RE: Is Mono The New Stereo?........no

Posted by user510 on September 21, 2014 at 11:54:04

In Reply to: Is Mono The New Stereo? posted by AudioSoul on September 21, 2014 at 07:24:23:

....These threads have been about The Beatles. As others have noted The Beatles were personally involved in the production and engineering of the mono versions of their recordings. But allowed the engineers to channel the stereo versions while they were away doing other stuff. (Especially those previous to The white Album when the recording equipment was more primitive at Abbey Road Studios than in other studios around the world.)

For more info on The Beatles here are a couple of book titles worth the read:
"The Beatles, The Biography" by Bob Spitz isbn 0-316-80352-9

This is an overview of their recording and performing career as a group that offers individual biographies as well as notes on their recording sessions. Well worth the read.

"Here, There and Everywhere, My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles"
by Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey isbn 1-592-40179-1

This book is useful in that it offers Emerick's perspective and his account on the recording sessions with The Beatles that he engineered.

Both books will also reveal which recording decks were used on what albums. EMI was a bit behind the curve for a time on equipment. For example a tour of a US recording studio at the same era would have turned up far more advanced recording equipment. Both books will document what recording equipment was used on which albums. If you read the above two you can get a pretty good idea of how The Beatles worked in and out of the recording studio.

-Steve

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Topic - Is Mono The New Stereo? - AudioSoul 07:24:23 09/21/14 (26)

Now now, sometimes the mono presentation is simply more "sensible," for lack of better word. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 17:40:16 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - AudioSoul 17:34:07 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - jdiamantis 14:38:23 09/21/14 (0)

You need to hear some High Fidelity Mono recordings. It'll open your ears... - musetap 13:58:37 09/21/14 (0)

It's not that at all - Paully 11:54:19 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo?........no - user510 11:54:04 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - risabet 10:57:33 09/21/14 (0)

What's the attraction? - Bill Way 10:46:23 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is trolling The New Stereo? - Frank_Locke 09:34:29 09/21/14 (1)

RE: Is trolling The New Stereo? - bjh 09:59:39 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - bluemooze 08:50:20 09/21/14 (2)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - AudioSoul 17:20:12 09/21/14 (1)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - bluemooze 17:37:38 09/21/14 (0)

RE: "Everything that is old is new again" - BCR 08:45:10 09/21/14 (3)

It was a fiasco only to those unsuccessful at keeping it. nt - Doug G. 12:31:53 09/21/14 (0)

RE: "Everything that is old is new again" - John Elison 10:20:56 09/21/14 (1)

RE: "Everything that is old is new again" - BCR 12:38:37 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - big muck 08:09:23 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - John Elison 08:05:25 09/21/14 (0)

RE: Is Mono The New Stereo? - BillyBenBilly 07:58:10 09/21/14 (0)

It's a fad. - Doug G. 07:47:06 09/21/14 (5)

RE: It's a fad. - Doug G. 19:22:20 09/21/14 (0)

So is The Beatles - Penguin 08:32:58 09/21/14 (3)

RE: So is The Beatles - kyle 17:01:42 09/21/14 (2)

So? - Penguin 17:16:14 09/21/14 (1)

RE: So? - Frinky 17:34:35 09/21/14 (0)

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