(October 17, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA) From sunlit harmonies to streetwise funk, Rhino’s Quadio captures the sound of the mid-’70s with four celebrated albums that helped shape the decade: America’s Hearts (1975), Hot Tuna’s America’s Choice (1975), WAR’s Why Can’t We Be Friends? (1975) - a previously unreleased quadraphonic mix, and Jefferson Starship’s Spitfire (1976). 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. Hearts was America’s second album with producer George Martin, continuing a successful partnership that spanned six studio releases. It spun off two of the band’s biggest hits—the #1 single “Sister Golden Hair” and the Top 5 ballad “Daisy Jane.” The album reached #4 on the Billboard 200 and went Platinum, underscoring the trio’s creative chemistry with Martin at the helm. Hot Tuna launched its hard-driving “Rampage Trilogy” with America’s Choice, a change that pushed the group from its earlier acoustic-blues roots into full-blown power-trio rock. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, bassist Jack Casady, and drummer Bob Steeler stretch out on tracks like “Funky #7” and “Serpent Of Dreams,” while the tongue-in-cheek “Hit Single #1” became a fan favorite. WAR’s trademark fusion of funk, Latin, soul, and rock is in full effect on Why Can’t We Be Friends?, which reached the Billboard Top 10. The Gold-certified album produced two Top 10 singles: “Low Rider,” whose laid-back groove became a pop-culture staple, and the title track, a million-selling anthem of unity that was beamed to the U.S. astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts during the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up in 1975. Jefferson Starship carried their chart momentum into Spitfire, the band’s third consecutive Platinum album, peaking at #3. Marty Balin’s romantic ballad “With Your Love” rose into the Top 20, while Paul Kantner and Grace Slick led the charge on rockers like “Dance With The Dragon” and “Hot Water,” respectively. The album also featured expansive pieces like the multi-part “Song To The Sun.” |
