| The Long Wait For Remastered Beatles CDs Is | | | | means that the stereo mixes done up until this |
| Finally Over | | | | time were mostly an afterthought. It was actually |
| When The Beatles albums were originally released | | | | the mono versions of these albums that The |
| on CD for the first time (in the 1980s) the | | | | Beatles and George Martin spent the most time |
| technology was very new and the mastering job | | | | trying to get perfect and it's because of this that |
| done then is now considered quite subpar (and | | | | to a lot of Beatles purists the mono versions are |
| has been for quite some time.) | | | | the "real" versions of these albums (up through |
| Beatles fans have been waiting a long time for | | | | The White Album which was the last one mixed in |
| Beatles albums to be remastered for CD again | | | | mono.) |
| and now it's finally happening after more than 20 | | | | For the first time these original mono mixes are |
| years. The official release date is September 9th, | | | | being released on CD (previously they were only |
| 2009. | | | | available on original vinyl!) But these mono versions |
| All 13 of The Beatles original UK albums are being | | | | of the albums are not available for individual sale, |
| remastered for stereo release. Along with those | | | | but only as a part of the mono box set which |
| 13 albums (from Please Please Me through Let It | | | | includes all 10 of The Beatles studio albums that |
| Be) the Past Masters collection is also being | | | | were originally mixed in mono (that means no |
| remastered. | | | | Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road, or Let It Be.) It |
| What's Past Masters? It's a collection of all of the | | | | also includes a CD called Mono Masters which is |
| songs released by The Beatles in the 1960s that | | | | like the corresponding Past Masters except |
| were never included on one of their albums. This | | | | (obviously) in mono. Most of the songs on Past |
| includes huge hit songs like "Hey Jude" and the | | | | Masters were originally mixed in mono, so this |
| fast version of "Revolution" which were released | | | | makes sense. |
| as singles but not on any of their 13 official studio | | | | 09/09/09 |
| albums. | | | | The remastered CDs are not being released until |
| Stereo Box Set | | | | 09/09/09 (a reference to the repeating "number |
| The stereo remastered versions of these 13 | | | | nine" on "Revolution #9") but they can be |
| studio albums along with the Past Masters CD are | | | | pre-ordered online now. Pre-ordering may be |
| all included in the stereo box set. There's also a lot | | | | particularly advised with the mono box set |
| of extra goodies included in this box set such as a | | | | because it appears that only 10,000 copies are |
| DVD which includes a short documentary on the | | | | being made (although it's possible this is a |
| making of each album. | | | | miscommunication or some extra will be added |
| Mono Box Set | | | | later when they sell out. |
| Up until about 1968, mono was the standard. This | | | | |