This much I’m sure of. In the future, the astonishing recordings from the “Digitally Remastered Beatles-in-Mono”, released September 9 (which happens to be my birthday) of last year, will simply be referred to as “The Beatles”. It is every Beatles song that you think you have heard, rather, which must be renamed.
Perhaps those poor quality stereo-remixes will become known as “Primitive Beatles”, or “The Beatles–sort of”, or better yet, “Not The Beatles”. If you are under 50 years old, The Beatles’ stereo recordings, in use everywhere since the 1980’s, are probably the only versions of the legendary bands’ songs you’ve ever heard.
I am in the middle of listening to A Day in the Life on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and this Beatles fanatic will attest: The sweetest music on Earth has never sounded sweeter.
It sounded good.
WORST comment in the world! Sorry. Listening to this is like taking a bite into a really delicious piece of chocolate that someone you know spent THE whole night making while watching the entire season of Dexter. It’s magestic. I love you Beatles.
I like both the mono and stereo versions, but from what I’ve heard they did a better job on the mono set. I think they set the price tag a little too high, but otherwise, they did a great job.
People assume because the psych era Beatles is ‘trippy’ the stereo versions are better. This is not really the case. “Pepper” was mixed by The Beatles for mono, and it definiately shows. It’s a great mono record.
They are currently working hard on getting them ready for vinyl, and according to Mojo Magazine they will be sold individually, and as Mono and Stereo sets.
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I just love the beatles!! all of their songs are just crazy 🙂
Interesting. Mono is better than Stereo. Go figure .. I believe it because stranger things have happened, an what “should” be better isn’t always. Kinda like “It’s a Wonderful Life” in color. So now I have to go hear the mono recordings.
After giving a thorough listen to the whole set, I’d qualify it a bit. I’d say Magical Mystery Tour is better in the remixed stereo, as are some of their early psychedelic rock tracks, like Rain, Hey Bulldog, and She Said She Said. The White Album, Sgt. Pepper, Revolver, and Rubber Soul, I think, are definitely better in Mono. However, Stereo makes a good claim on the earlier albums, like A Hard Days Night, Please Please Me, and Meet the Beatles. So it’s a bit mixed. But with Sgt. Pepper’s especially there is no contest: Mono’s way better.
Very nice blog – always nice to find a fellow Beatles fan. Personally, I opted to get the stereo box set, but I have some of the old mono records on vinyl… truly amazing to hear it that way. If you are interested, I do some comedy recordings, and this one is dedicated to The Beatles: http://shortweird.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/shortweird-radio-the-lost-beatles-tapes-volume-1/
Very nice blog – always nice to find a fellow Beatles fan. Personally, I opted to get the stereo box set, but I have some of the old mono records on vinyl… truly amazing to hear it that way. If you are interested, I do some comedy recordings, and this one is dedicated to The Beatles: http://shortweird.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/shortweird-radio-the-lost-beatles-tapes-volume-1/
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