*UPDATED* Message from Allan Rouse @ Abbey Road BEATLES CD's (SEE POST 84)*

Allan,

Thank you very much for your note, we appreciate it and all of your efforts on behalf of the Beatles' music and fans of same.

I know we can be a handful here at the SH Forums but never a more dedicated to music bunch will you find in the world.

Thank you again!

 

Cheers, and I raise a good old British Pint to the team involved in this project, mind you if its crap sounding you can all buy me a pint

 

Thank you very much Allan for taking the time to post here on the Fourm.

Have you heard the 27 minute version of Helter Skelter?

 

I appreciated your message very much, Mr. Rouse. My thanks to you and your entire team for the care and dedication you put into this project.

 

Well thanks to Allan Rouse for giving us this interesting information and thanks also to Allan Kozinn, of course!

It seems to me that the EMI mastering engineers involved with these remasters really have tried their very hardest to give us the best possible sound. Obviously it wasn't their decision to use the '87 mixes for Help! and Rubber Soul and they had to work with what they were given.

Despite any reservations that some people on this forum may have about the stereo remasters, it's already obvious that they are far better than most current remasters (and a darn sight better than they would have been if they'd been done back in, say, 2001!)

By the way ... I "get" Allan Rouse's sense of humour ...

 

Many thanks Mr Rouse for going that extra mile to post that message on this forum. Much appreciated Sir!

- John

 

Thanks for taking the time Allan, very informative.

 

Thank you, Mr. Rouse. I look forward to hearing your team's work on the 9th.

 

Another thank you, Mr. Rouse.

 

Allan, my hat goes off to you and all members of your team that worked on this project.

I wish that I liked the 'Photograph: Very Best Of Ringo Starr' set now that I hear
what kind of care your team takes with a "Beatles" project - I now suspect that
the sonic aims of that previous release must not have been quite the same
as with the Beatles' collection. Perhaps you all were taking a
"how would the man on the street want to hear this" rather than a
"how would the collector like to hear this" approach.

At any rate I eagerly await getting to hear these cds all together and in the
highest redbook reproduction imaginable. The cuales.fm samples from last week
were STUNNING on headphones. Kudos again!

I picked up that you were joking (in the comments as to "which track you would
want to hear again"). It just made sense that it was a put-on! You must be a really great poker player.

(one request: Chris Hodge, Trash and Ronnie Spector APPLE singles on cd!)

 

Thanks for the information Mr. Rouse. I'm sure you and the whole "team" can be proud of your work on this set.

I'm going to enjoy them for many years and not go crazy looking for little things to complain about.

Your work is appreciated and I hope you can go back and enjoy the music yourself.

 

Mr. Rouse:

I'd like to add my thanks to you and the team at Abbey Road for your role in re-presenting the work of the greatest rock band this planet will ever see. I look forward to both box sets with enormous excitement.

We all appreciate your diligence in providing us with more information. It's heartening to know that you're paying attention to this forum and to the concerns of its coterie of way-hardcore Beatles loonies.

In gratitude,
David

 

I was just wondering if there were any way an administrator could compile a list of frequently asked questions to submit to Allan Rouse. Obviously, he answered many of our questions in his message, but there are plenty of others. For instance, I'd like to know what playback equipment was auditioned, which equipment they decided to use and why. Also, I'd like to know whether Allan was aware of the differences between the mono single and album versions of Please Please Me and Ask Me Why, and the different stereo mixes of Strawberry Fields Forever.

 

Thank you Mr. Rouse for your very informative post. Kudos to you and the entire Abbey Road team. Looking forward to 9-9-09.

 

Mr. Rouse,

You message on this forum is much appreciated. There must have been tremendous pressure on you and the rest of the EMI\Abbey Road team to make these remasters the best sounding Beatles on CD. Waiting for 09/09/09 to enjoy the new discs.

A big "Thank you"!

Marcello

 

Mr. Rouse,

Thank you for explaining how you folks handled the Beatles masters and mastering. Look forward to hearing them on the 9th. Appreciate the thoughtful approach to the job. Appreciate your post to this Forum and it's members.

 

thx for sharing... can't wait to hear the remaster, especially the mono stuff.

 

Thanks for setting a few things straight. Eagerly anticipating the remasters...like everyone else.

 

HOW COOL IS THIS SITE, HUH?

 

Wow.. Allan, thanks for taking the time to clear up some apparently confusing points. I'm really looking forward to the Mono box in particular.

 

Thanks for this Mr Rouse, I was reading your interview in RC today as well as this and it is great you have taken the time to answer some of the long running questions that have been asked.

 

Thanks very much for your explanations, Mr. Rouse. Obviously there are many questions which we already have and which will no doubt arise shortly after the releases are digested. Yes, we certainly appreciate the seriousness by which you approach the project, and of course we hope that this approach is reflected in the final product. I'm especially grateful, as I'm sure many of us are, that at least the mono box will have minimal sonic tampering. Naturally I had hoped the same for the stereo box, but the proof is in the pudding, and I'm trying to keep an opened mind regarding that issue. And the fact that you have seen fit to speak to us on the Forum means at least that I can feel a certain level of trust regarding some of your decisions. It's a relief to know that you've approached this daunting task with not only a sense of responsibility, but also with a good degree of humility. Obviously, this is necessary when dealing with the remastering of the greatest catalogue in the history of pop music, but the fact is, the same degree of care was unfortunately not demonstrated the first time around. Can't help but throw this is, Allan.....is there any chance that by some miracle there could eventually be an "un-futzed with" stereo box? (I know this decision would not be made by you....but I never like to underestimate the power and influence of suggestions from the "A-Team".....just a thought). Anyway, thanks once again for your post, Allan.

 

Allan,THANX so much for clearing up any doubts about these CD's to us..you opinion is truly appreciated by me and everyone else here..I'm hoping this will clear up any misgivings and unwarranted complaints about these great CD's! Now..ONTO 9/9/09!Michael Boyce

 

I think it's almost certain these remasters will be worth their ... plastic!

My system is ready.