Artist: Grateful Dead
Title: Blues for Allah
Label: Rhino
Catalog #: BD2 727814
Format: Blu-ray Audio (plays on Blu-ray players, no video content)
See our guide below for details related to high-resolution
music formats and check out our store for more great music. We specialize in
new and used music media including rare and out-of-print titles.
Condition: New (sealed)
Special Notes: Limited to 3000 copies
Payment details:
Payment is expected within 3 days of purchase unless other
arrangements are made prior to bidding or buying. After 3 days, we will relist
the item and you will forfeit your right to purchase.
Shipping details:
For buyers inside the United States:
We will cover the cost of USPS Ground Advantage shipping
(formerly 1st class). Expedited shipping, via USPS Priority
Mail, is available for $8.99. State sales tax may apply depending on your
location. All taxes are the buyer’s responsibility.
For buyers outside of the United States:
Buyers outside of the United States can purchase our items
using eBay International Shipping. All shipping costs, import forms, etc., are
handled by eBay. The buyer pays a shipping fee to eBay. The seller ships the
item to a regional hub and eBay ships from the region hub to the buyer’s
location.
Return policy:
We accept returns within 30 days. Items must be received in
the same condition that they were sent.
Guide to music formats:
It’s easy to be confused by the wide range of formats used
in music media. Here is a quick guide to
the formats you will find in our store. Note that sound quality is subjective
and depends critically on the quality and set-up of your equipment and space.
This is meant to help potential buyers understand some of the subtle
differences in products.
Compact Disc (CD): CD
is the standard music format, sometimes referred to as “red book”. Most CDs are
encoded using 16-bit pulse-code modulation (PCM). It was created by Sony and
Philips with the first CDs released in the early 1980s. The music program on
CDs is usually presented in stereo. If recorded in mono, the same signal is
sent to both channels for mono reproduction.
Gold Compact Disc (Gold CD): Standard
CDs use a coating of aluminum. Using gold rather than aluminum serves primarily
to reduce corrosion over time. Large catalogs of gold CDs were released
starting in the 1980s and 1990s by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL or MoFi),
Dunhill Compact Classics (DCC) and later by RykoDisc (Au20 series), Audio
Fidelity (AF), and others. Gold CDs can be played on any CD player. Many of
these titles are also notable for their use of the original master tapes.
Extended Resolution Compact Disc (XRCD): XRCD
was developed by JVC (Victor Company of Japan) in the 1990s. It uses standard
CD encoding, so XRCDs can be played on any CD player. XRCD strives to reduce
losses from the master tape as the recording is reduced to 16-bits. XRCD2 and
XRCD24 are improved versions of XRCD.
Super Audio CD (SACD): SACD
is a high-resolution format. Rather than 16-bit PCM, SACDs are encoded using
Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology, also created by Sony and Philips. The
first SACDs were issued in 1999. SACD represents an improvement in frequency
response and dynamic range relative to CD. SACD can also include up to 6
channels. The music program on SACD can therefore be presented in mono and/or
stereo and/or multichannel. The multichannel format can be used to recreate a
studio or live recording in terms of placement of instruments, etc., or to
create unique re-mixes using multi-track recordings. Most multichannel SACDs
are designed for 5.1 surround systems (two front, two rear, center channel, and
subwoofer), but there are also examples of quadrophonic (four-channel) SACDs.
There are two primary types of SACD, as explained below:
Single Layer SACD: Single layer SACDs can only be played on
a media player that has the SACD logo on it. Generally speaking, single layer
SACDs were most common with early SACD releases. Some recent releases, such as
the Japanese SHM SACDs, are also single layer SACDs.
Hybrid SACD: Hybrid SACDs, also called dual-layer SACDs,
include two layers (standard CD and stereo SACD) or three layers (standard CD, stereo
SACD, and multichannel SACD). The hybrid nature of the disc allows it to be
played on any CD player using standard CD playback, or with a SACD-capable
player for higher quality sound. If a hybrid disc includes multichannel
playback, the playback on a standard CD player will be in stereo.
By considering combinations of mono, stereo, and
multichannel mixes, and single layer and hybrid formats, a range of possible
SACD formats are available. Examples:
Single layer stereo SACD: high-resolution stereo playback
requiring a SACD player, will not play on a standard CD player
Single layer multichannel SACD: high-resolution
multichannel playback requiring a SACD player, will not play on a standard CD
player
Hybrid multichannel SACD (high-resolution multichannel
playback on a SACD player, stereo playback on a standard CD player)
Many hybrid SACDs include three layers. These SACDs will play
on a standard CD player (in stereo) but also include high-resolution SACD
layers for both stereo and multichannel playback.
Super High Material CD (SHM CD) and Super High
Material SACD (SHM SACD): SHM CD and SHM SACD are common CD
and SACD formats from Japan. “Super High Material” refers to the disc which is
made from a polycarbonate material that enhances transparency and leads to more
accurate reading of the disc by the media player. SHM CDs use standard CD
encoding and can be played on any CD player. SHM SACDs are single layer SACDs
(see above) and therefore require a player that can read the SACD layer. To
date, all SHM SACDs have been stereo rather than multichannel.
With the advent of home theater systems in the 1990s, some
music was released on formats typically reserved for video. These include:
Digital Video Disc – Audio (DVD-A): DVD-A
utilizes the greater storage capacity of a DVD relative to a CD to deliver high-resolution
music on DVD media (and playable on DVD players). Despite the name, DVD-A
releases do not usually include any video content, although some may include
photo galleries and other extras. Most DVD-A releases include multichannel
options that are compatible with either (1) a player that decodes DVD Audio
Discs or (2) a player that can decode the surround sound signal using Dolby
Digital. There are several related formats, such as DTS, Digital Audio Disc
(DAD), and Hybrid Digital Audio Disc (HDAD), so we recommend careful attention
to system compatibility when considering these formats.
Blu-ray Audio: Blu-ray
Audio represents an extension of the DVD-A format to Blu-ray discs (and
playable on Blu-ray players). Blu-ray Audio discs are available in both stereo
and multichannel formats and usually have high-resolution relative to CD. The
large capacity of Blu-ray discs has also led to the release of several titles
with more than 50 songs. Like their DVD counterparts, Blu-ray Audio discs do
not normally contain video content, but may include photo galleries, etc.
Recently (since 2020), there have been several Blu-ray Audio titles released
with music in the Dolby Atmos surround sound format.