The Beatles Mono CD Box Set Includes The White Album In Mono For The First Time Ever In The US

Written by myartclnetwrk on November 22nd, 2009

Most People Listened To Music In Mono In The 1960s

It was not until the time of Let It Be & Abbey Road that the stereo mixes became The Beatles primary focus. Until then they were actually far more interested in the mono mixes because they were considered to be the “standard” at that time.

The Original Beatles Albums

You can make a strong case that these original mono mix CDs represent The Beatles albums in their purest form. These are the mixes that most people heard back in the 1960s. These original mono mixes are the ones that made them the most popular band ever. Even if just for historical context, these mixes are very interesting to true Beatles fans.

The Beatles Mono Mix Box Set Includes

The Band’s first 10 studio albums in mono.
Rubber Soul & Help! in their original stereo mixes
The Mono Masters collection of the mono mixes of the band’s non album songs.

Where’s Their Final Three Albums?

These final three LPs were never mixed in mono because by 1969 stereo was the standard and mono mixes had been completely phased out.

Why Are Stereo Mixes For Two Albums Included?

The two albums included in stereo (Rubber Soul & Help!) were recorded in 1965. Why is that relevant? Because that’s when the band first started to do these stereo mixes and they were very experimental. Because of that when the bands albums were first released on CD in the 1980s they decided against including these 1960s stereo mixes and made brand new stereo mixes to replace them with. The original stereo mixes for these 1965 classic albums have never been on CD until this new mono box set.

The White Album In Mono In The US For The First Time

This will actually be the first time the band’s classic self titled 1968 album (best known as The White Album) will be released in mono in the US in any format.

The Beatles Remastered Mono & Stereo Box Sets

There are actually two box sets being released on September 9th. A stereo box set & a mono box set. Both are likely to be deemed {essential purchases by~essential for} real Beatles fanatics.

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