This is an absolute minefield and there are no easy answers.
The original mono (up to and including the White album) tube cut UK vinyl is best. However there are obvious problems with condition and cost.
A more sane way is to get either of the two box sets, either the 1978 The Beatles Collection (Blue Box)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_Collection
or the 1982 The Beatles: The Collection (MFSL/mofi) box
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_The_Collection
Neither are quite authentic or complete but then nothing else is either.
Failing that the 2014 all analogue Mono reissues (again up to White album) are the cheapest and easiest way to go. Beware the 2012 digital stereo transfers.
https://www.beatlesbible.com/2014/09/09/beatles-mono-vinyl-worldwide-release/
There’s quite a few other opinions out there here’s just one of many
https://theaudiophileman.com/beatles-mono-vinyl-version/
For me personally, nothing sounded as good as the original UK Red and Blue album compilations released in 1973 but that might just be familiarity. However I can’t escape the feeling that these things were made by people who knew how to use their ears.
The original mono (up to and including the White album) tube cut UK vinyl is best. However there are obvious problems with condition and cost.
A more sane way is to get either of the two box sets, either the 1978 The Beatles Collection (Blue Box)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_Collection
or the 1982 The Beatles: The Collection (MFSL/mofi) box
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles:_The_Collection
Neither are quite authentic or complete but then nothing else is either.
Failing that the 2014 all analogue Mono reissues (again up to White album) are the cheapest and easiest way to go. Beware the 2012 digital stereo transfers.
https://www.beatlesbible.com/2014/09/09/beatles-mono-vinyl-worldwide-release/
There’s quite a few other opinions out there here’s just one of many
https://theaudiophileman.com/beatles-mono-vinyl-version/
For me personally, nothing sounded as good as the original UK Red and Blue album compilations released in 1973 but that might just be familiarity. However I can’t escape the feeling that these things were made by people who knew how to use their ears.