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From | Ken Kase <kenkase@nighttimes.com> |
Subject | Re: Beatles Box Snafu |
Date | Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:37:20 -0500 |
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Funny--the copy I reviewed for NT didn't have this problem.
--Ken
On 4/10/06 6:25 AM, "Art Carey" <gaspar17@comcast.net> wrote:
> This short article, from Allan Kozinn, ran in Wednesday's edition of the New
> York Times.
>
> <<
> Mixup in Beatles Mixes
>
> The first run of "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2," the collection of the
> Beatles' American albums to be released on Tuesday, uses incorrect mixes on
> two of the four discs. The error, spotted by collectors who received advance
> copies, was acknowledged by Capitol Records yesterday. The company said
> consumers would be able to exchange the mispressed discs for corrected
> versions. Like the first volume, the set includes four albums as they were
> released in the United States in the 1960's, in formats that differed
> notably from their British counterparts. Each disc - in this case, "The
> Early Beatles," "Beatles VI," "Help!" and "Rubber Soul" - was meant to
> include both the stereo and mono mixes, which in many cases are noticeably
> different. For "The Early Beatles" and "Help!" Capitol's engineers in the
> 1960's chose to assemble a stereo master, and to fold down (or reduce) the
> stereo mixes to mono for the mono releases, instead of using the British
> mono mixes. But the mono tracks on the original LP releases of "Beatles VI"
> and "Rubber Soul" are distinct mixes. On the "Vol. 2" CD's, Capitol used
> reduced mono mixes on all four albums. The company attributed the error to a
> mastering house, which apparently sent the incorrect mixes to Capitol's
> pressing plant. The mistake is most easily spotted on "Rubber Soul." The
> stereo version of the song "I'm Looking Through You" includes a false start
> that did not appear on the mono version. On the mispressed CD's, the mono
> "I'm Looking Through You" has the false start.
>>>
>
>
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