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Mono Mixes Were The Focus In The 1960s

It was not until the time of Abbey Road & Let It Be that the stereo mixes became The Beatles primary focus. Until then they were actually far more interested in the mono mixes because they were considered to be the “standard” at that time.

The Original Beatles Albums

You can make a strong case that these Beatles mono mix CDs are The Beatles albums in their most pure form. These are the mixes that most people heard back in the 1960s. These original mono mixes are the ones that made them the most popular band ever. Even if just for historical context, these mixes are very interesting to true Beatles fans.

The Mono Album Box Set Includes

• The Band’s first 10 studio albums in their original mono mixes.
• The original stereo mixes of Rubber Soul & Help!
• The Mono Masters compilation of the mono mixes of the band’s non album songs.

Where’s The Beatles Last Three Albums?

These final three LPs were never mixed in mono because by then stereo was the standard.

Why Are Stereo Mixes For Two Albums Included?

The two albums included in stereo (Rubber Soul & Help!) were recorded in 1965. At this time mixing in stereo was still a very new thing and these albums were mixed in what would now be considerd a very strange way. When the bands albums were first released on CD in the 1980s they didn’t use the 1960s stereo mixes and made brand new stereo mixes to replace them with. The original stereo mixes for these 1965 classic albums have never been on CD until this new mono box set.

The White Album In Mono In The US For The First Time

This will actually be the first time the band’s classic self titled 1968 album (best known as The White Album) will be released in mono in the US in any format. Why is that? In 1968 mono was already done in the the USA so only the stereo version was the only one released. In the UK both the mono & stereo LPs were released.

The Beatles Remastered Box Sets

There are 2 Beatles box sets to be released on September 9th. A mono box set & a stereo box set. Both are necessary purchases by~essential for} real Beatles fans.

After over 20 years of waiting, the [remastered CD|remastered CD] versions of The Beatles studio albums are finally going to be available on CD on 9/9/9. The CD versions from 1987 are considered to an example of very poor mastering which is why Beatles fans have been wanting to hear these classic albums remastered for so long.

But the excitement from 9/9/9 doesn’t just come from the fact that the albums are being remastered for the first time since their original release on CD, it also comes from the mono box set that is being released on that day. This will actually be the first time ever that the mono mixes of some of these amazing Beatles albums will be available on compact disc.

So why should we care about such an outdated way of listening to music here in the 21st century? Mono was being phased out in the 1960s, why should we listen to mono mixes today? Sure a lot of people think that stereo is all you need because it’s the standard these days, but for those curious about the original intention of The Beatles and their production team the mono mixes are of great interest.

The mono versions are what The Beatles (along with their production team) were primarily focused on. The Beatles stereo mixes were done with little input from the band while they were very involved with the mono mixes which were worked on until they were just right. And because of this effort put into the mono mixes, many feel that the original mono mix of Sgt. Pepper is the “real” version of the album.

But there’s even more Beatles stuff for fans to get excited about coming out on 9/9/9, for gamers there’s the Beatles Rock Band game which looks awesome from the previews of it I’ve seen. You can play through The Beatles whole career from their beginnings in Liverpool through their final album, Abbey Road. Even the Rock Band instruments look like the original Beatles gear (the best example is McCartney’s bass!) And now for the first time with the Beatles Rock Band game, you can sing harmonies.