Way back a friend asked me - If You only could keep one LP, which would it be? Silly question indeed and impossible to answer once and for all, but considering songs included, the broad spectra, top vocals, sheer quality and audio - this would probably be it. I feel at home here and it is by far my most spun. Earlier on mono was first hand for all Beatles albums and stereo more or less an afterthought. But here, with new studio equipment coming in, they concentrated as much on the two-channel, making it the best handeled Beatles stereo so far. It was also the issue where the formats differed the most, so beside a good stereo you also got an exclusive mono. The deviations between the formats have already been sorted out thoroughly and can be found all over the net. If you're interested to dig deeper, here's one - https://www.thewhitealbumproject.com/the-album/mono-vs-stereo/ . It has been claimed the many differences were deliberate to encourage fans to buy one of each. Don't know about that, but I guess most modern collectors would like to have both. If I had to choose it'd be the mono. I like that bass and drums are higher in the mix most of the time and some of the guitars appear rawer, thus enhancing all the rocking tracks. E.g. "Yer Blues", "Helter Skelter, "Everybody Got Something To Hide..." and "Birthday" are almost overwhelming in mono while the stereo versions doesn't hit that hard. Also the "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" stereo comes out somewhat thin while the mono is big and fullfilling and "Savoy Truffle" gets psychier with more effects and sturdier guitar. Mono minuses for me would be missing the "blister" part at the end of "Helter Skelter" and the too sped up "Don't Pass Me By", but I can live with those as part of the greater good. As you can see on the pics above stereo has the very first label mode without "An E.M.I. Recording" mid-left, while mono is the somewhat later with. But both got all -1 matrixes so well fit for comparison (BÄ*) (MÅW*) (CPYC*) (YMÖ*) (LGÅ*)
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