Great Album, Disturbing News, Critical Question

[PeterG]

At last!  Angelique Kidjo's long awaited magnificent reinterpretation of Talking Heads's Remain in Light: http://www.kidjo.com/remain-in-light/

 

But there is no CD release referenced on her site, Amazon, or anywhere else online.  This from an artist who would appear capable of releasing the physical CD with a 3 minute phone call.  This should be cause for concern among even those who don't use CDs.  The 16/44 format is as close as we have to a gold standard.  (Yeah, there are better formats, but they are used by only a few of us.)  In a way, the CD is an enforcement mechanism preventing the powers that be from moving the entire industry to lower resolution.  

 

Advice please--the only FLAC I can find is on Israbox, a site whose primary reference on CA is a warning from Jud.  Any thoughts on info on this release or the general phenomenon would be appreciated.

[Ralf11]

I just assumed the CD was coming soon...  

 

Did you contact her org. via her website?

[rwwjr44]

This is beginning to a bit more common lately.

[new_media]

It's on Onkyo Music in FLAC, and at a pretty good price:

 

https://www.onkyomusic.com/US/artist/angelique-kidjo/release/remain-in-light-7895847

 

I have to admit that I almost never buy a CD when FLAC is available, so I am probably part of the problem.

[PeterG]

At first I also assumed CD would be coming soon, but Amazon does not have their usual preorder button for yet-to-be-released CDs, she's linked to multiple other ways to buy, and there's zero mention of a CD anywhere.  

 

I really hope it's not a harbinger, but I suppose the writing is on the wall.

 

NM, you're the man!  Thanks for the Onkyo link, I had to heard of them before, and I'll buy it from them?

[Snowmonkey]

I'm waiting for them to release it in 8 track.