Beatles' White 50th Anniversary, details emerging

For those interested, this is what the cover of the 4-LP box will look like (taken from the River in Japan). I believe the CD set will follow the same format.

This is what the 6 X CD/1 x BRD will look like:

Oh boy...

Kevin, any pricing indications yet in amongst those rumours?

I am going to have to get this probably the Lp version.

Richard Dane posted:

Oh boy...

Kevin, any pricing indications yet in amongst those rumours?

Not yet Richard, but going by the Pepper reissues of last year, I reckon £50 or so for the LPs, £30ish for the CDs and £100 for the super deluxe...

Apparently there's a version of 'Let It Be' on the big set, which is previously undocumented. It seems it was written, rehearsed and taped during the WA sessions but not properly recorded by the band until the following year...

Given the stunning level of sound on the Giles Pepper set, I'm in. To what depth, we'll see, as it doesn't have quite the magic for me as Pepper.

What I'd give for him to jump back a couple of years and do a number on Revolver...

As impressive as Giles Pepper set was, I think it's a shame that everything is so "in your face" regarding the mix. It seems so typical of the loudness wars problem where the dynamic range is reduced to be almost nothing. I tend to find myself still plying the original with the occasional listen to the new version.

This is exciting news.

Gary

[@mention:1566878603942595] - the deluxe box is up on The River - it's £116!   (Hopefully that price will come down)

Xmas is coming.....buy and help Santa,s elf’s find the right presents????

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Dammit, they want more of my money again.

https://www.rollingstone.com/m...first-listen-727928/

Kevin-W posted:

[@mention:1566878603942595] - the deluxe box is up on The River - it's £116!   (Hopefully that price will come down)

Or up...to £140. Gulp.

It's at £90 for the 4LP vinyl issue.

have it on 180 great album - will have to ask Santa!

if it's anything like the music quality of the remastered St.Pepper we should be in for a treat

just purchased Japan abbey road and they are off the scale - reminds me must post on another page

It's on H.M.V. £124.99 for the CD/DVD set 

Check out Pledge Music - much, much cheaper there; only £110 for the super deluxe, for example.

Kevin-W posted:

Check out Pledge Music - much, much cheaper there; only £110 for the super deluxe, for example.

Thanks Kevin.

Super deluxe ordered!  After my trip to Abbey Road for one of their lectures this year my appetite for all things Beatles is well and truly whetted!

I suppose it is too much to hope that they will offer the 96/24 as a download from the beginning, instead of forcing people to eithér hack the Blu Ray or wait a year?

I see this is available on all streaming platforms in all its glory. 

So what’s it like?

I’m  holidaying at the moment, hope to get a listen on iPad later today. 

.sjb

I see HighResAudio have two version for download,  Super Deluxe 107 track & Deluxe 57 track in 24/96 FLAC.  Disappointing that there is not a download of only the original album tracks.        I bought the Deluxe Sgt Pepper & after a few listens to all the out takes, experiments, foundation tracks & studio chat I decided it was no more interest & not something for a musical listening session.  So I made a copy & stripped out all the extra tracks leaving just the original Sgt Pepper tracks.  So the new White Album, thanks but I'm Out.  

Qobuz have the deluxe, which is the album and the Esher demos, for £32 or £16 if you are a Sublime subscriber. I wouldn’t want all the other stuff, but £16 sounds fine for the album. 

I'd really just want the Esher demos on their own...! Ah well.

I've downloaded the Deluxe from Qobuz at £15.99 and given a couple of tracks the onceover compared to the 2009 remaster, which I thought was fine.

Back In The USSR - firstly the remix is quieter, with more bass clarity and weight, and the whole thing sounds more refined. In a good way.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - again less loud, greater bass thwack and the level of transparency in the mix quite wonderful, for example the double tracked vocals at around 3:00 is a hair-raiser. One thing though, the ending section (from about  3:40) they seem to have brought up George's wails in the mix. Faithful or not it adds an extra poignancy to it (and there's a single piano phrase right at the end of the fade-out that's been brought up in the mix). 

So, all good so far and a steal for Qobuz Sublime subscribers. A listen to the whole thing in relaxed mode later...