The Year of The Beatles: 2009
by Admin on Nov.12, 2009, under Uncategorized
The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set
2009 has been a big year for Beatles lovers because there have been the release of four truly glorious Beatles related products, three of those are covered here (I’ll get to The Beatles Rock Band some other time!)
2009’s most popular Beatles release has been this awesome box set. It’s been an enormous unit shifter and for good reason. It contains the band’s entire ’60s catalog in brilliantly digitally remastered stereo. These remasters sound absolutely fantastic (these discs are definitely far better than the 1987 Beatles discs you probably have now.)
The biggest improvements compared to the old discs can be heard in the way McCartney’s bass blasts through the mix like never before and Ringo’s drums sound far better too. Another obvious improvement is in the way the vocals sound, particularly the clarity of the backing vocals.
The Beatles Remastered Mono Box Set
The box set that has gained the most attention of serious Beatles fans is the mono box because it represents the very first time that the original mono mixes of their music have been available on CD.
Some “purist” Beatles fans believe that the mono mixes are the way the band’s music was meant to be heard and these “mono purists” have good reason to believe that. Mono was what most Beatles fans listened to in the ’60s and The Beatles spent the majority of their time working on getting the mono mixes just right. It really wasn’t until around 1968 that The Beatles started to take their stereo mixes seriously.
This USB memory stick is essentially a digital version of The Beatles Remastered Stereo Box Set. It includes both high quality mp3 files and audophile “better than CD” 24bit FLAC files. Along with the obvious audio component, this Apple USB stick also contains the visual parts of the box set such as the thirteen album documentaries, the extended liner notes, and the unpublished photographs.
This Apple themed USB stick is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers. The mp3s should work with no hiccups with your mp3 player (whether you own an iPod, a Zune, or another machine.)
