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| From | Mike <paris2000@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Beatles reissues? |
| Date | Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:04:06 -0800 |
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Regarding the packaging. I spoke directly with Bruce Spizer who was a
consultant for this project and he told me Apple in England was
responsible for the packaging and Capitol was responsible for the
remastering using their tapes. I'm just passing along info.
- Mike
On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at 01:49 PM, Billy G. Spradlin wrote:
> It's another Crapitol rush job, like they just got the rights from
> Beatles.Inc
> last month and threw this box set together ASAP for Christmas sales.
> Or maybe
> they wanted to get it out the door before the remaining fabs hear/see
> what a
> lousy job they did and pull the plug.
>
> The "collectors" book is nostalgic fluff - it has nothing about the
> history of
> these albums or how they were remasted by Ted Jensen. The remastering
> is hit
> and miss, I hear a lot of tape drop-outs and very nasty distortion,
> especally
> on the Duophonic cuts. The mono versions sound much better, probably
> because
> those tapes havent been used since 1968. Lots of bass!
>
> I like the way the compression or reverb on "She Loves You" and "You
> Really
> Got
> A Hold On Me" covers up most of the bad tape edits. And there are
> stereo mixes
> that just are sonic knockouts - the stereo mix of "Money" is just
> brutal,
> and I
> like the way the compression knocks the channels back and forth on
> "When I Get
> Home" and boosts that little "ziiiing" right at the end of "Tell Me
> Why".
>
> It all depends on if you grew up on the Capitol albums and want to
> hear them
> again, the good news is they sound just like the old ones. Just
> remember to
> pull the CD's out of the sleeve horizontally otherwise they or the
> booklet
> will
> wind up on the floor. Stupid design.
>
>
> Billy G. Spradlin
> http://listen.to/jangleradio
>
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