The Beatles

1964 US Albums (In Mono)

Labels / Brands:
Capitol Records
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Pop Rock

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Condition	Sealed
Manufacturer	USA
Format	8xLp, 180 Gram Vinyl, Box Set, Mono, Compilation, Lacquers Cut All-Analog from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Reeves at East Iris Studios in Nashville, Faithfully Replicated Artwork, New 4-Panel Inserts with Essays by Bruce Spizer
Date of release	22.11.2024
Barcode	602465717464

1964 U.S. Albums in Mono will include new vinyl remasters of six albums distributed by Capitol Records within the first year of the British band's arrival in New York City. Uniquely drawn from the first four Beatles albums in the U.K. and other single and EP material, these albums will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in faithful reproductions of their original jackets and inner sleeves, with the addition of a four-panel insert featuring an in-depth essay on each record by historian Bruce Spizer. While all six albums will be available individually, the box set includes a further exclusive: a re-pressing of that year's double-album audio documentary The Beatles' Story, which included snippets of interviews, press conferences and songs with voiceover narration.

"These albums were cut for vinyl from the original master tapes using a completely analog signal path and with constant reference to first generation pressings of the original albums," an official statement reads. "They were made using a Studer A80 master recorder with analog preview & program paths, and a Neumann VMS70 cutting lathe originally installed in Capitol Studios in 1971. This specific all-analog cutting technique allows faithful representation of the full musical range and dynamics present on the original tapes." Kevin Reeves has cut the lacquers for the new pressings at East Iris Studios in Nashville.
1964 U.S. Albums in Mono features one last U.S. Beatles release from this period. So hungry were record fans for anything from John, Paul, George and Ringo that fans took to buying collections of radio interviews, both sanctioned (the Vee Jay release Hear The Beatles Tell All, featuring interview snippets overdubbed with crowd noise and percussion supplied by Hal Blaine and produced by Lou Adler) and not (a trio of LPs from the Radio Pulse Beat label). Capitol recruited Gary Usher (who'd later produce several albums by The Byrds) and Roger Christian (a radio DJ turned lyricist for one of Capitol's other major rock acts, The Beach Boys) to assemble The Beatles' Story, a 2LP audio documentary using press conferences, interviews, mini-profiles of not only each of the members but producer Martin and manager Brian Epstein, and even a little music - notably, easy listening versions of Beatles singles by The Hollyridge Strings and even a brief snippet of a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl earmarked for release but ultimately nixed by the band. (It was later released in 1977 and reissued alongside the Eight Days a Week: The Touring Years documentary in 2016.) Despite the "anything-for-a-release" nature of this set, Beatlemania was still peaking high enough to make The Beatles' Story a Top 10 album in America and an eventual gold record seller.

- Mike Duquette - theseconddisc.com