beatles remaster (mono or stereo) - Page 2

radarmaker · 09.10.2009, 01:27 PM

Nah, White Album's in both.

ricechex · 09.10.2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

that is true but abbey road, let it be, and I think white album were recorded solel;y in stere-ere-o

I'm pretty sure Let it Be is mono. But i remember a re-release of that at some point and people saying it's the way the Beatles wanted it bc it was mono. So maybe the original wasn't.

demonrail666 · 09.10.2009, 03:04 PM

Let it Be was never officially released in a mono version. There's a version of rough mono mixes but I think that's a bootleg. The White Album was only released in stereo format in the US but there was a mono version available in the UK for a while, before being replaced by the stereo one. Like Let it Be, there's never been an official mono version of Abbey Road released anywhere - as far as I know, anyway.

The Let it Be re-release (Let it Be ... Naked) is still in stereo. It's just had all of Phil Spector's post-production removed. Although its not really a return to the original tapes; many of the tracks on Naked were heavily remixed and in some instances re-edited from various different rehearsal takes.

ricechex · 09.10.2009, 05:16 PM

The Let it Be re-release (Let it Be ... Naked) is still in stereo. It's just had all of Phil Spector's post-production removed. Although its not really a return to the original tapes; many of the tracks on Naked were heavily remixed and in some instances re-edited from various different rehearsal takes.[/quote]

That must be what I'm thinking of then. The Beatles wanted it stripped from Spectors post production and Naked did that.

gmku · 09.10.2009, 05:33 PM

Fuck the whole Beatles remaster/revival bullshit, by the way.

This is way past fucking ridiculous.

Derek · 09.10.2009, 05:35 PM

Who's shelling out 200 clams for the new Beatles Rock Band game?

I'm not.

dirty bunny · 09.10.2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Fuck the whole Beatles remaster/revival bullshit, by the way.

This is way past fucking ridiculous.

Whenever I see these box sets I just think to myself: wow, people have a lot of money that they need to just spend on something.

Me, I'd rather spend my money on some new album, some new band, rather than buying the same fucking album over again. But apparently I'm in the minority.

gmku · 09.10.2009, 05:43 PM

I just hate how "they" have turned the Beatles into a perennial source of revenue. My opinion, you buy the Beatles once in whatever format you prefer and that's all you need.

Ever since the 1980s, apparently, all you need is marketing, marketing is all you need.

dirty bunny · 09.10.2009, 05:46 PM

Just a side note to that, perhaps: Michael Jackson bought the whole Beatles catalogue. I wonder if that means his estate still holds the rights to it or what?

Who is making the moolah off of this re-release? Curious.

gmku · 09.10.2009, 05:50 PM

Yeah. Good question. Either Jackson or McCartney, is my guess. Or both.

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radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	Nah, White Album's in both.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Let it Be was never officially released in a mono version. There's a version of rough mono mixes but I think that's a bootleg. The White Album was only released in stereo format in the US but there was a mono version available in the UK for a while, before being replaced by the stereo one. Like Let it Be, there's never been an official mono version of Abbey Road released anywhere - as far as I know, anyway. The Let it Be re-release (Let it Be ... Naked) is still in stereo. It's just had all of Phil Spector's post-production removed. Although its not really a return to the original tapes; many of the tracks on Naked were heavily remixed and in some instances re-edited from various different rehearsal takes.
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ricechex the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 582	The Let it Be re-release (Let it Be ... Naked) is still in stereo. It's just had all of Phil Spector's post-production removed. Although its not really a return to the original tapes; many of the tracks on Naked were heavily remixed and in some instances re-edited from various different rehearsal takes.[/quote] That must be what I'm thinking of then. The Beatles wanted it stripped from Spectors post production and Naked did that. __________________
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Fuck the whole Beatles remaster/revival bullshit, by the way. This is way past fucking ridiculous. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	Who's shelling out 200 clams for the new Beatles Rock Band game? I'm not.
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I just hate how "they" have turned the Beatles into a perennial source of revenue. My opinion, you buy the Beatles once in whatever format you prefer and that's all you need. Ever since the 1980s, apparently, all you need is marketing, marketing is all you need. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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dirty bunny expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: oh, why Texas actually Posts: 1,680	Just a side note to that, perhaps: Michael Jackson bought the whole Beatles catalogue. I wonder if that means his estate still holds the rights to it or what? Who is making the moolah off of this re-release? Curious. __________________ kiss me kiss me in the shadow of a doubt
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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Yeah. Good question. Either Jackson or McCartney, is my guess. Or both. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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