Accidentally bought a Quadrophonic LP. OK to play?


Hello,

I bought an LP off of ebay, it is a double and triple concerto back LP on Harmonia Mundi...

turns out it is quadrophonic (SQ)

Is it ok to play this on a normal stereo setup? Will it sound messed up?

Thanks
goatwuss
I've got a number of Quad lp's in the classical repertoire and they sound just fine played in stereo. For whatever reason, I've noticed our local record retailers are starting to ask a premium for Quadrophonic recordings? Maybe just the rarity of the pressings accounts for their reasoning?
Dangerous Stuff. Might ruin your ears cause if your system is not connected accordingly you will end up with dreaming at night - of buying more of those pretty good sounding LPs with higher frequency
pressing :-)

Best @ fun only
I would resell it on eBay as I am told these are hot items for Star Trek people. Seems Quad was the only thing that Trekies every listen to, so I am told.
I believe that on all quadrophonic vinyls printed "OK to play with stereo pick-up".
If it's a matrix type recording you won't have any problems. Discrete 4 channel recordings can be damaged if not played with the appropriate cartridge. At least that's what I remember from 35 years ago.