What in the heck does that mean?

Since the original CD releases sounded inferior to the original LPs, a bunch of different fans (under various different names) went back to the cleanest-sounding vinyl they could find and recorded it, using no special digital tricks or equalization. They're called "needle drops" because it's basically the sound you'd get if you dropped the needle on the record and hit "record".

Another fan group called Purple Chick weeded through the best of the needle drops (and all other existing bootlegs) and built and shared (for free) a set with other Beatles fans.

*sigh* - I forgot about the vinyl release. I'm going to want that too.

Oh, and Purple Chick Needle Drops would be a great name for a band.

Heheh, Isaac asked me why I just didn't disconnect my turntable yesterday. I can't remember the last time I used it.

That said, I have both a German set and a Japanese set of Beatles vinyl. That's as good as I care to get, considering I'll NEVER listen to them.


Too bad the new release is not in one of the (extinct I guess) audiophile uber-CD formats. Now that I've got an Oppo blu-ray to decode and play those, I'm hankering to get a few somehow (a time machine might be necessary). Beatles would have been perfect.

As it is, maybe I'll buy one of the new CDs and do a Pepsi/Coke blindfold test with the old CDs. If I can tell the difference .... hmmm?

I may have to call my old Pysch professor, I think there is a paper in this....

For movies: Better clarity/sound is better. No matter how old the movie (with the notable exception of colorization)

For music: I tend perfer it in whatever quality I first heard it. They way people tend to like their first James Bond or Dr. Who. Clean it up too much and it just sounds wrong.

Or is that just me?

I'm tempted by the mono versions because most of what I originally owned was mono. A mono lp was $2.99 and stereo was $3.99 and that made a big difference to me. But the mono boxed set is a limited edition, isn't it? So it could be gone before you make up your mind.

I wonder if with the stereo versions, is the sound still split between the two speakers? They would have something like vocals in one speaker and instruments in the other. We listened to these records like we were deciphering ancient texts.

I have vinyl boxed sets from god knows when up on a shelf in my closet. They've probably melted by now.:(

Interestingly, in creating the Disneyland 50 retrospective, I mixed remastered segments of such Park hits as Yo Ho, A Pirates Life for Me and it's a small world after all with old recordings from the 60's. The old sounds were decidedly "right," and the new mixes were beautifully awesome. I used them both, as both were great. I'm glad I didn't have to choose between, and I'm none too sure anyone notices the mid-song switcheroos but me.

Love it! The inside jokes aimed at true fans are a crack up.

No, I won't be buying this. I'm glad it exists though. Perhaps one day I'll feel the need to repurchase them and there they'll be, even better than before.

I recently discovered that my grandmother has a bootleg 8mm video of The Beatles in concert at the Cow Palace circa 1964. Apparently grandma found a "high spot" in which to secretly record while my mom was down in the floor seats.

I mentioned to grandma that I'd love to borrow it but she just gave me the stink eye (She's kinda paranoid and mean, so I don't think it'll get loaned out anytime soon). So then I put it out there that I would like to have it when she passes. Despite the fact that I've never asked anyone in my family for anything - ever -, I got another stink eye from grandma. And one from my mom.