Rhino To Release Albums on Reel To Reel

[dminches]

Rhino is jumping into the reel to reel format with the release of 2 albums, “The Yes Album” and T-Rex’s “Electric Warrior”. Both are priced at $299 for a single reel (LPR90 stock). 1/2 track - 15ips.

This is very exciting for the tape world.

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[MylesBAstor]

On one hand, I am happy to see Rhino jumping into tapes.

[Edit. I stand corrected. I was told they are using 807s for duping.]

Two years ago, someone I know had approached WB about getting a license to release their stuff on tape too. That would have been done on pro or a top new consumer machine. But the contract specified they had to sell 500 copies and that was the sticking point. There’s no way going to sell 500 15-ips tapes so they were looking at trying to sell 200 15-ips and 300 7-1/2 ips 4 track tapes to meet that minimum. But nothing apparently came of it and Rhino decided to go it alone.

PS I would be curious to compare my 15 ips copy of Yes with the Rhino release. I love my tape copy.

 

[dminches]

I just got my reel copy Rhino’s The Yes Album. This sound great. Such a dynamic recording and duplication. Highly recommended.

 

[Tapetech]

I just got my reel copy Rhino’s The Yes Album. This sound great. Such a dynamic recording and duplication. Highly recommended.

Good to hear. Rhino may be a game-changer as far as the selection of titles for RTR albums. If one has no interest the jazz genre, the title selections available for RTR music are quite poor.

My Yes Album tape just arrived, but I've not listened to it yet.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I just got my reel copy Rhino’s The Yes Album. This sound great. Such a dynamic recording and duplication. Highly recommended.

Good to hear. Rhino may be a game-changer as far as the selection of titles for RTR albums. If one has no interest the jazz genre, the title selections available for RTR music are quite poor.

My Yes Album tape just arrived, but I've not listened to it yet.

great to hear about the sound. if i did not already have a great sounding Yes 'Fragile' tape i would go for it. already have my 'Yes' tape itch scratched.

 

[c1ferrari]

Rhino is jumping into the reel to reel format with the release of 2 albums, “The Yes Album” and T-Rex’s “Electric Warrior”. Both are priced at $299 for a single reel (LPR90 stock). 1/2 track - 15ips.

This is very exciting for the tape world.

Rhino High Fidelity Rhino - Official Store

Rhino High Fidelity - Browse the vast selection of products available at Rhino - Official Store.

store.rhino.com

Very cool ... I'll research them! Appreciate your bringing them to our attention.

 

[astrotoy]

I got the two new Rhino tapes this weekend. Four day delivery to California (from California). The Yes Album has great sound. The T.Rex is very good, but not great. I don't have an original vinyl of either one - so I can't comment on the quality vs. an original. I do have a tape copy of the Yes Album (15ips 2 track NAB EQ from a tape trade buddy). The Rhino is definitely better. I bought the two tape package for $569. They were done on LPR90, so each album only takes one reel, with a great price. Rhino has a very large catalogue of pop/rock - so hopefully they are or will be licensed by Rhino for future tapes. Beautiful packaging - glossy inserts including a copy of the master tape - hopefully this is the source of the tape - or perhaps from a dub of the master. They also say that there will be a limit of 500 copies.

Larry

 

[dminches]

Larry,

Here is a link to a webcast with the 2 guys from Rhino responsible for the reel to reel project. There will be 1 more reel in 2025 and 2 in the spring.

I think they did a really good job with the Yes Album.

 

[c1ferrari]

Received reply from Rhino Store, very recently, that the bundle is out of stock, despite website indicating the contrary.

 

[astrotoy]

Larry,

Here is a link to a webcast with the 2 guys from Rhino responsible for the reel to reel project. There will be 1 more reel in 2025 and 2 in the spring.

I think they did a really good job with the Yes Album.

Thanks, David. The webcast answers almost all of the questions I had. Larry

 

[astrotoy]

Here is Dave Denyer's interview with Steve Woolard, head of the Rhino Tape Albums. It came out yesterday. Lots of interesting stuff, like the labels that Rhino has control of (as part of Warner). Also the newest tapes will be out in April, the flat masters were just sent to RTM for duplication. Steve will get the first test dubs to approve, and then production starts. Steve then gets a couple of dubs from the middle of the duplication run and then one or two from the end of the run to make sure quality is maintained. Steve said they have sold over half of the production run of 500 so far for the first two releases.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEFrZCMw9Ik
Dave runs the reel to reel rambler website, all about reel to reel tape, including reviews of releases. I met Dave in London back in 2019 when Ed Pong (ultraanaloguerecordings.com) was visiting and we all went a concert featuring violinist Alena Baeva, one of Ed's artists.

Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler

Talking R2R tape for music lovers and audiophiles

thereeltoreelrambler.com

Larry

 

[dminches]

Here is Dave Denyer's interview with Steve Woolard, head of the Rhino Tape Albums. It came out yesterday. Lots of interesting stuff, like the labels that Rhino has control of (as part of Warner). Also the newest tapes will be out in April, the flat masters were just sent to RTM for duplication. Steve will get the first test dubs to approve, and then production starts. Steve then gets a couple of dubs from the middle of the duplication run and then one or two from the end of the run to make sure quality is maintained. Steve said they have sold over half of the production run of 500 so far for the first two releases.

Dave runs the reel to reel rambler website, all about reel to reel tape, including reviews of releases. I met Dave in London back in 2019 when Ed Pong (ultraanaloguerecordings.com) was visiting and we all went a concert featuring violinist Alena Baeva, one of Ed's artists.

Dave Denyer: The Reel-to-Reel Rambler

Talking R2R tape for music lovers and audiophiles

thereeltoreelrambler.com

Larry

I should contact Steve and tell him I want to I be part of the QC team!