THE AMERICAS ARCHIVES AUDIOPHLE DR. EBBETTS 17 MINI LP BOX

THE BEATLES - THE AMERICAS ARCHIVES AUDIOPHILE DR. EBBETTS 17

MINI LP BOX

THE LAST ALBUMS IN THE EBBETTS CANON, SOME GEMS LIKE YESTERDAY & TODAY PURPLE COVER, THE BEATLES IN ITALY, HOLLYWOOD BOWL (EMI EDITION), LET IT BE & ABBEY ROAD BRAZILIAN MONO EDITION AND MUCH MORE !!!

THE LAST BOX IN THE EBBETTS CATALOGUE, WITH THIS BOX WE COMPLETE OUR TASK TO BRING OUT THE ABSOLUTE BEST OF WHAT DR. EBBETTS LEFT, A TRUE LABOUR OF LOVE, A LEGACY WHICH IS ON PAR WITH THE MUSIC THE BEATLES MADE.

THE ALBUMS ON THIS BOX ARE :

THE BEATLES VOL. 2 (MEXICAN EDITION) - SLEM 044

THE BEATLES VOL. 3 (MEXICAN EDITION) - SLEM 045

THE BEATLES VOL. 4 (MEXICAN EDITION) - SLEM 008

THE BEATLES HELP ! (MEXICAN EDITION) - SLEM 004 

CONOZCA A THE BEATLES (MEXICAN EDITION) - SLEM 007

THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (EMI EDITION) - SMAS-11638

THE BEATLES LIVE AT  WASHINGTON (FIRST AMERICAN SHOW) - TAO 0264

THE BEATLES LET IT BE MONO (BRAZILIAN EDITION) - BTL-1.013

THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD MONO (BRAZILIAN EDITION) - BTL-1.008

YESTERDAY & TODAY PURPLE COVER (TRUE STEREO 2005 REMASTER) - ST 2553 

YESTERDAY & TODAY ALTERNATE PURPLE COVER (MONO 2005 REMASTER) - T 2553 

BONUS :

THE BEATLES IN ITALY MONO (REISSUE CHAMPAGNE COVER) - PMCQ 31506/064-0432
REVOLVER (MONO 1º MATRIX) XEX 606-1 - PMC 7009
THE FAMILY WAY (AUS Mono) - LKA-4847

&

DR. EBBETTS BLACK SPINE PROJECT  (EXTREMELY WIDE STEREO SEPARATION)

The Ebbetts MFSL master recording was used as the source

PLEASE PLEASE ME ( D.E.S.S. Stereo Remix) - PCS 3042

WITH THE BEATLES BLACK SPINE ( D.E.S.S. Stereo Remix) - PCS 3045
  RUBBER SOUL BLACK SPINE ( D.E.S.S. Stereo Remix) - PCS 3075

THE BEATLES MFSL 1982 COLLECTION 14 MINI LPs + SGT. PEPPER'S UHQR EBBETTS (UNRELEASED)

The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Beatles DR. EBBETS Box Set 

PLUS

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band UHQR

 

The 2010 Doc Ebbett Vinyl Remasters
Rock & Roll
Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs - MFSL
Pressed in Japan on JVC *Super Vinyl*

The Beatles: The Collection was a vinyl box set of every Beatles album remastered at half speed from the original stereo master recordings, except for Magical Mystery Tour which was mastered from Capitol Records' submasters with the last three tracks in rechanneled stereo. Each album was pressed on virgin vinyl by the Victor Company of Japan ensuring the best sound quality possible. The album covers were replaced with photographs of tape boxes and log sheet. The original album covers were included in a booklet which also featured a certificate of authenticity as this was a limited edition collection. Missing from this collection was all of the Beatles' singles that did not appear on their original
UK albums.

Released with much anticipation in early October 1982, The Collection was lauded by critics and fans worldwide for the superb sound, and sold-out completely within the first year. MFSL repressed a second run of the Beatles Box Set for a total production run of 25,000 over the next two years or until October 1985. Today, The Collection fetches up to $10,000.00 for a mint condition set on online auctions.

Contents:

1. Please Please Me - MFSL1-101
2. With The Beatles - MFSL1-102
3. A Hard Day's Night - MFSL1-103
4. Beatles For Sale - MFSL1-104
5. Help! - MFSL1-105
6. Rubber Soul - MFSL1-106
7. Revolver - MFSL1-107
8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - MFSL1-100
9. Magical Mystery Tour - MFSL1-047
10. The Beatles - MFSL2-072 (2 LPs)
11. Yellow Submarine - MFSL1-108
12. Abbey Road - MFSL1-023
13. Let It Be - MFSL1-109

BONUS (NEVER RELEASED BEFORE): 

 14. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band UHQR Version - MFQR 1-100


A note on this Ebbetts unique release :

No one ever heard of Ebbetts neddle dropping the UHQR Pepper, right? Wrong, on his last interview, Ebbetts disclosed his secret, telling Doug Sulpy he had done a drop of this fantastic Album from a sealed 180 grams vinyl and he was very proud of it (see below), well Beatlefriends, here it is for all of you to enjoy the BEST Pepper release EVER!

This rare boxed set was produced in a limited edition, individually hand numbered run of 5000. The UHQR itself stood for Ultra High Quality Record.
The vinyl is 180gm 'Super Vinyl', developed from improvements made during the creation of CD-4 Quadraphonic records. It is designed to be flatter, more consistent, harder wearing & pressed on an extreme precision press, almost totally eliminating disc eccentricity or warpage.

This gives excellent channel separation & is designed for a flat frequency response across the range with negligible distortion or mid-range disc surface vibration.

The box itself contains two carbon foam anti stain pads, one fold over stiffening card, a fold-out technical specification manual, a UHQR individually numbered & signed Certificate Of Authenticity, and the 13 Track vinyl LP in a unique hand numbered picture sleeve with anti-static inner.

The box itself is high quality, textured & embossed with red text.

Originally released in 1967.

Limited edition of 5000 custom pressings. It was made from the master stamper at the Victor Company of Japan (JVC) plant in Yokohama, Japan during the July 1982.  

THE STORY BEHIND THIS 1982 RELEASE (For those who care about it like me)

The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (or MFSL ) Beatles Box set was released in 1982 (exact date unknown to me, either October or November). It's official name is "The Beatles/ The Collection" and it's catalogue number is MFSL BC-1.

Before the box set, MFSL had already released three of the Beatles LPs as individual items. The first was "Abbey Road" either on December 1979 or January 1980. The process for the discs included using the master tapes (when available) and then utilizing "half-speed" mastering of the laquers. This was then pressed onto "super vinyl" when sent from California (MFSL headquarters) to the Yokohama factory of the Victor company in Japan in order to fabricate the metal masters and the press the records. This "super vinyl" was transparent when held up to light and was heavy vinyl and harder than regular vinyl in order to establish the best sound possible. The master tape used for "Abbey Road" was actually the Capitol sub-masters and not the original from Abbey Road.

The second Beatles LP from MFSL was "Magical Mystery Tour". The master used for this project was actually from EMI but this version originated from Capitol and was used by EMI for the 1970s re-issue. This didn't make much sense when considering that this version contained second generation stereo for eight songs and fake (duophonic) stereo for three songs. This second release was put out on February 01 1981.

The third Beatles LP from MFSL was "The Beatles (White Album)" issued on January 07 1982. The master tapes used for this project were also sub-masters from Capitol.

All of the above covers were released with colour banners at the top denoting that there were "Original Master Recordings". "Abbey Road" had the standard cover, "Magical Mystery Tour" had the re-issued gatefold without the booklet and "The Beatles (White Album)" was not embossed not did it contain the poster and individual photos. The labels for these three pressings were white with black print. "Abbey Road" has the target Capitol logo, "Magical Mystery Tour" has the EMI logo (ironically) and "The Beatles" has the dome Capitol logo.

The box set was then released. The remaining 10 LPs were as follows: "Please Please Me" (using the original master tape from EMI), "With The Beatles" (also using the original master tape from EMI) "A Hard Day's Night" (also using the original master tape from EMI), "Beatles For Sale" (using a re-mix from the four track tape), "Help!" (using a re-mix tape), "Rubber Soul" (using a re-mix tape), "Revolver" ( using the original master tape from EMI), "Sgt. Pepper" (using a re-mix tape), "Yellow Submarine" (using a re-mix tape) and "Let It Be" (using a corrected copy tape). It is also interesting to note that "Pepper" in this set does not contain the recording of the high frequency or the "inner groove".

Each of the 14 discs in the box set have the white labels with black print. All have rice paper inner sleeves and are surrounded by a cardboard gatefold sleeve and housed in custom covers. The custom covers feature a photo of a tape (actually the same tape is used for all the covers) and an open tape box which shows information as to when the tape was removed from the box and used for issues and re-mixing for various countries, etc. The sound is amazing.

The box set also includes a "Geo-Disc" which is a 12 inch plastic platter used to align and set your stylus and cartridge to a transcription deck !!

The box set also comes with a 12 by 12 40-page colour booklet which explains the MFSL process, contains a certificate of authenticity individually numbered (my copy is 11,734). The booklet also contains reproductions of all the Beatles LP covers - front and back: "Please Please Me" has the "stereo" marking on the front and stereo catalogue number on the back; "With The Beatles" has no marking on the front and stereo catalogue number on the back; "A Hard Day's Night" has the "stereo marking on the front and stereo catalogue number on the back; "Beatles For Sale" has no marking on the front and the mono catalogue number within the left inner sleeve of the gatefold; "Help!" has the "stereo" marking on the front and stereo catalogue number on the back; "Rubber Soul" has no marking on the front and the mono catalogue number on the back; "Revolver" also has no marking on the front and the mono catalogue number on the back; "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" has the mono catalogue number; "The Beatles" has no indications of denoting "stereo" anywhere on the cover; "Yellow Submarine" has the mono catalogue number on the back and is missing the original red lines from the first pressing releases; lastly "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Let It Be" use the re-issue covers from the 1970s thereby eliminating the booklet for "MMT" and using the EMI/Parlophone logo rather than the Apple logo for "Let It Be". I point this out as all of the issues are in stereo and it would have been nice to use the original covers for all of the above with their stereo catalogue numbers.

The booklet also contains a discography at the back. The whole book is surrounded by a sturdy white cardboard outer sleeve. Finally, the set comes with a "Certificate of Limited Warranty".

Supposedly, 25,000 copies of this box set were released. All sold out within a year.

Starting in June 1984, the rest of the Beatles LPs were released individually as the remainder of the "Original Master Recordings" series start with "Rubber Soul". One anomoly is the version of "With The Beatles" as an individual MFSL record, it is rarer than the others due to the fact that a damaged metal part for the recording ensured it had a very limited run.

 

THE BEATLES - BLUE BOX REMASTERS 1978 14 AUDIOPHILE MINI LPs DR. EBBETTS ORIGINAL RELEASE

By far, THE most requested project for the Dr. Ebbetts Sound System is the remastering of the famed BLUE BOX set released in December, 1978. To many, this set offers among the best representation of the original UK stereo releases. To that end, Ebbetts has decided to begin “stagger releasing” the original UK stereo LPs from the BLUE BOX set.
The LPs from which these new masters are sourced are unplayed until now (virgin vynil).

These new BLUE BOX releases replicate with FAR MORE accuracy, the artwork of the original releases, right down to the EMITEX logo on the back.

2nd December 1978

"The Beatles Collection" - Catalogue no. BC 13

 ''To many, the BLUE BOX releases are smoother and more natural sounding and better represent the Beatles recorded work.''

All the twelve original studio albums (all stereo versions), plus one "free" album of "Rarities" were presented in a blue box with gold lettering. The "Rarities" album was mostly a compilation of B-sides, EP tracks and German releases, and was supposed to be unique to this box set ... I, for one, was not too impressed to see it released separately the following year !

The box also contains a free poster *

See Rarities to see detail of the extra album. The full contents were :

    Please Please Me
    With The Beatles
    A Hard Day's Night
    Beatles For Sale
    Help!
    Rubber Soul
    Revolver
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    The Beatles (a.k.a. "The White Album")
    Yellow Submarine
    Abbey Road
    Let It Be
    Rarities

RARITIES LP details :

Across The Universe	Lennon-McCartney	Stereo The fast version from the charity album, "No-one's Gonna Change Our World".	3:44
Yes It Is	Lennon-McCartney	Standard mono version from b-side of "Ticket To Ride"	2:38
This Boy	Lennon-McCartney	Standard mono version from b-side of "I Want To Hold Your Hand"	2:11
The Inner Light	Harrison	Standard mono version from b-side of "Lady Madonna"	2:33
I'll Get You	Lennon-McCartney	Marked as being stereo, but is MONO From b-side of "She Loves You"	2:02
Thank You Girl	Lennon-McCartney	Standard mono version from b-side of "From Me To You"	1:59
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	Lennon-McCartney	Stereo First U.K. release of this German sung version.	2:24
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)	Lennon-McCartney	Marked as being stereo, but is MONO From b-side of "Let It Be"	4:17
Sie Liebt Dich	Lennon-McCartney	Stereo First U.K. release of this German sung version.	2:16

Rain	Lennon-McCartney	Standard mono version from b-side of "Paperback Writer"	2:58
She's A Woman	Lennon-McCartney	Marked as being stereo, but is MONO From b-side of "I Feel Fine"	2:59
Matchbox	Perkins	Standard mono version from "Long Tall Sally" E.P.	1:55
I Call Your Name	Lennon-McCartney	Standard mono version from "Long Tall Sally" E.P.	2:05
Bad Boy	Williams	Stereo From "A Collection Of Beatles Oldies" album.	2:17
Slow Down	Williams	Standard mono version from "Long Tall Sally" E.P.	2:54
I'm Down	Lennon-McCartney	Marked as being stereo, but is MONO From b-side of "Help !"	2:30
Long Tall Sally	Johnson-Penniman-Blackwell	Standard mono version from "Long Tall Sally" E.P.	2:00

 

THE BEATLES AUSTRALIAN/CANADIAN ARCHIVES AUDIOPHILE MINI LP DR. EBBETTS 13-CD-BOX

THE BEATLES AUSTRALIAN/CANADIAN ARCHIVES AUDIOPHILE MINI LP DR. EBBETTS 13-CD-BOX

Top of the tops, with some versions of songs only found in here, this Canadian Australian Archives series BOX is simply to die for.

The Discs :

BEATLEMANIA - ST-6051 - NARROW-HYBRID MIX
BEATLEMANIA - ST-6051 - XEX447-448-A - WIDE MIX (ULTRA RARE EDITION)
BEATLEMANIA - T-6051 - MONO
MEET THE BEATLES - ST-2047 (ULTRA RARE VERSION WITH GEORGE SINGING AN EXTRA ''DON'T'' IN IT)
TWIST AND SHOUT - ST-6054
TWIST AND SHOUT - T-6054
LONG TALL SALLY - ST-6063 (PURPLE LABEL BEST VERSION EVER)
LONG TALL SALLY - ST-6063 (HYBRID VERSION)
LONG TALL SALLY - T-6063 (MONO VERSION, ONE OF THE BEST MONO AROUND)
THE NUMBER ONES - PLAY 1024 (COMPLETE VERSION WITH THE 20 LP SONGS PLUS THE 3 EXTRA 45 r.p.m. EP SONGS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)
THE BEATLES LIVE AT THE FESTIVAL HALL - PMCO-7522 (MONO)
THE ESSENCIAL BEATLES - TVSS8 (WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS COMES AS A SOLO SONG HERE)

BONUS DISC :

A X-MAS GIFT FOR YOU FROM PHILLIES RECORD - PHLP-4005


The Beatles - Long Tall Sally (Canadian Stereo LP) Version 1

INDEED, THIS TITLE ALREADY EXISTS IN THE DR. EBBETTS CATALOGUE – BUT NOT EXACTLY. THE VERSION THAT IS CURRENTLY PART OF THE EBBETTS CANON FEATURES ONLY TWO OF THE TWELVE SONGS IN STEREO (“Please Mister Postman” and “You Can’t Do That’). THAT’S HOW IT WAS RELEASED – AS A STEREO LP – WITH TEN MONO CUTS.

From Doc E: “The word “stereo” is just about as inappropriate as it can be here. The entire LP, save for two tracks, is in mono. The album sounds great – better than the official mono release – but mono nonetheless. The two songs in stereo are “Please Mister Postman” (a narrower mix) and “You Can’t Do That.”

Doc E continues: "To my knowledge, there are no "hybrid" versions of this so-called "stereo" LP. This is, in fact, the way it was released in total. I've asked many Beatle people along the line and that seems to be the consensus. It is included in the Ebbetts catalogue for completeness and because the fidelity is better on these recording than the original Canadian mono LPs.(Plus the requests were overwhelming to get this done)."

For those of you who are really observant please note that, while this LP is designated as "ST6063", the front & back inserts shown here carry the mono designation "T6063". This is apparently what the actual LP covers have on them. Doc kept them that way for authenticity.-FYI


The Beatles - Long Tall Sally (Canadian Stereo LP) Version 2

THIS VERSION OF THE SAME LP FEATURES SEVEN OF THE TWELVE TRACKS IN STEREO. (YES, THAT’S HOW IT WAS PRESSED). THIS, TOO, HAS GARNERED A LOT OF REQUESTS. MANY LIKE THE SOUND OF THIS PRESSING. (PURPLE CAPITOL OF CANADA LABEL)

Dr Ebbetts: "LONG TALL SALLY" Canadian Capitol (Version 2)by tntvideo

Well an LP from Capitol of Canada that uses the same artwork front and back as the US Capitol The Beatles Second Album. In this case that is where it stops. When it was first was released it only had two songs in Stereo and all the rest were in Mono. So when those 2 stereo cuts came on it really used to irritate the heck out of my ears. LOL!!!

This is somewhat updated pressing from perhaps the early or late 70's. This one they got together 7 Stereo tracks and in this case listening to the wonderful Mono titles don't bother my ears a bit. What's I seem find hard to believe is that all 12 tracks are without a doubt IMHO the best sounding what I would say are the original UK mixes be they Mono or Stereo. For this LP the Production in Canada was by Paul White.

It's very hard for me to believe that these 12 great tracks that come from The Beatles Please Please Me, With The Beatles, & A Hard Days Night except for the title cut "Long Tall Sally and the B side single I'll Get You have such a fantastic Dynamic sound to them. The Clarity that I want is there coming from these songs as well the amazing amount of Bass.

Paul's Bass Guitar can be heard and felt on every track that is for sure, the real mindbender for me is the bassline he is laying down on this albums cut of George's fine rendition of "Roll Over Beethoven" talk about killer!!! This is also without a doubt the absolute driest Wide True Stereo version I believe I have ever heard on any other Beatles LP's.

You without a doubt have 5 great Mono songs that again it's hard to believe that they couldn't have come from anything else but a 1st generation tape, yet I'm sure that couldn't be farther from the truth as for all the songs would have to be at least from a 2nd generation copy of each song. Then again ya never know.

The latest thing has been about tube cut masters, I can only say that if you want that type of sound to be coming out of your Speakers or I-Pod for these 12 Beatles songs.

I personally can say that this is one you should have in your collection for sure, right next to the Wide Stereo version of the Canadian release of "BeatleMania" With The Beatles also from Dr Ebbetts from the Capitol of Canada LP.

Here is the track list:
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - MONO
2. I Saw Here Standing There - TRUE WIDE STEREO (again Paul's Bass playing is astounding here)
3. You Really Got A Hold On Me - TRUE WIDE STEREO
4. Devil In Hear Heart - TRUE WIDE STEREO
5. Roll Over Beethoven - TRUE WIDE STEREO (Rock on that Bass Paul) Wooo!!!
6. Misery - TRUE WIDE STEREO
7. Long Tall Sally - MONO
8. I Call Your Name - MONO
9. Please Mister Postman - TRUE WIDE STEREO
10. This Boy - MONO
11. I'll Get You - MONO (A very good sounding version, better than the 45) IMHO
12. You Can't Do That - TRUE WIDE STEREO

Truly a remarkable achievement to hear The Beatles sounding so darn good. Once again true as ever, the Doc has made this the perfect replica of the LP's artwork both Front and Back for the jewel case as well as the gorgeous looking thermal printed Purple Capitol Label for the top of the CD's disc.




The Beatles - Meet The Beatles (Canadian Stereo LP - Capitol)


This version of the Beatles' first Capitol LP is quite famous for one well-known variant, sought after by Beatle collectors everywhere. The version of the George Harrison song "Don't Bother Me" on this LP is unique in that there is an extra "don't" sung by George at 2:07 into the track. Right after the words "...I'll let you know when she's come home until that day," on the down beat, George sings the word "don't." Otherwise, this LP is essentially identical to the American version, although it is perhaps slightly cleaner sounding.


ESSENTIAL BEATLES
THE BEATLES
AUSTRALIAN STEREO LP
Apple TVSS-8
1983
 
1. LOVE ME DO   (duophonic stereo)
2. BOYS  
3. LONG TALL SALLY (channels switched)  
4. HONEY DON’T
5. P.S. I LOVE YOU   (duophonic stereo)
6. BABY YOU’RE A RICH MAN  (mono)
7. ALL MY LOVING
8. YESTERDAY  
9. PENNY LANE  (plays slightly slower)
10. MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
11. NORWEGIAN WOOD   (switched channels, slightly sped up)
12. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS (by itself without the LPs title song)
13. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE  
14. SOMETHING
15. OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA   
 16. LET IT BE (album version)

How it is that “Boys” is an essential Beatles song is beyond me, but this LP says it is so. RARE compilation that has some slight speed variations, channel switches and “With A Little Help From My Friends” as a solo song.


 BEATLES NUMBER ONES
THE BEATLES
AUSTRALIAN STEREO LP
Parlophone PLAY-1024
1983
 
1. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND (rare stereo mix with vocals panned hard right) 
 2. LOVE ME DO  (duophonic stereo)
3. I SAW HER STANDING THERE  
4. CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
5. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT  
6. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER  
7. I FEEL FINE  
8. ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC
9. TICKET TO RIDE  
10. HELP! 
11. WE CAN WORK IT OUT   
12. NOWHERE MAN  
13. YELLOW SUBMARINE
14. PENNY LANE  
15. ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE  
16. HELLO GOODBYE  
17. LADY MADONNA
18. HEY JUDE  
19. OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA  
20. GET BACK (single version)  
21.  THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO
22. SOMETHING 
23. LET IT BE (single version)

This LP was originally released as a 20 song 33 1/3 LP with a special 45 rpm record included with the package. The three songs on the original 45 RPM disc were “I Feel Fine,” “Rock And Roll Music” and “Love Me Do.” All 23 songs are included here as one complete LP. The three songs from the 45 RPM record were placed in chronological order, save for “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” which was kept as the opening track.

The Beatles Japanese Archives Red Wax Dr. Ebbetts MIni LP BOX

New coming out of the oven and ready to go, the best MONO representation of The Beatles EVER! Any Japanese collection does not ned to be introduced to Beatles fans, they know what they're getting. Taken directly from those 1982 RED WAX 180 grams Japanese virgin vinyls, PLUS the BEST ABBEY ROAD album to date, the PRO-USE Toshiba transfer, simply outstanding!

The Discs :

PLEASE PLEASE ME - EAS-70130 - RED WAX MONO
WITH THE BEATLES - EAS-70131 - RED WAX MONO
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - EAS-70132 - RED WAX MONO
BEATLES FOR SALE - EAS-70133 - RED WAX MONO
HELP! - EAS-70134 - RED WAX MONO
RUBBER SOUL - EAS-70135 - RED WAX MONO
REVOLVER - EAS-70136 - RED WAX MONO
SGT.PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - EAS-70137 - RED WAX MONO
YELLOW SUBMARINE - EAS-70138 - RED WAX MONO
THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM - EAS-67157  - RED WAX MONO
THE BEATLES WHITE ALBUM - EAS-67158 - RED WAX MONO

BONUS DISC :

ABBEY ROAD - EALF-97001 - PRO-USE TOSHIBA STEREO


This is part of a new Dr. Ebbetts vinyl series – the red Japanese mono vinyl collection – or simply put, the "red monos". These additions to the Ebbetts canon are sourced from the original series 1982 Japanese red mono vinyl LPs, considered by many to be among the very best representations of The Beatles’ original mono catalogue.

As a bonus you get the best souding Abbey Road album EVER : The Beatles - Abbey Road (Japanese Stereo LP) Pro-Use Series


I've done the comparison's from other editions of this same Abbey Road (Japanese Pro-Use Series). While they sounded great. My final test was to test it against the sound of the Original 1983 Japanese EMI/Odeon Black Traingle CD. This was the first ever Abbey Road CD put out in Japan. The same Master tapes 50ips were used for the CD that were also used for the Pro-Use Series LP.

I can honestly now say that this *IS* the best version of the "Abbey Road" Album bar none that I have ever heard as nothing usually could quite beat out that original 1983 Japanese CD until NOW!!!

LIKE THE GERMAN DMM ISSUE OF THE WHITE ALBUM, THIS VERSION OF “ABBEY ROAD” IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE BEST SOUNDING RELEASE OF THIS LP. IT IS VERY WARM AND SMOOTH – MUCH MORE SO (IN MY OPINION) THAN THE MORE COMMON TOSHIBA JAPANESE PRESSING (AP-8815).


The Beatles - Beatles For Sale (Japanese Mono LP) Red Wax

Amazing! This is the best mono version that I've heard. Really, it's a significant improvement over the UK Mono, which was always a bit dull. Listen to the guitar on "Eight Days a Week," or John's vocals on "No Reply." More bold than ever. Great.

This is the real deal. The cream of the crop. The king of the hill. The... ah, well, you get the idea.

The Beatles - Rubber Soul (Japanese Mono LP) Red Wax

But seriously, here it is, folks, THE epitome of Beatles mono, right here. Listen to the jangling guitar on "If I Needed Someone"-- amazing! The angelic Lennon vocals on "Nowhere Man." The acoustic in "Girl." And I could go on.

Really, this sounds absolutely fantastic. The mono mix was always glorious for Rubber Soul, and this just makes it glorious-er (more glorious, yeah, yeah). The whole album simply sounds great, and a significant improvement over the previously released UK Mono version. Most if not all "mud" is gone. Get it, get it!