "Are You Lonely," "Somebody, Somewhere", "Space Children," and their famous hit, "Lady Marmalade". More experimental glam rockers such as "Nightbirds" and "It Took
3905-423: The red DVD laser is used for reading SACDs. This means that when a hybrid SACD is placed into a conventional CD player, the infrared laser beam passes through the SACD layer and is reflected by the CD layer at the standard 1.2 mm distance, and the SACD layer is out of focus. When the same disc is placed into an SACD player, the red laser is reflected by the SACD layer (at 0.6 mm distance) before it can reach
3976-443: The rock band Genesis re-released all of their studio albums across three SACD box sets. Each album in these sets contains both new stereo and 5.1 mixes. The original stereo mixes were not included. The US & Canada versions do not use SACD but CD instead. By August 2009 443 labels had released one or more SACDs. Instead of depending on major label support, some orchestras and artists have released SACDs on their own. For instance,
4047-564: The sessions included a cover of the standard, " I Sold My Heart to the Junkman ". At the time of the song's release, the group had a hit with the song "Better Tell Him No" and were unable to promote the song due to them being signed to another label. The song was credited under the name "The Blue Belles". The Ordettes auditioned by singing the song. Before hearing the group, Robinson turned them down due to being unimpressed with Patti's looks but upon hearing her singing, he changed his mind and signed
4118-581: The show, Ready, Steady, Go . During club performances, the group was backed up musically by a pub band called Bluesology , whose pianist was a teenager named Reg Dwight , later known as Elton John. Following the UK tour, the group kept in touch with one of the show's producers, Vicki Wickham . In early 1967, the group had another charted single with the song "Take Me for a Little While" and released their second Atlantic album, Dreamer . Around this time, Aretha Franklin had signed with Atlantic Records, leading Atlantic to focus its efforts on her rather than on
4189-591: The singles, "Keep It Confidential" and "Why Should I Cry?" Patti LaBelle became an international solo superstar following Labelle's breakup, recording crossover hits such as " New Attitude ", " Stir It Up " and " On My Own ", resulting in Grammy wins and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 1991, Patti LaBelle reunited with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash on the track, "Release Yourself", from LaBelle's Grammy-winning album, Burnin . The trio reunited onstage at
4260-457: The spring of 1975, Labelle became the first African-American vocal group to make the cover of Rolling Stone . Later in 1975, the group released a critically acclaimed follow-up, Phoenix . That same year, the group contributed background vocals to several songs on Elton John's hit album, Rock of the Westies . In 1976, they released their third album for Epic, Chameleon , which included
4331-512: The third generation (introduced October 2007), SACD playback was removed. All PlayStation 3 models, however, will play DSD Disc format. The PlayStation 3 was capable of converting multi-channel DSD to lossy 1.5 Mbit/s DTS for playback over S/PDIF using the 2.00 system software . The subsequent revision removed the feature. Several brands have introduced (mostly high-end ) Blu-ray Disc and Ultra HD Blu-ray players that can play SACD discs. Unofficial playback of SACD disc images on
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#17327913193744402-535: The tracks "Get You Somebody New", "Isn't It a Shame" and "Who's Watching the Watcher". Despite critical acclaim for their follow-ups to the Nightbirds album, Phoenix and Chameleon failed to repeat the success of Nightbirds as the group struggled to have another hit. By 1976, tensions had developed within the group, with the act's three members splintered on its sound and direction. Patti LaBelle had wanted
4473-416: The wall until it began to bleed severely. She was removed from the theater in restraints. After the incident, LaBelle advised the group to disband, fearing for the other members' well-being and that the mounting tension could also put an end to their friendship. Hendryx and Dash agreed and the trio formally announced their split at the end of 1976 after fourteen years together. Following her departure from
4544-629: Was "only slightly better than chance." Contradictory results have been found when comparing DSD and high-resolution PCM formats. Double-blind listening tests in 2004 between DSD and 24-bit, 176.4 kHz PCM recordings reported that among test subjects no significant differences could be heard. DSD advocates and equipment manufacturers continue to assert an improvement in sound quality above PCM 24-bit 176.4 kHz. A 2003 study found that despite both formats' extended frequency responses, people could not distinguish audio with information above 21 kHz from audio without such high-frequency content. In
4615-454: Was a small but statistically significant ability to discriminate between standard-quality audio (44.1 or 48 kHz, 16 bit) and high-resolution audio (beyond standard quality). When subjects were trained, the ability to discriminate was far more significant." Hiroshi Nittono pointed out that the results in Reiss's paper showed that the ability to distinguish high-resolution audio from CD-quality audio
4686-492: Was allegedly written by Hendryx as a response to Birdsong's departure, featuring each member of the group singing verses. Sarah Dash found some solo success after signing with Don Kirshner 's label, with the disco single "Sinner Man". Dash eventually sang backup for the Rolling Stones and sang for Keith Richards ' spinoff group X-pensive Winos . The more experimental Nona Hendryx has recorded in various genres including hard rock , hip-hop , house and new age , and charting with
4757-493: Was covered by Sam Harris (who also covered their rendition of "Over the Rainbow"), and sampled by Kanye West in an early version of his song, "Homecoming" (which sampled the group's "walk on" intro) while their 1970s hit, "Isn't It a Shame" was sampled by Nelly on his song, " My Place ". Their 1973 song, "Goin' On a Holiday", was also sampled in several hip-hop songs (sampling the group's vocal bridge, "goin', goin', goin', goin'...on..."). The group has been called pioneers of
4828-511: Was encoded using the SQ matrix format. The album was reissued by Audio Fidelity on the Super Audio CD format in 2015. This version contains both the complete stereo and quad mixes. All tracks are written by Nona Hendryx , except where noted. Technical Labelle Labelle was an American funk rock band that originated out of the Blue Belles , a girl group who were
4899-473: Was eventually replaced by Sundray Tucker . By 1961, Jean Brown and Yvonne Hogan had ditched the group to get married and Patti and Sundray carried on as soloists. Later in 1961, Patti and Sundray's manager Bernard Montague contacted two singers from the Trenton, New Jersey singing group the Del-Capris, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash. Eventually Hendryx and Dash became official replacements for Brown and Hogan as
4970-500: Was managing groups such as The Delfonics , also left them, leaving them seeking new managers. After nearly signing a contract with Herb Hamlett and Frankie Crocker , they eventually picked Vicki Wickham to work with them. Wickham later credited Dusty Springfield with convincing her to hire the group to perform on Ready, Steady, Go in London. Wickham advised the group to move to London and change their entire image and sound, much to
5041-526: Was published as ISO/IEC 14496-5:2001/Amd.10:2007 in 2007. SACD has several copy protection features at the physical level, which made the digital content of SACD discs difficult to copy until the jailbreak of the PlayStation 3 . The content may be copyable without SACD quality by resorting to the analog hole , or ripping the conventional 700 MB layer on hybrid discs. Copy protection schemes include physical pit modulation and 80-bit encryption of
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