"London – June 16, 2014 – The Beatles in mono: This
is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the
predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique
mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. Newly mastered from the analogue master tapes,
this limited 14-LP boxed edition, The Beatles In Mono, includes a 108-page
hardbound book.
In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles’ acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz. While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology. Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.
Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most
of The Beatles’ albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to
concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings
of the mono records made in the 1960s. Using a rigorously tested Studer A80
machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era
VMS80 lathe.
Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles’ albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging. The boxed collection’s exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett. The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications."
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