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    Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!

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    Image of infmom infmom
    08/19/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    I still have the original vinyl versions. :)
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    Image of amābō tē?「Tayler」 amābō tē?「Tayler」
    08/19/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    So...How much were you guys paid t advertise this?

    I mean, if it was Elvis I could understand, but the Beatles?? They have at most 3 good songs.
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    infmom promoted this comment amābō tē?「Tayler」 was starred amābō tē?「Tayler」 was unstarred
    Image of infmom infmom
    08/19/09

    @Holy shirt! a talking squirrel! 「Tayler」: Sounds like your hearing's been damaged by too many Britney Spears concerts.
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Hey Gizmodo!!! Are you people brain dead?!? THIS must be what Apple will introduce at their music event along with COCKTAIL! With all the photos and accompany materials! Forget the new iPods, this will make Beatles fanboys cream in their pants.
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Diaz, but the reason why the mono box set isn't available is because the preorders have all sold out. :(

    Though it is still available on Barnes & Noble: [btobmusic.barnesandnoble.com]
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    Image of SashaM SashaM
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    I'll stand next to 'that guy', and be even thatter - someday question arise in a group of people: What would you do if you could take one trip to past and DO something? Mostly the answers were: go back and give myself lottery numbers. I quietly said: I would go back and rip off hands of each and every Beatle, so they can NEVER play!
    They could write music. But not play it. There.
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    infmom promoted this comment SashaM was starred SashaM was unstarred
    Image of infmom infmom
    08/19/09

    @SashaM: Dylan could write music but not sing it, but nobody was forced to buy his albums.
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    Image of bitgod bitgod
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    I'm just curious to listen to a song in stereo and in mono and see, errr, hear what the difference is.
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    Image of ophmarketing ophmarketing
    08/18/09

    @bitgod: In some cases, the difference is minimal. But others—especially "Sgt Pepper" and the "White Album"—have dramatically different mono and stereo mixes.

    Technically speaking, the mono mixes are considered the 'preferred' versions, as those were the mixes the Beatles and George Martin oversaw. Stereo was still something of a new concept (and considered by some to be a fad), so stereo mixing was typically handed over to a lower-level engineer.

    Only "Abbey Road" and "Let it Be" (and "Revolution 9" on the "White Album") were mixed primarily for stereo. "Mono" versions of those albums were just mix-downs of the stereo tracks.
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    08/18/09

    @ophmarketing: One should say "Historically speaking", as opposed to "Technically" at this point. The Stereo mixes are all new, and were done because they thought they had the technology and technique to do a stereo remix "right", whereas before the stereo mixes were technically deficient for the reasons that you stated.
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Yeah I always thought Ringo was the coolest too.

    :)
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/18/09

    @strider_mt2k: My boss has a photo of himself and Ringo in his office. They played on an 80's version of "Act Naturally" together.
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    Image of ophmarketing ophmarketing
    08/18/09

    @badhatharry: Is your boss Buck Owebs
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    ophmarketing was starred ophmarketing was unstarred
    Image of ophmarketing ophmarketing
    08/18/09

    @ophmarketing: I mean Buck Owens.
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    badhatharry promoted this comment ophmarketing was starred ophmarketing was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/18/09

    @ophmarketing: Actually, his keyboard player, Jim Shaw. But Buck was his boss until he died. Now it's his nephew.
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    Image of ophmarketing ophmarketing
    08/18/09

    @badhatharry: Very cool.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/18/09

    @ophmarketing: You're a Buck fan?
     Reply
    badhatharry was starred badhatharry was unstarred
    Image of Mike Mike
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Where is the white album? Don't flame me if it's in the past masters thing, I'm not completely knowing of the beatles. But I do love their music. This is on the Christmas List. At $180 it's affordable.
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    Darklighter promoted this comment Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of Darklighter Darklighter
    08/18/09

    @Mike: The White Album is the self-titled album. It was just called The White Album because it's, well, white.
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    Image of Mike Mike
    08/18/09

    @Darklighter: Oh, it's just listed as "The Beatles." White Album is just another name for the album. I got it now. I just feel a little stupid.
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    Edited by Mike at 08/18/09 6:52 PM Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of berbar berbar
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    For the record, the stereo box set is up for pre-order at Amazon at $180.
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    Image of Galley Galley
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Am I stuck in some kind of time warp? These were announced way back in April. The limited edition Mono Box Set is already sold out in most places. Amazon has the Stereo Box Set for $179.99.
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    Scotland promoted this comment Galley was starred Galley was unstarred
    Image of Scotland Scotland
    08/18/09

    @Galley: Instructions on how to escape the time warp: It's just a jump to the left
    And then a step to the right
    With your hands on your hips
    You bring your knees in tight ...
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    Image of Mr_Biggles:Windows 7 was my idea Mr_Biggles:Windows 7 was my idea
    08/18/09

    @Scotland:
    Let's do the time warp again...
    Let's do the time warp again!
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    just to be that guy: fuck the beatles. most over rated band. ever.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    08/18/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!): Amen.

    >clicks heart
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    08/18/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!): Please go back and listen to what pop music sounded like before the Beatles and compare it to what came after. Then tell me what band changed music as much as they did. Or maybe you don't hear the difference between Fabian and the Fab Five?
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    Image of duffyanneal loves toast duffyanneal loves toast
    08/18/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!):

    I'm not the biggest Beatle fan around, but I like the music and recognize their influence on society and music itself. If not an admirer of the band you have to admire what they did to shape the direction of music. If you listen to their sound as it progresses over time you will hear it go from simple monophonic sounds to very complex, multi-layered, polyphonic sounds. Listen to Love Me Do then compare it to Penny Lane, Eleanor Rigby, Strawberry Fields, etc. to get an idea of what I'm talking about. They probably had the greatest influence on what we consider modern music.
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    (Starman) AnalysisDialysis promoted this comment duffyanneal loves toast was starred duffyanneal loves toast was unstarred
    Image of frigg frigg
    08/18/09

    @danger the pirate (now with google voice!): In 1000 years, if humans still inhabit the Earth, they will still be listening to the Beatles. Not too many bands you can say that about.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    08/18/09

    @token_illiterate_commenter: Dunno what Pirate's logic is, but I'm happy to acknowledge they contributed to the evolution of music while at the same time saying you couldn't pay me to listen to that bubblegum crap.
    .
    Seriously. As far as seminal bands go, give me the MC5, or Iggy, or the Sex Pistols, or the Velvet Underground, or the Clash. At least there is a pulse.
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    Image of danger the pirate danger the pirate
    08/18/09

    I think my mission was successful. i dont know if anybody will check back here, but, I dont mind the beatles, im just not a big fan. they did make a big impact on music, but i dont really like them, and i was just being a dick...
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    Image of speck2001 speck2001
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    A high school English teacher would have a field day with this "article".
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    08/18/09

    @speck2001: The men in prison would have a field day with your ass. Go back to www.merriam-webster.com/ where you belong.
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    You think they would keep the originals in dust free, humidity controlled safes.
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    Image of lucky_you lucky_you
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    I can't wait to compress them all to 128kbps !

    /s
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment Edited by lucky_you at 08/18/09 5:51 PM lucky_you was starred lucky_you was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    08/18/09

    In reply to Entire Beatles' Digitally Re-Mastered Complete Catalog Includes All Mono Albums—YES!
    Yes. I will be buying this. I might even devote my old Apple Corps green iPod shuffle to it.
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