All Things Must Pass - Mono

Never seen this before, presumably a "fold down", the price is pretty high.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2598955217&category=27344

 

The album was recorded around 1970. I highly doubt there was ever a mono mix. It's probably fake.

 

Mono pressing from Brazil are always fold-downs, which I suspect these records are too. It sure would be expensive to find out.

 

From the looks of it, it seems legit. Joe and Joel are right, Brazil did have a lot of mono folddowns. If you look on ebay long enough you'll also see Mono Abbey Road's and Let It Be's, too.

 

If they are indeed fold-downs, why bother?

Evan

 

If they were originally intended to be in stereo, released in stereo in the country of orgin and in the US, and this set on ebay is a foldover, what is the point?

Unless someone has an affection for this allegedly Brazilian version, it's wasted money, IMO.

 

My point exactly.

I used to have a bootleg CD of the Brazilian mono "Wings Wild Life" albym, and there was no difference whatsoever.

Evan

 

This is especially tricky when you find a mono Ram, for which there was a real, different mono mix done for the promo copies, but the Brazilian mono Ram is nothing but a fold down.

 

Hmm, really? I've seen a mono RAM cd floating around. Is the mix very different?

 

If you have a chance at a mono Ram vinyl that isn't the Brazil fold down, get it. They are very hard to find, and the mix is noticeably different, I have listened to the whole thing. Of course this my favorite McCartney album so I'm biased. If you are eyeing a mono Ram CD, then it is a counterfeit, because there were no official CDs with the mono mix.

 

It's certainly not a legit EMI CD I'm talking about, probably a needle drop. It's also my fave Macca album so I may pick it up at some point.

 

Monkberry Moon Delight ROCKS in the mono mix. PS one of the needle drops has horrible NR on it and the other doesn't.

 

Any idea how to tell 'em apart? Bonus trax, etc?

 

They have different colors in the cover art, the same front shot of Paul with the Ram but different tinting. Unfortunately I don't own either so I can't tell you which one is the better one.

 

Thanks.

 

If I'm not mistaken all the mono Ram CD's are needle drops. Rumour has it that the mono masters for Ram have disappeared.