Martyn Miles
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50th White Turntable
Where are the other 49 ?
White Album 50th
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Where are the other 49 ?
Martyn Miles
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Giles Martin already works at Abbey Road, doesn’t he ?
Re-mastering Beatles’ recordings.
Tin
Well-Known Member
Thank you.
I don't want the CD set though, but the high res download. But I may have looked at the wrong product anyway, I'll check again.
Edit: Found it, less than €40. Thanks again.
ex brickie
pfm Member
Looking on Amazon it seems that the are quite a few tracks on each LP size. Are they full tracks - seems like a lot and still get excellent sound quality. Or are some tracks just 'takes''?
Mullardman
Moderately extreme...
I have an 80s re-press on vinyl, plus the (as yet unplayed) D'agostini ('Calderstones Music') reissue from the recent series. Had a quick look on Amazon last night and ended up totally confused. A number of different CD offerings,from 2-6 or more discs and a selection of 2, 3 and 4 disc vinyl offerings.
I think I may take a punt on the 3 Disc CD, for 15 quid or so.. but I'm not paying hundreds for 'ultimate' vinyl, as I suspect that rather like buses.. 'there'll be another one along in a minute.. '
I think I may take a punt on the 3 Disc CD, for 15 quid or so.. but I'm not paying hundreds for 'ultimate' vinyl, as I suspect that rather like buses.. 'there'll be another one along in a minute.. '
Stunsworth
pfm Member
I just wish the Blu-Ray disc was available separately, I'd buy it in a flash. I reckon Revolution No 9 would be a hoot in 5.1 sound.
jackbarron
Chelsea, London
Listening to the Esher Demos on Spotify, specifically While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and they are great. The question now is do I want a 3-CD set, the every recording and book box, or the vinyl?
Alternatively I could simply stream the album. It is 2018 after all.
Jack
Alternatively I could simply stream the album. It is 2018 after all.
Jack
Stunsworth
pfm Member
Or you could buy a 24/96 download from Qobuz of the 6 CD set. The possibilities are endless.
Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
I bought the three-CD set tonight after work. The Esher demos are really good, especially if you like stripped-down versions of songs you know well.
I’ve not seen the vinyl or super CD sets, but I would think the three-CD version is the sweet spot.
Joe
I’ve not seen the vinyl or super CD sets, but I would think the three-CD version is the sweet spot.
Joe
Stunsworth
pfm Member
In a way the 6 CD set is worth it for the studio banter during the out-takes. I guess you have to be a fan to think that <grin>.
Stunsworth
pfm Member
I streamed it from Qobuz. Obviously no Blu-Ray by doing that.
Stunsworth
pfm Member
Joe, overall it's excellent.
I haven't done a direct comparison, but the remix doesn't sound wildly different to the original. The top and bottom sound better and I kept coming across things I hadn't heard before, but that may just be because I was listening more intently. There's a 1,000 page thread (I exaggerate only slightly) on the Steve Hoffman site which goes into much more depth (as you'd hope with something of that length).
The Esher demos were great. I'd not heard any of them before, so this was all new.
The outtakes are fascinating. As I mentioned above I found the version of Julia very moving, but all of the tracks are worth listening too IMHO. I was surprised by how many takes some of the songs took - over 100 in some cases.
Overall 5*
I haven't done a direct comparison, but the remix doesn't sound wildly different to the original. The top and bottom sound better and I kept coming across things I hadn't heard before, but that may just be because I was listening more intently. There's a 1,000 page thread (I exaggerate only slightly) on the Steve Hoffman site which goes into much more depth (as you'd hope with something of that length).
The Esher demos were great. I'd not heard any of them before, so this was all new.
The outtakes are fascinating. As I mentioned above I found the version of Julia very moving, but all of the tracks are worth listening too IMHO. I was surprised by how many takes some of the songs took - over 100 in some cases.
Overall 5*
SteveS1
I heard that, pardon?
No comments on the extras as I haven’t got to those yet, but the album remix and sq is superb, I’m a bit suspicious of remixes and reissues in general but this is a great job imo. I wonder if Giles will have a crack at Revolver and RS. Love the monos of those but would like to hear a good stereo mix of those. Even just a vocal centred alternative would be a start.