Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters?

Just got my mono box yesterday. Listened to the first seven albums. Very good remixing job--solid and improved production. I am loving the Rubber Soul and Revolver albums. Have not had a chance to hear Pepper and WHITE.

I am very excited about the Mono mixes. Despite what anyone says, this is how the music was originally mixed and played back at Abbey Road by the recording crews for the Beatles. Think of those mono mixes as the motherlode. Not a lot of time was taken for the stereo mixes back in the day, at was an afterthought by the engineers, which is why they have been in their less than pristine state since 1983. Having heard Rain live in Las Vegas, the sonic quality can be stunning, especially the 1966 to 1969 material. I think the Mono mixes are the way to go.

The early mono albums were mixed down on tube-based analogue mixers and have that tubey magic that is lacking in the last stereo albums, which were mixed down on solid state equipment starting with the White Album sessions. Those later recordings lack the bloom and warmth of the earlier work. Wait until you hear the new Revolver and Rubber Soul. You can tell this today on the best vinyl copies of the original work. I have two pristine copies of Revolver and prefer the "wall of sound" mono version over "let's make the best of four tracks" stereo sound.

Wildoats

You are correct. I visited George Martin at Abbey Road in 1998 and he played me the original source tape in mono. It was fab.

Worked on the Beatles.com website. Had a nice tour of the rooms. Very nice man. Very proud of his association and was very beaten down by John's death.

Under very tight lock and key at the moment. Production starts in two weeks.