Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Ok...the time is getting near.So I just got around to looking into it a bit,and I've found out they are doing mono and stereo remasters.What to do what to do...And it looks like the mono box set is more expensive...but the stereo box set cost about 40 bucks less and yet apparantly has 3 more discs.Mono set has had 13 discs and the stereo set has 16??(or has Amazon screwed up the info?)Anyhoo...just picking people's brains.Which format are you getting these releases in?...mono or stereo??...and why?? Edited August 3, 2009 by zint61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Actually, I remember reading an interview where Paul said that he was fine with downloading.Anyway, how much are these supposed to be Zint? I know now, just to buy one Beatles CD at the store, it's $15-$20. Others are even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Actually, I remember reading an interview where Paul said that he was fine with downloading.Anyway, how much are these supposed to be Zint? I know now, just to buy one Beatles CD at the store, it's $15-$20. Others are even more.Well, I suggest you start shopping at Target where you can get 'em at twelve bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Will do. Fuckin' fye (for.your.entertainment.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Will do. Fuckin' fye (for.your.entertainment.) Biggest rip-offs on the planet. I've got one at my local mall who'll sell eighteen dollar albums when you can get them down the street at the Best Buy for ten-fifteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 In Canada (via Amazon)Mono box set (13 discs) is $289.00Stereo box set (16 discs) is $244.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 And that comes with all of their studio albums? What about the Hey Jude album? Not an official studio album, but one that'd be nice to have. Hey Jude is the one with all of the non-album singles, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Stereo box set comes with the following:-Dimensions: 12"x6"x3"-Description: Hard black glossy lift top with magnet clasp CD's packaged in three panel digi-pak with digital mini documentaries Remastered by Guy Massey, Steve Rooke, Sam Okell with Paul Hicks and Sean Magee-Contains: All 13 Studio remasters plus Past Masters (digi packaging with digital mini documentaries)Please Please MeWith The BeatlesA Hard Day's NightBeatles For SaleHelp!Rubber SoulRevolverSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMagical Mystery TourThe BeatlesYellow SubmarineAbbey RoadLet It BePast Masters DVD of all 13 mini-documentaries (Running time: 40 minutes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin' Jack Flash Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'll stick to my vinyls...Not the biggest Beatles fan anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Mono box set comes with the following:(U.S. version)Product DescriptionFEATURES:-Dimensions: 5.75" x 5.38" x 2.63"-Description: ·Hard white glossy slip box ·Limited edition (10,000 in the U.S. market) ·CDs packaged as mini LP replicas (replica artwork, sleeves and gatefolds) ·Remastered by Paul Hicks, Sean Magee with Guy Massey and Steve Rooke-Contains: Original Mono version - 11 albums (12 discs) += mono mix CD debut ·Please Please Me ·With The Beatles ·A Hard Day's Night ·Beatles For Sale ·Help! (CD also includes original 1965 stereo mix)+ ·Rubber Soul (CD also include original 1965 stereo mix)+ ·Revolver+ ·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band+ ·Magical Mystery Tour+ ·The Beatles+ ·Mono Masters (features all of the mono tracks that appeared on singles, EPs. or that never made it onto the 13 albums)-Essay written by Kevin Howlett*note: Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be are not included, as they were originally recorded in stereo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 Weeeell...I poked around a bit and the debate over mono vs. stereo is massive and intense!I'm now leaning towards the mono box set based on info like this:..................................................................................................................In short, the stereo mixes were not considered important by George Martin or The Beatles until about '68. Stereo owners, in the UK anyway, were few and far between. Prior to that they spent all of their effort on the mono mixes, laboring over them for days and weeks to make sure they were exactly right. They just left the stereo mixes to engineers who dashed them off quickly (sometimes in as little as 30 minutes). The stereo mixes were put together for maximum novelty effect with the sounds totally separated, leaving a big hole in the middle of the sonic picture. They often destroyed the original feel of the song. The biggest thing you lose with the stereo versions is the power of the rhythm section. If you're wavering, go with the mono. That's the way The Beatles originally meant the songs to be heard. The mono set is limited so you may not always be able to get it but the stereo versions will always be available......................................................................................................................One thing I've been reading that seems to be universal (so far) is that Sgt. Pepper sounds FAR superior in a mono mix.So that alone might make the mono box set worth it.Not to mention the mono releases come in a mini vinyl format...which are pretty cool.I have the New York Dolls first two albums in mini vinyl release (Japan imports) and they look great!hmmmm....Now back to looking at the pros of the Stereo box set....fawk!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBear Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Is this their entire catalog? I'm tempted to buy, but I've spent more than enough money lately.That first opinion you posted almost makes it seem that mono is clearly the way to go, no matter what stereo benefits are present.Now that I look at the list of albums on each I see it cannot be the entire catalog, since the lists are different. At least for the mono, which has less albums included.I'm glad I picked up the Zeppelin SHM box set, but then again I'm a bigger Led Zep fan than a Beatles fan.You into hi-fi at all, zint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubs Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I'm pretty sure I'm getting the stereo set, and for free too since it comes out the day before my birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 True Beatles fans would buy both sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthisriver Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 True Beatles fans would buy both sets.Dont say things like that! Now I might actually have to do it. Oh, this whole fricking thing is stressing me the fuck out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 If you get just one, then all of the time while listening to it, you'll be wishing you had the other one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satanisk_Slakt Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Eventually, I will try to get both. Nothing I will give priority to however. There are many other things I'd rather get before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zint Posted August 3, 2009 Author Share Posted August 3, 2009 True Beatles fans would buy both sets.Dont say things like that! Now I might actually have to do it. Oh, this whole fricking thing is stressing me the fuck out!I know!!I don't know which to go for!That's a LOT of coin to shell out for a "true" fan to get both!!fawk!!Based on the reading I've been doing I'm seriously leaning towards mono...and picking up the ones not included seperately.But then I read something that sways me to the stereo side.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthisriver Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 True Beatles fans would buy both sets.Dont say things like that! Now I might actually have to do it. Oh, this whole fricking thing is stressing me the fuck out!I know!!I don't know which to go for!That's a LOT of coin to shell out for a "true" fan to get both!!fawk!!Based on the reading I've been doing I'm seriously leaning towards mono...and picking up the ones not included seperately.But then I read something that sways me to the stereo side.... I think i'm just gonna get the mono to start, and go from there if I'm not satisfied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 For Beatles, go mono every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Why go mono? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtylenny Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Whats the difference between mono and stereo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KetchupNotMayo Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Whats the difference between mono and stereo?Stereo you get all of the albums and a DVD of documentaries about the making of each of the albums, plus it costs less.Mono apparently sounds far superior, costs more and the packaging is mini vinyl replicas, but you don't get all of the albums or the documentaries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtylenny Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Whats the difference between mono and stereo?Stereo you get all of the albums and a DVD of documentaries about the making of each of the albums, plus it costs less.Mono apparently sounds far superior, costs more and the packaging is mini vinyl replicas, but you don't get all of the albums or the documentaries.No i meant literally, Mono and Stereo, whats the difference between the two entities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 (edited) Hmm...244 dollars...I'll just download them.The difference between Stereo and Mono is the amount of audio channels I think. Edited August 3, 2009 by jarrett_gnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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