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: To: 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" > > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 05:03:23 > To: > 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 > > > > > > > > ....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 wrote: > > From: govango > 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. 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