"New" Beatles Mono Catalog Release on 180gr Vinyl


It looks like the Mono CD Collection from 5 years ago did well enough that the collection is to be re-scrubbed & re-mastered and released on 180-gram vinyl.

Scheduled release date is 09/09/14. Not sure if the September release date has any significance, but apparently the box set is part of Apple Corps 50th Anniversary marketing campaign.

Here's the link to the Rolling Stone Article:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-beatles-in-mono-to-get-lavish-vinyl-release-this-fall-20140616

For vinyl junkies, this looks like a no-brainer.

Personally, I'm on the fence as to whether to pull the trigger, especially given the $375.00 US Suggested Retail for 14 LPs (roughly $26.75 per album).

I have the Mono CD Box and the Limited Edition USB-Rom 24-Bit FLAC Collection (Shipped in its own aluminum Green Apple). I passed on the US-Release CD Box, and the UK Stereo CD & Vinyl Boxes. Still, it IS The Beatles, and adjusted for inflation the pricing is about the same as when I bought the record albums the first time...
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Along with Led Zep, these are the most protected tape assets in the biz. I am sure they are taken off the original masters.

I love the monos from 1962 to 1967. This is how they were listened to by the band. The White Album was the first non-mono mix.
I like'm mono as well. Parlofone pressings is the way to go, but $$$. I guess new releases may drive the price down by notch.
Based on my own experience with Beatles vinyl. (I've never heard an original UK Parlaphone).

Their catalog up to MMT is most likely best heard on mono.

Again, this is just from my personal experience. I will order the mono box. (This is partly due to the value it will have in the future).I also plan to order some separate lps on the stereo issues.

Anyone remember the "Yellow Submarine" remaster around 10 years ago on yellow vinyl? It sounds fantastic. So does "Let It Be Naked".

The stereo versions of early Beatles are hard to listen to because they were meant to be listened to in mono.

My unofficial, end user opinion.