A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES PMC 7016 (-66) UK MONO

There's not much new to add about the Beatles music, it's all been dissected down to smallest particle. But they also had a great crew surrounding them - producers, engineers and supporting musicians. After the breakthrough the group had access to the latest inventions in studio technique, all was top notch and you could always trust the latest UK issue having a great sound. This mono is the one exception. As far as I can hear some of the tracks are fold downs from the stereo tapes and although the sound is OK those tracks lacks the depth of the original mono mixes. Don't know the exact reason they did it, but I can guess. Seven of the cuts did not exist in true stereo at this time and was re-mixed for the compilation ( of these only "She Loves You" was re-channeled and that because the tape was lost, the rest had dedicated mixes). There had been discussions earlier within the crew about compatibles so this might have been a test. Seems they didn't like the result themselves since the classic monos "Sgt. Pepper" and "White Album" was yet to come (Yellow Submarine was a reduction, but that was -69 and a few of the tracks still came through better than on the stereo version). Maybe it's just me getting worked up over this, but it sure would have been nice with the real thing all the way. First with label as shown here and laminated flip/back cover. (BÄ*) (PÖX*) (LGÅ*)