War – The World Is A Ghetto

Amazing sounding Pressing. Plenty of bottom end underpinning superb detail and dynamics

This QUAD release is UNIQUE - as it uses the original and superior CD4 mix that was never released (well, there are reports of some folks owning test pressing on vinyl.

The 8track quad releases used different mixes in QR and Q8
USTQ-5652-QF (QR),
UA-DA178-H (Q8)

I already knew this pressing would kick ass from the 5 album boxset (a must own for WAR fans too btw!). Indeed the same mastering makes its way onto this and mastered well it sure is. For me its WARs best album at least in of being consistently satisfying from start to finish. No filler and all killer!

The press itself is thinner than avg but no worse for it playing true and playing free of groove defect. Nigh silent indeed.

As i type this is £18 on Amazon UK and i have to say its been £18 WELL SPENT. Now i dont have to wear out my fancy coloured boxset copy!!

The music on this isn't gimmicky at all. It feels like a live show where the instruments just spread out and fill the room. Excellent mastering from Rhino. The stereo mix is also very solid. This album is a great listen start to finish and getting to hear it quadraphonic makes this the definitive version.

I received this CD today, without the insert and without obi, but the sound is quite good for a Japanese pressing, compared to other Japanese-made records, where the sound is rather flat. This one, on the other hand, has very good bass. The backing is a bit dirty due to the age of time, and there are some pops and crackles in the quieter parts of the album.

Doskonała realizacja, tłoczenie i dźwięk! Poza tym, to fantastyczna płyta.
Matryce mam tego wydania ale etykieta wygląda jak tu: https://discogs.descargarjuegos.org/release/3253094-War-The-World-Is-A-Ghetto

Other than the two pop hits off this album, (#1 selling album in 1973, BTW,) I never heard of any of the other tracks. But I wanted the Quadio Blu-ray . Wow. This really blew me away! Stunning quality and surround. Rhino did a seriously great job. Some producers/engineers back in the day really knew what they were doing for a mix like this
Track #3, City County, City, is a fantastic example of spectacular quad. This is definitely a demo cut for your system. And seriously jazz, not what I expected

What a fantastic sounding album. Rhino has hit it out of the park with this release.

Mine came with another vinyl, exactly the same tracks, white promo labels, in a separate white sleeve with sigh "SAMPLE RECORD" - not sure if someone just sicked them together or if adding another copy was a part of promotion?

I received my copy in the mail today. The first two albums are supposed to be gold-colored. My copy has record 1 in gold and record 2 in black. Anyone else see this?