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We've had a few surround mixes of The Beatles over the years, including the excellent 2004 DVD-Audio release of Love feating a 24/96 5.1 MLP track, the fanmade 5.0 mix of Abbey Road using the stems from Rock Band (lossy), then we saw tracks from multiple albums get a 5.1 mix with the 1+ release, a 5.1 mix of Peppers in the 50th box set in 2017 and a 5.1 mix of The White Album in the 50th box set in 2018.
With Love we got a terrific, immersive surround mix - but this was mostly mashups and many have pined for the catalogue to get similar treatment where possible. Because an album like Please Please Me was recorded to two track, even stereo sounds silly and mono is the only way to go. You won't get a good surround mix of tracks from PPM with discrete elements. WIth 1+ we hoped we would see some of the studio material get decent surround mixes but the mixing was VERY tame unfortunately, and it was widely met with criticisms that it was nowhere near as adventurous as Love.
Peppers50 arrived and they weren't limited to the four track master because they add access to all the pre-bounce multitracks in pristine condition, or as pristine as 50 year old tapes can sound (and if you're heard it, the clarity is amazing). Unfortunately Peppers50 wasn't as adventurous as Love had been some 13 years earlier and the stereo mix suffered from aggressive dynamic range compression. In 2018 The White Album arrived and solved a couple of these issues, the mix was more immersive and the unlimited vinyl cutting files were included on the Blu-ray as the 2018 stereo mix (24/96), negating most reasons for choosing the more expensive medium if you additionally wanted the surround mix. Revolution 9 is really good in surround as is the album's opener, great clarity and fidelity and gone is the aggressive mastering found on Peppers stereo mix.
Well now it seems they got everything right and it's all come together in this amazing Abbey Road 50th package.
1) The mastering is terrific, fully dynamic and sounds great cranked (vinyl and Blu-ray)
2) The non-limited 24/96 vinyl master is included on the Blu-ray as the 2019 stereo mix, so if you are format agnostic you can get the Blu-ray and listen to the vinyl's source material directly
3) They have given us a Dolby Atmos mix
Now Peppers50 had a limited screening engagement for the Atmos mix Giles and Sam Okell created and it was lauded, a Sound on Sound article advises they created the Atmos mix AFTER the 5.1 mix, so the 5.1 mix is not a folddown of the Atmos mix. The 5.1 mix was not as well received. It's entirely possible the Atmos mix got as much about Peppers right as they've done here with Abbey Road. It doesn't just sound good, it blows away all the other Beatles surround mixes and takes its place upon the highest tier of all surround mixes - it's truly that bloody good!
I listen on a 5.2.4 Atmos system using modules for Atmos rather than direct ceiling speakers but the effect of Atmos tracks still comes across well with my ceiling being at the perfect height for this type of set-up. All throughout, the effects are wonderful. This is a really nice big mix with wonderful fidelity and terrific placement in the soundfield of all elements. Many emotional moments throughout, as a surround fan and a Beatles fan this truly is a gem. I love The Beatles and enjoy my 2014 all analogue-cut The Beatles in Mono vinyl set, I enjoy the 24/44.1 stereo remasters as well and feel they missed the mark with the 2012 stereo vinyl set by cutting from the existing 24/44.1 stereo masters created in 2009 rather than going back to the original analogue tapes like they did with the 2014 mono set and the 2014 releases of the red and blue albums. I'm format agnostic so I enjoy all the main supported formats as well as older formats like DVD-Audio and SACD that occasionally still see releases via audiophile lables like Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. But Dolby Atmos (and other object-based audio codecs) provide a wonderful canvas for studio material and Giles and Sam have nailed Abbey Road.
Fave tracks? Well, there are so many, but boy oh boy does "Sun King" sound really sublime in Atmos, the jangling guitar refrain/answer that really sounds like it was an influence on Nick McCabe and some of the excellent early shoegazing stuff from Verve/The Verve, wonderful mix here. The End, stunning. Goosebumps. Goosebumps many times throughout the entire album.
What a treat, and what a perfect album for the team to finally nail every aspect of the mastering and mixing of the surround mixes.
Now we can only hope for an eventual standalone Blu-ray of the Atmos mix of Peppers to see if that one improves.
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Come Together, right now… and buy this excellent box set!
This is probably my favourite Beatles album, it’s just chock full of goodness… this is a confident group of musicians who seem to be on the other side of the arguments and squabbles experienced in the making of Let It Be just months earlier. This 50th anniversary collection pulls together a new Giles Martin mix of the original album with two discs of outtakes and demos and a 5.1/Atmos mix along with a high resolution stereo version of the new mix on Blu-Ray. Overall Giles Martin continues to deliver quality mixes with this release… his goal of allowing these new mixes to sit comfortably with other modern songs is successful, everything sounds dynamic and modern while retaining the albums original simplicity. This easily the best this album has sounded, it stays true to the source but re-jig’s Ringo’s drums and Pauls bass slightly to pull everything out into the mix and make an already quality recording sound even better! In some cases some extra vocal and guitar bits and pieces have been brought up and aloud to exist in these classic songs, which kind of give them a fresh feel. The 5.1 mix is excellent, it’s full and grounded in many spots, placing you inside the music but there are also some very cool moments strewn throughout this mix... the medley in the second half is pretty stunning. Overall this surround mix is such a great new way to experience this amazing album! The package itself is a sturdy LP sized hard shelled slip case which contains a slide out 100 page hard cover book. The inside cover of the book features two pockets which hold the 2019 mix on CD and the Blu-ray… each is in a mini vinyl slipcase with the original album art on the front and back. The inside back cover of the book includes the two demo CD’s which also contain alternate photo’s from the Abbey Road photo session on the slip cases. The book itself is filled with forwards/Intros by Paul McCartney and Giles Martin, historical essays, an extensive track-by-track breakdown which have some interesting info contained within, not to mention the massive collection of photos, many by Linda McCartney, along with pictures of lyric scribbles, drawings, studio paperwork and more. Much like the Sgt Pepper and White Album sets, this one is well put together and worthy of it’s price tag. At the end of the day, if you’re a fan it’s a must buy, simple as that. If you’re more of a casual Beatles fan, the simpler 2 CD/LP versions should suffice… either way the update in sonics and general quality of the new mix make this easy to recommend to all fans of music in general. :)
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- Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2019Verified Purchase
- Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2019Verified Purchase
This is probably my favourite Beatles album, it’s just chock full of goodness… this is a confident group of musicians who seem to be on the other side of the arguments and squabbles experienced in the making of Let It Be just months earlier. This 50th anniversary collection pulls together a new Giles Martin mix of the original album with two discs of outtakes and demos and a 5.1/Atmos mix along with a high resolution stereo version of the new mix on Blu-Ray. Overall Giles Martin continues to deliver quality mixes with this release… his goal of allowing these new mixes to sit comfortably with other modern songs is successful, everything sounds dynamic and modern while retaining the albums original simplicity. This easily the best this album has sounded, it stays true to the source but re-jig’s Ringo’s drums and Pauls bass slightly to pull everything out into the mix and make an already quality recording sound even better! In some cases some extra vocal and guitar bits and pieces have been brought up and aloud to exist in these classic songs, which kind of give them a fresh feel.
Come Together, right now… and buy this excellent box set!
Reviewed in Canada on October 1, 2019
The 5.1 mix is excellent, it’s full and grounded in many spots, placing you inside the music but there are also some very cool moments strewn throughout this mix... the medley in the second half is pretty stunning. Overall this surround mix is such a great new way to experience this amazing album!
The package itself is a sturdy LP sized hard shelled slip case which contains a slide out 100 page hard cover book. The inside cover of the book features two pockets which hold the 2019 mix on CD and the Blu-ray… each is in a mini vinyl slipcase with the original album art on the front and back. The inside back cover of the book includes the two demo CD’s which also contain alternate photo’s from the Abbey Road photo session on the slip cases. The book itself is filled with forwards/Intros by Paul McCartney and Giles Martin, historical essays, an extensive track-by-track breakdown which have some interesting info contained within, not to mention the massive collection of photos, many by Linda McCartney, along with pictures of lyric scribbles, drawings, studio paperwork and more. Much like the Sgt Pepper and White Album sets, this one is well put together and worthy of it’s price tag.
At the end of the day, if you’re a fan it’s a must buy, simple as that. If you’re more of a casual Beatles fan, the simpler 2 CD/LP versions should suffice… either way the update in sonics and general quality of the new mix make this easy to recommend to all fans of music in general. :)
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This album is a must have for any Beatles fan. It’s definitely one album I can listen straight through - no skips! The vinyl arrived in perfect condition and sounds great. Got it for a great price too!
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