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A bit more on the Beatles and mono

Let It Be and Abbey Road were issued stereo only, and are not included in the Beatles mono box. As posted by another, the Beatles and George Martin focused on the mono mixes through the White Album, and the stereo mixes were left to others.

I have an early stereo reissue of the US version of Rubber Soul, and the stereo effects are what I would call dual-mono and not true stereo - drums and bass in one speaker, vocals and guitar in another - this is the case for a lot of early stereo issues - true of some of the jazz releases in the early 60s as well, and not a true attempt to capture music in a space. I keep, and play, that LP because I of songs that were chosen for the US release - fewer songs sadly, but the US release starts with "I've Just Seen a Face", leading into "Norwegian Wood", which for me captures the vibe of Rubber Soul better than the UK version.

Here's the other thing about the mono box - it sounds great, while the earlier stereo box was sourced from compromised digital masters. You can hear it.

So for me, when I listen to the earlier Beatles, I want the mono box LPs. I probably would switch to the more recent stereo reissues supervised by Giles Martin starting with Sgt. Pepper. For Let It Be, if I had to pick one, it would be the Let It Be- Naked issued maybe 15 years ago.


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