In the year 1978 published 6.Supertramp album "Breakfast in America" is not only the most successful of the band, but also one of the best-selling and with prices overwhelmed the music history. Even otherwise, it is an album of superlatives; super successful, a super artwork ,, super-catchy, super-commercially oriented music, a super production, hence a super sound and a super selection of recordings. Supertramp performed with "Breakfast In America" in the proven Crew (Davies / Hodgson / Helliwell / Siebenberg / Thomson) a musical Richtungswechsel.Die band was now resettled in the US, the album was playing and teaching music to the US taste from; progressive elements were reduced further and drove a consistently oriented on commercial success mainstream pop / rock. The compositions are set by Davies and Hodgson that "their" song also sang each itself. The further increase in catchiness of the songs also attracted fierce criticism. People who Supertramp always thought was overrated, for a nifty artifact, in the most simple pop songs with a little progressive paint should pretend challenging music, now felt justified. However, the often downright malicious, interspersed with much malice and mockery criticism of the band was lost in a sea of enthusiasm, but this of course does not say anything about the final quality of the music. I mean: The album makes primarily fun! The melodies and arrangements fit perfectly, the overall product has a high quality. Although I am a person who can enjoy the studio part of "Ummagumma" crazy Sequencerparts the old Tangerine Dream (and that also makes excessive!), The long guitar solos of Porcupine Tree internally absorb that expires on archives concerts almost in passionate trance etc etc, I can start with "Breakfast ..." something. The "Logical Song" I Skippe, but the rest has, at all catchiness, a high entertainment value, makes me a good mood, flips for me never to Boring. For many listeners more progressive, complex music is "Breakfast ..." However, a red flag, similarly popular as Phil Collins. Tastes are just different, in my triggers "Child Of Vision" still a great fun from. The cover I find very funny and creative; the breakfast shop operation as Freiheitsstatur, the Big Apple awards in the background of the breakfast utensils ... Klasse.Und rightly. The production by Peter Henderson convinced außerordentlich.Die recording quality is fantastic, Geoff Emerick was honored for his mixing. In regard to this the sound of the first vinyl pressings by A & M Records convinced. What, due to the success of the album, followed, developed until now to be spoiled for choice for audiophiles who are always looking for the best sound. For Japan-vinyl pressings is a legendary, produced in half-speed mastering LP of MFSL, which enjoys a good reputation among indescribable sound enthusiasts joined. Recent pressures (eg the Back To Black) are usually panned against evil. Already the first CD-series ("A & M Master +") sounded very appealing. The American Precious label MFSL issued a revised sound Gold CD that sounds breathtakingly well. The remastering from 2002 by Greg Calbi and Jay Messina disappointed about it. 2010 went for an anniversary edition Greg Calbi to create the master tapes again, reduced while the dynamic and made no improvements elsewhere. Then there was on the remastering from 2002 based Japan-CDs, which were made with the expensive substrate SHM what should improve the sound again. 2013 then came a high-resolution SACD on the market in Japan as SHM-output, logical. Also in 2013 there was also a new edition BluRay audio in the resolution 24-bit / 96kHz, the remastering took over here Stan Recker. That it (live recordings, etc) are to all the even Papersleeve spending (the LP modeled) Editions with bonus material without end, is probably clear .... So when Audiophiler you really are spoiled for choice between many very successful released for various formats and as a fan and collector unlimited possibilities to get rid of money. The old record, the MFSL record and the MFSL Gold CD I can recommend from personal experience, the first CD (Master +) is also OK.Die SACD, BluRay and SHM versions enjoy all an excellent reputation in the appropriate forums. It decides each self, the main thing is it for something, because the music is part of music history and despite all the catchiness not be underestimated.
