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Disc 1

I Saw Her Standing There - (mono)

Misery - (mono)

Anna (Go to Him) - (mono)

Chains - (mono)

Boys - (mono)

Ask Me Why - (mono)

Please Please Me - (mono)

Love Me Do - (mono)

P.S. I Love You - (mono)

Baby It's You - (mono)

Do You Want to Know a Secret - (mono)

Taste of Honey, A - (mono)

There's a Place - (mono)

Twist and Shout - (mono)

Disc 2

It Won't Be Long - (mono)

All I've Got to Do - (mono)

All My Loving - (mono)

Don't Bother Me - (mono)

Little Child - (mono)

Till There Was You - (mono)

Please Mister Postman - (mono)

Roll Over Beethoven - (mono)

Hold Me Tight - (mono)

You Really Got a Hold on Me - (mono)

I Wanna Be Your Man - (mono)

Devil in Her Heart - (mono)

Not a Second Time - (mono)

Money (That's What I Want) - (mono)

Disc 3

Hard Day's Night, A - (mono)

I Should Have Known Better - (mono)

If I Fell - (mono)

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You - (mono)

And I Love Her - (mono)

Tell Me Why - (mono)

Can't Buy Me Love - (mono)

Any Time at All - (mono)

I'll Cry Instead - (mono)

Things We Said Today - (mono)

When I Get Home - (mono)

You Can't Do That - (mono)

I'll Be Back - (mono)

Disc 4

No Reply - (mono)

I'm a Loser - (mono)

Baby's in Black - (mono)

Rock and Roll Music - (mono)

I'll Follow the Sun - (mono)

Mr. Moonlight - (mono)

Kansas City: Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! - (mono)

Eight Days a Week - (mono)

Words of Love - (mono)

Honey Don't - (mono)

Every Little Thing - (mono)

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party - (mono)

What You're Doing - (mono)

Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby - (mono)

Disc 5

Help! [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

Night Before [from the Film "Help! "], The - (mono)

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

I Need You [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

Another Girl [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

You're Going to Lose That Girl [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

Ticket to Ride [from the Film "Help! "] - (mono)

Act Naturally - (mono)

It's Only Love - (mono)

You Like Me Too Much - (mono)

Tell Me What You See - (mono)

I've Just Seen a Face - (mono)

Yesterday - (mono)

Dizzy Miss Lizzy - (mono)

Help! [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Night Before [Original 1965 Stereo Mix], The

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

I Need You [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Another Girl [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

You're Going to Lose That Girl [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Ticket to Ride [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Act Naturally [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

It's Only Love [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

You Like Me Too Much [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Tell Me What You See [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

I've Just Seen a Face [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Yesterday [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Disc 6

Drive My Car - (mono)

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - (mono)

You Won't See Me - (mono)

Nowhere Man - (mono)

Think for Yourself - (mono)

Word, The - (mono)

Michelle - (mono)

What Goes On - (mono)

Girl - (mono)

I'm Looking Through You - (mono)

In My Life - (mono)

Wait - (mono)

If I Needed Someone - (mono)

Run for Your Life - (mono)

Drive My Car [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

You Won't See Me [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Nowhere Man [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Think for Yourself [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Word [Original 1965 Stereo Mix], The

Michelle [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

What Goes On [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Girl [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

I'm Looking Through You [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

In My Life [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Wait [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

If I Needed Someone [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Run for Your Life [Original 1965 Stereo Mix]

Disc 7

Taxman - (mono)

Eleanor Rigby - (mono)

I'm Only Sleeping - (mono)

Love You To - (mono)

Here, There and Everywhere - (mono)

Yellow Submarine - (mono)

She Said She Said - (mono)

Good Day Sunshine - (mono)

And Your Bird Can Sing - (mono)

For No One - (mono)

Doctor Robert - (mono)

I Want to Tell You - (mono)

Got to Get You into My Life - (mono)

Tomorrow Never Knows - (mono)

Disc 8

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - (mono)

With a Little Help from My Friends - (mono)

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - (mono)

Getting Better - (mono)

Fixing a Hole - (mono)

She's Leaving Home - (mono)

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! - (mono)

Within You Without You - (mono)

When I'm Sixty-Fout - (mono)

Lovely Rita - (mono)

Good Morning Good Morning - (mono)

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - (mono)

Day in the Life, A - (mono)

Disc 9

Magical Mystery Tour [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] - (mono)

Fool on the Hill [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"], The - (mono)

Flying [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] - (mono)

Blue Jay Way [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] - (mono)

Your Mother Should Know [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] - (mono)

I Am the Walrus [from the Film "Magical Mystery Tour"] - (mono)

Hello, Goodbye - (mono)

Strawberry Fields Forever - (mono)

Penny Lane - (mono)

Baby, You're a Rich Man - (mono)

All You Need Is Love - (mono)

Disc 10

Back in the U.S.S.R. - (mono)

Dear Prudence - (mono)

Glass Onion - (mono)

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - (mono)

Wild Honey Pie - (mono)

Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill, The - (mono)

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - (mono)

Happiness Is a Warm Gun - (mono)

Martha My Dear - (mono)

I'm So Tired - (mono)

Blackbird - (mono)

Piggies - (mono)

Rocky Raccoon - (mono)

Don't Pass Me By - (mono)

Why Don't We Do It in the Road? - (mono)

I Will - (mono)

Julia - (mono)

Disc 11

Birthday - (mono)

Yer Blues - (mono)

Mother Nature's Son - (mono)

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - (mono)

Sexy Sadie - (mono)

Helter Skelter - (mono)

Long, Long, Long - (mono)

Revolution I - (mono)

Honey Pie - (mono)

Savoy Truffle - (mono)

Cry Baby Cry - (mono)

Revolution 9 - (mono)

Good Night - (mono)

Disc 12

Love Me Do - (mono)

From Me to You - (mono)

Thank You Girl - (mono)

She Loves You - (mono)

I'll Get You - (mono)

I Want to Hold Your Hand - (mono)

This Boy - (mono)

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand - (mono)

Sie Liebt Dich - (mono)

Long Tall Sally - (mono)

I Call Your Name - (mono)

Slow Down - (mono)

Matchbox - (mono)

I Feel Fine - (mono)

She's a Woman - (mono)

Bad Boy - (mono)

Yes It Is - (mono)

I'm Down - (mono)

Disc 13

Day Tripper - (mono)

We Can Work It Out - (mono)

Paperback Writer - (mono)

Rain - (mono)

Lady Madonna - (mono)

Inner Light, The - (mono)

Hey Jude - (mono)

Revolution - (mono)

Only a Northern Song - (mono)

All Together Now - (mono)

Hey Bulldog - (mono)

It's All Too Much - (mono)

Get Back - (mono, featuring Billy Preston)

Don't Let Me Down - (mono, featuring Billy Preston)

Across the Universe - (mono)

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) - (mono)

Title: The Beatles: Mono Box Set
Artist: The Beatles

Personnel: Paul McCartney (vocals, bass guitar); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); John Lennon (vocals); George Harrison (guitar).
Audio Remasterers: Sean Magee; Steve Rooke; Steve Rooke; Guy Massey; Paul Hicks.
Liner Note Authors: Tony Barrow; Derek Taylor; Alan Rouse; Kevin Howlett; Tony Barrow; Kevin Howlett.
Photographers: Robert Freeman; Robert Freeman; Robert Whitaker; Michael Cooper.
The STEREO BOX SET be the official canon, but what Beatlemaniacs have really craved is the MONO BOX SET. This limited-edition box is laden with new-to-CD mixes, including the genuine rarities of the previously unreleased mono mixes of the four new songs from Yellow Submarine, and its packaging is gorgeous, filled with mini-LP replicas with stiff cardboard sleeves of every album from Please Please Me to The Beatles, complete with replicated gatefolds and packaging inserts, all protected in resealable plastic sleeves. As pure physical product, this satisfies any collector itch, but this also is arguably the better-sounding of the two sets, providing ample evidence that the Beatles did spend more time on mono mixes during much of their career. For generations of listeners raised on stereo mixes, there are plenty of surprises here, from the faster versions of "She's Leaving Home" and "Don't Pass Me By" to the numerous little differences that pop up on SGT. PEPPER'S, THE WHITE ALBUM, and REVOLVER, all adding up to dramatically different experiences. Sometimes, the density of mono just has more force-- "Lady Madonna" rolls like a freight train, "I'm Down" hits to the gut--and sometimes the colors just seem more vibrant; in either case, there's enough emotional difference to make this worthwhile for the dedicated, and depending on taste, it may even be preferable. But there's no question of one thing: of the two sets, as a package, the mono box is a thing to behold. And there's also no question that those who waited 22 years to hear a better version of the Beatles will not be disappointed (although they may still wonder why it took so long for the Fabs to be treated as they deserve).
The Beatles always stood apart from their peers, a self-evident statement that sadly extended to the treatment of their catalog in the digital age. Where all their peers from the Byrds to the Who have had their catalogs remastered and reissued in deluxe editions, sometimes several times, the Beatles remained stuck in the early days of digital, their 14 albums plus Past Masters singles collection remaining untouched since 1987. Anniversaries came and went, but no remasters arrived until the release of the video game The Beatles Rockband pushed a long-overdue revamping of the band's entire catalog into the stores on 9-9-09. This reissue campaign corrects almost all the problems of the original 1987 CDs: the sound and artwork are improved, and all the original mono and stereo mixes finally see the light of day. Naturally, it's possible to quibble about some details of the presentation, particularly the decision to split the reissue into two separate box sets, one covering the stereo mixes and one the mono mixes, with only the stereo mixes available as individual discs (it's still possible to complain that the albums do not add era-specific singles or outtakes, but such expansions were never really in the cards), but both boxes still constitute the best Beatles by far. Crucially, it's also inarguably the best-sounding Beatles music ever released, robust and rich even on the earliest rock & roll. None of the albums have been remixed -- although Help! and Rubber Soul retain Martin's 1987 mixes, the original stereo mixes are bonuses on the mono set -- so this doesn't shock the way the Yellow Submarine soundtrack did with its reimagined stereo mixes. Nevertheless, these remasters surely do surprise with their clarity and depth, with each album feeling bigger and fuller than the previous CD incarnation, but not artificially so. It's not that these are pumped up on digital steroids; it's that the veil has been lifted, so everything seems full and fresh. Appropriately, there's more to savor from Help! onward, as the Beatles' productions grew ambitious, but Please Please Me, With the Beatles, and A Hard Day's Night all have a strong punch, while Beatles for Sale is warmer than the previous disc.
The stereo set may be the official canon, but what Beatlemaniacs have really craved is the mono box. This limited-edition box is laden with new-to-CD mixes, including the genuine rarities of the previously unreleased mono mixes of the four new songs from Yellow Submarine, and its packaging is gorgeous, filled with mini-LP replicas with stiff cardboard sleeves of every album from Please Please Me to The Beatles, complete with replicated gatefolds and packaging inserts, all protected in resealable plastic sleeves. As pure physical product, this satisfies any collector itch, but this also is arguably the better-sounding of the two sets, providing ample evidence that the Beatles did spend more time on mono mixes during much of their career. For generations of listeners raised on stereo mixes, there are plenty of surprises here, from the faster versions of "She's Leaving Home" and "Don't Pass Me By" to the numerous little differences that pop up on Pepper, The White Album, and Revolver, all adding up to dramatically different experiences. Sometimes, the density of mono just has more force -- "Lady Madonna" rolls like a freight train, "I'm Down" hits to the gut -- and sometimes the colors just seem more vibrant; in either case, there's enough emotional difference to make this worthwhile for the dedicated, and depending on taste, it may even be preferable. But there's no question of one thing: of the two sets, as a package, the mono box is a thing to behold. And there's also no question that those who waited 22 years to hear a better version of the Beatles will not be disappointed (although they may still wonder why it took so long for the Fabs to be treated as they deserve). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine