Upcoming new editions of the U.S. Albums
Upcoming, mastered from the original master. This information and image was prematurely published in the U.S. Beatles Store, so let’s call it a rumour for now.
MASTERING NOTES
These albums were cut for vinyl from the original master tapes using a completely analog signal path and with constant reference to first generation pressings of the original albums. They were made using a Studer A80 master recorder with analog preview & program paths, and an Neumann VMS70 cutting lathe originally installed in Capitol Studios in 1971. This specific all-analog cutting technique allows faithful representation of the full musical range and dynamics present on the original tapes.
The albums will also be available as a boxed set, including The Beatles’ Story
So rumors are mono albums, with extra inlay card and foldout covers, half-speed mastered and pressed on 180 grams vinyl.
Links (no longer working but may become active again):
Meet The Beatles
The Beatles’ Second Album
A Hard Day’s Night
Something New
Beatles ’65
The Early Beatles
Official announcement to be expected soon!
So, we get to “enjoy” Dave Dexter’s heavy hand on the reverb knob in all its preserved glory. Can’t wait. 😉
Haha! That was my reaction, too! Plus who doesn’t love a 28-minute album?
LOL, right? Probably only 12 mins of Beatles music on AHDN. I’d much rather hunt down the ’68 Lime Green, ’72 Apple, and ’76 Orange label re-pressings of these (minus for AHDN) before I’d rush to buy these.
Is it the Dexter’s? For history and making this a viable product it should. There’s no other point.
I’m pumped! Really looking forward to these!
Me too.
Cost a bundle, I’m sure…
Scraping the barrel now.
More like raping the fans. Meanwhile, we still wait for the full rooftop concert.
It’s only “rape” if it’s against your will. You don’t have to buy this.
let’s hope they use a factory to create the vinyl records, that provides quality records. Lately it has been a disaster…
What dynamics? Didn’t Dave Dexter squashed those albums with heavy reverb and compression? In stereo it would be even better, I’ll be listening to all those classics in “amazing” duophonic stereo that all the teenybopers dig nowadays!
Seriously, Apple is really dropping the ball with this one. Where’s Rubber Soul?
I just hope they aren’t doing this instead of the Rubber Soul remix for 2024, but I really can’t see them doing both.
I wonder if these would contain the US Dave Dexter mixes. That’s how we heard them in the US.
Well, I just hope they press them at Optimal.
The U.S. albums are an abomination unto me. I can’t think of one positive thing to say about them.
Are these going to be available in the UK?
As this hasn’t yet been announced officially, no one knows. Our thoughts is that this is catering to the small niche of original U.S.A. fans who still have record players and have worn out their original albums.
Thank you Roger!
I hope for the sake of fans of the American Beatles Capitol Records – this vinyl collection ACTUALLY has the Dexter mixes. The early press release leak throws a lot of mastering jargon and analog path signal details but has yet to explicitly make note of the “Dexter” mixes. If that is not the case of his mixes – the 2004/2006 box sets are the gold standard outside of previous America reissues on LP in the 80s and the OGs in the 60s.
I’d much rather have a bluray of Let It Be.
What a waist of time this would be if it’s true !!!! What about RUBBER SOUL ??? Or release an all analog uk stereo box. This it what the fans want. WHY DONT YOU LISTEN APPLE 🍏
So the “With the Beatles” tracks on the first two albums will be fold-downs of the stereo just like the originals.
No love for Beatles VI?