Beatles mono vinyl aaa box set
Posted by: Premmyboy on 16 June 2014
All the Beatles albums are to be released in mono all analogue vinyl as individual albums and as a box set this September 2014.
See analogue planet website for more details. Yippee!!!
Prem.
you beat me to it! Can't wait.
Story from the Fabs' website here: http://www.thebeatles.com/news/beatles-get-back-mono
Price seems to be £288 here in Blighty. Looks like the LPs are also being issued separately, for about £22 each.
$410 in the US.
Looking forward to it. Here's hoping the price drops a little before September.
$375 at Acoustic Sounds and Music Direct. Marginally better.
This sounds very exciting 
Graham.
At last an all analogue reissue. 
If only JP had done the same with the recent Led Zep vinyl reissues. 
Acoustic Sounds is having a sale until Tuesday am US time, down to $340.
Certainly, this is exciting news for analog fundamentalists, though I find it hard to believe that pressings sourced from tapes 45+ years old can approach the fidelity of the original mono LPs. Degradation of the tapes has inevitably occurred, and remixing (or perhaps, more accurately, re-equalization) will have to be done. While I do not doubt this venture will be of the highest quality possible, I cannot help but think it will not be a modern variation of the originals.
That's a bargain at Acoustic Sounds. It's £304 at Amazon in the UK, but the UK pressings may be better.
That's a bargain at Acoustic Sounds. It's £304 at Amazon in the UK, but the UK pressings may be better.
From what I've read the pressing for the entire run (world wide) is being done in Germany.
Certainly, this is exciting news for analog fundamentalists, though I find it hard to believe that pressings sourced from tapes 45+ years old can approach the fidelity of the original mono LPs. Degradation of the tapes has inevitably occurred, and remixing (or perhaps, more accurately, re-equalization) will have to be done. While I do not doubt this venture will be of the highest quality possible, I cannot help but think it will not be a modern variation of the originals.
"Well if people are going to complain before they've even heard them, then why bother, let's just use the digital remasters." That's what I'd think if I was involved in this and read comments like that.
What more do you want them to do?
These should be rather nice. I am chuffed they seem to be taking so much trouble over the sleeves too - looking like flipback and laminate construction.
Best we all go and fit mono cartridges to get the most off the discs!
Much excitement on the SH forum due to the analogue nature of this release.
I was very Disappointed with the digital transfers of the stereo release so hopefully these will be the real deal!
Gary
These should be rather nice. I am chuffed they seem to be taking so much trouble over the sleeves too - looking like flipback and laminate construction.
Best we all go and fit mono cartridges to get the most off the discs!
Mr Click - is that really true? Do you really need a mono cart to make the most of mono records (I think I have read this elsewhere)?
"Some of the people, all of the time".
These should be rather nice. I am chuffed they seem to be taking so much trouble over the sleeves too - looking like flipback and laminate construction.
Best we all go and fit mono cartridges to get the most off the discs!
Mr Click - is that really true? Do you really need a mono cart to make the most of mono records (I think I have read this elsewhere)?
If you are a purist Kev, yes! I shan't be trying one personally though, that's for sure. There are definitely some classical aficionados who run two turntables - one with a mono cart and the other stereo.
No problem playing a mono record with a stereo needle of course. Don't do it the other way round though or you'll knacker your cart and record very quickly. Its because mono grooves wobble side to side only, but stereo grooves wobble up and down as well. A proper mono aficianado can't be doing with the minor up & down movements a stereo needle performs, uninvited, of course.
Ordered mine - really looking forward to it.
So have I Wat, but I'm hoping the price comes down a bit... 
Does anyone know for sure if this will actually be mono vinyl?
Or mono recordings on stereo type vinyl?
Many of the Stereo box-set have mono recorded tracks on,
and they’re not suitable for a mono cart.
Debs
Certainly, this is exciting news for analog fundamentalists, though I find it hard to believe that pressings sourced from tapes 45+ years old can approach the fidelity of the original mono LPs. Degradation of the tapes has inevitably occurred, and remixing (or perhaps, more accurately, re-equalization) will have to be done. While I do not doubt this venture will be of the highest quality possible, I cannot help but think it will not be a modern variation of the originals.
"Well if people are going to complain before they've even heard them, then why bother, let's just use the digital remasters." That's what I'd think if I was involved in this and read comments like that.
What more do you want them to do?
Sorry, I did not intend to sound like a complainer. I think modern releases of Beatles stuff is fantastic, esp where analog is concerned. It is also great to attempt to get more folks to appreciate the Beatles music and their profound influence on the sound of succeeding generations of musicians. On the other hand, I can't help but think that Beatles marketers are milking every possible niche of release-type that exists. I have a lot of Beatles music, mainstream and rare, in various formats. At some point it just becomes redundant, and I have limited finances and space to buy more.
The sound of all-analog recordings is a great selling point to me, and I wish modern artists that release vinyl would take that route. Few do. As you say, I should reserve judgment on the new "Beatles mono on vinyl" releases until I hear them. However, I do believe that a purist wanting to hear the genuine sound of the Beatles mono on vinyl would be more interested in owning quality pressings of the original releases, rather than the forthcoming package.
Joe, I'm very interested and I have the originals, mostly in excellent condition. The reason I'm interested is all my originals, with the exception of Sgt Pepper, are stereo LPs as my father was also into 'HiFi' and stereo was thought to be the bees knees in the early sixties.
I wish I had the mono first presses, even my US LPs are stereo, so this new release is highly anticipated. 
ATB
Steve
Per Fremer's site:
Producer Steve Berkowitz has a reliable, proven effective reissue and/or remix methodology: he begins by gathering and listening to original "1A" (in the case of Columbia reissues) pressings. Then after the tapes are digitized at 96/24 he compares the records and the files, adjusting EQ as necessary before again using the tapes to make a final digital master or to cut lacquers for an AAA release.
The mono Beatles tapes were in very good shape but still the goal was to play them as few times as possible so once they were retrieved from the special vault in which they are stored—in a separate secret location from the rest of EMI's tape holdings and kept under security resembling the nuclear code the President of the United States would use to order a strike—each tape was played back on the mono headstock equipped Studer A80 deck in mastering engineer Sean Magee's room (which itself is under electronic lock and video monitoring security) and recorded to digital at 96/24 resolution.
Well, so much for *all analogue*?
Don't panic Kuma! What they are saying is digitized files were used for testing mastering decisions using the original mastering notes as a guide, because they needed to play the music over and over to check levels etc.
Apparently the final lacquers have been then cut straight from the analogue tapes, so its cool.
Thats the way I understand it as well. Anyway I have pre ordered mine. I have 4 of the albums in mono not first pressings but they are not mint. They play pretty good but I'm hoping these re issues are going to be the business.