9/9/09: The Beatles Remastered CDs Are Finally Released
It was 22 years ago (in 1987) that the Beatles albums first came out in the CD format. As vinyl and tape sales slowed significantly, CD became the standard way of listening to music and these versions of The Beatles albums have become those that people listen to. (more...)
Why Beatles Fans Should Buy the New Beatles Remastered CDs
If you're a Beatles fan who already owns all of their albums on CD I can understand feeling like it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to buy the new remastered Beatles CDs. You maybe thinking "How much difference does it really make?" or "I've already spent hundreds of dollars on The Beatles CDs, do I really need to spend more?" (more...)
The Remastered Beatles: Stereo & Mono Box Sets, The Beatles USB
The Beatles entered the world of compact disc in the late 1980s when their entire catalog was released on the (new at the time) medium. Unfortunately there were a couple of big issues with the way their music was released on CD. The first was that it wasn't mastered particularly well (some would say that's an understatement.) The second was that only the stereo mixes for most of their albums were released on CD, leaving the mono mixes that were the standard for most of The Beatles career on the shelf. (more...)