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The miracle of the internet I've already found the complete box sets for the mono and stereo versions of the new remastered Beatles official catalog even though they haven't been officially released yet.
The mono is at 320kps and the stereo is at 220kps. I've also downloaded a couple of albums in flac format to see if there's much difference. The answer is very little if any. These will tide me over until my order arrives.
That could be a while as Amazon has completely sold out the first allocation. Just shows the demise of music sales by people sharing music on the internet has been grossly exaggerated and if anything it creates more interest in my view.
So was the wait worth it the short answer is a resounding yes. There's so many things that could have been done better and not putting each short album on a separate disc to milk as much money from the punters as possible is one of them. But the main issue is the sound and these simply are the best sounding discs so far even making the many Ebbetts versions unnecessary and in fact Dr Ebbetts has officially retired.
So are both the mono and stereo versions essential? Again a resounding yes. The supply of an entire mono version of the albums is an inspired master stroke and they sound deep and transparent and so much better than the thin sounding 80s released mono albums ( a big thumbs down to George Martin who rightly said the mono versions of the early albums were better but then made no effort to remaster them properly).
The mono versions are so good at first its almost impossible to tell if they are mono the sound is so clear and strong. But in a lot of cases they actually sound more detailed and punchy than the stereo versions. This may be because the early albums were made to be released in mono and the stereo versions were hastily made to cash in on the coming stereo boom. Also you haven't heard Sgt Peppers until you hear the mono version its almost a different album.
Of course I can't share the links but seek and ye shall find but be quick as its a constant battle to download them before the net police delete the links. I have no compunction about downloading them as these should have been properly remastered and released at least 20 or 30 years ago before the internet was even invented.
So there you have it the musical event of the year and probably the decade if not the century. And its all happened before I turned 64 (just).
So what now, well if you can grab a copy of the Yellow Submarine songs only album from 1999 you can get a hint of what the Beatles catalog might sound like with new stereo mixes. Well let's hope it doesn't take another 40 years for that to happen. (check comments for a little present)
The mono is at 320kps and the stereo is at 220kps. I've also downloaded a couple of albums in flac format to see if there's much difference. The answer is very little if any. These will tide me over until my order arrives.
That could be a while as Amazon has completely sold out the first allocation. Just shows the demise of music sales by people sharing music on the internet has been grossly exaggerated and if anything it creates more interest in my view.
So was the wait worth it the short answer is a resounding yes. There's so many things that could have been done better and not putting each short album on a separate disc to milk as much money from the punters as possible is one of them. But the main issue is the sound and these simply are the best sounding discs so far even making the many Ebbetts versions unnecessary and in fact Dr Ebbetts has officially retired.
So are both the mono and stereo versions essential? Again a resounding yes. The supply of an entire mono version of the albums is an inspired master stroke and they sound deep and transparent and so much better than the thin sounding 80s released mono albums ( a big thumbs down to George Martin who rightly said the mono versions of the early albums were better but then made no effort to remaster them properly).
The mono versions are so good at first its almost impossible to tell if they are mono the sound is so clear and strong. But in a lot of cases they actually sound more detailed and punchy than the stereo versions. This may be because the early albums were made to be released in mono and the stereo versions were hastily made to cash in on the coming stereo boom. Also you haven't heard Sgt Peppers until you hear the mono version its almost a different album.
Of course I can't share the links but seek and ye shall find but be quick as its a constant battle to download them before the net police delete the links. I have no compunction about downloading them as these should have been properly remastered and released at least 20 or 30 years ago before the internet was even invented.
So there you have it the musical event of the year and probably the decade if not the century. And its all happened before I turned 64 (just).
So what now, well if you can grab a copy of the Yellow Submarine songs only album from 1999 you can get a hint of what the Beatles catalog might sound like with new stereo mixes. Well let's hope it doesn't take another 40 years for that to happen. (check comments for a little present)
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Yellow Submarine 1999 remix album
http://rs273gc2.rapidshare.com/files/106720903/THBYELLOW99.rar
I have a German pressing of Sgt. Peppers. It has some strange track on the final groove that, if there is no auto-needle pickup, continues to play. Unfortunately, I have/had an auto-needle pick up so could only hear a second or so of that "track."
You ARE da man. Thanks!!!
Almost ALL the purported "remastered" links out there are just older versions of the albums under a false label. I've heard only one of the real 2009 remasters so far ("Please Please Me" in stereo), and it's better than any other version I've ever heard, by far. That included the highly-touted bootlegs by "Dr. Ebbets".
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