I have had it up to here waiting for the Beatles catalogue to be remastered

The improved sound has me listening to/appreciating songs I had always skipped over in the past. Always hated "Something," but I'm digging Paul's sublime bass playing. And I'm marveling at the pure musical invention of "Good Morning Good Morning." You just don't hear music like that on the radio anymore.

(x-post Alex)

Is that "Walrus' bit still not fixed? I remember it being almost painful on the ears to listen to on headphones.

I'm reconciled to the fact that I'm going to be buying both stereo and mono - probably wait to buy a cheaper second hand mono set a bit further down the line when the hysteria has dampened down.

the mono Pepper's is a revelation! never going back to stereo.

According to Billboard article linked above week ending Sept. 6, the band's entire catalog shifted a total of 21,000
So the week before the remasters 21,000 people bought Beatles albums. Wonder if they're kicking themselves about now.

It's payday on Tuesday.

Should I drop for the Mono remasters or is cherry picking the stereo versions a better idea?

I'm swinging from 'i can afford to but this' to 'I can't afford not to buy these'.

One of my favourite bits of trivia is that in the sequence at the end of 'Good Morning, Good Morning', each animal is capable of eating the one before. Never been able to work it out myself, but I love learning stuff like that.

The former! Then buy Abbey Road in stereo and you're done (if youaren't a big fan of Let It Be like myself)

Should I drop for the Mono remasters or is cherry picking the stereo versions a better idea?

I'm swinging from 'i can afford to but this' to 'I can't afford not to buy these'.

― my opinionation (Hamildan),

The former! Then buy Abbey Road in stereo and you're done (if youaren't a big fan of Let It Be like myself)

― iago g.

sorry, forgot to xref....unless you have the patience of a saint and can wait to have sgt pepper individually released in mono. that's the one that's knocking my socks off. it's not overstating it to say it's revelatory, and much better

friend at work got the mono box and i generally agree with the sentiments here...thought the white album i'm not sure i prefer the mono to the stereo mixes...does anyone else feel that way?

Yes, President Emeritus, I agree--the White Album is the one case where I don't feel I can make a definitive judgment in favor of stereo or mono. I can possibly see reaching for the stereo version down the road though

I'm reconciled to the fact that I'm going to be buying both stereo and mono - probably wait to buy a cheaper second hand mono set a bit further down the line when the hysteria has dampened down.

― Bob Six, Sunday, September 13, 2009 12:58 PM (3 hours ago)

this. :(

friend at work got the mono box and i generally agree with the sentiments here...thought the white album i'm not sure i prefer the mono to the stereo mixes...does anyone else feel that way?

― President Emeritus, Fancy Chord Club (M@tt He1ges0n), Sunday, September 13, 2009 10:01 AM

yes, abbey road too. by that point they're using the whole spatial field of stereo and it sounds great on headphones

abbey is so beautiful it hurts.

Funny that it took until the last song on their last recorded album for Ringo's drums to get proper stereo presentation.

They really have worked wonders with 'Her Majesty', then?

Disney to remake Yellow Submarine

A 3D remake of The Beatles' 1968 film Yellow Submarine has been confirmed, Disney Studios has announced.

It will incorporate the 16 Beatles songs and recordings from the original animated film.

Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook said the new film will be directed by Robert Zemeckis using the same motion-capture effects employed in Polar Express.

Yellow Submarine could use a doöver but that does not sound promising.

i can think of two reasons why a remake of the live-action ending to that film shouldn't be attempted.

Ugh. They better not exorcise all the fucked up shit in YS or I will be pissed. The original is so good!

lol @ vera lynn.

[b] directed by Robert Zemeckis using the same motion-capture effects employed in Polar Express. <\B>

I'm with Tracey Jordan in my views on this.

The success of the mono box is hilarious. Years of encouraging everyone to switch to a multi-channel system and the big audiophile hit of the year is in 1.0.

Weird. Fopp Bristol had a pile of the Mono boxsets (I saw 6 at least), but no Stereo ones.
Thought the Mono was limited and sold out ?

fopp cambridge also had monos, on saturday, and no stereos.

How much is Fopp charging?

£200

Gah! It's the same everywhere. I am reaching the horrible conclusion that I'm going to have to acquire both, and justify it to myself by giving one away as a Christmas present.

The only way to buy the mono ones is to buy the box, whereas the rest may be bought individually. Plus the mono box is limited edition while the stereo box is supposed to remain a catalogue item.

No wonder the mono box is currently more sought after.

This means it is unlikely to be cheaper secondhand too.

They had mono box sets in HMV Oxford with elaborate anti-theft devices. A lot of people were manhandling them.

I d'led some mono wmas and it sounded pretty crap to me, so I ditched them.

directed by Robert Zemeckis using the same motion-capture effects employed in Polar Express.

considering Zemeckis used new effects for Beowulf cos he thought Polar Express sucked, this is pretty heartening guys - obviously he's going for an authentic retro vibe

Is there anything more rockist than preferring to listen to the Beatles albums in an outdated audio format because "That is the way the artists intended them back then"?

I thought people were just saying that the mono versions sound better?

I fail to see how this (Yellow Submarine redo) can be a good idea at all (but that's my attitude to EVERY remake.)

outdated audio format

indeed. lol at compact discs. i'm d/ling it myself.

Yeah, I would really HATE to have sit through a beautifully restored Yellow Submarine rendered in three dimensions and projected onto a screen several storeys high. Especially if they're going to use this newfangled remastered soundtrack.

They'll probably end up forcing free handjobs and hot chocolate on everybody, too.

What a bunch of jerks.

Yes, but with the creepy dead-eyed CGI characters from his other projects? No thanks.

geir the shit sounds better

Well, surely, I know there are those who think Pavement (or Sex Pistols) sound better because they don't play well too. It is all subjetive, of course....

YOU'RE subjective!

It being in mono doesn't affect the notes played, Geir.

also you consistently confuse a style of playback and audio fidelity

Placings of the albums in this week's Top 40: http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_albums.php

5. Sgt Pepper
6. Abbey Road
9. Revolver
10. Rubber Soul
21. White Album
24. Beatles in Stereo
29. Help
31. Past Masters
33. Magical Mystery Tour
37. Hard Day’s Night
38. Please Please Me
49. Let it Be
51. With the Beatles
56. For Sale
57. Beatles in Mono

89. Yellow Submarine

and Beatles' 1 at 54

Beatles in Stereo is the box set?

yeah

Well, surely, I know there are those who think Pavement (or Sex Pistols) sound better because they don't play well too. It is all subjetive, of course....

huh? i have no idea what you mean by this, Geir. but you def. miss the point of the mono- in some cases they are wildly different (esp. SPLHCB) and arguably superior mixes

It's really just about very good mix vs. so-so mix, and the mono one happens to be the very good one. Didn't have to be that way, but it is, so there you go...

Massive challops but Abbey Road kind of sucks (other than George & Come Together).

100% wrong