The Beatles CDs Remastered - out in Sept. 09
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The Beatles CDs Remastered - out in Sept. 09
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I for one can't wait for this. I was just b*&^hing on Facebook the other day (I know, lame) that the Beatles stuff sounds like crap on cd and it's a travesty and all that and called out Apple Corp and low and behold, here they are. I call that service!
And I can't wait for Beatles Rock Band. If I can only figure out away to play all the instruments at once.
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Something has dawned on me here: It's great that they are updating the terrible sounding masters of the stuff, but really, cd release? When they still haven't figured out how to license their stuff to ANY digital download service?
Don't get me wrong, I love a physical package. I'd love it if they just released these on vinyl with a link and a download code I could use to access the digital versions. I have thousands of records and cds, but honestly I don't think I need--or the world needs, for that matter--another overpriced cd package that will get ripped into my computer and then the beautiful, expensive cd and packaging will languish with the rest of my cds in boxes in my storage space. I haven't had my cds on display in the house for more than 5 years.
The silliness and backward thinking of this product (one I will still spend a ton of money on) is dawning on me.
Don't get me wrong, I love a physical package. I'd love it if they just released these on vinyl with a link and a download code I could use to access the digital versions. I have thousands of records and cds, but honestly I don't think I need--or the world needs, for that matter--another overpriced cd package that will get ripped into my computer and then the beautiful, expensive cd and packaging will languish with the rest of my cds in boxes in my storage space. I haven't had my cds on display in the house for more than 5 years.
The silliness and backward thinking of this product (one I will still spend a ton of money on) is dawning on me.
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we PRAY they haven't tried to squash the living shit out of these. If so, we'll be waiting for the quiet remasters in 2022.
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I think this is a good sign (from the Beatles press release). I am extremely psyched for that mono box!Finally, as is common with today's music, overall limiting - to increase the volume level of the CD - has been used, but on the stereo versions only. However, it was unanimously agreed that because of the importance of The Beatles' music, limiting would be used moderately, so as to retain the original dynamics of the recordings.
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It's nice that they mention it won't be squashed to shit, but I never trust these statements until I hear the disc!
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I can't decide whether I'm more excited for the CD's or for the Rock Band game. I know that's kind of poo poo'd by most musician types, but Rock Band is as close to jamming with my wife as I'll ever get, and therefore the closest I'll get to playing Beatles tunes with her. I bet it's going to be a lot of fun.
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I know this may come off as heresy to some purists, but I was personally floored by the sonics of the recent Love soundtrack. Not talking about the mash-up stuff, but just the overall sound quality. Yes, it was 'modernized' - more lows, wider soundfield, that sort of thing (sort of; still had a vintage vibe). But it sounded great to me - kind of an idealized dream of the Beatles sonics for the 21st century. I can dig that too, especially when it comes off as a natural progression of the original work done by the folks at Abbey Road. Folk tradition in action, as it were. If these remasters (remixes?) are of similar caliber, I'll be thrilled. Come to think of it - Is Giles Martin involved on this? George M? Any of the Love team?
That said... to get what I'm after, I would think they'd would need to do this twice - once to just clean up the originals for a 'proper' CD release that is extremely reverent to the original mixes, and again to do the "enhanced" version (Love-style sonics without the mashup component).
Ok, purists, you can throw stones now.
That said... to get what I'm after, I would think they'd would need to do this twice - once to just clean up the originals for a 'proper' CD release that is extremely reverent to the original mixes, and again to do the "enhanced" version (Love-style sonics without the mashup component).
Ok, purists, you can throw stones now.
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Not at all. That record sounded great.Aj wrote:Ok, purists, you can throw stones now.
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Eventually they will. Mark my words. Even if it takes 10 years, I do believe we'll see that happen some day.acjetnut wrote:What they really should do is release the stems from their entire catalog so we all can do our own remixes!
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YES! Stereo/mono with mp3 download...holy crap that would become my fav release ever...sad iron wrote:Something has dawned on me here: It's great that they are updating the terrible sounding masters of the stuff, but really, cd release? When they still haven't figured out how to license their stuff to ANY digital download service?
Don't get me wrong, I love a physical package. I'd love it if they just released these on vinyl with a link and a download code I could use to access the digital versions. I have thousands of records and cds, but honestly I don't think I need--or the world needs, for that matter--another overpriced cd package that will get ripped into my computer and then the beautiful, expensive cd and packaging will languish with the rest of my cds in boxes in my storage space. I haven't had my cds on display in the house for more than 5 years.
The silliness and backward thinking of this product (one I will still spend a ton of money on) is dawning on me.
I have noticed that a lot of music is coming out on LP lately. That whole Pearl Jam thing was really largely LP based.
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