The Beatles - Compact Disc EP Collection
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Artist: The BeatlesEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1992-06-30
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- From Me to You
- Thank You Girl
- Please Please Me
- Love Me Do
- Twist and Shout
- Taste of Honey
- Do You Want to Know a Secret
- There's a Place
- I Saw Her Standing There
- Misery
- Anna (Go to Him)
- Chains
- All My Loving
- Ask Me Why
- P.S. I Love You
- Long Tall Sally
- I Call Your Name
- Slow Down
- Matchbox
- I Should Have Known Better
- If I Fell
- Tell Me Why
- And I Love Her
- Any Time at All
- I'll Cry Instead
- Things We Said Today
- When I Get Home
- No Reply
- I'm a Loser
- Rock & Roll Music
- Eight Days a Week
- I'll Follow the Sun
- Baby's in Black
- Words of Love
- I Don't Want to Spoil the Party
- She Loves You
- I Want to Hold Your Hand
- Can't Buy Me Love
- I Feel Fine
- Yesterday
- Act Naturally
- You Like Me Too Much
- It's Only Love
- Nowhere Man
- Drive My Car
- Michelle
- You Won't See Me
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Your Mother Should Know
- I Am the Walrus
- Fool on the Hill
- Flying
- Blue Jay Way
- Magical Mystery Tour [Mono Version]
- Your Mother Should Know [Mono Version]
- I Am the Walrus [Mono Version]
- Fool on the Hill [Mono Version]
- Flying [Mono Version]
- Blue Jay Way [Mono Version]
- Inner Light
- Baby You're a Rich Man
- She's a Woman
- This Boy
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Free Music Review: Mono is not just for people deaf in one ear.
Hit: 5 Stars
The simple fact is, these original British MONO mixes sound much, much better than the "primitive stereo" US releases. Back in 1962-63 Rock and Roll was new and "stereo" was even newer. People didn't have Ipods, satellite radio, or 19-channel home theater systems. We (yes, "we!") had AM radios and portable record players. Even our parents' home "Hi-Fi" was usually mono. And that's something George Martin and the Beatles had to consider when intentionally mixing their music in Mono. Let's face it, commercial "stereo" technology was in its infancy and it would take several years of growth before it sounded even close to realistic. Compared to modern recordings, many of Rock's early stereo and "simulated stereo" recordings sound unnatural with guitar/vocals hard-left in one speaker and bass/drums hard right in the other and pretty much nothing going on in the middle. Played on a modern system, these original mono mixes actually sound like a band playing right in front of you. (Especially if you turn it up! C'mon, it's the Beatles!) Instruments and vocals are bright and clear and and everything is nicely centered. I think you'd be very pleasantly surprised at the overall improvement in sound quality.
Actually, ALL of the Beatles' music was mixed in mono for release in the UK, even the later true stereo releases, but, no, the UK mono versions are not "easily found on other [US] albums." I've managed to find all the UK mono albums through "Let It Be" and have compared them to the US stereo versions and I personally prefer the UK monos. (Frankly, "Abbey Road" and the "White Album" sound just fine in stereo. I guess by '68 they were finally getting the hang of it!) If you're interested, check Google and Yahoo for "Beatles Mono" for more detailed info on the subject and for product sources.
OK, so the early UK monos sound a lot better than the early US stereos. As for the "package," well, yeah, it was definitely marketed to "Collectors." The original 12 4-song British EPs (Extended Play vinyl records) are duplicated here on CDs in cardboard sleeves that mimic the original record jackets. Also included is the original 6-song EP release of "Magical Mystery Tour" on 2 separate mono and stereo CDs in a nice fold-out that looks like the LP jacket. (The US "Magical" had songs added by Capitol to fill out an album length.) The last disc contains "rare" UK stereo versions of 4 B-sides. Then there's the the nice black storage box that looks like one I used to keep my 45s in back in my misspent youth, oh so long ago(!)
If you don't have any audiophile-wannabe tendencies and you're content with the US stereo versions that you've probably grown up with, then no, I don't suppose you need this collection. But, if you'd like at least some of your "golden oldies" to sound more natural and realistic then go for it. And as for the expense, do you really expect to pay full price for something on Amazon?
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