pulling out the white album for a listen

2009 MONO remaster.

 

Mistake

 

2009 Mono remaster

 

That looks awesome! I have the cassettes too, but that box is just sick.

 

White Album 2009 CD remaster- BOTH Mono & Stereo!!

 

I have a 20 year old fatboy, so I don't need the 2009 remaster.
I think that of the 4 or 5 2009 remasters I have heard so far, there is no significant improvement over my 20 year old CDs to warrant re-purchase, and the White Album is no exception.

 

German DMM gets my vote too. MFSL is my second choice.

 

I have the Apple label vinyl and the purple Capitol rerelease and like them both about the same. I also have the original CD release and i prefer either vinyl version to the CD - I have not heard any of the newer CD releases.

 

I actually think the black box looks quite good, even though it's, admittedly, ... black. I love tapes and would love that set. My preference is for the 2009 stereo remaster.

 

It's a draw for me between this and the 2009 remaster. Different but equally good in their own ways.

 

Ditto

 

2009 mono CD for me please.

 

I listen to the 15 wax cylinder set.

 

Those are my choices.

 

2009 Stereo mostly because "Long, Long, Long," becomes a true song and not a hiss covered whisper.

 

Haha! Good point...the White Album in a black box.

I found it in a used record shop many years ago, and just bought it because I thought the box looked so cool. Don't think I've actually ever played the tapes. Think they're still good? (Playable?) I also found the McCartney cassette on Apple that same day.

My preference is also the 2009 stereo remaster.

 

2009 Remaster (mono and stereo)

 

Nice to see lots of love for the German DMM LP.

 

I have the German DMM and the black vinyl copy from before that with the "Deutches Schalplatten" sticker on it, and prefer the latter; the DMM is crazy-bright above 12k. Other than that the two pressings are similar. The black vinyl German and the '87 cd sound remarkably alike.

 

For mono: 2009 mono remaster
For stereo: original fatboy 2 cd set.

 

I'm not sure I can hear above 12kHz anymore. Not sine waves anyway. Definitely not in my left ear, damage which I attribute to sitting too near the PA stack at a Zappa concert.

I heard a needledrop of the German, and thought it sounded very nice. But I'd stick with my 24-bit FLAC 2009 remasters. That wasn't a poll option...

I have the MFSL vinyl too. Now THAT is bright. When I heard the original CD issue I thought it was dull and boring. Now I realize that the original CD was probably far more accurate. According to Mickey Fremer, extremely close to the original UK vinyl. I wish they had cut the MFSL with a little more restraint now.

 

My guess is because of the preserved track-by-track dynamics.
That would be my reason to prefer the 1987 CD anyways. Some songs were more silent than others for a reason. It makes for a dramatic listening experience. Never mind the ever so slight peak-limiting.

 

Steve, what do you like about the original CD?

 

I'm going with 2009, but can't decide between the stereo or the mono; lately it's been the mono, probably for the punchy quality and the occasional mix/edit novelties (shorter "Helter Skelter", etc.)