Hi, Is my first post so, wich beatles album are better in stereo and in mono? I wanted to download but it but there is a lot of dispute between mono or stereo
This is such a loaded question and any answer is simply one person's opinion. Overall, I prefer TRUE stereo separation to mono but the Beatle albums which excel in mono above their stereo counterparts are Please, Please Me and Rubber Soul and, until it hopefully gets a stereo remix someday, Revolver. That's about it as far as "better". Others in which one is at least as good as the other for different reasons are With The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper and The White Album. Those which I feel are definitively better in stereo are A Hard Day's Night, Beatles For Sale (much brighter and richer in stereo, to my ears), Help! (same reasons) and most of all, Magical Mystery Tour.
I "even prefer" the early 2 track stereo to the mono. As long as I'm sitting in my sweet spot between both speakers, I get lost in the music, and don't sweat it!
Personally I prefer the mono from Please Please Me through Magical Mystery Tour, then stereo for The White Album.
All mono except stereo for Beatles for Sale, Help! Revolver, Pepper and on. Pepper and the White album are cool in Mono as an alternative experience, but I prefer them both in stereo, despite what they say about the Beatles preferring the mono version.
The question gets muddied when mastering, pressing and other SQ considerations come in to play. Please Please Me is an excellent example of the problem. Considering the wide-stereo, two track stereo mix of the music, many listeners, maybe even most, will prefer the mono for its cohesion. Till you hear the German HorZu stereo press. Then all bets are off. That's my go-to for PPM and I'm pretty sure it always will be. Rubber Soul is one for which preference for mono is less debatable and one for which mono is the choice for the overwhelming majority. Myself included. Yet I still find myself listening to and liking the stereo mix sometimes -- not for the messed up separation, but for the life and clarity, the extra air you get in the stereo mix and the way the acoustic guitars sound. I think similar debates can be had for most Beatles albums. Sometimes I think it makes more sense (this is the obsessive position) to make track-by-track choices. Take the White Album for example. I always find myself thinking the loud rockers sound better in mono and the acoustic mid-tempo numbers sound better in stereo. I read somewhere that either the Brazilian or the Argentinian mono issue of the Hey Jude LP actually used mono single mixes and wasn't a fold-down from stereo as was typical for many South American issues. How's that for muddying the debate? I'd love to hear it, though I realise you can now make your own, probably superior version using the 2014 Past Masters as a source... So which is better, mono or stereo? The obsessives can't really decide and usually have ended up with both.
I don't have an opinion for their full catalog, so I can only recommend for what it's crystal clear for my taste: mono for PPM, Revolver and Pepper. I remain undecided for the rest.
I will never, ever, ever get over the fact that Ringo "does not" scream I've Got Blisters On My Fingers, on the mono....
Please Please Me: Mono With The Beatles: Mono A Hard Days Night: Both maybe Stereo Beatles For Sale: Stereo Help!: Original 65 Stereo Rubber Soul: Mono Revolver: Mono Sgt. Pepper: Both maybe Mono Magical Mystery Tour: Stereo Yellow Sub: Mono White Album: Stereo Let It Be: Stereo Abbey Road: Stereo My preferences for best listening and mix experience.
My favorite Beatles albums are: Please Please Me: Mono With The Beatles: Mono A Hard Days Night: Mono Help!: Mono Revolver: Mono Abbey Road: Stereo Well, mono are the only way to appreciate the 60s records, with rare exceptions
PPM mono WTB mono Beatles Second Album stereo (yeah with reverb) AHDN stereo BFS stereo Help! '65 stereo RS '65 stereo (I know, I know) Revolver mono Pepper mono MMT stereo YS ...I'll go with songtrack remixes White Album stereo (but mono is fun)
Mono across the board. The mono CDs were a revelation. Everything locks into place with the correct weight and balance. Most importantly, the rhythm section has the propulsion of real rock and roll. Having acclimated to the mono, the stereo versions come across as a little off, with elements improperly highlighted or isolated by the stereo mix, especially the vocal blends and their balance with the music.