Any Beatle's fans here?

**Nipper** · February 13th, 2011, 10:53 AM

If you ever liked the Beatles the new Love album was remastered by the original producer Sir George Martin and his son for the Circue Du Soleil. It was just released and is excellent. I would say they have taken the restoration process to a new level. There is also a video available showing how they did it.

Check it out! :2thumbsup:

**bowtie427ss** · February 13th, 2011, 12:57 PM

Is this a "re" release you're referring to?

I bought the "Love" CD/audio DVD set in 2009 shortly after Licorne(aka Convergence) had posted about it.

I really enjoy it, especially some of the songs that were mixed quite differently than the versions originally released back in the day. However, i can also see where some of the purists and dyed in the wool Beatles fans might not cozy up to it as much as i do.

**Nipper** · February 13th, 2011, 02:47 PM

Hmmm.... It could be I am a little behind.

I'm not a serious Beatles fan and had not heard it before.
The iTunes store says it was released Feb. 8, 2011 and I assumed.....

They recently made a deal with Apple (iTunes) to sell Beatles music. Perhaps that is the release date for iTunes?

Anyway... It's pretty good!

**Captgonzo** · February 13th, 2011, 11:25 PM

It has been around for a little while, but it's very fine stuff and even the most hardcore Beatles purist can't argue with George and Giles Martin revisiting the material. (Of course they will, but they shouldn't.)

It's a re-work for a very specific purpose, that is the Cirque du Solei performance currently running in Las Vegas. As such, it's really cool and I'd really love to see the show in it's specially-built theatre. In that video you'll see some details about the incredible sound system they built to do it justice.

Besides, everyone knows the original mono mixes (preferably played back through a tube amp driving a single 604) are the real McCoy. :>)

**Ronald Lee** · February 14th, 2011, 01:47 PM

I would definitely look into the new versions. Who else could be more qualified than George Martin to remaster those tunes?

I have the complete boxed set of Beatles LPs from the Mobile Fidelity before they went out of business, and several individual LPs, AND "last but not least," a copy of Sgt Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band LP on MFSL UHQ(Ultra-High Quality).

These LPs will rival the CDs of today even thought they were made in the late-1970s. Personally for me, the the UHQ wasn't worth the extra money, but I bought it for "investment" purposes because of the "rarity" value.

**cradeldorf** · February 14th, 2011, 07:01 PM

I'm a Beetle lover I got a hot 99 Beetle...VW Rocks!!! Oh you were talking about that antique British band weren't you. ; ) Yeah their ok too.

**mah** · February 14th, 2011, 07:57 PM

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is still with us.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Audiophile LP, Gold CD, SACD Re-Issues - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Unfortunately the back-catalogue is not large.

**Ronald Lee** · February 14th, 2011, 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by mah

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is still with us.

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Audiophile LP, Gold CD, SACD Re-Issues - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Unfortunately the back-catalogue is not large.

I think this is the new company. I believe the during the bankruptcy preceding, all of the assets of the old company was closed-out at bargain basement prices. The old owners of MFSL was too busy doing its thing, when one of their biggest distributors had problems and went Tango Uniform, and of course that took the old MFSL with them. The name Mobil fidelity Sound Labs was purchased by some new owners, and that is probably what you see today.

**voice of the theater** · February 15th, 2011, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Ronald Lee

.....The old owners of MFSL was too busy doing its thing, when one of their biggest distributors had problems and went Tango Uniform, and of course that took the old MFSL with them. The name Mobil fidelity Sound Labs was purchased by some new owners, and that is probably what you see today.

Just as long as they weren't purchased by Sparkomatic!

BTW, in keeping with the original thread here, yes I'm also a Beatles fan. I think they did a phenomenal job with the remastered CD's--overall sound quality (and bass response) is significantly improved. This is often times not the case with CDs in general and not even with remastered CDs, IMHO. I like what George and Giles Martin did with the "Love" soundtrack also--it's something that no other band has done quite that way to my knowledge (gone through the original master tapes of their entire catalog to create not only new mixes, but to create "collages" with tracks from different songs being played simultaneously to create something "new"). Nice to see the Beatles are still a source of groundbreaking work.....

**glenwcar** · February 16th, 2011, 08:52 AM

Along the same lines:
A re-release of Let It Be, called Naked. It is my understanding that the best known release (1970) had Phil Spector's hands on it. With the Naked release (2003), Phil's post recording coloration additions are eliminated. The naked version is worth a listen.
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