New Beatles Box! The Beatles 1964 US Albums In Mono The Good & The Bad

[@windhymn479]

I only discovered your channel a few weeks ago, and I always enjoy your videos - thank you for taking the time to make them. I really appreciate your comparisons of different pressings (and as someone who loves cats, it’s always nice to see yours make an appearance 😊) I was sad to read in the comments of one of your videos that you had stopped making videos for a while - it’s really nice to see you’re posting regularly again. I hope you have a blessed day ❤️🙏

[@danny1959]

Music publishing didn’t allow for 14 song albums in the USA at that time, that was why all of the British albums were split up, and not just The Beatles.

[@tommymaguire2839]

Wow! A Beatles-related KZbin segment hosted by someone who's knowledgeable and not obnoxious. Well done, man. LOVE it. This was great, thanks. I pre-ordered the single LPs. No need to have the box or the ridiculous "Beatles Story". I still have the copy that I got for Christmas in 1975 when I was 11. Listened to it once. lol

[@michaelf9693]

Second generation American fan here. The Beatles’ Story was one of my first albums so I have a very happy nostalgic feeling about it. Before I knew anything about them or had all the music it was great hearing them talk and the snatches of songs. I’ve always loved the George Martin instrumentals on AHDN so I don’t mind that album. Even though I do mostly listen to the UK versions these days, my old US albums could use an upgrade so I’ll be getting the box. I am a sucker for the box sets even though I know it would be cheaper to buy them individually. Although you can get the box now for about $250. Hopefully they’ll get back to the album series next year.

[@nickelias5321]

Totally understand why younger fans aren’t interested but for us 50 and older U.S. guys this is in our DNA ! Cash grab for some, exciting Holiday release for others. And a lot of people are picking this up 👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@larryhill7286]

You know, it's funny how the quality was just fine for all the lucky people at the right age and lived it. Now we sit around and try to notice tiny differences.

[@kev5621]

Great video as always. We got half of Rubber Soul remixed on the disastrous red album from last year. I wouldn’t hold my breath for a Rubber Soul super deluxe. I preordered the box and can’t wait.

[@denniswood1437]

I'll probably buy the '64 Capitol mono albums individually at $30 a piece. Just for the negligible Beatles Story and the flimsy cardboard box is $120. Brian, your Captain America T-shirt is quite cool!

[@markplank5929]

Thank You for the additional information about this upcoming release. Leaning towards picking up a couple of these individually. I’m a fan of Something New & Meet the Beatles. Look forward to having & listening to fresh copies of these great rock’n’roll albums from our Fabs. PS- we waited this long, just look at the eventual release of Rubber Soul as something to truly look forward to around the bend.

[@mrbeatlespro]

as a massive Beatles collector myself, i stopped pre ordering stuff a while ago. They Claim that alot of stuff its limited and they just keep pressing them. When it comes to this set I'm on the fence. I'll probably wait and see what the price does. The lennon set less than two weeks after its release was available for half of its price.

[@RayLousteau]

Absolutely buying for the nostalgia value - and maybe with the removal of a lot of the limiting and compression needed back in the day, these mixes could be quite the improvement. Even Dexterized versions are still the Beatles - different, but still worth a listen!

[@jake105]

I'm excited about it but only to buy some of them individually. I will be looking forward to your review.

[@davidkornblatt851]

It’s been two whole years for RubberSoulSuperDeluxeGilesRemixedBox and it’s obvious that Apple/Universal/Calderstone doesn’t care about a fan like me but you only have to look to the RollingStones color mono box to see the right way to do things!

[@mjanovec]

It’s a bit of a misconception that the Beatles hated the Capitol albums. Initially, they were indifferent to them. Brian still had to okay the albums before Capitol released them. It was only in the later part of 1965 that the Beatles started showing some dissatisfaction. They initially insisted on retaining the same artwork as the UK albums… which they did for Rubber Soul and Revolver. Then, when they renewed their contract in 1966, they required that the US albums also stick with the same track listings as the UK albums. Again, Capitol complied. The mono US albums have significantly less tweaking to their sound than the stereo albums had. If you do A-B comparisons between the 2004-2006 Capitol CDs (using the US tapes) and the 2009 Beatles in Mono set (using the UK tapes), there really isn’t a huge difference other than the big echo added to “I Feel Fine” and “She’s A Woman.” In general, the US tracks have a little more reverb and compression, but I doubt the average fan would take notice. Indeed, when I did an A-B comparison the other night, I found myself giving a slight preference to some of the Capitol tracks. They were a little more punchy and vibrant. Granted, the sound of those Capitol CDs is somewhat better than the original LPs, but I’m optimistic that they can make these new LPs sound really good. One more note… as much as I love the UK singles and albums to the point I consider them definitive, I think the US albums were probably more fun. The US albums included the hit singles, so fans didn’t have to buy the singles. And while the US albums generally had 2-3 less tracks on them, that meant US fans were getting three albums a year instead two. Imagine the joy of having a new Beatles album every four months! It had to be an amazing time to be a fan. I can see why so many are nostalgic for these albums 60 years later.

[@4-dman464]

Me too, Brian, I was looking forward to *Rubber Soul SDL* - - already delayed a year by Red/Blue revamp. In UK, these Capitol reissues have zero nostalgia value & do not correlate to UK Beatles experience. I don't know if Apple will dream up something to plug the 2024 gap for UK/Europe - - but even if they do, I won't spring for that either. It starts to look like a crooked marketing ploy to delay Rubber Soul for 2 years, redirecting purchases to lesser releases. I wish Apple would stop giving me Reasons To Be Cynical, Parts I, II & III.

[@edwarde5452]

With perhaps the exception of the 2014 Beatles in mono boxset, I'm not a fan of boxsets. They take up a lot of space. I'd rather just put my records on the shelf. I opted to buy them individually. I actually really enjoy 'the beatles story.' I'll admit that it is not essential and purely a novelty record. Ever since I purchased the capitol CDs (both the 2004 and 2014 boxset) I really wanted a vinyl counterpart. I got really excited when I heard the news of this release. I look forward to the likely release of the 1965 albums. US Rubber soul is brilliant in my opinion

[@thehobo54]

Think about it for a second or two, 12 albums in a box set take a tiny bit more room than the the same 12 albums not in the box, just sayin'

[@edwarde5452]

@thehobo54 Perhaps but what has been my experience is that box sets (Beatles in particular) come with more than just vinyl. Books among other things. I like the books but better for my bookshelf than my record shelf

[@Greg_vmp]

I can’t justify spending $120 more for cardboard box and non-music vinyl, so I ordered all records individually. It is sad to see how Beatles fans are being taken advantage of.

[@Slappyhappychappy]

Ultimately I’m excited about this set but I’m right there with you. I can see a premium for the box and complete set but 120 for that is just a bit silly Sound aside, this set seems fun and a cool celebration of the history of the Beatles but it’s just not worth the price

[@michaelwas8549]

I think when I was around 12 or 13 Something New and Beatles Second album were prbly my favs. Pre order is in.

[@robertsagers5355]

As someone who already has a nice collection of hi-fi Beatles albums myself, I’m really excited to own these! Like you, I’ve also got early pressings of the Capitol albums, but most of em are pretty beat up. I can see myself buying 3 or 4 of these individually, since I don’t really want to pay an extra $150 just for the Beatles Story. Even though I wasn’t around for their original releases, I still feel a strange sense of American nostalgia for these records. I even like the weird masters with the added reverb. I think one of the worst problems of the originals is the poor quality of vinyl, so I’m really excited to have the mono mixes pressed on high quality vinyl for the first time!

[@NintenDub]

Oh, it's bringle starr, back again. I hope ur well, hope your baby is doing well too!

[@cgarci19]

Great video Bryan… I personally ordered only the 6 albums individually through Amazon… I don’t need the box not the history vinyl. I save my self $120 by doing so

[@alanlafromboise3793]

I'm doing exactly the same thing but I'm only getting the first 5 and consider that to be pretty good to own mint copy's for $150 and at 69 yrs young I'll never have to buy or hunt them down again!

[@Billthemusicman]

Thanks for the insight and objective opinions. Still trying to figure out if these are fold downs or unique mixes.

[@Rockstaralan]

A good many of Capitol's mono mixes for the U.S. Beatles albums were, in fact, fold-downs done by Dave Dexter, Jr. And those are the tapes being used for the new box set.

[@MikeA-ps8xp]

I agree about wanting sleeves as they were in the 60s. As this wasn't mentioned as a selling point, I'm not expecting it though.

[@SergioGonzalez-fg1dl]

I've heard in the past about bad sound of Capitol pressing, and I don't have any of those releases included in this box set, so I can't wait to play them and realize if they will be a disappointment or a real joy in mono. I already bought it in UMG Mexico store and got a good price compared with Amazon, so I hope price doesn't drop in a month or so ☺️. Thanks so much for your video, always very interesting and useful 😉👍🏻

[@paulwaters753]

I can't wait to get the boxset

[@ronmartin4212]

I've been lucky enough to have mint initial (glossy labels thru Beatles '65,although the Early Beatles had glossy labels initially,I've had 10 separate recollections of the Capitol run,but only one mono and stereo of that title on a Scranton glossy,98 percent are the flat matte labels).I've gotten most of the original Parlis back as well.😊

[@SnapeGaveMeDetention]

I already pre orders the blue meet the Beatles vinyl from target! Hopefully I’ll order the box set soon as welk

[@2MuchConfluence]

I feel like they will be capitol mixes from first gen tapes. They can do anything these days!

[@BrianBringelson]

That would be amazing. Sadly they have a video with the mastering engineer holding the original Capitol master tapes. So those are what we’re getting.

[@grahampratchett8207]

Hi I'm West London England. And agree with you. But as we all know we will purchase the box set. I was lucky to be born early enough to actually see them live. London 1964. And over the many years met them individually. My Name is Graham Pratchett. Letting you know my name because if you've got the Deluxe Abbey Road Set. I'm mentioned in the Book. Page 96 (if my memory is correct) stealing an Abbey Road Sign. Met John & Yoko at the Dakota February 1976. Agree with your comment. But we WILL end up buying the Box Set Do you ever get over here?

[@classic_colin]

“The Beatles Story” wasn’t exactly a mere cash grab in 1964 and was even a compelling release during a time in which the Internet, home video, or TV channels dedicated to music videos or documentaries did not yet exist. A documentary album recounting the origins of The Beatles and their overall narrative and personalities up to that point would have provided one of the only ways to experience such a documentary/story about The Beatles with audio and the members’ voices at any time of one’s choosing and would certainly have been more entertaining than a book (which would have been invariably short and rushed) on the subject. Prior to the late 1980s, audio narrative records or cassettes recounting the events of films or novels and so on weren’t uncommon. I agree that in 2024, however, there is no reason to dish out $30+ on a vinyl reissue of “The Beatles’ Story” and play it on an audiophile modern turntable as opposed to streaming or watching The Beatles Anthology or any number of documentaries on the group (including a KZbin video containing the album).

[@PowerPackers90]

Yeah, I preordered the individual copies. As I don't feel like paying the extra 120 for The Beatles Story.

[@lemontiki]

Early Beatles March 65

[@GoonyBoxes]

Whoever coined the phrase "cash grab" is an idiot. Clearly everything is intended to have a commercial value, but no one is grabbing anyone's cash. I had no interested in the expanded Red and Blue last year so didn't buy them. These are great and already pre-ordered - no one came and grabbed my money. 😀

[@alanlafromboise3793]

The good about this release is im a first generation 69 yr young beatle fan and have been wanting to get all theze albums but to get them on E bay in mint shape would need to get a mortgage so now i can get the first 5 for $150 which is great to get brand new mint copys and like most first generation fans im not a audiophile and dont care about any of that, just to own these is fine by me!

[@Delius1958]

Hello Brian, thank you! Yours is the best video of this topic. Brilliant! Every aspect fairly treated! I won‘t buy this set. The 2014 Mono Box Set is my holy grail! And my German stereo pressings from the 70s, of course. - Greetings from Berlin, Harry

[@andrewridge4978]

It might be fair to say that "The Beatles Story" was a response to VJ's cash-grab, "Hear The Beatles Tell All". Arguably the VJ album might be a better prospect than the official one. At least there's a lot more talking from the group itself. There's also a light drum and percussion score, played by Brian Wilson's favourite drummer, Hal Blaine. In fact the thing is a full-on Dunhill Records production, edited and scored by Lou Adler. I only have the LP, because there was a rash of counterfeit VJ albums in 1981. Proper record shops in London were awash with this album and "Introducing The Beatles" (the second version). The sleeves were even constructed in the 1964 manner with slicks, pasted on card. I only realised they were not official from later reading articles, and Gareth L. Pawlowski's "How They Became The Beatles, 1960 - 1964". The captions on the front of the sleeve are unintentionally hilarious, the best being, "George Talks About The Paddy Boyd". The "new" copy cost me £1.99 ($3.00 at the time?). It's about all it's worth. A while later I bought a second-hand, mid-1970's "The Beatles Story", with Apple labels in mint condition, not old, not sixties-authentic, but a nice reminder of when all the US catalogue, "A Hard Day's Night" aside, was on Apple. I'm sure it cost me all of £3.00, again about all it's worth. Buying vinyl these days seems like a lesson in masochism, the bigger the price hike, the better it must be. It pained me to hear you describe and compare the differing degrees of end-of-side distortion on the LPs in the "Let It Be" super-deluxe set. This is premium product, not some knock-off release, sneaked out without permission from a New Jersey warehouse in 1964 or 1973.

[@sundance8744]

Motto of this box: Almost nobody likes it, Almost everybody buys it.

[@robertstoddard8027]

I bought 5 records of this set individually (instead of the box set) on The Beatles Official Store. They charged $8 per record for shipping - total of $40 for 5 records - which is crazy and outrageous. It really pissed me off!

[@BrianBringelson]

@@robertstoddard8027 ugh that is awful. Shipping has gotten way out of hand

[@NoMoreMrNice]

That’s why I’m buying off Amazon. Free shipping.

[@g.christopherlyn685]

Like you, I’m a Beatles fan. I also listen to Andrew at Parlogramauctions. As a collector I pre-ordered this box set, but as an audiophile, I know the sound quality will not be good….so looks like the collector in me, has more influence. I’m a Beatles nut and will generally try to obtain everything…no matter how much of a sucker it makes me.😂

[@BrianBringelson]

@@g.christopherlyn685 you and me both my friend!

[@Shinotheblackcat]

Tbh I just want the mono

[@Stuck_in_the_70s]

I have all the original US / Japanese albums included in this set - including the Beatles Story box set, so I really don’t need this set. None of these sound that great so they just don’t get played I tend to play the UK albums. The collector in me still wants to get this tho.

[@Lefrog65]

Yeah I agree, I pre-ordered the boxset too mainly just because as a massive Beatles fan and as a completist also, I think we just like the abuse… to our wallets, haha. I’m not gonna lie the price difference does hurt my soul… but FOMO.

[@davidnash4231]

It's a FOMO World! No Lie. We are all conditioned now desiring the finest of collections we want and didn't know we want. Who can afford it? Sometimes we win big getting good value for what we buy and sometimes we suck it up just to have that "awesome complete box set" The beautiful cover art of The Beatles Story is not enough to sell the set, however those "victims" of Beatlemania interviews are priceless and absolutely do convey how the kids of 1964 got swept up under the spell of the Mop Tops. That hysterical girl who was not going to scream and not going to cry ends up doing both mind you.She touched Paulie's hand and lost her mind! I was four years old playing a plastic Beatle guitar and wearing a Beatle wig thanks to my Fab Obsessed baby sitter at the release of the Beatles Story. She also gave the the She Loves You 45 on Swan with the red and white picture sleeve. I was a goner and felI in love with all of them. I proudly confess to being Team George.

[@darthwarren4599]

Is that a dual record player you use?

[@BrianBringelson]

Yes it is. Dual 1218.

[@darthwarren4599]

@@BrianBringelson great tables when in good condition. I have one and it’s in rough shape

[@MattHayesVinyl]

I like the idea... but the price is outrageous. Looks like they are selling all of the albums individually which is far cheaper than buying the box set. Sure, you don't get the box but I don't think the box is worth it for the $100+ price difference. Perhaps they are hoping nobody notices. The set needs to be $100 cheaper and then I might jump on it.

[@NoMoreMrNice]

In ten years, these box sets will be selling for $1000 on eBay.

[@750drums]

Great video, Brian. I grew up with the US lps, but haven't listened to them since 1970, when I got the real Beatles albums. Not the least bit interested. No nostalgia from this first gen fan. Crappy sounding, butcher jobs. Wish they would reissue the UK Mono Box, for those of us who have worn out their originals and missed the 2014 set.

[@peka7776]

Not for me..Got all the originals from the sixties en seventees…

[@bobf.5538]

Save money it's expensive. Amazon US .$299.

[@highpoints1983]

Watch them release the help box set instead of Rubber Soul box set next year 🤦‍♂️ not saying help is bad but seems like they keep pushing back what we want

[@BrianBringelson]

@@highpoints1983 at this point I wouldn’t be surprised. Heck we could get a BBC Vol 3. Its all possible

[@rkmklz7562]

Where' is the stereo copy

[@BrianBringelson]

@@rkmklz7562 honestly good question. And for the price of this box, the stereo mixes should be included too.

[@monkee5th]

For someone who grew up with the US albums i appreciate these. I don't care about the British albums i prefer the Capitol Records plus the Capitol Records Rubber Soul is a great album. Audiophiles tend be such snobs just enjoy the amazing new release of the Beatles. Many of the older American fans miss these albums.

[@DanielSmith-r4z]

Frank Sinatra was a huge musical and political influence on Capital Records. He's also on record not liking the Beatles. Decca records turned down the Beatles as did Capital Records first time round. Only driven by money, and still are.

[@franktaconelli9095]

how many more times do they expect us to pay for the same recordings?? Get a copy of the 2009 EMI mono box set and forget all this BS

[@dougs78records64]

I am just old enough (67) to remember The Beatles coming to the US and playing the Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964. These records were all we were aware of at that time. I still have all mine and I never play them. In the late 80's or 90's Capital released the original UK albums with the original sleeves in the US. I bought the first five of their albums, Please Please Me thru Help in Mono. Ok, I actually already had an original UK Mono copy of "Beatles For Sale". All of the other early represses I got at that time sounded sonically like the original Beatles For Sale album. What a relief. So with all of this hoopla around this box set I was compelled to dig into the back of my LP collection and listen for the first time in more that 30 years, to those old Mono records. The UK records sound clean and bright while the old US pressings sound muddy and in some cases to damn much reverb. I Feel Fine and Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby on Beatles 65 are particularly bad in the reverb department. The only track that was good to hear again was "And I Love Her" from the Mono version of "Something New" which doesn't have Paul McCartney's voice double tracked. I much prefer it that way. But that's the only thing I can find. So in short, YES this is a cash grab and as long as all you apologist for these blood suckers keep buying all the crap they put out, guess what!?.......They will just keep putting this nonsense out! So..... in the humble opinion of an American who had the pleasure of living through the first coming of The Beatles, these US issues deserve to die! Get decent pressings of the UK issues, Past Masters for the singles and be done with It.

[@akahina]

I'm 70. I couldn't have said it better. This seems like a cash grab of inferior releases. I would rather see an audiophile release of a double vinyl EP of Magical Mystery Tour, but nobody's ever mentioned that. Or maybe the long version of Helter Skelter...

[@jimmymelendez1836]

That comment he made while typing in my comment was a turn-off and totally unnecessary. Use your brain that God gave you and think before you say something that will tick some people off. Saying you don't have to buy it isn't gonna help.

[@chrissnyder7181]

We all know the purpose of this release is nostalgia for american fans who grew up on these. Ill get a few of the records but not this box set

[@spaceengineer1452]

Worst Beatles release ever...Who wants sub par recordings of manipulated tracklist albums ?

[@davepounds8924]

You don’t make any sense in this video You’re criticizing the sound on these Capitol albums in one sentence and then saying you can’t wait to buy them in the next??? You love box sets of albums you don’t like the sound of??? Confusing!!!

[@BrianBringelson]

Perhaps you missed the part where I said I’m a Beatle fanatic and will buy anything they release on record.

[@charlyW34]

No. At worst, the tapes sent to the U.S. would have been third generation. The truth is, Capitol certainly could have obtained better masters from the U.K., but they did not want ANY questioning of their plans to alter the sound or song order on the albums, plus they were very impatient. Capitol would use a mono 7" single version of a song to pad out otherwise none existent albums. That mono version would be crudely re-channeled to fake stereo for lp use. Beatles For Sale, the 4th official Beatles album, became the fodder for 2 shorter U.S. albums, often only 11 songs, not 14.. Don't blame the U.K. arm of the label for the poor audio that was fed to the American public.

[@BrianBringelson]

where are you getting your info on Capitol receiving 1st or 2nd generation master tapes? because what I have read/heard is that they are 3rd gen at best. EMI had a strict policy of not allowing 1st gen master tapes out of the building let alone the country.

[@charlyW34]

@@BrianBringelson Nobody said anything about first generation, that would have been crazy. If you study some of the videos, many of them, by the great dude that calls his channel Parlogram, you will see evidence that EMI pretty much always sent 2nd generation tapes, meaning copied from the master, to any affiliated label. The U.S. tapes may have started out one generation later than that, though I can't see why. It was actually Dave Dexter that caused them to drop even one more generation when he added the reverb and equalized the volume level of all the disparate tapes that made up the US albums under his control. Meet The Beatles has tapes from no less than 4 sources, all needing to be "dexterized" in his opinion. Unlike the Canadian "Beatlemania With The Beatles" that was at least copied directly from a pristine UK mono pressing of With The Beatles. The Canadian lp also has all 14 songs!

[@BrianBringelson]

@@charlyW34 then i think we actually agree with each other. the tapes used for the capitol albums are 3rd gen at best.

[@charlyW34]

@@BrianBringelson Oh, yeah. My point was that like so much "youth" music at the time, those in charge did not care enough to wait a week for better tapes from the source. They also waited nearly 15 years to make upgrades, but at least they finally did so here in Canada, during the purple label era and later.

[@jimmymelendez1836]

I find it kinda baffling, releasing just mono and not both formats like they did in the past. It's great having new copies of the American Beatles albums, but still. They need to release all these albums individually, including The Beatles Story, for those who are complete Beatles geeks. Don't make the consumer buy the most expensive box set. I, for one, couldn't have cared less about the super duper remix delux box set of Rubber Soul. People do have the right to complain. You do realize that do you? Don't just sit here saying you don't have to buy it. That's not going to work. In fact, your you don't have to buy it song and dance routine wasn't necessary. You are not the boss or gatekeeper over us.

[@BrianBringelson]

i actually am