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Beatles CD box set

Hello all,

Normally a vinyl only guy, but looking to procure a CD Box Set to play with my wife.

Thinking of this :   The Beatles The U.S. Albums CD Box Set – The Beatles Official Store

Anybody have any experience with this or any CDs coming from this website.

Speakers are full range single driver, and headphone listening will be through a Stax rig, so if the CD mix is bright it will be tough to take.

 

TIA for any insight.

Cheers,          Crazy Bill

 

wrm0325
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curiousjim
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This is from Amazon.

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tostadosunidos
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Don't the US versions have added reverb on the first few albums?  I know there were fewer songs per LP here and that there are a couple more albums in the full American set.  Through Revolver, at least, the stereo mixes were done with the US market in mind and were done quickly, resulting in some sloppiness and discrepancies here and there.  So the recently remixed Revolver, for instance, is probably a better listen than the original stereo mix.

heretobuy
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Unless the US versions are what you or your wife grew up with I'd go with the Mono Box with the UK versions.

zgas-music
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+1 on the 2009 remastered box set. Very well done IMO 

gpgr4blu
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The 2009 box set is excellent for the British versions (as the Beatles intended).

If you grew up listening to the Capitol albums, the Capitol albums box sets vol 1 and 2 are the best (although they do not include A Hard Days Night, Yesterday and Today, The Beatles Story (interviews) or Hey Jude).

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