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I have both stereo and mono box sets also. What a difference.
Sorry, it does. This album blows in stereo.
The first two albums are so much better in mono. Those of you who don't think so purchase the mono box.
Those are the proper mixes and takes. I can't even listen to this in stereo with the left right vocal problem.
WHAT A DIFFERNCE IN PLEASE PLEASE ME AND WITH THE BEATLES.
The remastered Beatles is a love affair all over again. Are you kidding me. My favorite is Help, when it was released in the US half the songs were the instrumental from the movie not the group. The Beatles, Yes I am a fan, grew up with the band, owned all the albums, now I wanted to own the remasted set. (it rocks) The sound systems I listened to the lads on was like putting your ear up to a can. With the remasteded set it's all the Beatles, so it really is new music I never heard before, can you believe that, Beatle music you never heard. Thank you Amazon for making it easy and fun to "get back" my rubber soul again.
There was not released singles from the album in the UK, although several numbers have clearly hit potential, not least "All My Loving", which in the U.S. The ballad "All I Gotta Do", also sung by Lennon, is one of many highlights of the album - a beautiful song in Arthur Alexander / Smokey Robinson-style - but written by Lennon himself. "With the Beatles" was the band's second album released in 1963. Vocally is "WTB" is dominated by John Lennen who takes care of the lead on half of the songs. Compared with the debut album the group here took a big leap forward. inexplicably reached only the place at number 45 on the charts. Postman" and "Money" is nothing short of a breathtakingly impressive.
McCartney's ballad talent is also reflected in the melancholy "Till There was You". As on the debut album well over half the songs are Beatles originals, while the rest are mainly selected from the group's live repertoire. McCartney sings the catchy "no hit" All My Loving "also is one of the disc's most memorable numbers. it could play a role that the Beatles during most 1963 was a high ranking with singles like "From Me to You," "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand". It is no wonder of Lennon was awarded the lead singer-status because his voice at this point was incredibly powerful, and his performance on tracks like "Please Mr. George Harrison sings lead on three tracks: his own (excellent) "Don't Bother Me," Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven" and the more obscure "Devil in her Heart". A few numbers like the weak "I Want to Be Your Man", and to a lesser extent "Little Child" and "Devil in her Heart", appear a bit like filler - but on the whole, however, an excellent album.
I never really appreciated the Beatles when I was growing up, but in recent years I have come to realize just what genius' they really were. But listening to the entire album again I considered that on this album probably more than any of their others, the Beatles were a true rock n' roll band. I bought this CD expressly for one song - Money (That's What I Want). They could rock you and then mellow you down with songs like All My Loving. Money has that raunchy edge in both the instruments and vocals that let you know they could get it on. Roll Over Beethoven is another example of good rock n' roll. My opinion on them personally was that John and Paul were genius' in writing, but that the ego's in the band were just too much for them to handle. If they could have worked together better there's not telling how many more albums like this one we could have enjoyed.
This second offering from the Beatles is a must have for anyone who is a music lover. The booklet is also very informative, and the mini-documentary is a nice bonus. Classic 1963 at its' best, and with the remastered stereo versions one can hear a few things previously buried in the mono mixes of 1987. I am replenishing my entire collection with the remasters, currently up to Help., but they do sound warmer and somewhat punchier than the older version. Overall, 5-star. Wish they would have included a few outtakes, but knowing the self-imposed standards with which the group worked, didn't really expect to hear unfinished/incomplete recordings.
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