September 9, 2009: Christmas Is Coming Early For Beatles Fanatics
The Holidays come early for Beatles fans this year. 9/9/9 is the day when the new remastered Beatles CDs finally come out after wait of over 20 years.
The Beatles first released their albums on CD in 1987 and at that time CD technology was still quite new. The mastering done for those CD is considered to be of inferior quality, which is why Beatles fans have been impatiently waiting for these new remastered CDs.
But the excitement from 9/9/9 doesn't just come from the fact that the albums are being remastered for the first time since their original release on CD, it also comes from the mono box set that is being released on that day.
This is the first time that the original mono mixes of The Beatles albums are going to be available on CD.
The mono mixes interest people today because some think of them as the "real" versions of these albums. So even though mono is now an outdated way of mixing, there is reason to want to hear these mixes today.
In the 1960s mono mixes were considered to be of primary importance while stereo was still a new technology that wasn't taken very seriously just yet. Because of this the band spent a lot more time working on getting their mono mixes right. The stereo mixes would often be done without any input from the band at all, actually.
Some claim that the mono versions of Sgt. Pepper & Revolver are far better than the stereo mixes. Those of us who grew up with the stereo versions find that hard to believe, but I think we are very curious to hear what these old timers are talking about, too.
9/9/9 is more than just a day for new Beatles CDs, it's also a day for new Beatles themed video game: Beatles Rock Band. This game will allow you to "play" and Beatles classics through their beginnings in Liverpool through their finally studio album, Abbey Road. And yes Abbey Road was their last album, Let It Be was recorded before Abbey Road!
Even if you aren't too into playing video games I think the Beatles Rock Band game is worth giving a chance to if you're a big Beatles fan. It should be great fun to sing and drum to The Beatles songs (the guitar part I don't really care for, I know from playing other Rock Band games that it's not really related to playing real guitar.) - 18758
The Beatles first released their albums on CD in 1987 and at that time CD technology was still quite new. The mastering done for those CD is considered to be of inferior quality, which is why Beatles fans have been impatiently waiting for these new remastered CDs.
But the excitement from 9/9/9 doesn't just come from the fact that the albums are being remastered for the first time since their original release on CD, it also comes from the mono box set that is being released on that day.
This is the first time that the original mono mixes of The Beatles albums are going to be available on CD.
The mono mixes interest people today because some think of them as the "real" versions of these albums. So even though mono is now an outdated way of mixing, there is reason to want to hear these mixes today.
In the 1960s mono mixes were considered to be of primary importance while stereo was still a new technology that wasn't taken very seriously just yet. Because of this the band spent a lot more time working on getting their mono mixes right. The stereo mixes would often be done without any input from the band at all, actually.
Some claim that the mono versions of Sgt. Pepper & Revolver are far better than the stereo mixes. Those of us who grew up with the stereo versions find that hard to believe, but I think we are very curious to hear what these old timers are talking about, too.
9/9/9 is more than just a day for new Beatles CDs, it's also a day for new Beatles themed video game: Beatles Rock Band. This game will allow you to "play" and Beatles classics through their beginnings in Liverpool through their finally studio album, Abbey Road. And yes Abbey Road was their last album, Let It Be was recorded before Abbey Road!
Even if you aren't too into playing video games I think the Beatles Rock Band game is worth giving a chance to if you're a big Beatles fan. It should be great fun to sing and drum to The Beatles songs (the guitar part I don't really care for, I know from playing other Rock Band games that it's not really related to playing real guitar.) - 18758
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The Beatles Mono Box Set includes all 10 Beatles albums that were originally mixed in mono. Abbey Road, Let It Be, & Yellow Submarine are not included because they were never mixed in mono.
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