In The 1960s Mono Mixes Were The Standard
It was not until the time of Let It Be & Abbey Road that the stereo mixes became The Beatles only. Up until that point, they were more focused on the mono mixes as they were the standard way people listened to music then.
The Original Beatles Albums
You can make a great case that these original mono mixes are The Beatles albums in their most pure form. These are the mixes that most people heard back in the 1960s. These are the mixes that made them the biggest band of all time. Hearing these albums in their original stereo mixes, even if they are poor mixes, is interesting to real Beatles fans.
The Mono Box Set Includes
- The Band’s first 10 studio albums in mono.
- Rubber Soul & Help! in their original stereo mixes
- The mono mixes of all of the band’s singles that were mixed in mono.
Where’s Yellow Submarine, Let It Be, & Abbey Road?
The band’s last three studio albums were actually never mixed in mono because by 1969 stereo was the standard and mono mixes had been completely phased out.
Why Are Stereo Mixes For Two Albums Included?
The two albums included in stereo (Help! & Rubber Soul) were recorded in 1965. At this time mixing in stereo was still a very new thing and these albums were mixed in what would now be considerd a very strange way. When the bands albums were first released on CD in the ’80s they didn’t use the original stereo mixes and made new stereo mixes instead. The original stereo mixes for these 1965 classic albums have never been on CD until this new mono box set.
For The First Time Ever The White Album Will Be Released In Mono In The US
This will actually be the first time the band’s classic self titled 1968 album (best known as The White Album) will be released in mono in the US in any format. Why is that? Because in 1968 mono was already done in the US so only the stereo version was released. In the UK both the stereo & mono mixes were released.
The Beatles Remastered CDs Box Sets
There are actually two box sets being released on September 9th. A mono box set & a stereo box set. Both are necessary purchases by~essential for} real Beatles fans.
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