The Long Wait Is Finally Over: 9/9/9 Is The Release Day For The Remastered Stereo & Mono Beatles Box Sets
If you're like me (a huge Beatles freak) then September 9th is basically Christmas Day! This is the day that new remastered Beatles CDs are finally coming out, 22 years since the original Beatles CDs were released.
In 1987 when The Beatles first released their albums in the CD format, the technology was still new. The mastering job done on those CDs is considered sub par and that's why Beatles fans have long been clamoring for remastered CDs.
But the excitement from 9/9/9 doesn't just come from the fact that the albums are being remastered for the first time since their original release on CD, it also comes from the mono box set that is being released on that day.
This will be the first time ever that the original mono mixes of all of The Beatles albums (at least those that had an original mono mix) are going to be released on CD.
Mono was being phased out way back in the 1960s, so why should we listen to mono mixes in 2009? This is an understandable view but if you think of these mixes as being the originally intended mixes, it's interesting to hear them.
In the 1960s mono mixes were considered to be of primary importance while stereo was still a new technology that wasn't taken very seriously just yet. Because of this the band spent a lot more time working on getting their mono mixes right. The stereo mixes would often be done without any input from the band at all, actually.
Some claim that the mono versions of Sgt. Pepper & Revolver are far better than the stereo mixes. Those of us who grew up with the stereo versions find that hard to believe, but I think we are very curious to hear what these old timers are talking about, too.
But new CDs are not the only Beatles gear coming out on September 9th, there's also the new Beatles Rock Band game. It looks like a lot of fun.
Even if you aren't too into playing video games I think the Beatles Rock Band game is worth giving a chance to if you're a big Beatles fan. It should be great fun to sing and drum to The Beatles songs (the guitar part I don't really care for, I know from playing other Rock Band games that it's not really related to playing real guitar.) - 18762
In 1987 when The Beatles first released their albums in the CD format, the technology was still new. The mastering job done on those CDs is considered sub par and that's why Beatles fans have long been clamoring for remastered CDs.
But the excitement from 9/9/9 doesn't just come from the fact that the albums are being remastered for the first time since their original release on CD, it also comes from the mono box set that is being released on that day.
This will be the first time ever that the original mono mixes of all of The Beatles albums (at least those that had an original mono mix) are going to be released on CD.
Mono was being phased out way back in the 1960s, so why should we listen to mono mixes in 2009? This is an understandable view but if you think of these mixes as being the originally intended mixes, it's interesting to hear them.
In the 1960s mono mixes were considered to be of primary importance while stereo was still a new technology that wasn't taken very seriously just yet. Because of this the band spent a lot more time working on getting their mono mixes right. The stereo mixes would often be done without any input from the band at all, actually.
Some claim that the mono versions of Sgt. Pepper & Revolver are far better than the stereo mixes. Those of us who grew up with the stereo versions find that hard to believe, but I think we are very curious to hear what these old timers are talking about, too.
But new CDs are not the only Beatles gear coming out on September 9th, there's also the new Beatles Rock Band game. It looks like a lot of fun.
Even if you aren't too into playing video games I think the Beatles Rock Band game is worth giving a chance to if you're a big Beatles fan. It should be great fun to sing and drum to The Beatles songs (the guitar part I don't really care for, I know from playing other Rock Band games that it's not really related to playing real guitar.) - 18762
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Beatles Remastered CDs will be available for purchase from 9/9/9 on, as will The Beatles Rock Band Game.
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