While i've never been a "devout" Peter Gabriel fan ( i personally don't own any of his discs but my girlfriend does ), the more stuff that i've heard by him, the more i like. Seeing im in perform live on this last tour also raised my level of interest. If his recordings are available on SACD relatively soon, it will give me the chance to enjoy ( hopefully ) a better recording and not duplicate anything in my collection.
Having said that, i think that most of the problem is that the record companies ( ESPECIALLY Sony ) are concentrating on releasing previously available discs. While this is fine as some people might want to replace specific discs within their collection or pick up recordings that they may have overlooked in past, my thoughts are that every new disc that they release should be available in at least "hybrid" form. Sony has nothing to loose by taking this approach and it would reduce production costs since they would not need two separate ( Redbook & SACD ) releases. This would also encourage others to invest in SACD as every disc that was released would have the potential for better sonics IF they wanted to achieve such things.
If Sony took the lead in such matters, other manufacturers would "probably" join the ranks since nobody wants to be left behind trying to market a lower quality product. Even if people don't know about "hi-fi" or the better sound quality potential of a good SACD recording, proper marketing could make this a desirable trait. Sony has been dropping the ball so far, but let's see if they can get their act together. Sean
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