Are the mono mixes on the Beatles U.S. albums box the same as the ones in the original and much-lauded Beatles mono box. the one featuring the British version albums? Thanks...
Are you sure? Not completely to the best of my knowledge. Some of the mono mixes on the 2014 US albums set are unique US mixes, unless they were fold downs in the 60s, then they are replaced with the 2009 versions. But there were some nuances to the US mixes in the 60s that were at the same time not fold downs and the 2014 set uses those and not the 2009 mixes. http://www.thebeatlesrarity.com/2014/01/26/the-u-s-albums-box-set-a-final-word-on-mixes-used/
From reading the press quotes, they are mostly the UK mixes, but with a bit of trickery to make you think they are the US Capitol releases.
There are at least 8 unique U.S. mono mixes on the Beatles U.S. albums box: "I Feel Fine", "She's A Woman", "I'll Be Back', "I'm Looking Through You", "Michelle", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "Dr. Robert" and "I'm Only Sleeping".
These are the unique US mixes on the box (not the same as the UK mixes): MONO Long Tall Sally I Call Your Name And I Love Her I'll Cry Instead Any Time At All When I Get Home I'll Be Back I Feel Fine She's A Woman Michelle I'm Only Sleeping Doctor Robert And Your Bird Can Sing STEREO The Word I'm Looking Through You (standard 1965 mix, but with false starts) Day Tripper We Can Work It Out Additionally, the stereo 'If I Fell' is the standard mix but sourced from Capitol's tape. Also bear in mind that most of the 1965 tracks are the 1987 remixes, not the original mixes. The box also includes the incidental music from AHDN & Help!
It's actually a very-good question. I hadn't thought about it before seeing this thread, but I have multiple original US Beatles LP's, and a few are US-marketed albums. Take "Beatles '65", which is one of those where the tracks were remixed, even adding echo & reverb to certain instrument and vocal tracks (VERY-unlike the old Blue Note jazz LP that I'm enjoying as I type this... Sorry, I haven't heard this in quite a while and forgot how natural this old 2-track stuff sounds, especially on a tube setup from the '60's). Anyway, despite the mix futzing, I still love "Beatles '65". My copy is in especially-good shape, and it's a mono pressing. I need to revisit that and especially the movie soundtrack version of "A Hard Day's Night". It's been quite a while. I got the all-analog mono reissue of the UK album version last year along with "Sgt Pepper", "Magical Mystery Tour", and the "Mono Masters" triple-LP. For the most part, I prefer the UK titles/mixes/masterings for Beatles stuff, with very-few exceptions, if any. When I was growing up, I went to school with a friend who, by age 12, owned original vinyl copies of every single US title, as well as the UK titles. He probably still has it all, 30+ years later.