Beatles Vinyl Box Set is Here

[Wasatch]

That was nice of them.

Originally Posted by mraudio

Here is my new Beatles BoxSet!!! Wasn't due for delivery until Tuesday, but the vinyl gods, (and FEDEX) have always been pretty good to me.

Haven't opened it yet, but it sure is pretty.

[turntable]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

Guess I am spoiled. To me, just another box set of music. I have the BC-13 which is the crown jewel in Beatles box sets & the MFSL box set which is also nice. So, this will be a third.

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Bob

Yes you are Bob

I'll take that BC-13 box off you. It is now obsolete

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by turntable

I'll take that BC-13 box off you. It is now obsolete

The only day I could possibly ship it to Syndey is Monday, the 12th. No other day works into my schedule.

Shucks -- post offices closed tomorrow.

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Bob

[vintage_tube]

Interview: Beatles remastering engineer says vinyl set closer to original sound - National Beatles | Examiner.com

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Bob

[vego99]

Mine should be arriving any day, so excited!!

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by Whart

Aren't those remastered from digital files?

Yes, they are cut from 24 bit digital masters. They did not want to take the time and effort to redo them in a pure analog mastering chain, which is a shame. I wish they would have just released the 24 bit digital audio as FLAC audio files. I just never get the point of cutting vinyl from digital masters.

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by RaceTripper

They did not want to take the time and effort to redo them in a pure analog mastering chain, which is a shame.

That's an incorrect statement Dean.

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Bob

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

That's an incorrect statement Dean.

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Bob

How so? I read they didn't want to go back and redo all the work of building master from the tapes, and all the work that entails.

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by RaceTripper

How so? I read they didn't want to go back and redo all the work of building master from the tapes, and all the work that entails.

"While many of us had hoped for an AAA release, that was simply not possible. My contact at EMI in the UK told me how difficult it was getting the estates of John (Yoko) and George (Olivia) plus Paul and Ringo to sign off on the 192/24 bit masters produced for the CD reissues.

Issuing the vinyl from the original tapes would require them to audition test pressings and sign off again, which would have been even more difficult that okaying CDs. Besides, I was told, everyone felt important consistency within the catalog.

So the box was mastered to lacquers at Abbey Road using the original 192k/24 bit files. Clearly these will sound far superior to the CD versions, just as the 44.1K/24 bit Apple USB "dongle" version sounded better than the CD."

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Bob

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

"While many of us had hoped for an AAA release, that was simply not possible. My contact at EMI in the UK told me how difficult it was getting the estates of John (Yoko) and George (Olivia) plus Paul and Ringo to sign off on the 192/24 bit masters produced for the CD reissues.

Issuing the vinyl from the original tapes would require them to audition test pressings and sign off again, which would have been even more difficult that okaying CDs. Besides, I was told, everyone felt important consistency within the catalog.

So the box was mastered to lacquers at Abbey Road using the original 192k/24 bit files. Clearly these will sound far superior to the CD versions, just as the 44.1K/24 bit Apple USB "dongle" version sounded better than the CD."

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Bob

OK. Thanks for the info.

But I still don't get cutting it to vinyl (so I did not buy it). I would still rather see them as 24/192 FLAC files for streaming.