Rhino Celebrates Elektra’s 75th with Quadio Versions of Soft Pop Classics

Collections by Judy Collins, New Seekers, Bread and Carly Simon out now

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bread, Carly Simon, Judy Collins, Quadio, Quadraphonic, Rhino, Rhino Quadio, The New Seekers

Rhino has released the ninth batch of their acclaimed Quadio Blu-ray series with the release of four soft pop classics from Elektra Records for its 75th anniversary. (Image: Rhino)

Rhino’s acclaimed Quadio series returns with a celebration of Elektra Records’ 75th anniversary.

But they are choosing to honor the imprint’s milestone not with a revamp of, say, The Cure’s Disintegration or Dokken’s Under Lock and Key, but rather tipping their hats to the supple sounds of four soft pop classics that radiated from your mom’s old Ford Granada with an AM-only radio in the deck.

Originally released in 1972, Colors of the Day is a collection of Judy Collins’ biggest songs of the mid-to-late 60s, when her career on Elektra really began to take flight after signing her in 1961. And while material from her debut LP, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, is not included here, this 12-song set does feature highlights from her other works for the label at the time, namely 1966’s In My Life, 1967’s Wildflowers, 1968’s Who Knows Where The Time Goes and 1970’s Whales & Nightingales. It’s been said that this particular compilation is Bill Clinton’s favorite album of all time.

AUDIO: Judy Collins “Suzanne”

The New Seekers are a British harmony group who shot to fame after reworking the famous Coca-Cola jingle “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke” into the equally infectious “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing,” reaching No. 1 in the UK and No. 7 in the U.S. at the time, with a 21st century bump in interest thanks to the series finale of Mad Men. The Best of The New Seekers includes further examples of the group’s vocal prowess like “Never Ending Song Of Love” and “Beg, Steal Or Borrow,” a tune that earned them second place in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest.

AUDIO: The New Seekers “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing”

In 1973, The Best of Bread reintroduced fans to the Los Angeles band who defined the soft rock genre with their creamy, string-gilded songs that served as the antithesis of Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin at the time. Packed with such radio gold as “Make It With You,” “Everything I Own,” “Baby I’m-A Want You” and “If.” Released at the height of the soft-rock boom, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 for a month and has since gone 5x Platinum, proof that frontman David Gates’ effortless melodies resonated just as much as the crunch of his AOR counterparts in the day.

AUDIO: Bread “Baby I’m-a Want You”

Undoubtedly one of the most beloved albums of its kind, The Best of Carly Simon came toploaded with eight hits that reached the Top 20, including the Jagger-backed “You’re So Vain,” the newlywed duet “Mockingbird” with husband James Taylor and “Anticipation,” which Simon wrote while she was waiting for Cat Stevens to pick her up. Triple-Platinum and growing, this essential set continues to inspire songwriters to sing their truth as sharply as possible.

VIDEO: Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”

Each of these discs 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, single copies list for $24.98, or $79.98 as a four-disc bundle.

If you are a true audiophile, Quadio is really the only way to go. It’s the next best thing to having the actual masters mainlined directly into your brain.

Tracklists

Judy Collins – Colors of the Day

“Someday Soon”

“Since You Asked”

“Both Sides Now”

“Sons Of”

“Suzanne”

“Farewell To Tarwathie”

“Who Knows Where The Time Goes”

“Sunny Goodge Street”

“My Father”

“Albatross”