| Yes, if you are a Beatles fan then you should buy | | | | these newly mastered mono mixes is a huge |
| The Beatles Mono Box Set. After listening to | | | | step up from the old stereo CDs that have been |
| every song in this set I'm positive that it's a | | | | available since 1987. A really great example of this |
| "must buy" for anyone who really wants to hear | | | | is "Long Long Long" from The White Album which |
| The Beatles music as it was originally intended to | | | | sounds so much better that it's almost like it's an |
| be heard (and it sounds fantastic!) | | | | entirely new song. |
| As They Were Intended To Be Heard | | | | Overall the changes that really stand out the |
| When The Beatles were recording and mixing | | | | most are that the drums, bass, and vocals all cut |
| their legendary albums in the 1960s most people | | | | through the mix much better than they did on |
| listened to their music in mono. In fact, so few | | | | the old CDs. There are new layers of backing |
| people listened to music in stereo at that time | | | | vocals that were hidden and the bass really |
| that it was considered something of a "fad" and | | | | propels the songs forward with a new found |
| very little thought was put into the stereo mixes | | | | depth to it and finally we can hear Ringo's drums |
| that they did make. The Beatles first 10 albums | | | | and it turns out he's a great drummer! |
| (including Magical Mystery Tour which was originally | | | | Different Mixes |
| released as an EP in the UK) were mixed in mono | | | | Beyond the fact that these mono mixes sound |
| and they are all included in this box set (the songs | | | | great, there's also the fact that many of them |
| on Let It Be & Abbey Road were never | | | | sound very different from the stereo mixes you |
| mixed in mono in the first place, so they are not | | | | are probably famialiar with. There are a lot of |
| included.) | | | | examples of this but possibly the best one is that |
| The Mono Mixes Sound Fantastic | | | | "She's Leaving Home" sounds faster and higher |
| You may be thinking "Well, OK, that's how they | | | | (it's sped up) on the mono version of Sgt. |
| wanted them to be heard at the time, but stereo | | | | Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and that really |
| is the standard now." And I can understand that | | | | gives it more energy than the stereo version |
| viewpoint. But the fact is these mono mixes | | | | which kind of drags in comparison. |
| sound amazing. The "warmth" & "clarity" of | | | | |