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JamesG · 09-27-2012, 06:38 PM

The Beatles Remasters to Make Vinyl Debut
9/27/2012
by Erik Pedersen

Check your cartridge and sharpen your stylus: Beatlemania is coming full circle.

The remastered Beatles albums that dropped on 9-9-09 will be released as LPs on Nov. 13, Apple Corps and EMI said Thursday. It’s the first time the sonically polished versions of the treasured records will be available in their original platter format.

The Fab Four’s 12 U.K. studio albums, plus the U.S.-originated Magical Mystery Tour and the double-disc 1988 rarities collection Past Masters Volume One & Two, will be issued on 180-gram vinyl individually and in a limited-edition box set.

The band’s first four albums -- 'Please Please Me', 'With the Beatles', 'A Hard Day’s Night' and 'Beatles for Sale' -- will make their U.S. debuts as stereo LPs.

The mono versions of the remastered vinyl albums will be released next year.

The LPs will feature such throwback accessories as the poster that came with 'The Beatles' (aka The White Album) and the cutouts from' Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band'.

The box, limited to 50,000 units, will include a 252-page hardcover book written by Kevin Howlett and feature career-spanning photos, a chapter for each of the albums and a look at the creation of the remasters and how the new LPs were prepared.

Pricing for the package was not announced.

The remasters were a global hit upon their release in September 2009, coinciding with the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band, the video game that marked the group’s first toe-dip into digital waters.

(The albums wouldn’t make their iTunes debut until November 2010.)

More than 17 millions units were sold worldwide during the first seven months.

Also coming soon for Beatle lovers and the general public is the restored version the long-out-of-print 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour, which hits DVD/Blu-ray on Oct. 8 after a one-night-only screening tonight in select theaters.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...l-debut-374861

MickeyMac · 09-28-2012, 12:29 PM

About time

When they do the mono pressings I will get some of this (anybody with two ears on their head, knows that the mono first pressings sound way better than the stereo mixes).

MrCleveland · 09-28-2012, 08:43 PM

I'm sure it'll be a great collection for any Beatle fanatic!

AKA · 09-29-2012, 11:59 AM

I was excited about these until I found out they're digitally sourced. It takes all the fun out of listening to music on an analog medium.

By the way, if anyone is wondering about differences between the stereo and mono editions of the songs/albums, I made a video illustrating some of them.

09-27-2012, 06:38 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,034	The Beatles Remasters to Make Vinyl Debut The Beatles Remasters to Make Vinyl Debut 9/27/2012 by Erik Pedersen Check your cartridge and sharpen your stylus: Beatlemania is coming full circle. The remastered Beatles albums that dropped on 9-9-09 will be released as LPs on Nov. 13, Apple Corps and EMI said Thursday. It’s the first time the sonically polished versions of the treasured records will be available in their original platter format. The Fab Four’s 12 U.K. studio albums, plus the U.S.-originated Magical Mystery Tour and the double-disc 1988 rarities collection Past Masters Volume One & Two, will be issued on 180-gram vinyl individually and in a limited-edition box set. The band’s first four albums -- 'Please Please Me', 'With the Beatles', 'A Hard Day’s Night' and 'Beatles for Sale' -- will make their U.S. debuts as stereo LPs. The mono versions of the remastered vinyl albums will be released next year. The LPs will feature such throwback accessories as the poster that came with 'The Beatles' (aka The White Album) and the cutouts from' Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band'. The box, limited to 50,000 units, will include a 252-page hardcover book written by Kevin Howlett and feature career-spanning photos, a chapter for each of the albums and a look at the creation of the remasters and how the new LPs were prepared. Pricing for the package was not announced. The remasters were a global hit upon their release in September 2009, coinciding with the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band, the video game that marked the group’s first toe-dip into digital waters. (The albums wouldn’t make their iTunes debut until November 2010.) More than 17 millions units were sold worldwide during the first seven months. Also coming soon for Beatle lovers and the general public is the restored version the long-out-of-print 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour, which hits DVD/Blu-ray on Oct. 8 after a one-night-only screening tonight in select theaters. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...l-debut-374861 Attached Images

09-28-2012, 08:43 PM	#3
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,222	I'm sure it'll be a great collection for any Beatle fanatic!
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09-28-2012, 12:29 PM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	About time When they do the mono pressings I will get some of this (anybody with two ears on their head, knows that the mono first pressings sound way better than the stereo mixes).

09-29-2012, 11:59 AM	#4
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I was excited about these until I found out they're digitally sourced. It takes all the fun out of listening to music on an analog medium. By the way, if anyone is wondering about differences between the stereo and mono editions of the songs/albums, I made a video illustrating some of them.