Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread

Jax2, you are correct, The Beatles (white album)is part of the mono set.

I currently have some mono versions from other countries.
I can't say for sure, but they are probably bootlegs. I have to say that they have amazing sound quality and many have slightly different mixes than the stereo versions. The Beatles, themselves, were only concerned with the mono mixes and did not get involved with the stereo mixes. They actually would have preferred their work to be mono only. EQ, reverb,and echo were heavily used in the stereo mixes, but not the mono mixes. I have ordered the mono set and will also buy the stereo set. What I find strange is that they are not issuing mono remasters of The White album and Abbey Road, which I have in a mono version.

Barrelchief, as of now, mono versions are only available by purchasing the boxed set. Originally limited to 10,000 sets in the USA, now supposedly issuing 50,000 mono boxed sets.

Shadorne, I would think it would have to be a band or artist that could appeal to a large enough fan base. Maybe it might encourage some of the newer artists to put out both stereo and mono versions of their work. My opinion is that the recording industry may raise an eyebrow regarding the Beatles Mono sets, but they won't take any action.

Mapman, The BBC package is excellent, but the performances were done during the early stages of their career, so there is no way to compare their later work.

George Martin remixed the Beatles catalogue for the 87/88 release of the Beatles on CD. These 87/88 remaixes are the ones that were used for the new remasters and not the original stereo mixes that were used when vinyl ruled.