metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Oh Yea Baby. All Analog, no remixing!! The Beatles: Mono vinyls press release The vinyl mono boxed set © Apple Corps Ltd. With an audiophile audience in mind, The Beatles’ mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. While the corresponding CD boxed set from 2009 was created from digital remasters, these new vinyl versions have been cut without the use of any digital technology. Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. London – June 16, 2014 – The Beatles in monoThis is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. On September 8 (September 9 in North America), The Beatles’ nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album will be available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. The Beatles, 1968. © Apple Corps. Ltd. In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles’ acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz. While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology. Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles’ albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s. Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. The boxed collection’s exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett. The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications.Available now for preorder at www.thebeatles.com.The Beatles In Mono* Available individually and collected in a limited 14-LP boxed edition, accompanied by an exclusive 108-page hardbound book. Please Please Me With The Beatles A Hard Day's Night Beatles For Sale Help! Rubber Soul Revolver Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Magical Mystery Tour The Beatles (2-LP) Mono Masters (3-LP) Official promotional film for the mono vinyl releases.The prices from Amazon in USA for the boxed set is $409.26, single-LPs are $26.60, the 2LP "The Beatles" $43.97 and the 3LP "Mono Masters" $77.52. Edited June 16, 2014 by metal beat 4
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 Amazon - and ordered http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ9CHK/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1?tag=viglink27283-20 1
Jake Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 11:43 AM, metal beat said: Amazon - and ordered http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJ9CHK/ref=ox_ya_os_product_refresh_T1?tag=viglink27283-20 Done. 1
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 12:05 PM, Jake said: Done. $7 for shipping. Can't ship one lp for that much, let alone a large heavy box
Viognier Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 I am in also. Thanks for the link Shane. Seems well priced and as mentioned $7 for shipping is a bargain (unlike the PopMarket roulette where you find out shipping at the last second). My Beatles collection is mainly the Aussie blue box collection, English singles box set plus a few albums here and there. SQ of the blue box collection is not great so looking forward to these. New cart required? This could get expensive.
ferchersan Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 12:40 PM, Viognier said: New cart required? This could get expensive. My thoughts exactly. Worry about the records now, and the means of playing them later 1
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) I had a look at the Beatles.com uk site. 288 pounds. What a joke. They want to charge me 185 pounds to ship to Australia and did not remove the VAT. i don't think so Edited June 16, 2014 by metal beat
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 12:45 PM, ferchersan said: My thoughts exactly. Worry about the records now, and the means of playing them later Your Stereo cart works just fine. Mono would be better I guess 1
davidsss Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 11:40 AM, metal beat said: With an audiophile audience in mind, The Beatles’ mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios. While the corresponding CD boxed set from 2009 was created from digital remasters, these new vinyl versions have been cut without the use of any digital technology. Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. London – June 16, 2014 – The Beatles in mono This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. On September 8 (September 9 in North America), The Beatles’ nine U.K. albums, the American-compiled Magical Mystery Tour, and the Mono Masters collection of non-album tracks will be released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes, each album will be available both individually and within a lavish, limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, which also includes a 108-page hardbound book. The whole point of mono pressings of 1960s albums is the mix. There is no advantage in mono over stereo, the advantage is that the mono mixes are often a hell of a lot better than the stereo mixes. Listen to With the Beatles in the original stereo mix, if you can sit through it, and you'll hear what I mean. So, WTF are they doing remastering these? Completely loses the point of the whole exercise. Unless they are re-creating the original mono mix there is absolutely no point. This is not how most listeners heard the Beatles in the 1960s unless it is the original mix. I hope they are trying to faithfully reproduce the original mixes, then this could be fantastic. DS 1
Andrew.S Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 I'd love to too but I've got the recent stereo box set and just can't justify the dosh. Might pick one or two up for comparison though. Thanks for the heads up.
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 On 16/06/2014 at 1:21 PM, davidsss said: The whole point of mono pressings of 1960s albums is the mix. There is no advantage in mono over stereo, the advantage is that the mono mixes are often a hell of a lot better than the stereo mixes. Listen to With the Beatles in the original stereo mix, if you can sit through it, and you'll hear what I mean. So, WTF are they doing remastering these? Completely loses the point of the whole exercise. Unless they are re-creating the original mono mix there is absolutely no point. This is not how most listeners heard the Beatles in the 1960s unless it is the original mix. I hope they are trying to faithfully reproduce the original mixes, then this could be fantastic. DS Did you watch the video David? It does not seem like they are changing the mix like on the Stereo release. They indicated 9 out of 10 stayed exactly as the original engineers did.
davidsss Posted June 16, 2014 Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) On 16/06/2014 at 1:52 PM, metal beat said: Did you watch the video David? It does not seem like they are changing the mix like on the Stereo release. They indicated 9 out of 10 stayed exactly as the original engineers did. I understand what you are saying but I still have qualms, why remaster? I suppose the original mixes are lost or degraded. I really hope they get it very close to the originals because that is the way they should be listened to and will make it well worth getting, I have most of these in mono so won't be tempted, has taken a long time to get what I have though and one always has to put up with the fact that they have been played for decades and are a bit worn. For me the mono revelation was mostly listening to the Doors first lp in original mono, so much more dynamic, so much better balanced (is the recent mono release the same, I don't know as I haven't heard it, I bloody well hope so because the original mono mix is stupendous). If they deliver it will be worth it, but the minute I see the word remastered I wonder and unless I could hear the original and the remaster one after the other I would worry! DS Edited June 16, 2014 by davidsss
metal beat Posted June 16, 2014 Author Posted June 16, 2014 Fremers views after keeping mum for quite a while http://www.analogplanet.com/content/beatles-get-back-mono-and-aaa-vinyl
Tony ray Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Please excuse my ignorance but older amps use to have a mono button. My amp doesn't have this so what happens when you play mono through stereo?
Sir Triode Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Your amp will blow up...you've been warned. ... Edited June 17, 2014 by Sir Triode 5
pulinap Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks for the info and the links Shane..... Will be interesting to see how they stack up against me Japanese pressings and Hörzu.....
Guest Misterioso Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 On 17/06/2014 at 2:03 AM, Tony ray said: Please excuse my ignorance but older amps use to have a mono button. My amp doesn't have this so what happens when you play mono through stereo? No worries, my preamp has a mono button and it does not cause any audible difference when spinning mono records.
Gee Emm Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 Also http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/98036/The_Beatles-The_Beatles_In_Mono-Vinyl_Box_Sets?keywords=NL061614&utm_source=NL061614&utm_medium=1BeatlesMono&utm_campaign=AS_NL @@cheekyboy will Vinyl-eye be bringing any Beatles mono sets & individuals in? Graham
Monty Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I’m not sure which way to go with this one. I love the Beatles and all analogue mono mixes would seem like the most authentic way to hear their body of work. But $400+ is a lot to spend on music you already own. I have the old CDs and the blue box vinyl and a church fete mono pressing of A Hard Day’s Night. None of these are considered stellar versions, but I’ve always been able to enjoy them. I’m not sure I’m enough of a connoisseur to justify the expense. If they were cheaper I’d be more tempted. From memory the Amazon pre-order of the Dylan Mono Box came in at about $19 per album. That seemed like great value, and I jumped on them (despite having the CDs and Oz stereo vinyl copies). This Beatles Mono Box is about double that. A bit cheeky I reckon, but they know they’ll sell at any price. Not sure whether to let myself get sucked in or just buy two or three individually.
Goatboy Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 I assume there is a good chance of a price drop by the time of release. Some places are already discounting http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/98036/The_Beatles-The_Beatles_In_Mono-Vinyl_Box_Sets Postage from the States would probably be a killer but this bodes well for an Amazon discount. 2
David.M Posted June 17, 2014 Posted June 17, 2014 One thing to keep in mind if ordering from Acoustic Sounds/Elusive Disc etc, their shipping via Fedex will raise the delivered price to roughly that of Amazon & if you end up with one or two damaged/defective LPs or the like you have to return (& pay return shipping cost) for the whole box set, Amazon will cover the cost of return shipping. I've pre-ordered from Amazon. 1
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