What's with all the mono reissues?

Posted by Mr Peabody (A) on October 14, 2016 at 13:37:17

I saw an announcement of the new Ray Charles mono reissues, the ad said something like this, "in glorious mono". I heard some of the Beatles mono reissues and read how they were originally recorded in mono and the Beatles invented some interesting experimental technics, if you will. As I see other reissues I wonder if you all are really that hungry for mono or are there some other reasons to reissue like with the Beatles, which I thought the mono versions did sound great, whether from being in the original mono or the remaster process.

Or, are we going backward, "glorious mono", LOL

I have to admit some of the "stereo" or 2-channel recordings where the mono was just divided, you know the ones where you have sound from left/right but nothing in the center of the sound stage, on those I have to wonder what was the point.

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Topic - What's with all the mono reissues? - Mr Peabody 13:37:17 10/14/16 (16)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - Travis 18:05:03 10/15/16 (0)

I have to reply again - goblin141 14:37:08 10/15/16 (3)

RE: I have to reply again - Mr Peabody 16:23:06 10/15/16 (2)

RE: I have to reply again - PAR 09:49:39 10/16/16 (0)

RE: I have to reply again - goblin141 17:25:55 10/15/16 (0)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - volunteer 08:07:04 10/15/16 (3)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - Michael Samra 04:38:05 10/16/16 (1)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - volunteer 05:37:39 10/16/16 (0)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - goblin141 13:38:28 10/15/16 (0)

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Is there some advantage to single speaker mono? - violinist3 21:25:01 10/14/16 (1)

RE: Is there some advantage to single speaker mono? - PAR 08:27:52 10/15/16 (0)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - Duaney 18:30:39 10/14/16 (0)

RE: What's with all the mono reissues? - PAR 16:00:28 10/14/16 (1)

Yup, Paul on the right and John on the left....it sucked (nt) - Rod M 18:57:32 10/14/16 (0)

The few who buy... will buy ANYTHING... Thus more reissues to sell to the few who buy.. - Smelly_Socks 15:50:08 10/14/16 (0)

What's with all the mono reissues?

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