Beatles remasters

[Gilly]

How many times in my life will I have to buy the Beatles' catalog?

The Beatles catalog hasn't had a reissue since the late 80's.... unless you count the US Capitol box sets.

[Matt]

Yeah, for being pretty much the most popular, overexposed band of all time, they've been surpringly restrained with the reissues. It's not like they're Elvis Costello, putting out a new version of THIS YEAR'S MODEL every six months.

[jbissell]

Yeah, for being pretty much the most popular, overexposed band of all time, they've been surpringly restrained with the reissues. It's not like they're Elvis Costello, putting out a new version of THIS YEAR'S MODEL every six months.

Exactly.  I just preordered the stereo box, though I'm definitely interested in getting the mono box if I ever have the funds.

[nec13]

Those box sets are awfully tempting. But for right now, I think I'll just go for the individual releases (namely The White Album, Past Masters, Magical Mystery Tour, and Revolver).

[Gilly]

I think I'm going to download a couple songs first to see if they live up to the hype.

[fonpr]

I think I'm going to download a couple songs first to see if they live up to the hype.

Legally one hopes.

If you do so Don't trust iTunes.


Everything sounds thin and tinny to my ears.

[Steve of Bloomington]

This is true, with some of the early stereo recordings they'd put one instrument in the left ear and another in the right ear, and it ends up just being distracting. I can see where mono would be better in those cases.

one of my first posts on here was asking why tom preferred mono versions of albums, it was before i really "got" it.

then i heard the mono mix of revolver and when taxman kicks in... you hear all the instruments working together, front and center, instead of hard panned left or right. it was a major "oh" moment.

i guess for the non-nerd types, who don't track down weird bootleg recordings clandestinely, you're gonna be in for a treat when you get to hear how many of these albums were really meant to sound.

[Steve of Bloomington]

Also, I'm going for the White Album and Rubber Soul (for starters).

[fletcher munson]

I'm into listening in on the sessions.  It's crazy that, like a fly on a wall, I can listen to all of the starts and stops and changes of songs, discussions, jokes, arguments, all of it.  I mean, someone has managed to find and upload every second of the Abbey Road sessions - like 20 hours or something. 

[Steve of Bloomington]

We've isolated each of the Beatles' inhalations and exhalations in this recording of a smoke break.

[fletcher munson]

haha, yeah. 

After a lengthy discussion about why every time they get together to record an album they build a castle around it,  there's a tired silence then, I think Lennon says, "goodnight, Dick" and they both burst out laughing.

[buffcoat]

I actually like the Abbey Road medley.  I've found that to be rare among fans.

I sorta got "Beatlesed out" in high school because I listened to them so much.  But I still enjoy hearing them pop up on the iPod.

[Steve of Bloomington]

I actually like the Abbey Road medley.  I've found that to be rare among fans.

I sorta got "Beatlesed out" in high school because I listened to them so much.  But I still enjoy hearing them pop up on the iPod.

I love the Abbey Road medley. Possibly it's my ADHD, but I can listen to Revolution #9 all the way through, too.

[scratchbomb]

I actually like the Abbey Road medley.  I've found that to be rare among fans.

I sorta got "Beatlesed out" in high school because I listened to them so much.  But I still enjoy hearing them pop up on the iPod.

I love the Abbey Road medley. Possibly it's my ADHD, but I can listen to Revolution #9 all the way through, too.

my mom was a huge fan of Abbey Road side 2; she used to play it all the time when I was a kid, so the suite is one of my all-time faves. and apparently when I was really little, I used to love "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", to the point of jumping up and down to the bangs every time it played (which eventually ruined my mom's vinyl copy)

[buffcoat]

I actually like the Abbey Road medley.  I've found that to be rare among fans.

I sorta got "Beatlesed out" in high school because I listened to them so much.  But I still enjoy hearing them pop up on the iPod.

I love the Abbey Road medley. Possibly it's my ADHD, but I can listen to Revolution #9 all the way through, too.

my mom was a huge fan of Abbey Road side 2; she used to play it all the time when I was a kid, so the suite is one of my all-time faves. and apparently when I was really little, I used to love "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", to the point of jumping up and down to the bangs every time it played (which eventually ruined my mom's vinyl copy)

Which Newbridgite takes down the whole Beatles oeuvre by saying "Bang bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down"?

This is not a trivia question - I just can't remember at the moment.  It's not Ronald Thomas Clontle, I don't think.