November 23rd, 2009
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Author: It’s difficult to imagine in many ways, but this year has been the year of The Beatles OK, and MJ had a big year too 2009 was such a huge year for The Beatles because of the release of their box sets and the USB memory stick.
2009′s most popular Beatles release has been this awesome box set. It’s been a huge seller and for a very good reason. It contains the band’s complete ’62-’70 discography in brilliantly digitally remastered stereo. These remastered Beatles songs sound absolutely spectacular (these discs are far better than the ’87 mastered Beatles CDs you likely have now.)
The really big improvement in comparison to the old CDs can be heard in the way McCartney’s bass blasts through the mix more so than ever before and Ringo’s drums sound far better than they used to as well. Another big positive is being able to hear each individual vocal part with more clarity.
The box set that has created the most excitement of serious Beatles fans is probably the mono box set because it represents the very first time that the original mono mixes of their music have been available on CD.
Some “purist” Beatles fans believe that the mono mixes are the way the band’s music was supposed to be heard and they have good reason for believing that. It was the mono mixes that most people listened to back in the’60s and The Beatles spent the majority of their time working on getting the mono mixes just right. It really wasn’t until around’68 that The Beatles started to take their stereo mixes seriously.
The Beatles USB is a digital version of the remastered stereo box set. It includes both 320kbps mp3s and 24bit FLAC files. Along with the audio files, this Apple USB memory stick also includes all of the visual parts of the box set such as the thirteen mini documentaries, the extensive liner notes for each album, and the unpublished photographs.
This USB stick is compatible with both Mac and Windows computers. The mp3s should work with no issues with any mp3 player (whether it be a Zune, an iPod, or a lesser known player.)
The Remastered Beatles USB is the debut release for The Beatles in MP3 and FLAC
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