(July 18, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) Rhino’s Quadio spins the dial straight to the heart of 1970s radio and continues the Elektra 75th anniversary with four hits collections: Judy Collins’ Colors of the Day (1972), the New Seekers’ The Best of the New Seekers (1973), Bread’s The Best of Bread (1973), and Carly Simon’s The Best of Carly Simon (1975). All four arrive today on Blu-ray. Each disc pairs the original quadraphonic mix with a hi-res 192 kHz/24-bit stereo transfer, both sourced from the original analog four-track quad master tapes. Available exclusively through Rhino.com and select Warner Music Group stores worldwide, each title lists for $24.98, or $79.98 as a four-disc bundle. Order HERE. On Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins, the Platinum-selling anthology drifts from crystalline interpretations—Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne”—to her own “My Father,” a tender nod to the man who first encouraged her to sing. The album closes with “Amazing Grace,” whose a cappella power sent the single onto three Billboard charts, helping make Collins one of folk’s most recognizable voices. The Best of the New Seekers finds the British harmony group surfing the global buzz of “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing,” born in Coca-Cola’s 1971 “Hilltop” ad before shooting to #1 in the U.K. and #7 in the U.S. Paired with upbeat folk-pop staples like “Never Ending Song Of Love” and Eurovision entry “Beg, Steal Or Borrow,” the sing-along anthem helped the collection sell more than a million copies worldwide. David Gates’ mellow craft is in full bloom on The Best of Bread, which gathers nine Top 10 singles—“Make It With You,” “Everything I Own,” “Baby I’m-A Want You,” and the wedding-first-dance favorite “If.” Released at the height of the soft-rock boom, the album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 for a month and has since gone 5x Platinum, proof that Gates’ effortless melodies still resonate. The Best of Carly Simon manages to pack eight Top 20 hits into just under 40 minutes. “You’re So Vain” still fuels guessing games, while “Mockingbird,” her duet with then-new husband James Taylor, showcases the couple’s easy chemistry. “Anticipation,” written while she waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up, remains pop’s quintessential waiting song. Triple-Platinum sales—and decades of steady airplay—underscore Simon’s knack for sharp-eyed storytelling that continues to draw listeners in. |
