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Remastered Beatles Vinyl: Will you buy?

I agree, it's probably at least 5 years too late. This should have been done right after Anthology/Beatles 1 when current interest in The Beatles was at an all time high. Typical Apple/EMI dragging their feet....only to realize that they'd better do it now before it's too late!
 
Don't worry, the Beatles vinyl reissues (if they happen) will be massive. Vinyl is selling so well now and all the younger collectors would buy them up.
 
grooveman said:
I agree, it's probably at least 5 years too late. This should have been done right after Anthology/Beatles 1 when current interest in The Beatles was at an all time high. Typical Apple/EMI dragging their feet....only to realize that they'd better do it now before it's too late!
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Absolutely. The Stones and Dylan hybrids of 2002-03 were the last gasp of major physical format reissue campaigns.

At least we're getting them--who cares if EMI and Apple make less money because of procrastinating!
 
vinylreview said:
If they use hi-rez 24/192 digital masters rather than sourcing directly from the analog tapes, will you still buy them?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the hi-rez digital you speak of would actually be 're-masters' correct ? for only the original 'master tapes' (analog) would be considered.

I concur with 'goldwax'....I couldn't give two hoots about digitally mastered vinyl. I may be wrong but I'm assuming the Coldplay 'Viva La Vida" is an example of this, and it's horrible !
 
twitch54 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the hi-rez digital you speak of would actually be 're-masters' correct ? for only the original 'master tapes' (analog) would be considered.

I concur with 'goldwax'....I couldn't give two hoots about digitally mastered vinyl. I may be wrong but I'm assuming the Coldplay 'Viva La Vida" is an example of this, and it's horrible !
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I don't know--I have few if any digitally sourced recent reissues, so I'm not the most experienced person, but I would assume that it's possible to do good digitally sourced LPs. And I'd be up for buying any that supposedly sounded great, as long as they were significantly cheaper than the alternative, which usually means NM condition used copies. In the case of the Beatles, that simply won't be the case, so to me it seems odd to get excited about vinyl remasters of Beatles albums.
 
I do believe that The Beatles were ( and continue to be) a huge influence in music.
I appreciate and quite enjoy most of their music, but not enough to spend money on re issues. I own very little of their works, and have no intention of adding to my collection. There is just to much great music available that I want to explore. Money is finite. The Beatles are not any where near the top of my music list.
I hope those that wish to invest money in the re issues are happy, and I wish many enjoyable listening hours.
 
twitch54 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the hi-rez digital you speak of would actually be 're-masters' correct ? for only the original 'master tapes' (analog) would be considered.

I concur with 'goldwax'....I couldn't give two hoots about digitally mastered vinyl. I may be wrong but I'm assuming the Coldplay 'Viva La Vida" is an example of this, and it's horrible !
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Not exactly correct. Any reissue of Beatles recordings at this point would be a re-mastering situation. Ideally, the original (analog) mixes would be remastered directly onto vinyl. But, what we're talking about here, is transferring the original mixes onto digital and using the new digital master to produce a vinyl record. There are examples where this has been done and sounds fantastic--Shelby Lynne's Just a Little Lovin comes to mind. There, the original recording was made on analog tape. The tape was transferred to hi-rez digital and mastered to vinyl and it sounds unbelievably good.

The Rolling Stones Abkco vinyl remasters were done in a similar fashion to the Shelby Lynne and sound quite good as well. In that case, Sacds were also released. But in the case of the Beatles, it doesn't appear that hi-rez dvd-audios or sacds are going to be released, so vinyl will be the only way to get the higher resolution (as cds are limited to 16/44.1). Furthermore, many folks here have vinyl systems that are better than their digital system and if the mastering is done well, there is a good chance the vinyl will sound better than the cds on those systems.
 
I don't think so. I'm having a better time searching for and finding the vintage ones. I'm having good luck with the US mono, which I thought would be rare.
I'll soon go after the UK mono and stereo.
Plus, George Martin's awful tinkering with the mixes for the late 80's CD releases - like adding reverb to various songs when there was none on the original - has me spooked.
I just want the original vinyl I knew and loved, even if there are some pops and clicks.
 
eb2jim said:
If it is a digital master, then I won't pay for it. ...but vinyl remastered stuff is not so appealing when original and quality reissues of the original masters can be found on line and in used shops every day.
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A margin of users on this form possess a vinyl copy of Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, which comes from an exact "Digital tape recorder used during initial recording, mixing/editing and for mastering." Therefore, it's known as DDD. They may have no quarrels with this copy, but you can't accept Beatles remasters?
 
Cavity said:
A margin of users on this form possess a vinyl copy of Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, which comes from an exact "Digital tape recorder used during initial recording, mixing/editing and for mastering." Therefore, it's known as DDD. They may have no quarrels with this copy, but you can't accept Beatles remasters?
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You quoted the very point that you seem to be missing. It's not that we will ALWAYS turn our noses up at vinyl with digital used at some point in the chain, but rather we prefer all-analog vinyl if it's available and relatively affordable, as in the case of The Beatles.

So it follows that I'd jump on reasonably priced MONO vinyl remasters, since they would cost a fraction of the price that the all-analog pressings out there do.
 
KeninDC said:
The good Dr.'s bootlegs are really good needledrops. They have had gentle noise reduction applied in places (listen to the intros and outros).

Compared to the 1987 discs, they are better. The exceptions are the "Abbey Road" and "MMT" 1987 discs (and, of course, the earlier Japanese "Abbey Road").

Since the good Dr. is stealing intellectual property and cannot press LPs, I am excited about new, legit LPs (and new CDs) that are sourced from the master tapes. Especially in mono. While I've paid $100 plus for mono UK Parlophone LP pressings, and could pay $80 for an individual LP in the Japanese red wax mono series, it will be nice to have the option to have brand new vinyl for a reasonable price.

Ken
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I have a good collection of D.E.'s needledrops of the British LPs, and have come to the conclusion that digitizing analog is senseless.
 
A margin of users on this form possess a vinyl copy of Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, which comes from an exact "Digital tape recorder used during initial recording, mixing/editing and for mastering." Therefore, it's known as DDD. They may have no quarrels with this copy, but you can't accept Beatles remasters?
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I can accept Beatles remasters fine, but I would buy it on CD. I wouldn't pay extra for a vinyl copy as digital stuff on an analog format doesn't work for me or make much sense. And I can buy the nm copies of the original analog masters on analog vinyl every day. So best of both worlds is my take on this.
 
I have searched every where and there is no mention of vinyl releases only Cd's coming out in September.

Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music are delighted to announce the release of the original Beatles catalogue, which has been digitally re-mastered for the first time, for worldwide CD release on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (9-9-09), the same date as the release of the widely anticipated "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game. Each of the CDs is packaged with replicated original UK album art, including expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. On the same date, two new Beatles boxed CD collections will also be released.

The albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release.

The collection comprises all 12 Beatles albums in stereo, with track listings and artwork as originally released in the UK, and 'Magical Mystery Tour,' which became part of The Beatles' core catalogue when the CDs were first released in 1987. In addition, the collections 'Past Masters Vol. I and II' are now combined as one title, for a total of 14 titles over 16 discs. This will mark the first time that the first four Beatles albums will be available in stereo in their entirety on compact disc. These 14 albums, along with a DVD collection of the documentaries, will also be available for purchase together in a stereo boxed set.

Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. With the exception of the 'Past Masters' set, newly produced mini-documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each album. The documentaries contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles, offering a unique and very personal insight into the studio atmosphere.

A second boxed set has been created with the collector in mind. 'The Beatles in Mono' gathers together, in one place, all of the Beatles recordings that were mixed for a mono release. It will contain 10 of the albums with their original mono mixes, plus two further discs of mono masters (covering similar ground to the stereo tracks on 'Past Masters'). As an added bonus, the mono "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" discs also include the original 1965 stereo mixes, which have not been previously released on CD. These albums will be packaged in mini-vinyl CD replicas of the original sleeves with all original inserts and label designs retained.

Discussions regarding the digital distribution of the catalogue will continue. There is no further information available at this time.

http://beatles.com/core/news/
 
Talking about Beatles re-releases, I was given a box set of CDs labelled as "The Beatles The Capitol albums vol 1." released in 2004. The labelling does not state if the transfer is direct from the original masters or has been digitally remastered? Its an unusual box set to find in the UK and i wondered if any of you guys from acress the pond can shed any light on it. I must admit I dont play it much, dont think much of the Capitol mixdown for the stereo tracks and the Mono tracks have some "added extras" over the UK mixes. Being English getting decent original pressings is still not so difficult, even first pressings can often be found in the charity shops for little money. They often dont know what they are selling and probably are glad to get rid of some stock. I found in one sally army store, the same day, five of the first LPs. mono and all the plastic in as new condition. the sleeve edges where stuck together by smoke and looked like they had never been separated for many years. and all for one pound (six for a pound- all records in this store) and they were all first pressings to boot! Compairing them to the Capitol box set probably shows why you guys want the UK pressings.

I know a couple of guys at EMI and as far as they know, the new releases are all digitally remastered and wont be isued on LP. The 80s LP re-releases are still on sale in the uk so they dont see a market for them. We shall see? Anyway if the digital mixes are anything like the "Love" album they wont be worth buying imho.

And yes, I play my mono lps using a mono cartridge and use a mono amp with one speaker, just as i did when I first brought the original LPs back in the 60s.
Its the only way to hear them!
 
Just curious, do you mono Beatles dudes use a mono cartridge?
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Never. I sometimes remember to hit the mono switch on the receiver. Back when I had an old Fisher rig that would mono both channels or just the left or the right, I would choose the better sounding one. I am less picky now, and I think I have upgraded every disc over the years. When I play the mono discs I just enjoy them for what they are, and the few tracks that are really different.
 
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