Beatles fans What will you do

Let's face the sad facts:  for those of us who purchased our first Beatles singles in 1964, they (whoever they is)  have been milking us now for, uh, 45 years.  Yep got the LP's.  Yep got the EMI CD's.  Yep got the Capitol CD's.  We ain't about to stop now

Automatic buy, except for the early ones, which I MAY get since they're going to be in stereo.

^I might reconsider if the proceeds were going for the benefit of Mr. Kite.

I'm going to hold out for the next round, which you know will inevitably have Steven Wilson surround sound remixed versions. 
Particularly looking forward to the surround sound remixes of the mono original mixes.


Edited by Slartibartfast - April 09 2009 at 07:38

 Micheal Jackson needs the bucks, what?

I'll see how much the stereo boxset is, that will be the deciding factor

I've been waiting for these remasters for years. The ones from the 80's sound really bad and a band like The Beatles deserve to sound a lot better than that to fully apreciate their music. The only thing is that this boxset will be really expensive, at least in my country :( but I'm definitely thinking of getting it.

It's not clear if the stereo albums have been remixed or only remastered. I hope they remixed all of the albums previous to the White album cos the stereo versions sounded a bit empty and a lot of effects were missing especially in Revolver and Sgt Pepper's, cos all those albums were mixed in mono in the original versions.


Edited by SgtPepper67 - April 08 2009 at 17:55

1800iareyay wrote: I have no idea what the differences between the stereo and mono mixes would be but I'm definitely shelling out the dough. I burned copies off of my friend's Beatles CDs a long time ago because his mom is English so she had all the proper versions of the albums, so now I have an excuse to buy my own copies.

Well, apart from the obvious there are slight differences in some songs, such as the fiddle playing in "Dont pass me by". Also some tracks are speeded up and slowed down (possibly She's Leaving Home). It's all a bit anal to be honest but check out The Beatles Anomalies if you're really interested.

I have no idea what the differences between the stereo and mono mixes would be but I'm definitely shelling out the dough. I burned copies off of my friend's Beatles CDs a long time ago because his mom is English so she had all the proper versions of the albums, so now I have an excuse to buy my own copies.

We have been waiting for these remasters for years, some members of the press have given very positive reviews for sound quality, the remastering project has been ongiong for the last 4 years, they are already being listed on Amazon for pre-order.

^ But this time they will actually be worth the price, and no longer sound like some kid mixed them in his basement.