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For those that are interested in the Beatles.......Seems the vinyl world is all a buzz over this announcement which is a year overdue.

If these are remastered from the 24/192 files onto vinyl, I can only imagine how nice they will sound....I'm not a Beatles fan but if this is succesful sound wise, it should make other reissues come true......Led Zeppelin maybe. And yea an AAA format would be nice......

Beatles Vinyl Remastered, Finally Coming, Shipping Mid-November

By Michael Fremer • Posted: Sep 20, 2012 • Published: Sep 21, 2012

After a delay of a few years, due to the meticulousness of all involved, The Beatles catalog will finally be reissued in the format in which it's meant to be heard and has always sounded best: vinyl.

The first hold-ups were due to finding a pressing plant that could consistently produce the level of quiet demanded by the producers. Then came issues related to the full-sized book that will be included in the box.

While many of us had hoped for an AAA release, that was simply not possible. My contact at EMI in the UK told me how difficult it was getting the estates of John (Yoko) and George (Olivia) plus Paul and Ringo to sign off on the 192/24 bit masters produced for the CD reissues.

Issuing the vinyl from the original tapes would require them to audition test pressings and sign off again, which would have been even more difficult that okaying CDs. Besides, I was told, everyone felt important consistency within the catalog.

So the box was mastered to lacquers at Abbey Road using the original 192k/24 bit files. Clearly these will sound far superior to the CD versions, just as the 44.1K/24 bit Apple USB "dongle" version sounded better than the CD.

No doubt the set will eventually be issued on Blu-ray at 192/24 bit and perhaps it will also be available as a full rez Internet download but nothing can replace the vinyl experience, physically and sonically given that Abbey Road's D/A converters are probably far superior to what most of us have at home—if we even have D/A converters in our systems (some vinyl purists do not).

Will a mono box set follow? That is not certain yet, but it will probably depend upon the success of the stereo box and sales of individual titles that will be issued at the same time.

And a splendid time is guaranteed for all!

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http://www.analogplanet.com/content/beatles-vinyl-remastered-finally-coming-shipping-mid-november

Edited by Catcher10 - September 29 2012 at 03:36

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	^ I am sure that would sound better than Beatles music....(FYI, I'm not a fan....never have been)


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	next month there will be a vinyl release of Ug and his camp followers banging a rock with a club in the 1st days of recorded history.

Catcher10 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: December 23 2009 Location: Emerald City Status: Offline Points: 17871	Posted: September 29 2012 at 03:35
	For those that are interested in the Beatles.......Seems the vinyl world is all a buzz over this announcement which is a year overdue. If these are remastered from the 24/192 files onto vinyl, I can only imagine how nice they will sound....I'm not a Beatles fan but if this is succesful sound wise, it should make other reissues come true......Led Zeppelin maybe. And yea an AAA format would be nice...... Beatles Vinyl Remastered, Finally Coming, Shipping Mid-November By Michael Fremer • Posted: Sep 20, 2012 • Published: Sep 21, 2012 After a delay of a few years, due to the meticulousness of all involved, The Beatles catalog will finally be reissued in the format in which it's meant to be heard and has always sounded best: vinyl. The first hold-ups were due to finding a pressing plant that could consistently produce the level of quiet demanded by the producers. Then came issues related to the full-sized book that will be included in the box. While many of us had hoped for an AAA release, that was simply not possible. My contact at EMI in the UK told me how difficult it was getting the estates of John (Yoko) and George (Olivia) plus Paul and Ringo to sign off on the 192/24 bit masters produced for the CD reissues. Issuing the vinyl from the original tapes would require them to audition test pressings and sign off again, which would have been even more difficult that okaying CDs. Besides, I was told, everyone felt important consistency within the catalog. So the box was mastered to lacquers at Abbey Road using the original 192k/24 bit files. Clearly these will sound far superior to the CD versions, just as the 44.1K/24 bit Apple USB "dongle" version sounded better than the CD. No doubt the set will eventually be issued on Blu-ray at 192/24 bit and perhaps it will also be available as a full rez Internet download but nothing can replace the vinyl experience, physically and sonically given that Abbey Road's D/A converters are probably far superior to what most of us have at home—if we even have D/A converters in our systems (some vinyl purists do not). Will a mono box set follow? That is not certain yet, but it will probably depend upon the success of the stereo box and sales of individual titles that will be issued at the same time. And a splendid time is guaranteed for all! Original source: http://www.analogplanet.com/content/beatles-vinyl-remastered-finally-coming-shipping-mid-november Edited by Catcher10 - September 29 2012 at 03:36