It's Official! The Beatles Remasters Thread (Part 16)

That's the plan!

I have no need for the '87 Help! or Rubber Soul CDs. I can buy all of them at Best Buy for cheaper than the box.

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Listening to: Cheap Trick - Come On, Come On (Live)
via FoxyTunes

 

Has anyone answered these yet...

Did they fix Paul's voice crack in the second bridge of "If I Fell"?

Did they fix the the harmonica breath/gap in the opening of "I Should Have Known Better"? (This was fixed on subsequent LP pressings of this song so I wonder if they just went back and issued it AGAIN with the error)

Did they fix/repair the poor edits in "I Call Your Name" and "She Loves You"?

Do the cymbals in "She Loves You" still sound flanged or have they improved them?

Any answers would be greatly appreciated...

 

Have you worked out the total if bought separately (at Best Buy)? I was going to do that earlier, but figured someone probably did it already.

 

MONO BOX +

AHDN
BFS
REV
SPLHCB
MMT
TB
AR
PM

 

This board really is the place to be for the next month. Love getting this kind of input. Jeez I hope that darn sampler leaks before my head explodes.

 

yeah I have both on order, but it is crazy money on the table & I don't care about the mini-docs, DVD/Quicktime or otherwise....
I have the 2 Grateful Dead studio boxes & once I emptied the TOMBS they just sit on my shelf - rotting & looking ugly while the digipaks are in with the rest of my collection.

 

First post, but have been reading since the 7th or 8th thread after I found out the remasters were available for preorder approx mid-July and then in turn discovered this forum.

I fall outside the norm of most of you here. Even though I'm a little over 50 and enjoy the music, I've never owned any Beatles vinyl, and my CD exposure has been limited to the Red & Blue double CD sets purchased shortly after they were released. That is the sum total of my library and listening background.

I immediately preordered the stereo box when found listed, and after reading here for about ten days also preordered the mono box. Getting the box(es) was an easy choice given my lack of library. Actually had a number of the current CDs in my shopping cart since early this year and was unaware of the remaster activity until April. Glad at this point that I didn't pull the trigger on any of those, and eagerly looking forward to seeing what all of these other songs are about.

My question is regarding how these 4 CDs and the songs therein compare to the mainstream 87 CD releases - is the version and quality largely the same or not? I'm simply looking for a point of reference in which to frame my reading and eventual listening comparisons.

If anyone can provide a quick comparison of how the Red & Blue tracks relate to the discussions here, I would appreciate that.

Thanks

 

Have done! Quite a pleasant surprise and a good, honest response from Mr. Rouse. And thank God someone finally shed light on the '87 H/RS mix tapes.

 

We should be on Part 17 by morning once everyone gets a chance to read Allan Rouse's comments at the top of the Music Corner page.

I'd like to be among the first to thank him for weighing in here.

 

Yes, I have this album as well as another similar one with a different running order. Also a couple of songs are eliminated. It's called "In The Beginning (Circa 1960)"

 

The website has them all listed at $12.99, so 12.99 x 11 = $142.89. Best Buy's current box set price is $199.99, so I'd say this is the most budget-conscious unless there are some major price changes.

 

Good points, Doug.

 

WOW - this is the next best thing to an email from an actual Beatle!

Seriously, I'm impressed with the influence of this forum and its members, as well as the attention those at Apple/EMI/Abbey Road are obviously paying to this project.

Well done.

 

Mr Rouse,

Thank you very much for dropping in with interesting news. Please accept my thanks to you and to the entire project team for taking the road of musicality and quality.

Cheers,
Doug

 

Using the 1986 U-Matic digital masters for stereo RS and Help :thumbsdn:

Good thing I'm getting the mono box and never have to listen to the 87 mixes again.

 

Perhaps you're right, but I'm going to try and be a bit more open minded

 

Yes. Let's stop holding the mastering engineers over the coals for this one. I hope that Rubber Soul is eventually treated to the stereo mix it's always deserved.

 

It was nice of Mr. Rouse to answer many of our questions. Who would have thought that Abbey Road would be paying attention to our never-ending Beatles Remasters Thread?

 

I can see it now. Help/Rubber Soul Stereo Remasters Version II.

 

I said in another thread that this forum has more influence than some of us realize.

 

Can someone please define for me: full track head ?

Thanks!

 

Yes, a sincere thanks to both Allans for taking the time from their busy schedules!

 

Thanks to Allan Rouse, for posting and also for the work on the remasters. From what was posted I believe the team did everything they could to live up to the task and I can't wait to hear the results!!!