Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread

It's the Beatles. Get whatever you can. I've got a MFSL Beatle box and last night I played the second record of the White Album, first side for the first time!!! It brought tears to my eyes.It sounded so good. I couldn't believe it, in all these years I never pulled that record out of the box,not by design. I'm going to order the mono box set right now!!!

I ordered a Mono set online at the Official Beatles web store for delivery in October a couple of days ago. I cancelled it today because I found the set at our local bookstore today and I bought it. $269 Best Buy advertised it today $199 for stereo box and $229 for mono in store only limited distribution.
Haven't had a chance to listen yet.

Thanks Jax2 that was an interesting read. I listened to some of the mono set yesterday and I was all smiles. The packaging is super, each disc comes in a mini album with a mini record sleeve, a special sleeve for the disc, including the original inserts and artwork that came in the album. Even the pictures and the poster come with the "White Album"!! I have a MFSL Beatle Box which I cherish but I may get the new stereo box or at least a few of the individul discs. I never cared for the original CD's issued in the 80's because duplicating what I already owned didn't make sense, and because I didn't have a decent CD player until 1994 (if you want to call a NAD 502 decent) (I still don't have a great player).

I think it's all good. What really comes across to me on their mono stuff is how much fun they're having and how intricate and well crafted their work was. I got Abbey Road (only in stereo) and it is awesome. Ringos drum solo at the end of Carry That Weight is dynamic and tight, it all sounds great and so involving on my Magnepans. I've got the MOFI box but plan on getting the stereo box CD set. I also got the Beatles Rock Band for Wii on 09-09-09 (of course)and it's alot of fun. I haven't made any comparisions between versions and don't plan on any critical listening but I'm just enjoying the music. It has made me smile and brought tears to my eyes.

Hello mapman, I wasn't sure if you knew the stereo albums contained in the mono box set are the original 60's mixes. It is like stepping back in time.

Mr.Mapman, it is confusing. My info sez the two bonus stereo versions in the mono box are the original 1965 mixes.Digital mixes of Help and Rubber Soul were made by George Martin prior to the initial CD releases in 1987 and these were used to make the new stereo remasters. I think the rest of the stereo remasters were made from the original stereo mixes, even though better mixes exist (Yellow Submarine). I've got the MFSL Beatle Box but I haven't made any comps yet. I do plan to get the stereo Remasters Box.