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| | Classics Today.com - Your Online Guide to Classical Music |
 | | With more than 32 titles in stock, Universal Classics SACD discs will introduce the listener to a completely new sonic experience, one with increased clarity, spatial separation, and fidelity of vocal timbre that brings the listener "into the presence" of the performers: the perfect format for classical music. | | | On Monday, June 30th, Universal Classics (Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, and Philips) will host an international event to announce their new association with the revolutionary technology and stunning sound of Super Audio CD (SACD)--the new audio format that goes to the limits of human hearing and beyond. | | | Attending the launch will be Paul McCreesh, one of the most talented and versatile directors in the field of early music who has gained an outstanding international reputation for his challenging performances of Renaissance and Baroque music with the Gabrieli Consort & Players, which he founded in 1982. |
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http://www.classicstoday.com/Classics/ASPFiles/ViewNewsFeed.asp?Action=User&ID=172
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| | A Survey of In-Print Jazz Reissues on Vinyl - Part 1 |
| | For decades, audiophiles have coveted original pressings of classical LPs from the Decca, RCA Living Stereo, and Mercury Living Presence catalogues - and rightly so, as many of these recordings represent the pinnacle of the recorded art and exemplify a set of sonic values all but absent today. | | | Through the wonders of technology, their unrivaled mastery of the jazz idiom is, and forever will be, a matter of public record. | | | The acoustic presented is less dry and antiseptic than that of the OJC, with more of the intrinsic sound of Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack, NJ studio being heard around and between the soloists. |
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http://www.audiophilia.com/features/jazzreissuespt1.htm
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| | Warp Records' Brave New World |
| | Recently released records by actor Vincent Gallo and hip-hop collective Prefuse 73 demonstrate that the label continues to probe the sonic deep end. | | | The record's cover showed a stoned robot surrounded by Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk album covers, whereas its content pointed the way to the future, particularly the burgeoning ambient-techno genre. | | | Whether it's intelligent dance music, ambient, electronica, glitch, or postrock, Warp Records continues to be an innovator when it comes to unearthing new and unusual styles of electronic music. |
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http://remixmag.com/mag/remix_warp_records_brave/index.html
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| | Venus: Patti Smith |
| | Disc one features 17 tracks voted on by nearly 10,000 fans, classics from her eight albums released on Arista. | | | She spits on social ignorance on "Gloria," and tracks like "People Have the Power" and "Summer Cannibals" highlight Smith's collaborations with her late husband, MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. | | | And, like they have for nearly three decades, guitarist Lenny Kaye and drummer Jay Dee Daugherty compliment Smith's hungry vocals, particularly on the gnarling "Dead City." One might sense closure is near on "Birdland" and "Boy Cries Wolf," but the evocative prowling of the brand-new song "Higher Learning" lingers. |
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http://www.venuszine.com/stories/music_reviews/19
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| | Nude as the News: Sonic Youth: Sister |
| | Sister tunes like "Schizophrenia" and "Catholic Block" are recognized classics today, but the album is the only one in Sonic Youth's catalog in which you can sense the band looking ahead. | | | Even though this album doesn't have the heft of those surrounding it, it's by no means a less necessary or less rewarding Sonic Youth album. | | | Not every album necessarily has to be an epic. |
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http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/158
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| | ilios_ reviews |
| | Their album Dance Classics, despite the title and the toy like artistic concept that accompanies it, is a fierce attack to the senses, appropriate for dance classes of the X-Files veterans. | | | A great conceptual album by this Barcelona-based musician. | | | Cet album est une pure référence de micro tonalité comme seul Bernhard Günter où Thomas Koner, voire Ryoji Ikeda savent en produire. |
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http://www.antifrost.gr/iliosreviews.htm
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| | Kikizo Games: News: E3: Sonic Gems Collection Hands-On, Screens, Video |
| | Sonic Gems Collection is Sega's gift to GameCube owners who either missed out on some of the more obscure Sonic classics or longed to relive the fun of those games without having to dig up their old arcade boards and Saturn units. | | | Sonic Gems Collection is basically a compilation disc containing a number of classic Sonic titles including such notables as Sonic The Fighters; Sega's hard-to-find Model 2 arcade fighting game that was based on characters from the Sonic universe, and Sonic CD; Sonic's first CD-based adventure which was first released on the Sega CD/Mega CD. | | | Sonic Gems Collection is headed exclusively to the GameCube console and we came away pretty satisfied with what we played last week. |
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http://games.kikizo.com/news/200505/179.asp
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| | Kikizo Games: News: E3: Sonic Gems Collection Hands-On, Screens, Video |
| | Sonic Gems Collection is Sega's gift to GameCube owners who either missed out on some of the more obscure Sonic classics or longed to relive the fun of those games without having to dig up their old arcade boards and Saturn units. | | | Sonic Gems Collection is basically a compilation disc containing a number of classic Sonic titles including such notables as Sonic The Fighters; Sega's hard-to-find Model 2 arcade fighting game that was based on characters from the Sonic universe, and Sonic CD; Sonic's first CD-based adventure which was first released on the Sega CD/Mega CD. | | | The Japanese version of Sonic CD has long been sought after for its amazing redbook audio soundtrack which was completely changed when brought over to the States. |
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http://games.kikizo.com/news/200505/179.asp
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| | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| | The Saturn's other Sonic games were Sonic Jam which was a compilation of the MegaDrive classics, Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles and included a graphically impressive 'Sonic World' which housed movies, pictures, news and info on the Sonic universe. | | | The sequel, Sonic Adventure 2 was released near the end of the Dreamcast's life and presented the player with a light or dark storyline, playing as Sonic and friends or Robotnik and his cronies. | | | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released worldwide on the same day, Tuesday the 24th of November 1992, also known as Sonic 2'sday! |
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http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/imaginepkg/page6.html
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| | Sonic & Knuckles Mega Drive/Genesis |
| | Of course, only playing as Sonic throughout the whole game and not as Tails is a bit boring now, seeings as Sonic Team have moved on from the classics of Sonic 1. | | | Sonic and Knuckles, which arrived with a very clever lock-on format cartridge so that SEGA could continue in their massive Sonic saga, Sonic 3. | | | As you guessed, since Sonic and Knuckles was supposed to be with Sonic 3 in the first place, it's no wonder that SEGA have kept the special stage intact from Sonic 3. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/games3/sonichedgehogs2/game12review.html
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| | Dave's Sega Saturn & PC Games Page - Reader Review |
| | With that said, the Sonic games are bonafide 16-bit classics that have the timeless features the classics are known for: solid control topped with easy-to-learn gameplay. | | | What ultimately sinks "Sonic Jam" from the "must-have" status is the absence of "Sonic CD", which is constantly mentioned and rubbed in our faces in the museum but isn't included in the Saturn CD (a crying shame when you consider the amount of space left in the CD). | | | But I made myself the happy owner of "Sonic Jam", the first in what will hopefully be a strong line-up of Sega titles featuring the blue one and his sidekicks in prominent roles. |
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http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/reviews/sonicjam-3.htm
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| | Game Informer Online |
| | Sonic Gems Collection inlcludes this game and several other classics. | | | Sonic R– As the sole representation from the Sega Saturn on Sonic Gems Collection, Sonic R ends up as an obvious attempt to cash in on the kart craze. | | | hile many Sonic fans were confused by the omission of Sonic CD on the previous Sonic Mega Collection, their mystery has been solved in the form of Sega’s new Sonic Gems Collection for the GameCube. |
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http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200507/N05.0707.1209.58973.htm
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| | The Adrenaline Vault News |
| | Six Sega Game Gear Sonic titles and Genesis classics Comix Zone and The Ooze round out the package. | | | Titles included with the collection are: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball and Dr. | | | The compilation contains 13 classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, four additional unlockable offerings, plus a Sonic museum with artwork, comics and more. |
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http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=1132004-85619
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| | Sonic Advance |
| | Old-school is the order of the day on the most powerful system ever to host a traditional 2D Sonic game, but despite the stronger hardware, Sonic Advance lacks the depth of classics such as Sonic CD or Sonic 3 and opts (like its NeoGeo Pocket predecessor) for the simpler Sonic 2 style. | | | Amy Rose-- Amy's got all of her moves from Sonic Adventure and then some, but she's still the most difficult character to play as due to the fact that all her attacks have to be "triggered", not to mention the fact that she's the least maneuverable of any of the crew. | | | The staple trio of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are ready for action with all of their traditional moves plus a few new ones. |
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http://ghz.emulationzone.org/sonic/advance/advance.html
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| | Games : Sonic Mega Collection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic must save his animal friends from the evil Dr. Robotnik in level after level of side- and vertically-scrolling platform action. | | | Sonic's first adventure was released on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. |
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| | Games : Sonic Mega Collection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic must save his animal friends from the evil Dr. Robotnik in level after level of side- and vertically-scrolling platform action. | | | Sonic's first adventure was released on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. |
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| | Games : Sonic Mega Collection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic must save his animal friends from the evil Dr. Robotnik in level after level of side- and vertically-scrolling platform action. | | | Sonic's first adventure was released on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. |
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http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1378
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| | Sonic Mega Collection Plus Review (Xbox) |
| | Titled Sonic Mega Collection Plus this is not an entirely new compilation as GameCube owners got first dibs on the Sonic classics in Sonic Mega Collection back in 2002. | | | Yes, there are a few stinkers that never lived up to the Sonic seal of quality, but as a collection, its cool to have them in there too. | | | The Sonic Heroes movies are mediocre, showing everything from storyboards to the final versions for both Sonic and Team Dark. |
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http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/832/Sonic-Mega-Collection-Plus/p1
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| | Games : Sonic Mega Collection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | Pioneering the "lock-on" technology, Sonic & Knuckles was the first (and only) cartridge that could physically connect with another cartridge to unlock new content. | | | Sonic's first adventure was released on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. |
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| | Sonic Mega Collection Plus |
| | Those who owned a SEGA Megadrive or Game Gear in the '90s will rediscover the magic that made the spiked blue blur a gaming legend and may find this title a worthwhile addition to their classics library. | | | Sonic Mega Collection Plus is an anthology of SEGA games featuring Sonic the hedgehog, Tails the fox, Knuckles the echidna, Dr Eggman the evil scientist (Dr Robotnik in the US), his menacing robotic creations and all of the characters that comprise the Sonic universe. | | | The Megadrive games range from the familiar frantic side scrolling action of Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3 to pinball simulation in Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, from top down perspective 3D platformer in Sonic 3D &; Flickies Island, to the addictive Tetris-style puzzle gaming of Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. |
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| | Games : Sonic Mega Collection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | Sonic's first adventure was released on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. | | | In Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic must save his animal friends from the evil Dr. Robotnik in level after level of side- and vertically-scrolling platform action. |
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http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1378
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| | E3 2005: Sonic Gems Collection Announced - Gamecube News - Australia's PAL Gaming Network |
| | What is currently known as Sonic Gems Collection, the latest compilation title will include old-school classics such as Sonic the Fighters and Sonic CD. | | | While no official details have been confirmed, it has been reported by several sources, including an interview with Sonics creator Yuji Naka, that Sonic Gems Collection will be an exclusive title for the Nintendo Gamecube. | | | New Sonic compilation announced, and apparently its a Gamecube exclusive. |
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http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=2246
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| | Sonic Mega Collection Plus Review (Xbox) |
| | Titled Sonic Mega Collection Plus this is not an entirely new compilation as GameCube owners got first dibs on the Sonic classics in Sonic Mega Collection back in 2002. | | | The Sonic Heroes movies are mediocre, showing everything from storyboards to the final versions for both Sonic and Team Dark. | | | Maybe Im exaggerating a tad, but I will admit that Ive been playing a ton of classic compilations as of late and lovin every minute of it. |
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http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/832/Sonic-Mega-Collection-Plus/p1
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| | Sonic collection to roll onto Xbox - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot |
| | Sonic the Hedgehog classics dash onto PS2, Xbox | | | Xbox owners will also be getting their hands on the large compilation of Sonic the Hedgehog games to be released this holiday season. | | | Sega has announced that it will release Sonic Mega Collection Plus for Microsoft's console in November. |
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/08/12/news_6104730.html
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| | IGN: Streets of Rage Returns? |
| | Sega apparently plans for more than just Streets of Rage, so perhaps some other classics will make a return. | | | June 14, 2005 - A few reliable sources in Japan are indicating that the upcoming Sonic Gems Collection will see the return of a classic Sega series. | | | The inclusion of a non-Sonic game in Sonic Gems Collection should come as no surprise, considering that the original Sonic Mega Collection included such non-Sonic fare as Ristar. |
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http://cube.ign.com/articles/625/625373p1.html
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| | Sonic the Hedgehog Museum -- 1997 |
| | Sonic Classics, known in Europe as Sonic Compilation, is released on the Sega Genesis in the USA. | | | Sonic the Hedgehog characters, logos, and images are trademarks of SEGA Corporation. | | | Sonic the Hedgehog: The Screen Saver on Windows PC is released in Japan. |
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| | SONIC MEGA COLLECTION - GAME CUBE Just Online Shop |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasnt enough, Sega has also sneaked in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | Robotnik is up to his old animal-napping tricks again, and its up to Sonic and Tails to stop him. | | | Hired by Dr. Robotnik to steal the Chaos Emeralds, Knuckles shows up from time to time to foil Sonic and Tails progress. |
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http://justonlineshop.com/shop/sonic-mega-collection-game-cube-p-5211.html
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| | Sonic Mega Collection for GC Sega 61023 at PC Connection |
| | As if including seven of the greatest Sonic games of all time wasn't enough, Sega has also snuck in a couple of hidden classics for diligent players to unlock. | | | This anthology of 2D gaming goodness features Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2 and 3; Sonic & Knuckles; Sonic 3D Blast; Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Sonic Spinball. |
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| | IGN: Pre-E3 2005: Sonic Gems Collection |
| | The title, which will be fully playable, is on track to include such long-anticipated Sonic classics as Sonic the Fighters and Sonic CD. | | | The SEGA mascot will be accompanied by long-time companion Sonic at the big event, IGNcube learned today. | | | SEGA is set to unveil Sonic Gems Collection for GameCube on Wednesday. |
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http://cube.ign.com/articles/614/614801p1.html
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| | Kikizo Games: News: E3 2003: Sonic DX Hands-On |
| | At our recent playtest of the game (before E3) we were also privy to the numerous 8-BIT classics hidden in the game, including the Game Gear renditions of Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic Drift and Triple Trouble. | | | Sonic Adventure was quite a memorable experience back then and is still one of the few games I load up on my Dreamcast every now and then. | | | It was actually the first Sonic game I fell in love with thanks to its beautiful graphics, gorgeous textures, remarkable soundtrack, wonderful gameplay and high replay value. |
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