Yeah, "Let it Be...Naked" was a drag. A low point in Beatles reissue
history--I happened to write a review of that when it came out and I was
less than kind:

http://www.nighttimes.com/nt_main.asp?aID=446



On 10/14/04 1:26 PM, "Billy G. Spradlin" <bgspradlin@cablelynx.com> wrote:

> I guess Im on the other side of the fence where I feel that some classic
> recordings that already sound great need to be left alone. Many new remixes
> have left me down, wishing I was in the studio smacking whoever was mixing it
> with a Nerf bat when it didnt sound "right". (leave that Digital Delay OFF, Mr
> Talmy!)
> 
> And it upsets me a younger generation will hear these remixes first, and
> ignore
> the mono versions. I grew up on FM Oldies radio in the 70's and heard
> (memorized) most 50's-60's classic oldies in stereo. When I started collecting
> the original mono singles and LP's in the 80's and 90's it was shocking to
> hear
> that many mono mixes were drastically better than the stereo.
> 
> I just hope we dont get any more "Let It Be...Naked" where everything is fed
> through Pro Tools and "fixed".
> 
> Billy
>   
> Billy G. Spradlin
> http://listen.to/jangleradio