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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
heretobuy
120 posts
 

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
78 posts
 

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

gpgr4blu
1,078 posts
 

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).

jay15206
21 posts
 

I bought both The Beatles in Mono and the U.S. albums. I much prefer the sound on the mono albums. If what you want are the US configurations, the set OP linked to has each disc in stereo and mono, and is preferable to the stereo-only box set.

wrm0325 OP
71 posts
 

Hello Jay,

Is this the mono set you refer to, or an earlier edition.

The Beatles - The Beatles in Mono (The Complete Mono Recordings) - Amazon.com Music

No time now, but will be responding to others soon.

Cheers,  Crazy Bill

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