Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs (news story from AP)

Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs (news story from AP)

I thought this was pretty interesting as Young wasn't exactly a
proponent of CDs because of their sound quality due to lack of storage
space.

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Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs

Tue May 6, 2:41 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO - Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music
archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are
building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios.

Blu-ray discs hold much more data than DVDs, are easily updated over
the Internet and offer better picture and sound quality.

Young revealed his plans Tuesday at a Sun Microsystems Inc. conference
in San Francisco. Santa Clara-based Sun makes the Java technology that
gives Blu-ray discs their interactive menus and ability to accept
updates over an Internet connection.

The first installment of Young's archive will cover the years 1963 to
1972 and will be released as a 10-disc set this fall on Reprise/Warner
Bros. Records.

Young said the archives will be released chronologically and include
some previously unreleased songs, videos, handwritten manuscripts and
other memorabilia, in addition to the high-resolution audio that Blu-
ray technology is known for.

Fans can download more content like songs, photos and tour information
directly to the Blu-ray discs as the content becomes available.

Blu-ray's rival format HD DVD effectively died with maker Toshiba
Corp.'s announcement in February that it will no longer produce HD DVD
players.

Most of the Blu-ray discs manufactured so far have been used for high-
definition movies.

Musical artists such as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen and Destiny's Child
released concert videos on Blu-ray discs, but Young's support of the
technology for his ambitious archive project demonstrates more fully
the capabilities of Blu-ray as a music medium.

Earlier technology didn't offer the ability to browse archive material
while listening to songs in high-resolution audio, Young noted.

"Previous technology required unacceptable quality compromises," he
said in a statement. "I am glad we waited and got it right."

Source:
http :// news.yahoo,com /s/ap/20080506/ap on hi te/neil young blu ray

Re: Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs (news story from AP)

cool. thanks for the info/heads up there.



> RichCI <richci@gmail,com > wrote:

> I thought this was pretty interesting as Young wasn't exactly a
> proponent of CDs because of their sound quality due to lack of storage
> space.
>
> ***
>
> Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs
>
> Tue May 6, 2:41 PM ET
>
> SAN FRANCISCO - Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music
> archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are
> building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios.
>
> Blu-ray discs hold much more data than DVDs, are easily updated over
> the Internet and offer better picture and sound quality.
>
> Young revealed his plans Tuesday at a Sun Microsystems Inc. conference
> in San Francisco. Santa Clara-based Sun makes the Java technology that
> gives Blu-ray discs their interactive menus and ability to accept
> updates over an Internet connection.
>
> The first installment of Young's archive will cover the years 1963 to
> 1972 and will be released as a 10-disc set this fall on Reprise/Warner
> Bros. Records.
>
> Young said the archives will be released chronologically and include
> some previously unreleased songs, videos, handwritten manuscripts and
> other memorabilia, in addition to the high-resolution audio that Blu-
> ray technology is known for.
>
> Fans can download more content like songs, photos and tour information
> directly to the Blu-ray discs as the content becomes available.
>
> Blu-ray's rival format HD DVD effectively died with maker Toshiba
> Corp.'s announcement in February that it will no longer produce HD DVD
> players.
>
> Most of the Blu-ray discs manufactured so far have been used for high-
> definition movies.
>
> Musical artists such as AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen and Destiny's Child
> released concert videos on Blu-ray discs, but Young's support of the
> technology for his ambitious archive project demonstrates more fully
> the capabilities of Blu-ray as a music medium.
>
> Earlier technology didn't offer the ability to browse archive material
> while listening to songs in high-resolution audio, Young noted.
>
> "Previous technology required unacceptable quality compromises," he
> said in a statement. "I am glad we waited and got it right."
>
> Source:
> http :// news.yahoo,com /s/ap/20080506/ap on hi te/neil young blu ray