The Beatles Stereo CD Box Set

Superior Sound Quality

The Beatles albums were digitally remastered and released on CD in 1987 and up until now (2009) they have never been remastered again. This is significant because the sound quality on those 1987 versions is not very good. The technology used for mastering to CD has improved a lot since then. Back then only 16 bit technology was used and now 24 bit technology is used (24 bit/192 kHz mastering was used for these new remastered Beatles CDs.)

What does this mean? In practical terms it means these new Beatles CDs sound much better than the old ones. The original sound of the master tapes is much better captured so that the albums sound "warmer" and more details are heard. Finally The Beatles music will be heard the way it was meant to be heard!

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Every Beatles Song

Every single song The Beatles officially released from 1962 through 1970 (their entire career as an active recording band) is included in this box set. This is truly a "complete Beatles collection." Every original UK album from 1963's Please Please Me through 1970's Let It Be is included. 1967's Magical Mystery Tour is also included even though it was originally released only as an EP in the UK.

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The Past Masters Compilation

Many of The Beatles greatest songs were not included on their albums, but that's no problem with this box set because the Past Masters compilation is included which contains every single non-album song The Beatles released from huge hits like "Hey Jude," "We Can Work It Out," & "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to great b-sides like "Rain," "Old Brown Shoe," and "This Boy."

Also there are alternate "single" versions of a lot of songs that are included on the albums such as the fast version of "Revolution" (much different than the version on The White Album.) Other "alternate versions" included: "Across the Universe," "Let It Be," "Get Back," and "Love Me Do."

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Mini Documentaries DVD

There's a mini documentaries DVD (including a short documentary for each album) included with this box set which only available as a part of the box set (it cannot be purchased separately.)

The Beatles Mono CD Box Set

The Original Mono Mixes On CD For The First Time

When The Beatles were recording and mixing their music in the 1960s they spent a lot more time on their mono mixes than they did on their stereo mixes. Why? Because at that time mono was the standard way that most people listened back to their music so it only made sense that they spent more of their time on those mixes.

Because of this, many Beatles purists consider these mono mixes to be the "real" versions of The Beatles albums as they were actually intended to be heard. And many have claimed that the mono mixes actually sound superior to the stereo mixes. John Lennon himself claimed that the mono mix of Sgt. Pepper was much better than the stereo mix of Sgt. Pepper.

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More Differences Than Just The Panning

You may assume that the only difference between the stereo mixes and the mono mixes is the panning (obviously with mono there is no panning.) But there's actually quite a bit more to it than that.

In some cases the mono mix will actually be longer or shorter than the stereo mix. In some cases it will be slower or faster. In some cases it will have significantly different instrumentation levels (ie some instruments may be audible in one mix but not the other.) And in some cases there effects that are audible in one mix that are not audible in another.

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Beatles Albums Included In This Box Set
  • Please Please Me (1963)
  • With The Beatles (1963)
  • A Hard Day's Night (1964)
  • Beatles For Sale (1964)
  • Help! (1965)
  • Rubber Soul (1965)
  • Revolver (1966)
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
  • Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
  • The White Album (1968)
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The Mono Masters Compilation

An important part of this box set is the "Mono Masters" double disc set which includes the original mono mixes for every non-album song that the band originally mixed in mono (which they stopped bothering with in 1969 which is why Let It Be & Abbey Road are not included.)

Many of The Beatles greatest songs were never included on their albums including "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "She Loves You," "Hey Jude," "Day Tripper," "We Can Work It Out," "Paperback Writer," "Rain," and the fast version of "Revolution." All of these songs are included in their original mono mix as a part of this Mono Masters double disc set.

This set also includes the four Beatles songs that were included on the Yellow Submarine album that were not included on any other album ("It's All Too Much," "Hey Bulldog," "All Together Now," & "It's Only A Northern Song.")

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