Seven Reasons That All Beatles Fans Should Buy The Beatles Mono Box Set
I purchased The Beatles Mono Box Set as soon as it was available and I've been listening to it non-stop since I received it last week. After listening to it as much as I have, I can think of dozens of reasons that every Beatles fan should order it too but there's limited space here so I'm going to list just 7.
(1) You cannot buy the the mono Beatles CDs by themselves. For example if you want to buy the mono mix of Sgt. Pepper, you will need to buy the entire Beatles in Mono Box Set. This is different from the Beatles in Stereo Box Set because the remastered stereo CDs contained in that set are also the official Beatles CDs now and can be bought on their own too.
(2) In many cases the mono mixes of The Beatles songs sound significantly different from the stereo mixes. Of course any serious Beatles fan is going to want to hear these significant differences. One example of these differences is that the backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping" comes in earlier in mono.
(3) If you are one of the many people who really hates the wide panning of many of The Beatles stereo mixes (where vocals and drums are panned hard left or hard right) you will probably find the mono mixes to be quite a relief.
(4) There are only a limited number of The Beatles in Mono Box Sets being made. There is no official statement on how many copies will be made. They are likely to become a collectors item in the future.
(5) Beatles purists believe that these mono Beatles albums represent "The Beatles as they were meant to be heard." These were the mixes that the band, their producers, and their recording engineers worked hardest on.
(6) The packaging is awesome. Each CD comes in a replica of the original vinyl release.
(7) The Beatles in Mono Box Set comes with an exclusive essay by Kevin Howlett which includes a lot of interesting information on the mono mixes. - 18762
(1) You cannot buy the the mono Beatles CDs by themselves. For example if you want to buy the mono mix of Sgt. Pepper, you will need to buy the entire Beatles in Mono Box Set. This is different from the Beatles in Stereo Box Set because the remastered stereo CDs contained in that set are also the official Beatles CDs now and can be bought on their own too.
(2) In many cases the mono mixes of The Beatles songs sound significantly different from the stereo mixes. Of course any serious Beatles fan is going to want to hear these significant differences. One example of these differences is that the backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping" comes in earlier in mono.
(3) If you are one of the many people who really hates the wide panning of many of The Beatles stereo mixes (where vocals and drums are panned hard left or hard right) you will probably find the mono mixes to be quite a relief.
(4) There are only a limited number of The Beatles in Mono Box Sets being made. There is no official statement on how many copies will be made. They are likely to become a collectors item in the future.
(5) Beatles purists believe that these mono Beatles albums represent "The Beatles as they were meant to be heard." These were the mixes that the band, their producers, and their recording engineers worked hardest on.
(6) The packaging is awesome. Each CD comes in a replica of the original vinyl release.
(7) The Beatles in Mono Box Set comes with an exclusive essay by Kevin Howlett which includes a lot of interesting information on the mono mixes. - 18762
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