Beatles mono VINYL box set (Part #13)

The EP CD Box is one of my favourite mono releases too...

BUT...I don't think they are flat transfers. To my ears, they are slightly NR'd and EQ'd, just like the Red & Blue Albums done around the same time. In fact, the R&B Albums use clones of 7 EP Box tracks (4 mono, 3 stereo).

 

it didn't last long; now back to £288

 

Welcome to the forum.

Hopefully you have listened to some of these and found that Sean did a first-class job.

 

Within You, Without You is one of the highlights of the set for me. I always felt like this track was so important to the overall vibe of Pepper and I never skipped it. The sound on the new set is mind-blowing. If you didn't like this track before put it on and crank it up. The sound is marvelous!

 

I've always wondered why they do that they drop the price maybe for an hour then put it
up again.

 

Not yet! I got my box on Friday at a local store but it's a massive box and I need to clean up some space for it before opening and placing it onto a shelf.
I've been following the thread since part 4-5, so I'm aware of the perfect job the guys did with these remasters, and my expectations are high!

 

Stop it. It is simply not true!

 

My Tone Arm lifts before the Inner Groove so I can't hear what they did This is one of the few times when I wished it was not automatic !!

 

More spam. More trolling. No way is this even logically possible. Do your research or stop trolling.

 

I'm sure someone else has already chimed in on this one, but you're not crazy. One of the Beatles leaned back during the long fade-out, and it made the piano bench (or chair or stool) creak. Clearly audible on all the pressings of Pepper I've heard, unless the record's surface noise intrudes. These ultra-quiet reissues help to make such things even more prominent, and we're all paying close attention to our lovely new records, so I'm sure many folks will hear the creak for the first time. It is indeed very cool!

 

And after the creak, there's a "shhhh!"
At least that's what I've always heard.

 

Totally agree with you about different EQ used. The bass and mid-range on the vinyl definitely seem goosed to me. If you take the mono CDs and apply a bit of EQ you can start getting similar results.

 

My old automatic had a screw with which you could set the automatic arm lift to trigger further inside towards the label. That way the inner groove will play fine. See if yours has anything like that. Usually hidden underneath the platter.

 

Thanks to both of you. Just checked Amazon UK and it states they cannot ship the stereo vinyl box to the US. USD equiv. would have been around $450. Amazon Germany has no shipping restrictions on it for the US, but USD equiv. is about $465. Just read feedback on the Amazon Canada website for the box, and as noted, getting the EU pressings is iffy.

Sadly, looks like I will take a pass. Thanks again for everyone's insight and guidance.

 

I've listened to the entire set now. The mono mix of "Hey Bulldog" sounds weak to me compared to the stereo mix. The EQ on "From Me To You" on the Mono Masters lp is shriller than I would like. Otherwise, the set sounds wonderful to my ears, with some real standouts on every album. My box set had three flaws in total. One was the MMT booklet, which was hanging loose when I opened the lp and promptly separated seconds later. Another was "Piggies" on the WA, which had a few audible ticks from a clearly visibly squiggly scratch on the surface. Annoying but not quite a dealbreaker. The last flaw was a slight but visible warp on side 1 of PPM--but with no audible consequences. Otherwise, things were just about perfect throughout, a remarkable achievement for a set of 14 lps. Maybe it's because I have a Rega TT, but I had no trouble with too-tight spindle holes. Oh, and the records were all centered, too--a great relief, as off-centered pressings drive me bats.

I love this set and recommend it enthusiastically.

Oh, and my WA number is 9009339.

 

Cool--I'll have to listen again to hear this.

 

Maybe try discogs.com and look for a German or UK seller with a sealed box. I find the sellers there to be much more reliable than on eBay. YMMV.

 

I feel just the opposite with Hey Bulldog. The vocals on the stereo mix end up being so inaudible and panned at times it's unlistenable to me.

 

I've noticed today that the cover might be laminated, at least there is a coating on them and they are not just glossy cardboard. If you look at the inside of the gatefold cover of Beatles For Sale, on the right edge, there is clearly a coating applied on the cardboard.
Despite this lamination or coating doesn't look exactly as the originals, knowing that these re-issues got that extra coating on their covers, make this albums set a great tritube to the work done in 1960's.

 

It will most likely by more durable. I have some UK originals that have some peeling going on.

 

I always heard it as "Never goosey Annie on the way"!!

 

Which Beatle? (Sounds like George to me but I only have the inferior CDs so it's impossible to tell).

 

I sure hear this too! I am always amazed by this mark of "audio innocence" from The Beatles in 1967. I mean they put so much work into the thing, then in the most dramatic of endings someone "blows it" with an unwanted noise... No one should have shush it in fact; it would have been much less offending at the loud volume us fans play this...

 

I totally agree! The first side was great, don't get me wrong, but once that song came on I was like, "Where have you been my whole life?" When you listen to an album a thousand times and still get chills, that tells you something.

 

Has anyone noticed a few ticks at the beginning of Good Morning,Good Morning?