QOTD: Are You Buying Beatles Stuff Tomorrow?
It'll be Beatlesmania tomorrow, and everyone's invited on the magical mystery tour.
Tomorrow's a big day for Beatlemaniacs. Those who love the world's best known band but are with the times can look forward to playing the Beatles' best tracks using plastic instruments in Rock Band. For them and everyone else, however, there will be the release of remasters of the entire Beatles catalog.
The remastering process has been years in the making, ensuring that the Beatles have never sounded better than they will on the new CDs. In fact, tomorrow's release will be the first time that some recordings will have ever been available in their original monaural mix on CD. Remastered, stereo versions will also be available.
In an age where music artists are now selling their music on a track-by-track basis, the Beatles (which as of this moment are still not available via digital mediums such as iTunes) are sticking to selling their recordings as full albums.
Will you be buying anything Beatles tomorrow? If you're buying the CD box sets, will they be in mono or stereo? If you're going the Rock Band route, will you be getting the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii version?

(spoken with sarcasm) Oh yay, another Beatles re-master.... That makes FIVE times that they've re-mastered the Beatles catalogue since 1983. Hopefully they didn't over-compress the signal like so many sound engineers seem keen on doing...
Meh!
(spoken with sarcasm) Oh yay, another Beatles re-master.... That makes FIVE times that they've re-mastered the Beatles catalogue since 1983. Hopefully they didn't over-compress the signal like so many sound engineers seem keen on doing...
Meh!
Still think we'll hear an announcement in that regard soon (maybe at Apple's next press conference??)
This is the first proper remaster since 1987 of the UK releases, the other remasters were off of American releases and weren't at this quality.
These are being done at Abbey Road using some of the newest technology available as well as vintage equipment.
This will be some of the highest fidelity Beatles music since the vinyl.
you are right we are going to hear something soon about them going digital. Paul has always said that he didn't feel the remasters were up to snuff and didn't want inferior music being put into the digital format.
With these new remasters it is going to be a pretty sure bet that we will finally get digital Beatles albums.
Incidentally I'm listening on a $200 pair of ATH-700 headphones...
Come to think of it.. I have never known anyone who listens to the Beatles. Considering Sgt. Pepper's was released in 1967 (7 years before my birth) I am thinking most people who listen to the Beatles would likely be in their late 40's or older. I don't see there being a Rock Band market for this age group.
Come to think of it.. I have never known anyone who listens to the Beatles. Considering Sgt. Pepper's was released in 1967 (7 years before my birth) I am thinking most people who listen to the Beatles would likely be in their late 40's or older. I don't see there being a Rock Band market for this age group.
You are kidding right?
The Beatles are still extremely relevant and many many new major pop bands list the Beatles as key influences. People in their 20's are just now waking up to the Beatles with movies like Across the Universe and the Love show in Vegas.
I am 29 and just started listening to the Beatles a few years ago and it opened my eyes.
Music never gets old, through music we can live forever!
The game will be a success and after playing the demo at best buy and watching young kids loving it, I will probably buy my first ever rockband game.
Also, a lot of 40 year olds I know love to play Rock Band!
I can barely tell the Differance between Cd's at home and in my car I don't think "remastering" them will improve them to my ears so I will pass, I have more important things to spend my money on like the Trachyphyllia the LFS has for sale, just need approval from the Boss Er um Wife.