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Next capitol needs to do a new vinyl of pet sounds duophonic, and see if they make that sound even worse if possible, but i see that it is possible

I just put on an old 45 single of I'm down, after I played this vinyl on my system, I'm down , but not out, I will forget I bought this and just listen to the uk vinyl I have to clear my ears of this crap

The vinyl is dead quiet until the music comes in and ruins the silence, I'm sorry but the meet the Beatles sounds terrible to me, actually got me a little down, yes that bad, I'm sorry to say,

It's cool! It's on the rainbow label!

Thanks for the review. I still have my 70s versions, so I will pass on these. When I got my first European pressings, I thought the Europeans had superior record technology. It wasn’t until reviews on this box set came out that I found out that the US releases had been given a lo-fi treatment on purpose.

I bought the albums, 8 tracks cassettes and CDs....I'm not going to buy the albums for a 5th time. Sorry

I have all the original Beatle albums and inserts. Even though I have all Beatles’ songs digital, I still listen to my albums. The mono albums sound great, scratches and all. They were created that way. Love how the two speakers work individually. I think they lose something in stereo.

Funny enough, "With the Beatles" actually got a Canadian release in 1963, but with the word "Beatlemania" tacked in front of it, becoming the first Beatles LP to be released in North America. Now, don't get me wrong, the U.S. Capitol albums indeed are a significant piece of Beatle history, but the Canadian Beatles albums have been largely overshadowed and definitely should get a reissue of their own using the same tapes that were used on the original pressings in 1964. It was after the release of the "Long Tall Sally" album that Capitol in the U.S. put their foot down and ordered the Canadian office to match the Canadian Beatles records with the U.S. beginning with "Something New". And the greatest thing about the Canadian albums is that they didn't mess around with the sound quality like on the U.S. albums.

I was sick at home in 1964 when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan for the first time. I wanted a copy of the I want to hold your hand single. My mother went looking for it, but they were sold out, so she brought home the Meet the Beatles album instead. I played it over and over on her vacuum tube, mono record player. I still have the original, but I'm sure it's pretty beat up after being abused by an 8 year old kid (me). My turntable hasn't had a drive belt in probably 20 years. Once the first Beatles box set of CDs (the ones in the black wooden roll top box) came out in the late 1980's I never saw the need to listen to my old Beatles vinyl albums anymore.

Karen’s gorgeous one of a kind voice has always been my favorite. Not only is she pitch perfect and melodic, but she connects to your soul. The day she passed I was at work in NYC. I was so very sad…I’ll always remember her. I think the Carpenters should be in the R&R Hall of Fame for their contributions. They should actually change the name to Hall of Music. They had more no. 1 hits than the Beatles or Elvis. ❤❤

Great Review ! When I was became a teen in 1964 the first album, I bought was Meet the Beatles when it first came out. I saw the early LPs of the Beatles on VJ Records and other labels but never bought them (money from my paper route was tight) The local record store Farrington Records in Arlington Massachusetts sold LPs for $5.99 after buying 5 LPs you got 1 free. LOL I went to Jordan Marsh and Lechmere Sales and Harvard Coop - $2.48 for mono $2.99 for stereo. This was a better deal... I had a nice stereo setup because my dad was into "the" all new 360 degrees of sound. I still have in my possession, Meet the Beatles and the 700 album purchases that followed. *** My neighborhood friend Jeff Jones worked at the Harvard Coop in the early 70s, and he directed me to many records I now have in my collection. *** Jeff Jones went on to work for Sony NY and now runs the Beatles "Apple Corp." in the UK and USA. Jeff took over in 2007 when Neil Aspinall retired and later died. Jeff Jones stepped down Oct. 21st, 2024. The Beatles were true trail blazers... Joe S

Introducing The Beatles,, on Vee Jay Records, came out 10 days before Capitol's Neet The Beatles in 1964.

When Volkswagen bought Bentley they knew how to keep the tradition and Bentley remains a legendary brand. Let's hope that Bose will be able to do the same with McIntosh.

Your opinion us worth no more than mine, so let's wait and see how it all pans out.

A lot of the pop music of that era was mixed hot because the engineers knew most would hear the music on single speaker AM car radios or on inexpensive home record players. Comparatively few listened on quality high fidelity or stereo equipment. Transitor AM radios were what most of us had then 😂

In February 1964, when I was 16, I bought the Capitol Meet The Beatles..mono, of course Later, I gave it to a friend who wanted it, a decision i regretted. I’d like a good replacement if price was right. The early Beatles songs were just so much fun .

Are you running yours digital our or analog out to your preamp?😮

BOSE is not high end audio for sure. No surprise there. My 21 Mazda CX-5 has the BOSE system which sounds “decent” enough. I inherited a BOSE wave radio on which I will play an occasional cd (yes I still have many) when I’m too lazy to play a record or stream on my audiophile system I recently purchased. Which brings me to why I did not buy a McIntosh. I was looking to buy the MA252. Reviews were very favorable and the $3500.00 price was in my range. But, oh dopey me, I was looking at pre-covid reviews. Covid comes out and the price went up to $4500.00 which was still in my range. However, I wasn’t about to pay their covid tax. And I certainly wouldn’t consider a McInbose in the future. BOSE is an acronym for Buy Other Sound Equipment. 😂

Finally, the only tube amp that can properly drive my bose 901 series 5 are one company, transistor amps are junk, McIntosh amps and my series 5 901's rock🎉

Nice review. After meeting Bruce Spizer, I bought all of the books he wrote about the Beatles. He and Perry Cox are pretty much the go-to’s on the subject. I’m glad I have the original copies, I’m done buying the same record six times😝

Yes!

Bose in Hifi? Yikes!

beat the meetles?

I take a different view on mono . When you grow up listening to those Beatles classics on radio ,you want to hear them as they sounded on the radio when you buy the albums. Sometimes stereo will be a disappointment because there will be instruments you won't pick up as you were able to in mono Capitol out classes Parlophone/EMI/ Apple with the Magical Mystery Tour album . It was an EP in the UK.Everywhere else it was an LP with 5 extra songs including a song not released in the aUK - Baby You're A Rich Man which is one of my favs from MMT 🇺🇲

Good review. The Yanks got a bad deal back in the 1960s - the wrong songs and awful Dave Dextoer/Capitol added reverb. Thank you & thumbs up.

They used the same mono master tapes used for the mono mixes on the 2004 CDs. The mono mixes on the CDs are not fold downs, and neither are the new vinyl records. There is a video on UA-cam from the mastering engineer showing the tape boxes that he used. He cut the vinyl direct from the analog tapes.

The fold downs weren’t created in 2004, they were created in 1964. Dave Dexter thought the songs would sound fuller that way. The new albums are intended to be true to the original Capitol releases. For anyone wanting the original Parlaphone versions, those have been available for years.

Informative video Dave, I’m with you on the nostalgia part of the new Meet The Beatles colored vinyl Lp. At this point I have decided not to purchase the albums or the box set (the packaging is nice though). Since I have the original Capitol Beatles albums & Vol. 1 & 2 of the Beatles Capitol Albums sets on cd, I don’t feel they are a must have for me. And from your review it seems like a little tweaking was done to the original Capitol mix! I also discovered the UK Beatles Lp’s in the 1970’s & was fascinated by the album covers & song lineup. Plus when I played them I heard the sound/mix differences, it was later on I found out it was the way the Beatles & George Martin intended fans to hear them. Although the UK mixes are cleaner & dryer- sounding(no reverb added) I still like the reverb & punchier sound Dave Dexter added to the UK mixes. To me the Dexter mixes you can hear texture & bottom end (drums/bass) in the Beatles songs, on the other hand I can understand how the UK stereo mixes you can pick out the subtlety of the instruments better, which are easier on the ears. And I don’t mind the left & right stereo separation of vocals & instruments on the earlier albums. For me it comes down to what I feel like listening to on a particular day - US/UK Lp/Cd this mix or that mix. Enjoyed your knowledge & thoughtful video!

I spelled it "Disciples " and was corrected!

The US Capitol curated stereo versions of "Meet The Beatles" and "The Beatles' Second Album" = pure sonic excitement. "With The Beatles" just sounds dull in comparison. Put on the mono of "Money" UK version and then play the stereo US version ... "nuf said" as Paul would say.

If something works don’t fix it…

BOSE = Buy Other Stereo Equipment

Capitol had passed on the Beatles, The Vee Jay release was the First Beatles album in the USA. Introducing The Beatles prior to Capitol Most people are missing the point the idea is too have the true mono rather than Dexter Stereo fold downs to mono and the fake Stereo Duo Sonic. Had the head of Vee Jay hadn’t blown of the company funds gambling in Las Vegas Vee Jay would have the Beatle Catlog up to Sgt Pepper. We had the Capitol Beatle Story and it was a shameless ripoff loads of blathering interviews and little music. The original monos in the UK and US were EQ’s to Portable Record Players withe their tiny speakers and non existent bass, to be exciting not audiophile.

I think you gotta take it for what it is they are just some nostalgic releases. Which I’m not complaining about it but I’m enjoying them.

I would love to collect these individually, not the overly expensive box, but my pricing sweet spot is $20 each, not $30. I already own the music many times over, I've already got used copies of the original U.S. releases, and honestly prefer my audiophile copies of the UK releases in both mono and stereo. I also have the CD box set of the U.S. releases in both mono and stereo, which sounds great to me. So, it's a wait and see game for me, hoping there may be some overstock of the individual titles I might score for $20 to $25 each, then I may get them. My used originals seem to satisfy the sentimental, nostalgia thing for me, after all those are indeed the sound we heard back then. They aren't near mint or in some cases not even VG+, but they are OG for authenticity which makes up for a bit of tolerable surface noise.

I have a friend in the industry 40 years. The company that sold Mcintosh was an equity group flipper type. They went in to Mcintosh and Sonus Faber and their bean counter accountant looked at who was making the most money and cut most of them out. The people that were let go were key people in both companies driving innovation and development. Bose used to do about 4 billion a year in sales and now about 3 billion. There are tons of little pop up companies that sell the cheap stuff so they have been slowly taking market share from Bose. Those consumers often buy on cheapest perceived value and marketing that sways their minds. That is very different from a Mcintosh buyer who will spend lots of time listening and researching before making a purchase. I was surprised to learn Mcintosh only does about 25 million in annual sales. That is super tiny. Mcintosh has been sold many times over the years. Hopefully Bose will see they need to bring back many that were let go from Mcintosh and Sonus Faber. It's not about how expensive or how much someone gets paid. It's how much value they bring to a company and a return back that is greater than what is given to them. I personally see this in almost all industries including food. The equity groups want to hit a number to flip and do cost cuts and they often know NOTHING about the industry they are buying into. Anytime I see an equity group backing a lease on a commercial real estate property I want to buy and own I take a big pause and heavily research them before even considering.

The Vee Jay lp came out before this,

Even the Canadian versions of this record are much better sounding than what you've got there that you know this. I really wanted to buy one then I realized. Why would I spend money on something that isn't even true mono except for two tracks Todd that didn't come this far to buy inferior fold Downs of poorly mastered wonderful music. It's ridiculous that the only thing they can offer for way too much money is that two LP interview disc. You have a better application of that to LP set as your floor mat to step on when you get out of the shower! Good job. Still love the cool blue vinyl. Just won't buy that.

IF YOU CAN'T STAND THESE RECORDS SO MUCH WHY DID YOU BUY ANY? YOU SAY YOU'RE A BEATLES FAN? I HIGHLY DOUBT IT FROM YOUR "SPEECH".

What type of mono cartridge are you using?

I guess I won't be getting a new mortgage on my home to buy a new Macintosh

Bose is a woke company, so expect McIntosh to change from blue lights to rainbow lights.

For my fellow Canadians, Sunrise Records carries this version. It's not cheap, but they have it.

I enjoyed your insightful review! It was super helpful to hear your perspective on this US Mono re-release. I’m a British fellow collector who loves the original UK 60s mono Beatles albums; I appreciate your comparison. I have a 60s USA Stereo of ‘Meet the Beatles' which I bought as was curious how the folks in the US heard the band for the first time there. ‘I wanna hold your hand ‘ is a great opening track. Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise! I've just subscribed and look forward to future content from you. Be Well.

I’ve been listening since I bought the CDs back in the nineties, so the US albums still throw me off when I occasionally listen to them. I likewise prefer stereo, the sound definitely seems to be more open and defined. The first time I heard AHDN in stereo on the 2009, I heard bongos for the first time. I own nearly every mono of these albums, plus the Capitol CDs so I will probably only get the Target MTB and AHDN. Both of my vinyl copies of those are in rough shape, especially the covers.

Just picked up the black vinyl issue of Meet the Beatles. Ran it through my Kirmuss Audio ultrasonic machine. Sounds fantastic! Dead quiet vinyl, nice loud dynamic cut! Better than any US mono version I have ever heard.

Swish sound?

Born in the early 50s this (MTB) is great without the snap crackle pops alone!

Mono or Fold Downs?

I got Meet the Beatles! on CD. Vinyl records have been out of fashion since 1984