9/9/9: The Holidays Come Early For Beatles Fanatics
July 29th, 2009 by Jamie T. Winston, under Music. No Comments
On 9/9/9 new remastered mixes for each of the 13 original UK studio albums that The Beatles recorded in the 1960s will be coming out.
In the ’80s when The Beatles first released their albums in the CD format, the technology was still new. The mastering job done on those CDs is considered sub par and that’s why Beatles fans have long been clamoring for remastered CDs.
It’s not just the new CD remasters that are exciting Beatles fans, it’s also the fact that the original mono mixes of their albums will be released in a mono box set on 9/9/9 too!
This is the first time that the original mono mixes of The Beatles albums are going to be available on CD.
Mono was being phased out way back in the 1960s, so why should we listen to mono mixes in 2009? This is an understandable view but if you think of these mixes as being the originally intended mixes, it’s interesting to hear them.
Mono was the standard at the time and because of that The Beatles spent a lot more time on the mono mixes than they did on the stereo mixes. In fact the stereo mixes were thrown together rather hastily in comparison.
Because of this many feel that the original mono mix of an album such as Sgt. Pepper is the “real” version of the album.
The new Beatles Rock Band game also comes out on 9/9/9. I’m not a huge video game guy but I do love the Rock Band games, they are fun. And the Beatles game should really take it to the next level.
The graphics and game play look really awesome from the previews I’ve seen. Even if you’re not a big video game person, I’d give the Beatles Rock Band a try if you’re a fan of the band. It promises to be great fun.
