The Beatles Revolver
Just read where Giles Martin is using AI-powered audio separation technology to remix Revolver. From what I read he can take the mono tracks and separate all the instruments and vocals on the 4 track tape the were recorded on and then I guess remix them in 24 track or whatever he wants. Is this good? I love The Beatles and no matter how much better it my sound it not the same. They had what they had in 1966. And George Martin did wonders with 4 tracks. Where does this reissuing of classic albums stop. Is Revolver remixed in multi tracks still Revolver?
vair68robert
I have yet to open the Disk Union set. This is a very limited edition , high end, item. maybe one day, I will break the seal. You are fortunate to own the Japan 1982 Collection. I believe that Mobile Fidelity (MoFi) had a hand in the mastering. That one is a high end Collection as well.
I am quite satisfied with the Bread Box plus Giles Martin editions of The Beatles discs! Happy Listening! |
@jafant and All I had to take a break from listening to the Beatles , but after reading comments on the forum What's On Your Turntable Tonight and talking to the owner of House of Records here in Eugene I had to go back and listen some more . It seems that the 2014 mono version ( I have the LP only ) is preferred or well liked, I was informed that the cowbell was missing in the new re-mix ! Well is is there but less pronounced than on the mono version , listening to the 2009 digital from the original masters , the 1982 Beatles Collection and to the 1987 CD they all have a less pronounced cowbell . There are differences between the original stereo mix and the original mono mix just as there are now new differences between the original stereo nad the new Giles re-mix . Question for those with an original mono and the 2014 remastered, do you here any differences ? jafant. I would like to think that when the original master tapes were sent to Japan in 1982 for MOFI to make their 1/2 speed masters that the Beatles Collection was able to use the masters but since the Collection was started in 1978 with a UK pressing. and MOFI was pressed by JVC and the Collection was pressed by Toshiba / EMI it's hard to say .
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I have the Japan black box set and the British Blue Box set I don’t have the MOFI set any more but I have always preferred the British Blue Box best for Stereo. But still not as good as the original mono or the 2014 Mono pressings. I have some of the Red Vinyl Mono pressings from the 80’s but haven’t played them in a long time more of a collector thing. |
vair68robert
Thank you for the follow up. Agreed- it would be difficult to say which batch of Masters were used for the 1982 set. Still, you have a very collectible. Not many of those sets were produced. I believe that each set is Serial Numbered as well.
Between the original Vinyl from the 60’s and Japan imports, any fan cannot go wrong.
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