formats

CESAR BELTRAN M wrote:

I have also:
8 inchs Laserdisc
VHD video disc (previous to laserdisc)
CED video disc (previous to laserdisc)
CD Video
SHCD

Any Queen releases on that?

brENsKi wrote:

SACD
C+DG (Karaoke)
10" single ???? (not sure about this)
mini LP - (Star Fleet)

SUPER AUDIO COMPACT DISC : Queen ?

C+DG : never heard of....

10" : wasn't that the size of a 78 rpm record ?

Mini LP : more like a 12 " EP

I did miss CDV ( Greatest Flix ) and Mini Disc ( Greatest Hits ).

horse feathers wrote:

Mr horse here again, how come no one has mentioned Cassette?

I already did...

MC : Music Cassette

Mr Mercury wrote:

MP3 and Flac (Royal ORB box)

USB

Is this what it has come to?

Yes, I think it's interesting to know this.

Dubroc wrote:

Yes, I think it's interesting to know this.

No, it's not. But still thanks for posting something different away from the usual "what's your favorite Queen happy song?"

mooghead wrote:

Is this what it has come to?

Precisely what I was thinking. Dear lord..

Have fun guys. I'll sit this one out.

Dubroc wrote:

brENsKi wrote:

SACD
C+DG (Karaoke)
10" single ???? (not sure about this)
mini LP - (Star Fleet)

SUPER AUDIO COMPACT DISC : Queen ?

C+DG : never heard of....

10" : wasn't that the size of a 78 rpm record ?

Mini LP : more like a 12 " EP

SACD - yes - Japanese releases (i think)
sorry put the + in the wrong place - i meant CD+G (karaoke discs)
10" - no lots of singles were released in the 80s on 10" vinyl - i personally have some by Dire Straits, Dexys and David Bowie - put the "??" as not sure about queen but heard a rumour they had
no. Star Fleet - is described by Brian May and the record company as a mini-LP - so you can';t rename it an EP because it suits you. the key here is which music chart and pricing level the artists wishes the release to be eligible for. EPs are traditionally priced at the same level assingles, mini LPs are priced midway between a single and an album - and as i recall - back at the time of release my SFP album cost me £2.99 when standard albums were about £5 and singles were about £1.25

Dubroc wrote:

Mr Mercury wrote:

MP3 and Flac (Royal ORB box)

USB

that's NOT the same thing...you can copy anything to a USB stick...queen actively (but disasterously) released a collection of "great live concerts" via queen online for download a few years ago - these were mp3

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brENsKi wrote:
Star Fleet - is described by Brian May and the record company as a mini-LP - so you can';t rename it an EP because it suits you. the key here is which music chart and pricing level the artists wishes the release to be eligible for. EPs are traditionally priced at the same level assingles, mini LPs are priced midway between a single and an album - and as i recall - back at the time of release my SFP album cost me £2.99 when standard albums were about £5 and singles were about £1.25

But does that make it a diferent format? Is a double album a format of it's own, because it costs more than a single album?

The way I see it, format refers to the technical spesifications of a product.
You can have 12" discs with 33rpm (albums) and 12" discs with 45rpm (singles). Similarily, a 7" disc can be 33rpm (EP), or 45rpm (single).

I am very curious about the SACD's. I'll start up the Googleling machine to find some.
The Starfleet album ; I didn't know about the Mini LP format.

SHM SACD

QUEEN/Queen[SHM-SACD] [Limited Release] [SACD] SACD4286 yen US$55/77.65 Release Date:2011/11/23Description:Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). *SHM-SACD (Super High Material SACD) is the ultimate Super Audio CD that utilizes the materials and technologies that were developed for the SHM-CD to further enhance the audio-resolution. Please note that SHM-SACDs are fully compatible with regular SACD players, but they do not play on standard CD players.URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/d.html?KEY=UIGY-9510

Are these the Gold CD's from a few years ago? The expensive ones?