A Hard Day’s Night was a -2/-3 cutting. Side 1 was basically the -1 but with a 2 stamped over it. I am not a fan of the -1/-1 original of A Hard Day’s Night, so side 1 was too hot and was sibilant heavy. Side 2 was a complete 180. It sounded FANTASTIC! Smooth, clear and uncongested. Would take this over the original and the MFSL.

Hernandez, Raoul (2 October 2009). "Review: The Beatles, The Beatles in Mono". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 19 November 2014. The Beatles In Mono(Box Set, Compilation, Remastered, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 13×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 256kbps, 14×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 13×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 11×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 30×File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps, 34×File, MP3, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 256kbps) Another reason has been the demands of Apple: that amalgamation of the remaining Beatles plus the estates of the rest. Apple want any Beatles recordings to have a particular ‘sound’, a traditional presentation based upon the original recordings which, to some extent, constrained the mastering engineers at Abbey Road. To get the required sound required a considerable amount of EQ (Equalisation: boosting or reducing the levels of different frequencies in a signal), “To physically do this in real time whilst cutting from the original analogue masters would have been almost impossible to do,” said Magee. The set debuted at number 40 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and the magazine reported that 12,000 copies were sold in its first week of release. [17] [18] In Japan, it debuted at number 10, selling over 20,000 copies in its first week on the Oricon album charts. [19] The set was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in April 2010. [20] Charts [ edit ] Chart (2009) The 13 Studio Albums and Past Masters remastered in stereo using the same digital sources as the acclaimed 2009 CD's on 180g Heavyweight Vinyl

Yellow Submarine will never sound good on vinyl, but here it is. My copy was a -3/-3, and did little to improve the shitty stereo mixes presented here. Nothing is a winner, but I’d say the original -1/-1 sounded worse and the MFSL made Hey Bulldog even more listenable so I guess I’ll give it to the MFSL. Haber, Dave (26 August 2009). "Update: Beatles Mono Box sold-out at more retailers now" . Retrieved 28 August 2009.

Beatles for Sale was a -3/-4, and sounded really good. I do like the -1/-1 original better, but not by much. I think both are on par with each other. The -3 side A slightly lowered Ringo’s snare, but did offer a pleasant midrange. MFSL brightened the hell out of the album, so the original wins According to Magee, you’re far better having a decent ADC (Analogue-to-Digital Convertor, a high-specification Prism, in Abbey Road’s case) and a clean 24bit signal to capture all of those extra sonic highs, “The reason 24bit is important is because, in 16bit audio CD play, when you get down to indus 50Hz something then you start getting quantisation. The signal can’t make up its mind whether it’s a one or a zero. You end up with a buzzy sound. At 24bit, you get no perceivable noise.” The Beatles In Mono(Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Unofficial Release, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, 2×CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono, 2×CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release) Remastered using digital source ( used for CD's in 2009) ??? So, what is the purpose of pressing it on vinyl ? We couldn’t really,” said Magee. “We have all the cutting notes left by Harry Moss (the original cutting engineer for The Beatles’ recording output) but we don’t have the same equipment. We could kind of recreate the analogue chain and kind of recreate what Harry Moss did to get that sound but it wouldn’t be the same.”Across The Universe - (Version 2) produced by Phil Spector. All My Loving - begins with five taps on Ringo's "hi-hat" cymbal. Very interesting. I have three Abbey Road LPs in my collection: the original UK pressing from 1969, the Capitol ‘orange label’ pressing, and the 2012 remastered pressing sourced from the 24 bit/44.1 kHz. To my ears, the original pressing sounds superior to any other pressing I’ve ever heard. The Capitol ‘orange label’ sounds quite good, except for the way too boomy bass. Everyone knows these 70-80s HM cuts sound great, and they really do. It always takes a new release for me to appreciate how well this set was made.

Please Please Me had a -2/-2 cutting and was honestly not the best. It felt like a thin wall was covering the music. I put on an A2/B2 german pressing of Please Please Me and finally heard what others were claiming when they said this cutting was a revelation. Not a good start but it didnt sound like dung. Would even take the MFSL pressing over this though. The Beatles In Mono(Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, 2×CD, Album, Reissue, Mono, 2×CD, Compilation, Mono)With the Beatles was a -3/-4 cutting. I have 3 different WTB pressings that have a -4 side 1. I’ll give it to HTM, -4 sounds great. But -3 wasn’t the best. It was too hot. Again, I would take the MFSL over both. The MFSL mastering worked well for the hard panned albums. The Beatles are finally emerging onto streaming services but, if you want quality stereo Beatles recordings, vinyl is surely your option. But which pressing is best? The latest Abbey Road suite of pressings or older, more collectable, releases? Paul Rigby talks to Abbey Road about the latest pressings and undertakes detailed A-B comparisons with older releases to get to the sonic truth Audiophiles will be happy to hear that no compression has been added to the vinyl masters while a decision to use DMM cutting process to enhance extra detail on the inner groove was rejected by Apple in favour of the warmer sound of lacquers. The only processing done was a series of precise and targeted removal of sibilance which, with CEDAR Retouch software, is almost surgical in its accuracy and doesn’t affect adjacent frequencies as older systems do and did.