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Starting out- a Beatles question

I starting to piece together a budget system, and I really wanted a turn table to be a part of it. In my head I thought it'd be no problem at all to get any Beatles or Pink Floyd album with no issues. When I look on Amazon or Music Direct, looks like only Abbey Road and Dark Side are readily available new. Should I be looking elsewhere?

Is it the case that if you want classic rock type material, you're typically going to have to find them used?

I also listen to a lot of Radiohead and new indie groups, and it seems like getting those albums on vinyl is no problem.

My proposed system so far: My current MMGs, a Clearaudio Concept table, an NAD PP3i preamp, and a TBD amp (solid or tube, under $2500).

Thanks.
adnan
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mapman
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For the sake of value, I would hope that some different mastering that might break some new ground would be applied specifically for a new vinyl release. I would not expect just putting the existing CD mix on LP to break any real new ground and could even be a step backwards for those with less than stellar vinyl rigs.

For the record, I will probably have little interest other than curiosity regardless of what they do with new vinyl releases despite being a big time Beatles fan. I have most original albums on vinyl + two CD versions already.

A good quality vinyl packaging job might help sweeten the package for Beatles + vinyl fans who do not own good copies of the original vinyl releases.
sbrownnw
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Any idea how much the new lp set is going to cost?
crubio
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Here is the skinny from MF website, make sure to read the comments at the end of the piece.

http://www.analogplanet.com/content/beatles-vinyl-remastered-finally-coming-shipping-mid-november

C
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mapman
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Murky and grey at best.

USing the highest available resolution masters would be a start but that alone does not assure better sound in the end.

At least there seems to be some attention to QA in the vinyl manufacturing process. That might at least help assure the product is not inferior to what was available prior.
sabai
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I picked up the Japanese Parlophone remastered box set from the dhgate.com site for less than $100. They are the best Beatles remasters I have heard, much better than the Capitol remasters in my system.
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