Beatles Vinyl Remasters...

bwright -- Thu, 10/27/2011 - 22:23

Found this via 'rockinrob86' and the fine folks responsible for Record Store Day.

A sign of things to come?

http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/5092

DH -- Thu, 09/20/2012 - 15:02

Beatles remasters on vinyl:

THE BEATLES THE BEATLES STEREO BOX SET (LIMITED EDITION 16LP BOX SET + BOOK) at Music Direct

Remastered from 24/192 digital transfer of analogue masters; implied that there will be a mono set also. Apparently individual titles will be available: http://www.musicdirect.com/p-99215-the-beatles-a-hard-days-night-180g-lp.aspx

other albums are also listed as individual titles

bwright -- Sun, 09/23/2012 - 22:20

Interesting - and many thanks for the head's up. After checking the links, it appears they have quickly taken down the content. Acoustic Sounds also indicates a major vinyl announcement is pending next month, on their website's lead banner. "Legal concerns" prevent them from commenting further.

Combined with your timely alert, I think everyone will now understand what they are talking about.

http://store.acousticsounds.com/

DH -- Mon, 09/24/2012 - 14:50

EMI told Music Direct they'd jumped the gun and made them take the links down. But elsewhere on the net Nov. 12th is given as a release date, and some 4 Beatles vinyl singles have appeared. In the meantime, online arguments have developed over whether the vinyl is really a new vinyl remaster based directly on the 24/192 transcription of the original analogue masters, or just a vinyl pressing based on the 24/44.1 master made for the 2009 CDs and USB stick.

bwright -- Mon, 09/24/2012 - 21:04

The USB versions sounded great. Given the quality of the recent reissues, I'll safely assume the best, and will buy the set.

I own a number of different releases, and I'm always surprised that Russian Beatles vinyl is rarely referenced - that White Album version is the best I've heard. Some people say they are bootlegs, and others have indicated they are an "official" release. Either way, I wonder how the new ones will compare.

This was posted as a vinyl reissue reference on Steve Hoffman's Music Forum:

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-vinyl-box-set/

DH -- Thu, 10/04/2012 - 10:53

From Analog Planet

(I'm not the person who wrote the letter, I'm just quoting)
“Just for kicks, I sent an email to Abbey Road Studios, regarding the Beatles vinyl remasters, asking:

Simple question – were these mastered using the 24/192 digital masters or 24/44.1?
Thanks!
Dave
“I got this response this morning:
Hi Dave,
Thank you for your email.
For the recent Beatles remasters, The original tapes were copied to digital at 24/192k. The tracks were then remastered at 24/96 and the vinyl was cut from these 24/96K masters.
I hope this answers your question
Regards
Abbey Road Studios”

BTW, it also says there a mono vinyl set is planned.