Beatles on CD

[Neukoln]

I cannot wait till the day that the whole Beatles catalog is re-issued on CD utilising modern 24bit remastering facilites.

I believe that they should use the original mono mixes up until Sgt Peppers, as they are all clearly superior to the stereo ones that they used for most of the early albums on CD (not all - I know). Anyone who has a mono pressing of Revolver could tell the you the audio joys within.

Or like Pet Sounds, they could put both mixes on the one CD.

To their credit, some of the old CD's sound OK. Rubber Soul unfortunately is UNLISTENABLE! For some reason they remixed it brighter that the top of the Chrysler Building. Ouch! Nice way of killing a beautifully recorded album. Souless.

Well, maybe one day...

[RadioMoo]

Originally Posted by Neukoln

I cannot wait till the day that the whole Beatles catalog is re-issued on CD utilising modern 24bit remastering facilites.

More than likely, they will be smashed to hell like almost any contemporary pop album - but one can always hope.

Anyone who has a mono pressing of Revolver could tell the you the audio joys within.

Like the alternate mix of 'Tomorrow Never Knows.'

[Neukoln]

Originally Posted by RadioMoo

More than likely, they will be smashed to hell like almost any contemporary pop album - but one can always hope.

Well, yes maybe. Whoever recently did the Dylan catalog should do it!

Or maybe Bob Irwin from Sundazed. People who make CD's sound as close to a great vinyl copy as possible.

[RUSCO]

I think they should just remix the lot. Back then the mixes were meant for vinyl . Now the playback medium is digital.
Why not mix for the medium? Why not go back to the 1st generation master 4 track tapes and sync everything up ( finally possible nowdays ).I though the ' Naked ' LP sounded heaps better than the original Let it Be .There's no denying the fact.

People who make CD's sound as close to a great vinyl copy as possible.

What's the point?
The vinyl is already out there. Why not try new mixes. They could actually sound better . You know more bass .

[djwayne]

24/96 5.1 dvd's......everything.....

[willythekid]

Originally Posted by RUSCO

I think they should just remix the lot. Back then the mixes were meant for vinyl . Now the playback medium is digital.
Why not mix for the medium? Why not go back to the 1st generation master 4 track tapes and sync everything up ( finally possible nowdays ).I though the ' Naked ' LP sounded heaps better than the original Let it Be .There's no denying the fact.



What's the point?
The vinyl is already out there. Why not try new mixes. They could actually sound better . You know more bass .

I don't agree with you there – I think that the mix is part of the original work of art and that it should be left as it is. The reason why the new Let it be sounds better then the old one is not new superiour technology, the reason is the fact that it was mixed by someone sensitive to the artists (McCartneys) vision. Spector did not seem to care at all about that when he did his mix of the album in the sixties. (Compare Phil Spectors album version of the song "Let it be" to George Martins mix on the single of the same song. Spector just did a terrible job). But all the other albums sound wonderful. Personally I think that the bass is pretty prominent on the albums following Revolver, I don't think it needs to be enhanced any further. Don't wait for a new CD release, just get a good vinyl copy from Ebay.

[max cooper]

I have original vinyl versions of all the Beatles stuff, and I don't ever think they need improving.

Another reason a turntable is a great investment is that a lot of the software can be had cheap.

[Neukoln]

Originally Posted by willythekid

I Don't wait for a new CD release, just get a good vinyl copy from Ebay.

Hey, I don't mean to sound cocky but this is precisely what I have been doing for years - thus why I know how the original mono mixes sound. It is this reason why I would like to see some better CD equivelents released that do justice to the original records because the original Black Parlophone records won't be around forever. Whoevers got one will keep it, or they will just sound bad due to overplay.

Any Beatles record from the 70's onward pretty much sound like shit. The "orange" labels. These are probably more-often-than-not the ones popping up on ebay.

So, looking to the future, I would like to see this happen.

[7161]

I think that the mix is part of the original work of art and that it should be left as it is

hear hear. leave it alone.