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Holy Moly!

I want this for Christmas

Going by the average price of 180 gram records, I imagine this will be around $300.

Wish it were the mono mixes....

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I have of couple f their albums. Alot of Sibilance on them, hopefully these will be better. Till There Was You(Pure Sibilance)

Pre-sale: http://www.amazon.com/Bea...yl+box+set

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I wish they had released this set in 2009,the same time as the CD box sets.I might have chosen this vinyl set instead of the CDs.

MickyDolenz said:

Going by the average price of 180 gram records, I imagine this will be around $300.

yeah,this set ain't gonna be cheap

OMFG!!!

YES!!

I dont have the remasters on cd so this will be amazing!!!!

I hope they sell them one by one too.

paisleypark4 said:

I hope they sell them one by one too.

They will

paisleypark4 said:

I hope they sell them one by one too.

Beatles fans, dust off your record players. The band's original studio album remasters, which were released on CD and iTunes to much fanfare in 2009 and 2010, will make their stereo vinyl debuts on November 13 as part of an elaborate box set.

The titles include the band's 12 original U.K. studio albums, as well as the U.S. version of "Magical Mystery Tour," and "Past Masters, Volumes One & Two." The Beatles' first four albums have never been released in North America in stereo on vinyl.

Each 180-gram album will be available for individual purchase, or fans can own one of 50,000 copies of the box set, which will be housed in a retro travel case and include a 252-page book by radio producer Kevin Howlett. There will be chapters dedicated for each album, plus rare photos and audiophile-geared details about how the vinyl records were prepared.

The Fab Four's catalog of albums -- including those titles not part of the stereo reissue series -- sold a combined 626,000 units in the U.S. the first week they were reissued on CD in 2009, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The biggest seller of the reissue series that week was 1969's "Abbey Road," which moved 89,000 copies and debuted at No. 1 on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart. The "Stereo" and "Mono" boxed sets debuted at Nos. 15 and 40, respectively, on the Billboard 200.

In 2010, the band's catalog was released on iTunes. That year they sold a total of 1.7 million albums. In 2011: 1.2 million. Year to date 2012: 544,000.

The Stereo Albums (via Apple/EMI)

"Please Please Me"

"Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" are presented in mono
(North American LP debut in stereo)

"With The Beatles"

(North American LP debut in stereo)

"A Hard Day's Night"

(North American LP debut in stereo)

"Beatles For Sale"

(North American LP debut in stereo)

"Help!"

Features George Martin's 1986 stereo remix

"Rubber Soul"

Features George Martin's 1986 stereo remix

"Revolver"

Original album

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Packaging includes replica psychedelic inner sleeve, cardboard cutout sheet and additional insert

"Magical Mystery Tour"

Packaging includes 24-page colour book

The Beatles (White Album)

Packaging includes double-sided photo montage/lyric sheet and 4 solo colour photos

"Yellow Submarine"

"Only A Northern Song" is presented in mono. Additional insert includes original American liner notes.

"Abbey Road"

Original album

"Let It Be"

Original album

"Past Masters, Volumes One & Two" (double album)

"Love Me Do" (original single version), "She Loves You," "I'll Get You," and "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" are presented in mono. Packaging, notes and photographic content is based on the 2009 CD release.

THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES STEREO BOX SET (LIMITED EDITION 16LP BOX SET + BOOK)

Price: $449.99
Now: $349.00

SoulAlive said:

Stymie said:

SoulAlive said:

I wish they had released this set in 2009,the same time as the CD box sets.I might have chosen this vinyl set instead of the CDs.

Exactly.

Look at this way, you're helping Ringo get a place to live and something to eat

aardvark15 said:

Vinyl pressed from a digital source.

I'll pass.

MickyDolenz said:

THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES STEREO BOX SET (LIMITED EDITION 16LP BOX SET + BOOK)

Price: $449.99
Now: $349.00

Category: Music, Vinyl, 180g Vinyl, Box Sets, Beatles Release.
SKU: LDB10015
Availability: NOVEMBER 13, 2012
* All specified ship dates are estimates

Music Direct

for many people,this will be one of the most expensive Christmas present they ever receieved

So I get home from work yesterday and there is a box from Amazon.com waiting for me on my front step. I was like... wha? I didn't order anything from Amazon.

Lo and behold... it's the Beatles vinyl box, sent to me for my birthday (which is on Thanksgiving) by a friend who comes to my DJ gigs and is a fellow lover of music. To say I was blown away is an understatement.

It's unbelievably beautiful. The book is gorgeous, the reproductions of the cover art is perfect and they are all presented as originally released. Magical Mystery Tour contains the book, the White Album has the poster. It's fabulous. And the sound is immaculate..... utterly amazing. Incredible clarity and warmth. The bass just pops. Especially listening to the early stuff, the improvement is remarkable.

I'm in bliss. SUCH a nice set. The Beatles' legacy is being carefully protected and I couldn't be more thrilled with this package.

Wow, nice friend!

mynameisnotsusan said:

Wow, nice friend!

TyphoonTip said:

Vinyl pressed from a digital source.

I'll pass.

Really?

TyphoonTip said:

NoVideo said:

TyphoonTip said:

Vinyl pressed from a digital source.

I'll pass.

Not so. The book contained in the box provides very detailed technical information about the remastering and the process behind the vinyl pressings. Fascinating to read. No expense spared; they were very carefully pressed from the original masters

Thanks for answering that post.

I plan on getting this as a Christmas present.

I saw the box set in a record store today. They had it on sale for $429.99 with a regular price of $499.99. The individual albums varied in price, mainly on whether they were single/double LPs, but they all had new release discounts.

nd33 said:

Here's a book that was recently released:

AlexdeParis said:

nd33 said:

Wish it were the mono mixes....

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Yep, original stereo is a huge mistake. The mono mixes are almost completely superior. Too bad they won't remix the whole catalog like they did for the Yellow Submarine Songbook and the Rock Band game.

The mono mixes will be coming in the future