George Harrison - All Things Must Pass vinyl comparison | Stereo Showdown

[@luckykennedy7364]

John and Paul: “I wonder why George doesn’t write so much” George: literally saving every song for his new album Which is three records LOL

[@rafaelandrade7627]

I think it was more like john and paul just snubbed his songs

[@themoviedealers]

By Abbey Road George's songs were spotlighted and he had the two best songs on the record.

[@IozziEric]

In fact, several of these songs were rejected by The Beatles (or by Paul, to be more exact).

[@ZZ24AS]

No,George didn' t wont to give songs to be on " Abbey Road," for some reason he " put them down," like they have no worth. So,no John and Paul wanted some of those,but George sad no. Why? Who knows...

[@beatmet2355]

@@IozziEric Paul didn’t think much of George’s songs, but at least he helped him record them. John got to where he didn’t always show up for sessions that didn’t include his songs from the white album, onward. Plus, there’s the insulting way John dissed “I Me Mine” during the Let it Be sessions because it was a waltz, even though John had written several, himself. At least George had the last laugh with arguably the best Beatles solo album of them all. IMO, anyway.

[@chrismcgovern1647]

I laugh now when George sings "Everyone has a choice...". It's as if he knew there'd be a polarized reaction to an alternate mix of the album

[@danerd8978]

Actually George wanted to remix this album back in 2004 and put it out. So he would be behind this.

[@chrismcgovern1647]

@@danerd8978 I wasn't saying he wouldn't, I just like that he was saying 'you have a choice' on the record itself

[@danerd8978]

@@chrismcgovern1647 True! He was very open person.

[@mjanovec]

@@danerd8978 George wasn’t alive in 2004.

[@SEGAClownboss]

Everyone has Joyce

[@jeffgoblue]

The Apple jams section is only remastered, not remixed. Those were recorded live directly to two-track stereo, so remixing is impossible. I will say that they are mastered quite nicely and sound great on the new record.

[@SonofMrPeanut]

At least until Peter Jackson's sound tech from Get Back is properly integrated into future album mixes.

[@williamnow146]

After listening to the comparisons, I think I prefer the original. The original has more clarity although overall it sounds thinner than the new mix. Definitely much less reverb on the new one. Good job!

[@NintenDub]

I really dig this "knowing,having the time put in,but arguing with yourself out loud to convey what you know" kind if approach vs a script. Please do more of this.i trust your ears,gear,time put in,passion,knowledge etc. This open sorta form,scrapping for the right words and phrasing,while not trying to embellish or talk bullshit,is a great thing. Great video.and I'm not all the way done yet!

[@darthrevan2194]

Picked up an original pressing at a record store in Sacramento absolutely love it!

[@markcharron]

I agree with you on the vocals. The vocals are amazing on the remix. I disagree on the drums being lower in the mix. The ballads are benefitted on the new mix. The more bombastic tracks (to me) end up getting more muddy as a result of the drums being mixed down.

[@NoEgg4u]

I have not heard the new mixes (other than the short snippets in this video, which are further degraded by youtube's processing). But from what I heard, the new mix does sound more open. But it also sounds artificially forced. It is not a natural "open" sound. It sounds forward and "in your face" and "notice me" open. And I believe that the gain is a bit louder on the new mix (at times, or perhaps how our host created the samples?). And louder often has a tendency to sound better, at first glance. It also makes a bit harder to evaluate the sound quality, when the volume is not matched between the competing samples. From what I could tell (and this is, again, speculative, based on a few seconds of youtube quality samples), the master tapes have gorgeous sound quality. But the personnel in the studio; the elite few that actually have access to those precious master tapes... ...those people have a compulsion to have you listen to their high tech equipment, when they should have a compulsion to have you listen to the natural beauty that is on the master tapes. We should not be hearing anything from the studio. Just as great speakers, when properly positioned, "disappear", the best job that the studio could do is fool us into believing that equipment is not there, and we hear only the artist in all his glory. Cheers! (by the way, what I meant by speakers disappearing is that when quality speakers are really performing at their best, if you close your eyes, your ears cannot identify the location of the speakers -- and for those that never experienced this, it is magical)

[@popgoesthe60s52]

I like your comparison between the original (AM radio sounding) vs the new mix (FM radio sounding. Well stated, Eric.

[@jmiguelsimpkins]

I agree. It's like night & day

[@soymartin07]

He is comparing a Capitol reissue that is probably a second or third generation copy, a copy from 1970 sounds clearer than that.

[@pinball-wizard]

I’m so damn excited for the 50th anniversary let it be mix considering we’ve been waiting for a whole year longer than expected

[@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM]

I'm particularly excited for the 2021 mix for Across the Universe

[@pinball-wizard]

@@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM I know! It might be just me, but the vocal and guitar track on the 2009 remasters sound REALLY low quality. They sound close to the quarrymen demos on anthology 1 thought I may be exaggerating a little bit

[@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM]

@@pinball-wizard Lennon on Across the Universe sounds like he's drowning...and the strings weren't given full potential on the 2009 remaster. Can't wait for what Giles did!

[@pinball-wizard]

@@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM I really hope that there’s more clarity when it comes to some songs on there, a lot of the tracks from the let it be sessions (mostly vocals) are actually pretty low quality, I guess any album without that Martin seal of approval is pretty muddied, at least when it comes to the Beatles. But yeah, stoked to hear what Giles does with the Strings on every track

[@RemasteringMcCartney_AndreyM]

@@pinball-wizard the drums on I Me Mine are the worst tbh

[@s.t.e.r.e.o.]

This is awesome. The samples your playing really add so much and you are spot on with your analysis

[@citygirlfarm]

First of all excellent review, very enjoyable. This release gives the album a more folk/rock sound then the first. Never being a big fan of Phil Spector, I feel he hurt 'Let It Be' and with the release of 'Let It Be Naked' I wasn't alone. I agree with you on the point of feeling like George is in the room. To me this release has more of an 'Abbey Road/White Album' sound to it, but again to each his own (by the way I was 14 when the first release came out in 71, so I've heard it a lot).

[@jasonnewby]

I really appreciate the work you put into these comparisons!

[@brovold72]

This was very informative -- more useful than highly technical deconstructions I've watched

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

I wasn't going to buy this because it was so expensive, but I recently got a job at a record store with a generous staff discount meaning that I could get the vinyl super deluxe version for about the same price as the CD or the 5 LP set, there was no way I could resist that. This is one of my favourite albums of all time (top 2, sometimes top 1...it switches with Rubber Soul), so to have all of that for that price, I had to do it. I read the book last night which is incredible and just listened to the remixed album tonight. I'm not sure if I prefer it to the original or to the 30th anniversary remastered version as I love all 3. I think the best thing about this mix is that you hear things you never really noticed before.

[@pandanurse]

Theres a few songs I feel like don't work as well stripped down like on the 2020 mix, like Wah Wah and What is Life. Those songs really work as walls of sound and I think its really integral to the overall effect, kind of overwhelmingly big. I would say they're best on the 2001 mix that maintains the wall of sound but its sharper than the original. But most of the songs are very benefited by the new mixes imo, especially more intimate songs, like largely an improvement.

[@TheMindOrchestra]

I dunno I’m not a fan of remasters tbh, its taking a moment in time and altering it usually without the people that made it there to even guide it often. Taking significant reverb off the tracks alters massively the entire sound obviously. Having said that it’s interesting lesson in the benefits and issues surrounding adding reverb to tracks and mixes. I would like to say also it’s lovely hearing George voice clearer and I think phil spectre killed the album too. He murdered across the universe too and other Beatles tracks.

[@buffsmcbeefbroth6630]

Nowadays when you record, they set up the microphones and don't move them. When they recorded Harrison and The Beatles they would set up and tear down for every session. Both records sound inconsistent, because the capture in the studio was inconsistent

[@NintenDub]

And that's why it was great.you out in work. Get results. Lennon or Hendrix or page didn't have 2 weeks to setup a microphone.or get a certain tone.they just played.and recorded everything and got what they got. Having pro tools and the ability to do the same 4 seconds for infinity is actually a hindrance.not for everyone,sure, but the true threats didn't have 75000 guitar pedals, 700 plug ins, 250k types of mics. They didn't have soectrographs taken of their recording environment and engineers and geometry for acoustic and room treating etc etc etc etc.... too many options is a good thing until its not.as consumers (even an artist is a consumer) the golden age passed and now every market is just pure saturation. It makes it so you gotta shift through the bs and get to work and just put down

[@growlerthe2nd712]

I bought the 50th anniversary edition on vinyl (5 discs) and I must admit it sounds a little muddy and fuzzy in places, so a bit disappointed for me the 30 th anniversary edition on CD mixed by George Harrison himself is superb ❤

[@crane8124]

The sound design on the original just does it for me, i like the atmosphere a lot more. Especially on songs like my sweet lord and run of the mill

[@EvanVincent.]

Great comparison!!! I was going to stick to my original, until I heard the side by sides. I can't believe how thin the original sounds. The balance sounds much better on the new mix and now you have convinced me to buy it!

[@MH1995]

When those clear as a bell vocals on Awaiting On You All came in I was floored!

[@utub1473]

I won't lie; I'm a little disappointed that a purple capitol label pressing of the original mix acts as your reference. Those capitol label pressings can take a beautiful mix and kill it with the use of duplicate tapes (capitol never cut from the masters for this album) and poor mastering choices. It would have been a much better comparison with an original UK pressing, which is essentially a straight transfer from tape to wax. It's easy to say the original mix sucks when the copy was mastered so horribly from a subpar source.

[@nikitanikitin8653]

So true, thank you.

[@utub1473]

@@ompram6114 I too think the White Album comparison is great. The Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road comparisons are also excellent. This one is useless, though.

[@franklinhankel6168]

Absolutely! I've owned most of the Beatles catalog on both Apple and Capitol and they get progressively worse on every reprint. The white album on Capitol sounds like you're playing it on a Kenner Close-n-Play!

[@beatmet2355]

I have a 1970 pressing and the sound is still pretty poor. The “wall of sound” treatment of Spector just ruins the vibe of some of these tracks. Maybe you’re right about those purple label pressings, but the more vintage pressing I have isn’t that spectacular.

[@utub1473]

@@beatmet2355 What country is it from though? That makes a huge difference.

[@ministerofdarkness]

I'm going with my original press. PLAY LOUD

[@nickvanleeuwen4207]

It seems you are one of the few who prefers the new mix. To me it sounds too muddy sometimes, too much bass. But it does sound warmer. I agree with you there. And I also agree the original mix isn't all that good either, so maybe this is the best they could do.

[@MisterTMH]

Jeff Lynne could have done a better remix but overall I have been waiting for this record to be remixed for some decades now.

[@Quod_Matter]

I was hoping you'd get to _All Things Must Pass_ at some point, as it's my favourite George Album. Great video, as usual!

[@mjanovec]

Wow, your clips made the original mix sound much better to me. The new mix is very bass-heavy overall, giving it a muddier feel. If I need that much bass, I can adjust my stereo. I don’t want someone else deciding that for me. Also, the Apple Jam songs are not new mixes, but just remasters. Hearing the EQ changes they applied to these tracks is interesting, as they tried to make them fall in line with the bass-heavy remixes for the rest of the album. I’ll stick with the original. It’s worked for me all these years.

[@beatmet2355]

The stylus on my player jumped on the first song on each side from the bass on the remix. It doesn’t on my vintage copy.

[@darrenpeacock2611]

Yes, I was just listening to the vinyl remix again this morning. Several of the songs sound muddy to me including Wah Wah. I’d love to hear a mix of that without the mud. Especially when Ringo comes in.

[@bobhawkey3783]

I agree with your descriptions of the differences. The new mix seems much more 'mellow' to me. His voice stands separate from the background, closer to me but softer. Definitely a richer sound in the low frequencies. Overall I think I still prefer the original and don't see a compelling reason to upgrade my OG copy. Thanks so much for this comparison - I know it was a bunch of work and it was presented perfectly!

[@timlove1]

I totally agree with you this is my New go to version of the album. This was a great job and I’m so glad they did it.

[@ManzaMediaTV]

I love it when you talk sound. These are my favorite videos from Vinyl Rewind!!

[@ramilopez6921]

They tend to to add too much low end on the new vinyl mixes.

[@Seej1982]

Indeed, and it shows here.

[@porkbelly0713]

I had it on vinyl, had is the key word here. Bought it as soon as it came out. It is still by far my fav Beatles solo effort

[@TheAgeOfAnalog]

I pretty much agree with all of this. Good work sir.

[@Ace-Of-Spades-01]

George Harrison had stated that if he had recorded that album today he wouldn’t have put so much reverb.

[@pmdk1953]

Harrison re-released this album shortly before he died, removing all the reverb.

[@MisterTMH]

@@pmdk1953 NO , he remixed few of the songs for the 2001 version. The record in that version is still "death by reverb". They should have got Jeff Lynne to remix the whole thing while Harrison was still alive. That would have been grand, dry , punchy and a revelation.

[@pmdk1953]

@@MisterTMH okay, thanks. Harrison said he was tired of the reverb so i assumed it was removed completely. Jeff Lynne wroking on it would indeed have been an revlation. He knew how Harrison would want it to sound.

[@sugadelicsavagesoul8623]

That's unfortunate as I unanimously prefer the reverb drenched sound.

[@manolokonosko594]

@@MisterTMH Jeff Lynne would have made the sound even muddier and lame by making it sound like an ELO record. He's already done enough damage to other people's albums. In any case it couldn't have been done with 2001 technology. GIles Martin would have been able to clean up the sound a little better than what they did on the 50th.

[@penepleto1210]

Haven't seen it yet but great vid as always man!

[@johnnyalegreworkplace8065]

You're comparing the 50th Anniv remix with the 1978 Purple Capitol master, not the 1970. I suggest you either acquire the 1970 Apple pressing or Dhani's 2017 remaster, as you will have a better basis for comparison.

[@andrews527]

Do find the 1970 pressing. "Dated" is what we want in the sound of this record, if we were there in 1970.

[@andrews527]

As played in your video, the Giles Martin version just sounds like a crap pressing of the original.

[@stevenmartin6870]

Thank you, a lot of the initial reviews crapped on the new mix. I think I may prefer it also but there are pros and cons.

[@JamesBlood45]

Bass is quite heavy, but I really like the remix overall. So clear and beautiful

[@cultvult]

I feel about the new mix like I feel about directors(Like George Lukas) going back and changing their films with new technology. It’s always an interesting “what if.” The new mix sounds great, but it’s not the original album. There’s only one original release, flaws and all, and it should never be lost to history and replaced by the new mix. The technology was what it was, and for better or worse, that’s what they had at the time, and that’s the album they released, and it’s beautiful, period. Everything after is just an interesting “what if,” but not the original album. I’ll always ultimately chose the original album with the original mix just as I’ll always chose the original Star Wars without Lucas’ digital tweaks over the years. It is what it is, and it’s perfect as it is.

[@creativesharts]

Yeah but George Lucas added new scenes effects and overlays to his remasters. This is still all the just original recording, just less wall of sound, and highlighting certain instruments.

[@cultvult]

@@creativesharts true, but still not the sound of what was originally released. This is 50 years later. They can’t just completely change the sound of an album using today’s technology and call it the album(not that they’re necessarily doing that). It’s still just a fun exercise, and should never replace the original. That’s my only point. Just like with The Beatles albums. The Giles Martin mixes should never replace the original ones. They’re just an interesting addendum.

[@cmangel755]

Amazing

[@billbez7465]

Excellent review! Inspired me to buy the new mix set.

[@dixielandfarm]

Your A/B methodology is on point - Closed in is probably the word you were thinking for the original mix. I wasn’t going to rebuy this album, but damn, you are right - I think I prefer the new mix because the cardboard tube sound of the original is gone.

[@mahargllednif2250]

pleeeeease keep doing this series

[@NintenDub]

Hell yea.was hoping you'd do this vid.everyone just kinda moved on living this mix.git the 3lp and 3cd.theyre both so nice

[@AK_0000]

Everyone hated on spectres mix for years but after the 50th anniversary I think it’s hard to argue he did a good job it’s over the top at points but it sounds fantastic on lots of songs. Lots of people prefer the original lots prefer new mix. Original for me personally I think while sounding very good prob better on quieter numbers on the big songs my sweet lord, what is life, ATMP etc it lost a lot of the size the grandness imo

[@tonyfox7510]

Listening on headphones I noticed immediately that the audio levels are louder on the new mix which the ear will naturally gravitate to the louder sound. The new mix sounds like the life has been sucked out of it. The purple label Capitol is a poor transfer, should have used the original UK or the 2014 remaster to compare.

[@beatmet2355]

I personally never liked Spector’s mix from the moment I put the stylus on the vinyl. And the 2014 remaster isn’t really any better. It just sounds awful with all the reverb and compression. I will say this particular comparison does highlight the loudness and lower bass frequencies present in the remix, but when I listened to the 2020 on streaming after it was first released, I noticed the improvement in the clarity of the individual elements and George didn’t have his vocals buried in the mix. This audio comparison does make the original sound better than the remix, but I think it has a lot to do with how the audio setup was done for this video. I’ll continue to listen to the 2014 master because I can stream it at my convenience, but defer to the 2020 at home on my record player.

[@jeenkzk5919]

Coming from someone who’s only comparison is this video, and I’m aware to listen to the actual album, but it appears the new mix sounds like someone turned on the Dolby NR. I hear more bass but don’t hear more clarity. As glad as I am that they’re cleaning up and remastering Beatle and solo albums, how many remastering are they going to do? It seems like there’s another remastering every couple of years. There’s only so much they can do with the tapes. All they seem to be able to do is tweak the audio. I sorta like hearing tape hiss because at least I know my HiFi system is set the way I like it.

[@mjanovec]

These are remixes not remasters, for the most part. The Beatles catalog has been remastered for CD twice… first in 1987-1988, then second in 2009. The solo Beatles catalog has varied a little more depending on what each Beatle (or their estate) wants. The projects coming out over the past 4-5 years for the Beatles, Lennon, and Harrison have been remixes instead of remasters… presenting a new version of these songs instead of just cleaning up what was already produced.

[@jeenkzk5919]

@@mjanovec ah, gotcha. I forget that a remastering is basically retransferring (I’m guessing from original tapes, though I suppose they probably want to avoid playing them as they degrade each time they’re played. Not to mention baking them only helps so much) to a more reliable master. Remixing allows for a more modern sound depending on the talent of the engineer.

[@SJRC]

Great video! although i wish you would do another stereo showdown. Why? wel... with a an UK Apple (or by many people the best version of the orignal mixes would be a UK First press) the capitol pressings are known & even in my collections i own a few capitol pressings on fewer beatles albums. they do lack big time in sound quality. sometimes just are completely not lissenable. i think even palogram auctions did a video about the capitol beatles albums aswel and i think those albums were Horrable. he also did a video on wat is the best sounding of the orignal pressing is. and came out the UK first press was. by looking at the pressing you own might be a Not orignal 1970! this is a capitol 1978 REISSUE boxset. Not an orignal 1970 (reissues might used diffrent masters or even completely new mixes done by Capitol themselfs?). so i would qualify this Comparison as something to redo with a True propper sounding 1970's ''All things must pass'' box as in a November 30 1970's ( Apple Records - STCH 639). this is also the box i own and the sound quality of the UK apple from 1970 Compaired to a 1978 capitol. is allready a Day & night diffrence! i mainly think the reissues are by some lables ''as in Capitol & another one called Harvest / EMI'' sometimes didnt handle some tapes with care. as specialy i have problems with Harvest Reissues. such as the band ELO (Eletric light orchestra) on some of the reissue albums ''E.L.O. 2 or Complication albums'' there is sometimes alot of noticable wear & tape bleed be heard on the vinyl cutting. and wen i lissended too ones were pressed on a JET records lable. those mostly sounded so much better then the reissues hopefuly you will take note of this! Greetings from SV

[@rjaraneta913]

By the way, you were doing an A/B comparison with an inferior sounding 1978-1982 US reissue of ATMP on the Capitol label that was sourced from a submaster. The original release is on the Apple label, with the UK version using the original master tapes and sounding vastly superior to its US counterpart.

[@Romchikthelemon]

Thank you. I agree with you on 95%! I'll do a mixtape - I did same things with the albums I can't stand back in the days - like Bowie's Lodger - it works really well!

[@chrismcgovern1647]

My biggest takeaway from ATMP is the question "Why did George want Phil Spector to produce this LP if he didn't want the 'wall of sound'?"

[@michaelpatrickfox]

Absolutely - he heard (and played on) Phil's production of Instant Karma - that's the sound he wanted. The new mix sounds muffled, except for the vocals.

[@jmiguelsimpkins]

I like the review. He did a great job contrasting the two versions. I've listened to the remix version and I enjoy it more than the original mix. My opinion. Oh, let's cut the VG some slack about using a purple label Capitol issue for his reference as no other remasters were done between the '70 issue on Apple and the version he used. It would be the closest to the original press State side.

[@killergoose7643]

“Duller” and “not as alive” is a good way to describe the whole mix. I can point to specific details that may be improved in the new mix but the overall effect feels limp. The lowkey ballads sound too clean and processed and, while some of the big production numbers benefit from a clearer treatment, others seem to lose their sense of grandeur and overwhelming force. In attempting to “fix” the weaknesses of the Phil Spector mix I think they inadvertently provided a better appreciation for its strengths.

[@MsSteve70]

Great review! I've read that the "Apple Jams" tracks were only remastered and not remixed. This was possibly due to the unavailability or loss of the original 8 track multi-tracks. It might be worth dipping into your boxsets to find out more. I only have the three CD version which doesn't give the full reason. All the best from the UK!

[@jeffgoblue]

There weren’t any 8-tracks/multi-tracks of the Jams. They were recorded live directly to stereo masters. So it’s not possible to remix.

[@wesleysexton8774]

I pretty much agree on everything you said! Crazy to me that they missed the mark on My Sweet Lord so much since that's one of the key tracks, would love to hear your thoughts on the demos and jams!

[@jamesraymer1662]

This was one album I’ve been looking into getting for a while, but I couldn’t commit to the price. Recently, I found an original 1970 pressing for $10 with all 3 records, and I could not pass. This comparison was neat, but I actually found myself preferring the original mix on almost all of them.

[@Rockstaralan]

This would be the definitive review except for one GLARING error on your part, which many others before me have already outlined in the comments so far: The "Apple Jam" disc on the 50th Anniversary set was NOT - I repeat WAS NOT - remixed with the rest of the original album, but rather, simply REMASTERED. As per the official announcement, "Apple Jam" was recorded live in the studio direct to a 2-track machine, and therefore could NOT be remixed. Otherwise, great video. And yes, I do agree that there are pros and cons to both the new remix and its original counterpart. But I can tell you for a fact that I LOVE the new remix all the same!

[@erikdolnack2737]

The bass is much too loud in the new mix. I'm going mostly by the Dolby Atmos mix on the blu-ray disk. The bass is just way too loud on the new mix. I also don't like pushing back the Phil Spector Wall of Sound on the bigger songs like What is Life and Wah Wah. The 50th anniversary mix sounds "flat" to my ears. I'm sorry, but I prefer the original mix hands-down.

[@erniericardo8140]

That seems to be the "New" thing now on these old recordings to Turn Up the Bass.

[@erikdolnack2737]

@@erniericardo8140 I agree. At first listen, I thought perhaps my sub-woofer was just turned up too high. But I put on a movie and the sub-woofer settings are fine. The problem is the bass on the 50th anniversary mix: it is simply too loud.

[@oldbeatlemaniafandave]

Great review very comprehensive and articulate. Overall I enjoy the new mix over the original. All the best!!!!

[@michaelpatrickfox]

If the vocals weren't louder & clearer, I would swear they just turned down the treble and turned up the bass. Turning down the treble also hides some of the hiss. I can get the same effect from changing my EQ. The snares thud where they used to crack.

[@robertkeefer1552]

I like the 50th ATMS version. It sounds very good. I also have the USA first press and the 2001 USA first press. The 50th and the 2001 I like very much.

[@Braydonut]

i love your videos

[@Caifo]

This is the mix I was longing for. Simple as that. The songs are too deep and it was a shame that the vocals were so buried down in the mix.

[@beatmet2355]

I do prefer the new mix, but your comparison reveals how bass heavy it is. It may have a lot to do with your setup, but I like how relatively uncluttered the new mix is, plus you can hear George a bit better. Wah Wah, Let It Down and Awaiting On You All was noticeably distorted from all the reverb and the compression in the 1970 mix.

[@R3TR0R4V3]

I think the new mix sounds better overall. Think I'll pick this up. 👍

[@jeffgoblue]

There is a massive mixing error on “isn’t it a pity (version two)” at least on my pressing (maybe it got corrected later). Starting around 2:18 or so, there is a huge multi-track track synchronization error during the instrumental break. Sounds awful, and I can’t believe the record made it out the door with that.

[@JBLClassic]

I like this mix much better than my 2001. Never had an original so I can’t compare it to that.

[@antney12]

The remix sounds better on vinyl than streaming.

[@larryclark6977]

Hi! I got the old Apple one from the 70's and it sound a lot better than the Capitol from the 80's , so out of the bat it would be more interesting to compare the new one whit the one from the 70's.

[@chrismcgovern1647]

16:38 Hey VG, they didn't remix the Apple Jam, they just remastered it

[@Seej1982]

True, but damn it sounds good for a fresh remaster.

[@almendraman]

Engagement!

[@jrockofages5413]

I need more than 3 seconds to reach an overall conclusion. I hear good in both

[@SteelersCardinals1]

I never liked how they mixed Wah-Wah. I really need to hear the new version now.

[@erniericardo8140]

Yeah me too always had an issue with Wah Wah-very cluttered, On the new mix theres more separation👍

[@manolokonosko594]

On every track presented here, the 50th anniversary sounds muffled and muddy despite the louder guitars and voice. I own the original Apple (not Capitol) 1970 release, the 2014 Remastered release, and the 50th anniversary remix. Each has its own pro and cons, so in conclusion, they are all a mixed bag.

[@dajmasta94]

Honestly any comparison to this new one should be done with an original UK. Otherwise it’s just unfair.

[@Seej1982]

That Capitol pressing must have been done in the 80's, judging by the label. Definitely not the best pressing.

[@dajmasta94]

@@Seej1982 indeed, such a shame because the videos on this channel are too notch in terms of production value...But the pressings he uses to compare things make them sort of irrelevant

[@Seej1982]

@@dajmasta94 he does a great job, regardless of which pressing is used. I'm sure an original UK costs much more than the Capitol.

[@AB-uy2vh]

Do you know Anthony Fantano

[@MTrainRadio]

Loving the new mix. The clarity of George's voice is wonderful. It's great to have both versions to hand, but the new mix is enthralling to these ears.

[@justinpenn9250]

One of the musicians who actually played on ATMP, listened to the 2021 vinyl mix and had a KZbin review were he said it sounds like a complete amateur did it. He has since removed the review but I have been curious for someone else to compare vinyl vs vinyl. I only listened to the CD and Blu-ray mixes of the 2021 ATMP and I really like them. I also like George’s 30th anniversary version so to me there is a place for both. I am not a professional musician but I just don’t see how the 2021 mix can be described as rubish. Your A/B comparison of vinyl vs vinyl at least seems to indicate that you are getting the same sound I experienced with the CD/Blu-ray version. Maybe that musician received a bad copy of the 2021 vinyl?

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I dunno, I thought the new mixes had a bit too much lower mids making the overall sound muddy?

[@jacobjhall1974]

You going to do anything for the black album? I’d love to get an album review!

[@evileyes4070]

Brylcreem boy 😍

[@jsteed44]

Not much of a difference just more treble purchased a first NM Japanese pressing last month and I ❤ it!

[@Delius1958]

Hi and thank you! Just have found this great video! But sorry, I can‘t say but the opposite: For my ears the new mix is terribly muddy - like listening through a carpet. The original is much more airy, the soundstage is wider. Greetings from Berlin!

[@michavandam]

This is the type of comparison we all needed, but why did it take you so long?

[@johndelavina3335]

Thanks for your interesting perspective on this classic album. I think it boils down to that signature Phil Specter sound on the original. I agree that the original works for certain songs but overall it taxes the listener after a while, where the new mix does not. Great video! 👍🏼 Looking forward to the next one.

[@Deebhoy]

I've listened to the new mix firstly on good headphones and then on vinyl through speakers. I had two different experiences which I found a bit bizarre. Wah Wah sounded awful through my speakers, I was quite shocked. Those backing vocals on Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp were an odd delight. Not going to go into every song, but overall I think they got more right than wrong with some not sure such as My Sweet Lord. The more acoustic based songs are definitely better. No harm to Dhanni but he's a nothing musician and I hope he leaves future remixes of his dad's albums to the experts.

[@fussanchez2716]

It was done by experts - mixed by triple GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks. Dhani Harrison was the executive producer.

[@Deebhoy]

@@fussanchez2716 I know. I was making a general comment.

[@bpabustan]

One thing I remembered. And I don't know if it is true - as to why the original mix is narrow - Phil Spector is anti-Stereo.

[@neilpemberton5523]

True. He thought the use of stereo was artistic vandalism from a production viewpoint. Mixes had to be in mono! John Lennon once said if you'd never heard St Peppers in mono then you'd never really heard it properly so that underlines where Spector's views came from. Of course, the first stereo mixes of Beatles albums were very crude. I can't even listen to Eleanor Rigby on Revolver in stereo. Thankfully they fixed that on the Yellow Submarine Soundtrack.

[@dinnerwithgreedo]

All tracks from Out Of The Blue onwards are NOT new remixes. They are remastered. It was impossible to remix the last 5 songs. Some tracks are better on the new mixes but on some it’s like they’ve lost the punch of the original. Let It Down for instance, you can’t really hear the electric guitar in the intro.

[@IozziEric]

Wait...I think I read somewhere that the Apple Jam record wasn't remixed, only remastered...

[@jimmymelendez1836]

You are right. They only remixed the the songs. Apple Jam wasn't remixed.

[@donnaone1nine]

I agree with Bobby Whitlock. Too bad he is being censored on the 50th Anniversary version. His comparisons would have been epic.

[@GhostFace_OG]

I usually agree with your assessments. IMO, this particular remix missed the mark for me. I think it actually feels more crowded in the soundstage.

[@rjaraneta913]

I don't understand why so many reviewers refer to the original 'All Things Must Pass' album as "The Spector Mix" or "produced by Spector". They forget or dismiss the fact that George Harrison coproduced the album and had the final say on it! According to some of the session musicians, including Klaus Voormann, Spector was absent during a significant part of the recording session and that Harrison was hard at work trying to outdo Spector with his own version of "The Wall of Sound". Years later, Harrison developed a dislike for reverb/echo and had said maybe the album can do with a little less production during an interview to promote the 40th Anniversary edition. Many artists, in retrospect, feel differently about their early work. John Lennon had famously said he didn't how his Beatles songs sounded and would like to redo every single one of them. Harrison, McCartney and Starr have all rerecorded some of their songs years later, almost all of them were not nearly as good as the original.

[@sugadelicsavagesoul8623]

I think I'm in the underdog camp that prefers the sound of the original. From the samples presented the bass is waaay too heavy and thick and vocals too up front for my taste. I prefer the original reverb drenched lost voice sound with the louder snare. (No snare, no party.) New version sounds too opaque, muddy and muffled. For me, the whole charm of this album IS the heavy reverb! However, I'm sure I'll pick this up and listen & explore further with open ears.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

No, I disagree with you wholeheartedly. Although you prefer the original mix on some songs. The A/B comparison pretty much sealed the deal. I'm never gonna get the horrible remix. Just a waste of money.

[@leesharra1413]

Wow! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I don't agree with you at all. The new mix sounds like someone took a massive dump on the music. Absolutely crap! Your audio clearly shows how bad this 2020 vinyl mix is. As for the digital files, they sound fine. It's just that the 2020 vinyl mix is unbalanced. Voices are too high and there is too much low end / bass.

[@willtell7023]

Loke your vids. Confused about original mix vs 2020 remix. The original mix show the Capital label on records. The 2020 remix show the Apple label on records. I have the “All Things Must Pass” album that i bought when released in 1970. It has the Apple label on records. Just a guess but mine bought 1970 it would be an original unless Capital released a mix before mine in 1970. That is possible.

[@antney12]

The purple Capitol label is a later American reissue.

[@willtell7023]

@@antney12 Thx. Have the Apple label on all three records in the album and bought it just after release in same year 1970.

[@ronnyandernie]

Maybe the tracks were at different sample rates.

[@TheJoelSwaney]

Thanks for doing this, confirmed my choice not to buy and I love this album. The new mix sounds dull and flat. And, the point of Phil Spector is the wall of sound and I think that was the point. I would be more interested in hearing George's 90's mix vs the new one since this was done by the family

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Ofcourse, the Drop+ A-T Carbon TT has a straight shaft tone arm, but your video shows a curved tubular tone arm. Do you even know what TT you have?

[@tynerchewy1376]

The brightness is gone. Too much top end has been removed. Very muffled. Music sounds like it's on the next block. Some tracks work & some don't for me. Sounds as though Dolby has been used on the root tracks. Tamberines are dead & the snare us dead. Some tracks are nice though. It's a great l.p.... There is no cure for Wah Wah.