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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Beatles catalog to see first mass reissue program |
| Date | Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:29:46 -0400 |
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My differing perspective:
1. My turntable and vinyl are in storage;
2. I really really like the Beatles;
3. The Beatles CDs I have sound like crap, and I hardly can remember what
the records sounded like when they sounded good.
So I'll be buying the stereo box the day it's out.
YMMV of course...
----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@splitsville.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: Beatles catalog to see first mass reissue program
> Rat own with the statements below.
>
> I bought multiple editions of Who albums over the years...I'm not doing it
> again for the Beatles.
>
> I'm sure Yoko's paid off the mortgages on those Dakota apartments by now.
> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with SprintSpeed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Cullen, Niall" <Niall.Cullen@diageo.com>
>
> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:03:23
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Re: Beatles catalog to see first mass reissue program
>
>
> I have to agree Bob, what the world does not needs right now, is another
> waste of your hard earned income,the Beatle cash cow knows no end.
>
> 4 years digitally remastering, send HR into Abbey Road,a lot of time
> wasting me thinks ???
>
> Niall
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> ....or is this just another cash grab from a dying label and a last gasp
> for the CD delivery system...
>
> bob
>
>
> --- On Tue, 4/7/09, govango <govango@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: govango <govango@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Beatles catalog to see first mass reissue program
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Received: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 10:54 AM
>
>
> From THEBEATLES.COM
>
> michael
>
>
>
> We 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 (09-09-09), 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.
>
>
>
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