The Beatles Remasters (1 Viewer)

[Funkykitchen]

Anybody else listening to them? Its all so beautiful! Such sparkling crystalline goodness.

Just made my way through Peppers' and am about to start Revolver.

Ooh A Day In The Life...

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Where you listening to them?

Mono or stereo?

Nice to see enthusiasm for 'em. There wasn't too much on this thread

http://thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=71867&highlight=remasters

 

[David Kronenbourg]

i think i could happily go my whole life without ever listening to a beatles song again

 

[Oggy Pip]

I havr the stereo box ordered, looking forward to hearing them. Reviews so far have been very positive.

 

[Funkykitchen]

Where you listening to them?

Mono or stereo?

Nice to see enthusiasm for 'em. There wasn't too much on this thread

http://thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=71867&highlight=remasters

Ah I didn't see that there was another thread. They're now around the internet, Pepper's, Revolver and Abbey Road on some torrent sites and the ateaseweb forums. A new album pops up every few hours. I could PM you links but to be honest they're not hard to find at this stage.
But yeah, they're great, enjoying them muchly.

Oh and i'm listening to the stereo.

 

[dudley]

can't wait
how do they sound in comparison to the remix jobs on that love album?

 

[nlgbbbblth]

probably get the mono box next week but it'll be dependant on the generosity of others.

the presence of Quicktime videos on the individual stereo releases really freaks me out.

although the stereo box has a separate DVD but may be tempted for that too.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

i think i could happily go my whole life without ever listening to a beatles song again

Cool. Tell us more.

 

[MilanPan!c]

As someone that owns 15+ vers of abbey road I can say with some confidence that not only does this version completely kick ass, but its the best available at this point...

better than the Japanese Toshiba... and the first pressing UK...

Totally amazing...

Also waiting for the MONO box... which is gonna be massive!

 

[Lili Marlene]

Lefsetz on them

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2009/08/28/the-beatles-remasters/

http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2009/08/30/the-mono-remasters/

 

[MDR]

Pardon my ignorance but why would you bother with a mono box set rather than the stereo?

 

[Lili Marlene]

read what lefsetz said

 

[MilanPan!c]

Pardon my ignorance but why would you bother with a mono box set rather than the stereo?

The Beatles spent much much more time on the Mono mixes and they're definitive up through and including SGTP.

Example: songs play at the wrong speed and the mixes are missing elements in the Pepper Stereo mix.

They spent 2 weeks mixing the MONO and 2 days Mixing the Stereo.

Plus the Stereo version sound completely bonkers on early records...

 

[Unicron]

I like the stereo mix on Revolver (the only Beatles record I'd say I love). Loads of unexpected stuff hard panned one side or the other that you might think would be in the centre.

 

[MilanPan!c]

yeah, not sure that the sign of a good mix

 

[Unicron]

yeah, not sure that the sign of a good mix

Not in the conventional sense I'd agree but it makes for an interesting listening experience on headphones.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Not in the conventional sense I'd agree but it makes for an interesting listening experience on headphones.

yeah, I have two copies of a Toots and the Maytals album, both stereo but one of them is completely all over the place, great on headphones

 

[lympog]

I like the stereo mix on Revolver (the only Beatles record I'd say I love). Loads of unexpected stuff hard panned one side or the other that you might think would be in the centre.

actually that was the norm for a lot of artists in the 60's and early 70's - bass guitars, snare drums and other wotsits panned hard in either direction was simply how it was done on many occasions

leigh

 

[Unicron]

actually that was the norm for a lot of artists in the 60's and early 70's - bass guitars, snare drums and other wotsits panned hard in either direction was simply how it was done on many occasions

leigh

Crops up from time to time on modern releases too, Okkervil River's Black Sheep Boy has a lot of all that going on on some songs.

 

[ann post]

have they ever done a stereo remix of that stuff thats done with a modern aapporach to stereo??