Stones and Beatles MFSL CD's?

I was curious and bought the Beatles White Album (from Ebay). It claims to be made in Italy. It doesn't play on my Proceed MDT (which will not play CD-Rs). I did play it on my old laserdisk player but it didn't sound any different,at all, from my regular issue White Album. I decided its just a bootleg copy and returned it.

What is the deal with the Beatle's "Abbey Road" that was supposedly pressed on a Japanese CD under license from MFSL? These were pressed several years ago. I've seen many similar listings on e-Bay over the last few months.

There are a bunch of MFSL BEatles CDs being sold now, but as far as I know all are frauds. They may be professionally manufactured, but I am postive that none are made from the original master tapes. They are more than likely nothing more than digital copies of the LPs. I haven't heard them, so some may actually sound better than the old EMI/Capitol CDs (if they're done right, with good equipment), but I wouldn't pay the outrageous prices that they're asking. $400+ for the set!!?? That's ridiculous.

Thanks for the info, Phild. Happy Tunes!

Thanks everyone.......I thought they must be too good to be true but I'd also like to know how these sellers can knowingly perpatrate such fraud!