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Talk to the original engineers and they will tell you that all the ramkes and the digital work sounds much worse because it does not reproduce the art forms used in making the original analogue/ Somewhere must be an original analogue pressing so we can have the Beatles as they were released. Pepper's cut-outs-sheet; Magical Mystery Tour 24-page booklet; White Album band member photographs and poster. Apart from the well doccumented longer un-cut edits and tweaks of mixes that are included in this excellent set there are just two serious and needless flaws and gaffs. It so happened that the complex EQ applications had already been done for the CD version, “To use the 192kHz sources now would have entailed recreating the EQ source that we did at 24bit/44.
STEREO BEATLES – WHICH VINYL? - The Audiophile Man STEREO BEATLES – WHICH VINYL? - The Audiophile Man
The right/left transition at the beginning of the track was strong and secure, while the organ effect on the left channel was more noticeable. The instrumental separation was not only superior but, once separated, each instrument was spotlighted and enhanced. As a cutting engineer, anything of significance level above 16kHz is dangerous, you don’t want that going to your cutter head because it gets very hot and can destroy it. These are some of the ones that have the ORIGINAL mixes (Rubber Soul etc) and this is actually the box that I own! It should also be noted that due to the huge roll out (at the beginning of the vinyl revival) were a lot of quality control reports during the first release of the US pressings ( The Beatles - The Beatles) from Rainbo Records.
It‚Äôs obvious that Germany had access to a very early multi track tape, not just the quarter inch stereo master tape . The Beatles in Mono is a boxed set compilation comprising the remastered monaural recordings by the Beatles. As others have already mentioned, this is a very well pressed and mastered box set and a bit of a rarity and oddity in that I can’t think of any other set that contains the same tracks all together in one set. It also clarified the upper mids, adding separation to the harmonic and double tracked vocals and making each vocal part more recognisable to the ear. I Feel Fine - the true stereo version that begins with tapping drum sticks, whispering, coughing and Ringo closing his "hi-hat" cymbal.
The Beatles in Mono - Wikipedia The Beatles in Mono - Wikipedia
Both the original issue and the 1978 master utilised the original master tapes but both were significantly inferior to the new pressings which uses ‘mere’ 24bit/44.The Beatles are finally emerging onto streaming services but, if you want quality stereo Beatles recordings, vinyl is surely your option. For Mono Masters, disc 1 uses a mid-1960s Parlophone label design and disc 2 uses the unsliced Apple label design. More than that, on the earlier albums, the primitive stereo processing placed vocals on one channel and instruments on the other which meant that, “There are different EQs on the left than there is on the right because the content is different on either side. Both tracks had been released and out in Stereo This Boy in Austraila and Canada, All You Need Is Love in Germany.
The Beatles – The Beatles Collection (1978, Box Set) - Discogs The Beatles – The Beatles Collection (1978, Box Set) - Discogs
If anything else, Mono Vinyl Box used real audio ( analogue ) master tapes - no cheating this time 'round ! This one I only had one rather taxing problem with--Help was dish warped (played convex on one side, concave on the other! Despite the extra time that a 24bit/192kHz or even a 24bit/96kHz master would have taken to create there was, according to Magee, no real deadline for this project.
They have different EQ choices, are cleaner sounding, more bass than what the original pressings did and Help! Every single record I have in the set is scuffed like hell from the paper sleeve they came in, and these sets were definitely played to death, and yet my copies have low noise floor, and some even dead-silent. What was most surprising was the performance and importance of the Moog which had a dominating effect on the new master, broadening the track and adding complexity to the arrangement while adding welcome contrast with the other rhythmic elements. Can’t add to your worthy discussion, just share my regrets for replacing mono Capitol for stereo versions in the early 70’s (but still w the original Capitol label).
The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono (2014, Box Set) - Discogs The Beatles – The Beatles In Mono (2014, Box Set) - Discogs
The flip-back sleeves are missing for the UK 1st release covers (but would later included on The Beatles - The Beatles In Mono in 2014) and Let It Be is missing it's original box or "Get Back" book. Similarly, the backing harmonies were far more recognisable with a separation from the lead that just wasn’t present on the original pressing and was less noticeable on the 1978 version due to the compression. It wouldn’t have mattered if the signal had gone to 192kHz or 96kHz, it wouldn’t have been on the record because you can’t cut it, you can’t hear it and I wouldn’t want it there anyway because a stray signal at 60kHz would destroy the lathe head. Another reason has been the demands of Apple: that amalgamation of the remaining Beatles plus the estates of the rest.
What will be shocking to some, however, is the realisation that the source is not the be all and end all for a good quality vinyl cut. If Apple was not so set on retaining the original EQ, I think that the Abbey Road engineers would have produced an even better sounding suite of albums. I could post a review about how great this set is, but I’d rather share how I got the box because I still think it’s the strangest and coolest story in my vinyl collecting journey.
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