A Mark In Time
General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fletch on August 27, 2009, 12:50:39 PM
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Is anyone else excited about the impending Sept 9th release?
I`m torn between buying the stereo or mono versions. The original mono mixes are far superior to the dodgy stereo cds that were released in 1987 (listen to A Day In The Life for proof!), but the mono boxset doesn`t include all the albums AND is more exensive! Alternatively, all Beatles nutters are debating just how good the new stereo CDs will be and frankly, i`m scared by the fact that they have said they will remain tru e the original mixes!!! Which could mean that the original awful stereo mix will be reproduced with the best fidelity possible! lol - its a crazy world!
And you thought the wait for Alchemy was bad.... :)
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well buy both ;D
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I just might..... ;D
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Don't hang about for the mono box, apparently it's just about sold out on pre-orders alone.
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The stereo box is now sold out too! (for now....)
Lucky i pre-ordered on Amazon. Worked out to be $100AU cheaper than buying in my local shops on release!
Interestingly, the stereo boxset of the entire Beatles catalogue was the same price as the Get Lucky deluxe.... (can of worms) ;D
September is going to be a great month for music!!!! :)
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The Beatles? Never heard of them. Are they any good?
Cheers BBB
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The Beatles? Never heard of them. Are they any good?
Cheers BBB
I heard about them, they look like a promise in the rock world...
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Review here, sounds great:
http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/the_beatles/news/13552
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For most of their albums (until the white album) there is no way that a stereo version sourced from the 4 tracks mono masters can be done correctly.
Simply because the master takes with individual intruments and or vocal doesn't exit anymore*, as multitrack fold down to one track were made to make space and add overdubs (such as double-track some vocal). The only available material are already mixed 4 tracks mono masters so the best they can do is clean things here and there, and get the best possible balance between these 4 tracks.
Additionaly, the standard at that time was mono recording. George Martin and the Beatles did supervise the mono mix but left the stereo work to be done by assistants. So the version to get is the mono one (although less appealing at first).
EMI know that the common buyer will not be interested by the mono version but the so called "collectors" are. And they found nothing else to do to make a real cash-in and provide the mono mixes only in a limited boxset edition and beside much more expensive with less album than its stereo counterpart release (uh!). So you can't buy the Revolver or SPLHB mono version alone, you are obliged to buy the whole mono catalogue - what a rip off !!!!
* : in early days, especially for pop music, once the recording was out the record company erased the masters tapes to re-use them for other recordings, also did the BBC.
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I've bought The White Album and Revolver, both sound amazing. These re-mastered CD's sound as though they were recorded this year.
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Well i really wish i`d spent the extra on the mono set - the stereo is raw and unpolished, but now super clear and even more jarring than before. Well thats just my opinion. Its nice to have all their work in one set, but i grew up listening to taped copies of the mono LPs, and they rock!