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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
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 Posted - 09/09/2009 : 16:13:01
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| Anyone bought one of these? |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 16:46:17
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I was wondering when someone was going to post about this.. ..i heard them talking on the radio earlier about them..Larry Gogan one of our 'original' dj's from the 60's and Dave Fanning another famous irish DJ were on raving about the sound quality from the re-masters.... but �300 for the box set.... i already have a lot of this stuff on other CD's...... ...maybe santa will bring it for me..... ...... |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 18:44:40
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| not that old,to be really into the beatles |
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applesforjonah
Bronze Member
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 06:49:43
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| I have most (if not all) of the collection already, and it's hard for me to fork out $200-300 for music I already own. It would be great to have it on LP, but again, I don't have that cash. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 10:43:08
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Yes, me too.
Of the albums I got, there's only a handful I regularly play so think I'll pass on the box set. |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
513 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 12:36:15
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| I bought the Beatles 'compilation 1967-1970' (vinyl) only 2 days ago, so I won't be buying them either. I was just curious about the 'better' quality. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 15:04:13
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I have the lot in mp3.. but from what I've heard these re-masters really do have a load more clarity and punch than the previous releases.
and zerk: never too young for the beatles. never! They are still colossally popular with my age group and younger around here. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 15:37:35
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I'd love to have the higher quality but the remasters miss the timely sound of yesteryear which for me, is one of the important qualities to music of that era.
Besides, they've made enough money already.
What I WOULD consider paying for is new found basement tapes or unreleased studio tracks... the best bits & pieces if you will, all tidied up into a new presentation for us to enjoy. |
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natthu
Gold Member
Australia
756 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 09:25:46
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I love the Beatles, but I'm not interested in the re-mastered stuff...
Vinyl was a dead format by the time I started to buy music as a teeneager. So now I have a large collection of CD's, all of which have been converted into mp3's. I don't play the CD's very often at all.
I do, however, have vinyl of some of my favourite albums (Sgt Pepper's is one of these). It's not just about the sound quality, I enjoy the process of getting the record out and putting it in the record player.
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Erik dP
Silver Member
Sweden
150 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 13:56:34
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| They are not on Spotify, so I don't bother to listen to them. |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 14:19:36
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quote:
Originally posted by natthu
I love the Beatles, but I'm not interested in the re-mastered stuff...
Vinyl was a dead format by the time I started to buy music as a teeneager. So now I have a large collection of CD's, all of which have been converted into mp3's. I don't play the CD's very often at all.
I do, however, have vinyl of some of my favourite albums (Sgt Pepper's is one of these). It's not just about the sound quality, I enjoy the process of getting the record out and putting it in the record player.
+1.... i love some of the album sleeves from those days..you could read about the band,lyrics and try and see what companies gear they were using while listening to to LP... saturday afternoons will never be the same........
P.S. ....vinyl was very much alive when i was a teenager...so were cassette tapes..... |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 15:18:34
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I'm a vinyl freak as well. There's a warmth there that's not present in the sound of CDs, mp3s and other digital media.
I have a lot of the Beatles material...I'm a peripheral fan, not a fanatic over their stuff by any means. I like the idea of basement tapes, outtakes, live concert material being released...new stuff, not just the same thing we've heard for over 40 years with the enticement of "remastering"...that's not much enticement for me. |
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Mansun
Gold Member
Spain
564 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2009 : 02:52:38
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I was born in 1980 and love the Beatles. I think it goes with the fact that they changed the way music was done, not just technically, but starting with the songwritting process and ending with the sleeves. You don't have to be 60 years old to notice that.
I'd like to buy this collection since I don't own any of their albums, but it's a bit pricey to me. I don't think the hiss you can hear in their original albums is tasteful at all since Paul himself said it wasn't there the day they recorded those songs, it's just the way masters have been degradating through the years. |
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Noodler
Copper Member
Australia
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Posted - 09/13/2009 : 06:10:13
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Does anyone know how the remastering is performed?
Someone at work told me that it's been done now because Michael Jackon owned the recordings and that it's paying for his estate. I don't know how true that is, but I know that if it wasn't for the Beatles we wouldn't have CT scanners. The research was paid for by EMI with the massive funds it made off the Beatles.
Are they done from the original tapes?
I too love the sound of the pops and crackles when putting on Twist and Shout on the vinyl album. It adds character. Yeah and I miss LP sleeves too. |
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2009 : 16:00:55
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Not sure about that one Noodler. I think Jackson at one time owned the copyrights and publishing to the Beatles catalog, but I don't believe he ever owned the actual recordings themselves...at least that's what I remember hearing, but I could be wrong. But I also believe that your co-worker is wrong on that one.
Plus, IMO he's only been dead less than 3 months, whereas the process of remastering, repackaging etc. of all the Beatles material would've taken longer than that just to get the ball rolling.
Just my two cents... |
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DeFrag
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USA
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