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post #91 of 538
9/1/09 at 4:05pm
I was in Target yesterday and saw on the "Upcoming Release" poster that they are carrying the remasters.  There was no indication as to what they were getting, although my guess is it will be some selection of the individual stereo titles.  I'll see if I can find out anything more.
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post #92 of 538
9/1/09 at 6:10pm
Got to hear some of the stereo mixes today. Vocals are very strong in the right channel and absent in the left. It would drive me nuts listening to these songs in this manner. Still, they are very clean and sound fantastic. The drums really hit and the songs seem to sparkle. I get to bring some home tomorrow evening and sample them.

Can't wait for my mono set to arrive!
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post #93 of 538
9/1/09 at 6:11pm
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post #94 of 538
9/1/09 at 6:37pm


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Originally Posted by Philip Hamm View Post But alternate mono mixes which I've never heard of "Help", "Rubber Soul", "Revolver", "Pepper", "Tour", "White", as well as lots and lots of singles?  Where do I sign?  It's no surprise to me that the monos are so popular.

Same here- I've been a Beatles fan for most of my life and I've never had the opportunity to hear the mono versions of those albums until now (I ordered both sets, BTW, and I have all the '87 discs as well).
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post #95 of 538
9/1/09 at 8:00pm


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Originally Posted by MattBradley View Post

Got to hear some of the stereo mixes today. Vocals are very strong in the right channel and absent in the left. It would drive me nuts listening to these songs in this manner. Still, they are very clean and sound fantastic. The drums really hit and the songs seem to sparkle. I get to bring some home tomorrow evening and sample them.

Can't wait for my mono set to arrive!

Nor can I!

The stereo separation on the first couple of albums makes me glad that I am getting the mono set.  I do a lot of headphone listening, and vocals in one ear with music only in the other will get annoying real quick.  But the collector in me wants both the stereo and mono versions for completeness' sake.  Madness, madness, when will it end! 

- Steve

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post #96 of 538
9/1/09 at 9:14pm
Those of you getting both who have never heard the mono mixes before, check out "Paperback Writer" and "Revolution" from the Mono Masters disc.  Listen to these with headphones and then listen to the stereo versions and you'll realize what you've been missing all these years.  These two songs are very different in mono.  The mono versions are heavier with much louder guitars. There's hundreds of other examples, but those two are truly awesome in mono.
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post #97 of 538
9/2/09 at 5:04am
Have you seen the ad for The Beatles Rock Band?  This is so cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXXZQiThsk

- Steve
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post #98 of 538
9/2/09 at 5:28am
Any idea when Amazon will be restocking either set?

Here is an EW article on Amazon's lack of inventory:

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/09/01/beatles-sold-out-amazon/
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post #99 of 538
9/2/09 at 5:37am


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Originally Posted by Sam Favate View Post

Any idea when Amazon will be restocking either set?
 
Someone from the Steve Hoffman forum posted an email from Acoustic Sounds that said they would get their second allotment of the mono set in October.  They were shorted on their first allotment, however.  To my knowledge, Amazon was not shorted, they just ran out.  My guess is that those companies that were shorted will get the first of the new pressings.

- Steve

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post #100 of 538
9/2/09 at 7:07am
 Wow...too cool. :)

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Originally Posted by Steve Tannehill View Post

Have you seen the ad for The Beatles Rock Band?  This is so cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEXXZQiThsk

- Steve


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post #101 of 538
9/2/09 at 7:28am
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Originally Posted by Jeff Adkins View Post

Those of you getting both who have never heard the mono mixes before, check out "Paperback Writer" and "Revolution" from the Mono Masters disc.  Listen to these with headphones and then listen to the stereo versions and you'll realize what you've been missing all these years.  These two songs are very different in mono.  The mono versions are heavier with much louder guitars. There's hundreds of other examples, but those two are truly awesome in mono.

Jeff,

True enough.  They are awesome.  And so is the so-called 'double-back drumming' (which I prefer) on the Paperback Writer track.  I guess I will be getting this set (even though I own the tracks several times over already).  I'd be curious to know whether this particular version of Paperback Writer will be included.  Either way, this set will be a first-time treat for many.

Edited by Ockeghem - 9/8/09 at 7:36am
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post #102 of 538
9/2/09 at 12:38pm
Here is the New York Times review.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/arts/music/06alla.html

- Steve
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post #103 of 538
9/2/09 at 3:14pm
I have the stereo versions now and am sampling them. They are very clean. In Come Together there is some talking in the background I believe. The drums have more of a punch. I want the mono versions more than ever now!

Edit: I've been listening to the naked version of Let It Be for so long that I've Got A Feeling sounds like the tape is dragging now.
Edited by MattBradley - 9/2/09 at 3:37pm
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post #104 of 538
9/2/09 at 3:25pm
Not sure if it's been mentioned here yet, but it's also worth mentioning that the stereo box set includes only the remixed stereo versions of Help! and Rubber Soul created by George Martin for CD in the '80s -- the original '60s stereo mixes of each album appears only on the mono box sets.

Jay
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post #105 of 538
9/2/09 at 7:20pm


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Originally Posted by Steve Tannehill View Post

Hey, it's the law of supply and demand.  Just wait until they start turning up on eBay.

You can still get the mono box set from Amazon.co.uk, and the exchange rate is better than $400.  Nothing will beat that AAA deal, though, and I do thank the person who posted that here!

- Steve

Steve, I pre-ordered on Amazon (I didn't want to get shut out) and got an E-Mail that additional Mono sets are now being produced

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post #106 of 538
9/2/09 at 7:23pm
 The text of the E-Mail I rec'd included this:

"The manufacturer has informed us that they will be producing additional mono box 
sets due to high demand. While the box set remains a limited-production item, it  will not be capped at 10,000 copies for the U.S. market, as originally reported.
"
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post #107 of 538
9/2/09 at 9:51pm
Yes, EMI decided to manufacture more of the mono box sets.  They should start hitting stores in October.

Hopefully the proactive emails from places like Amazon and Acoustic Sounds will save people from going to eBay and paying scalpers prices.

- Steve
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post #108 of 538
9/3/09 at 4:19pm
Starbucks is also getting in the Beatles spirit:  beginning 09/09 there are about 75 or so Beatles songs in the store's music rotation (hits and deep cuts) plus we are carrying "Help!", "Sgt. Pepper", "Abbey Road" and "Rubber Soul".
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post #109 of 538
9/4/09 at 7:24am

I'm not a Beatles-ologist like some of you guys  so I've got a question. If I got the stereo set, would I be missing anything from the mono set? Obviously, the mono mixes but is there anything else exclusive to the mono set?

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post #110 of 538
9/4/09 at 8:34am
The mono set has exclusive to it the original 1965 stereo mixes of "Help!" and "Rubber Soul".  The ones in the stereo box are the 1987 remixes done by George Martin.  Also the packaging is different (and arguably better) in the mono box.

Strange, but true, is the fact that I'll most likely start my mono set listening with the 1965 stereo "Rubber Soul"...go figure.


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Originally Posted by TravisR View Post

I'm not a Beatles-ologist like some of you guys  so I've got a question. If I got the stereo set, would I be missing anything from the mono set? Obviously, the mono mixes but is there anything else exclusive to the mono set?



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post #111 of 538
9/4/09 at 9:50am
Cool. Thanks for the info, Craig!
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post #112 of 538
9/4/09 at 10:00am
I don't think there are any actual "unique" recordings in the mono set, but there are some major differences in some of the songs.  For example, "Help!" has an entirely different leaad vocal.  There are different harmonica parts in "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl".  "Helter Skelter" is a minute shorter in mono, but "It's All Too Much" MAY be the unedited recording which lasts almost nine minutes.

Again, the mono mixes are those that the Beatles took part in.  The stereo versions were for the most part an afterthought before 8-track recording began to be used for the White Album.
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Originally Posted by TravisR View Post

I'm not a Beatles-ologist like some of you guys  so I've got a question. If I got the stereo set, would I be missing anything from the mono set? Obviously, the mono mixes but is there anything else exclusive to the mono set?




Edited by Charles Miller - 9/5/09 at 10:49am
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post #113 of 538
9/5/09 at 9:25am
Thread Starter 
This morning, my oldest daughter came into our library and asked to borrow a CD recording of A Hard Day's Night, All You Need Is Love, and Yellow Submarine.  She wanted to burn them on to her ipod.  Although I have these tracks in multiple formats, I thought it would be a nice gift to order these CDs for her, which I did.  And I must say that it was tempting not to pre-order the remastered versions when I saw them in all their glory on Amazon.com. :)

Although I'd like to take credit for influencing her to listen to these tracks (our children have heard nothing but Beatles, other 1960s rock, and classical music most of their lives in our home), it has more to do with her seeing all of the advertising for Rock Band and the sets being discussed in this thread.  The hype reminds me in some ways of when Anthology I was released.

One of the most interesting stories for me about the release of Anthology I is that it made Pete Best a millionaire.  One of my best friends is a personal friend of Pete's.  And he says that Pete is a great guy, and very humble.  I have spoken to Pete Best on the phone, and I considered that to be quite an honor.  Perhaps one day I will get to meet him as well.

Our children are pooling their money to obtain Rock Band.  I may eventually spring for this CD set if my children show enough interest in the group.

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post #114 of 538
9/5/09 at 10:03am
Actually, unique to the Mono 'Past Masters' are the actual mono mixes of the new songs for 'Yellow Submarine', that were made for the film, and never actually committed to an album (YS Mono is, of course as discussed many times, simply a stereo fold-down), although there was discussion of the idea originally.

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Originally Posted by Charles Miller View Post

I don't think there are any actual "unique" recordings in the mono set, but there are some major differences in some of the songs.  For example, "Help!" has an entirely different leaad vocal.  There are different harmonica parts in "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl".  "Helter Skelter" is a minute shorter in mono, but "All Together Now" MAY be the unedited recording which lasts almost nine minutes.

Again, the mono mixes are those that the Beatles took part in.  The stereo versions were for the most part an afterthought before 8-track recording began to be used for the White Album.
 



 


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post #115 of 538
9/5/09 at 11:01am
From our buds at HE:
http://www.hemagazine.com/Burger_Bloviations/Beatles_stereo_remasters
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post #116 of 538
9/5/09 at 1:54pm
 Abbey Road is my first stop, also. :)

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten View Post

From our buds at HE:
http://www.hemagazine.com/Burger_Bloviations/Beatles_stereo_remasters


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post #117 of 538
9/5/09 at 3:35pm
I've been listening to the Dr. Ebbetts for years now and would love to read a comparison of the two, if anyone comes across something like that.
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post #118 of 538
9/5/09 at 4:06pm
 Continuing my life long financial idiocy, I plan to pick up the mono set as soon as possible.

Sadly, Richard Corliss of TIME magazine, seems to think I could get the same result by just listening to the stereo version through a single speaker.

In the Sept. 14th 2009 issue he types, “For truly obsessive completists, there’s also “The Beatles In Mono”. If you want to hear how every Beatles song sounded on your (or your dad’s or granddad’s) car radio in the ‘60s and have a spare $298.98, this is the one for you.”

 

Corliss probably got comped with the whole shebang and this is the best he could do?

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post #119 of 538
9/5/09 at 4:40pm


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Originally Posted by Henry Gale View Post

 Continuing my life long financial idiocy...

I thought you were describing me there for a minute, Henry...

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Sadly, Richard Corliss of TIME magazine, seems to think I could get the same result by just listening to the stereo version through a single speaker.

In the Sept. 14th 2009 issue he types, “For truly obsessive completists, there’s also “The Beatles In Mono”. If you want to hear how every Beatles song sounded on your (or your dad’s or granddad’s) car radio in the ‘60s and have a spare $298.98, this is the one for you.”

 

Corliss probably got comped with the whole shebang and this is the best he could do?


That's just plain ignorant and simplistic.  He should know better than that. 

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post #120 of 538
9/5/09 at 5:02pm
 I have little doubt that most of the public hearing about the monos think the same thing, that it's the same as hitting a "mono" switch.

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale View Post

 Continuing my life long financial idiocy, I plan to pick up the mono set as soon as possible.

Sadly, Richard Corliss of TIME magazine, seems to think I could get the same result by just listening to the stereo version through a single speaker.

In the Sept. 14th 2009 issue he types, “For truly obsessive completists, there’s also “The Beatles In Mono”. If you want to hear how every Beatles song sounded on your (or your dad’s or granddad’s) car radio in the ‘60s and have a spare $298.98, this is the one for you.”

 

Corliss probably got comped with the whole shebang and this is the best he could do?



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