The Beatles In Mono (14 LP Remastered Mono 180 Gram Vinyl + Book)

This listing is for a new, sealed, limited edition, out of print, 14 LP vinyl record set of The Beatles iconic mono albums.  This set has never been opened with records never having been removed from the box.

Newly remastered for vinyl from the Original Master Tapes at Abbey Road using an all analog chain.  This release is the best this recording will ever sound, and is already out of print and a collectors item.

Includes an exclusive 12" 108-page hardbound book with rare studio photos!

Will be packaged in the original shipping box.  The top has been opened only to verify the contents and to take the pictures shown in this listing.  The picture of the LPs and book is a stock photo to show the detail of the box contents. 

I purchased this new from audiophile seller Acoustic Sounds as a back up copy, but have since decided I no longer need to keep this one.  I hope it finds a good home.

• Label:  Apple/Capitol

• Product Number:  AAPL 379916

• EAN:  5099963379716

• Availability: Out of Print

• Number of Discs:  14

• Note:  180 Gram Vinyl

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The Story

This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s,  when mono was the predominant audio format.  Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary.  The Beatles In Mono box set is released on fourteen 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork, newly mastered from the analogue master tapes.

In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles' acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by Grammy-winning engineer Sean Magee and Grammy-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz.  While The Beatles In Mono CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology.  Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.

Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles' albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s.  Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.

Manufactured for the world at Optimal Media in Germany, The Beatles' albums are presented in their original glory, both sonically and in their packaging.  The boxed collection's exclusive 12-inch by 12-inch hardbound book features new essays and a detailed history of the mastering process by award-winning radio producer and author Kevin Howlett.  The book is illustrated with many rare studio photos of The Beatles, fascinating archive documents, and articles and advertisements sourced from 1960s publications.

The release includes all nine original mono mixed U.K. albums plus the original American-compiled mono Magical Mystery Tour and the Mono Masters, a three LP collection of non-album tracks also compiled and mastered from the original analogue tapes.

This is really a deluxe reissue project, done properly, and with careful attention to detail.  Beatles collectors and even casual fans will be transfixed.  Treat yourself!