I dunno about the digital remastering. Part of the charm of the music was the sound, which might not have been perfect, but still.... to hear what they did on the equipment of the day is still pretty amazing. To me it's like someone going back and touching up a Van Gogh.
Here is a press release about the process. They really didn't do much in terms of retouching the music. They didn't remix the tracks for instance. But you have to re-master the analog sounds to digital and what they've done is to bring out the warmth of the analog in a digital format. The mono mixes are the ones that will sound the best as those were the mixes the Beatles themselves spent time doing while they left the stereo mixes to EMI's technicians. If you listen to the remastered Yellow Submarine release or the Love release, it's amazing how full and powerful the sound is. This release is going to be the yard stick for re-mastered releases of older recordings
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Well, this doesn't sound too heinous. Still, though.... I find some of the imperfections of original recordings part of their character- like the hiss and crackle on the old Robert Johnson recordings. And yeah, I know- the stuff I had was mainly from CDs and MP3s and by their nature, you lose the original sound quality.
But I feel like if someone want to do the true audiophile thing, any remastering that is done should be done solely to restore the tapes to their original condition (such as hiss/crackles from oxidation or dust on the tape) and not remove any real or perceived imperfection from the actual recording.
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But I feel like if someone want to do the true audiophile thing, any remastering that is done should be done solely to restore the tapes to their original condition (such as hiss/crackles from oxidation or dust on the tape) and not remove any real or perceived imperfection from the actual recording.
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