THE BEATLE 1964 US MONO BOX SET REVIEW

[@michaelpowell2404]

I must say the box set looks really good,I will probably invest at some point.I have all the album reissues from the seventies and have only played them once.Having said that why did Capital have to mishmash all the albums that the Beatles and George Martin put together including track listing.Capital just destroyed the Beatles Art and they hated Capital for doing it.The reason being Capital just wanted to take advantage.Your right Dave there will be a second volume and among that will be Rubber Soul and Revolver ,it was absolute sacrilege what they did to those albums ie cut the tracks down and leaving 2 John tracks off Revolver .Why?.Hope you enjoy your box Dave

[@davepounds8924]

Nice review! I found the records sound a little better than my original copies. Then I went and listened to them on my cousins turntable with a mono cartridge and wow! A whole lot of difference A lot more detail on the recordings! Listening to mono recordings with a mono cartridge makes a difference

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

It certainly does,I have an old BRS record deck and play all my old Beatles records on occasions, cheers, Dave

[@eddieotoole9011]

I got them separately as I already have beatles story on CD. I am very pleased. Cheers Dave.

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

You are welcome, glad you are enjoying the records, cheers, Dave

[@pollyhewitt5413]

Thanks Beatle Dave, for your review on the sound on the albums. Happy you liked them and shared your thoughts on these. See you next time!

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Thank you very much for your comments very much appreciated,glad you enjoyed this video, cheers, Dave

[@gavaxemanspins]

I think the amazon U.K. initial preorder price did this box set no favours as it was ridiculous- but it did come down and the individual albums dropped at a low to £32ish .. I got the blue vinyl Meet the Beatles and it’s very well done - I’ll be looking out for the others in sales over the coming months ! Stay warm as that cough sounds rough ❤👍

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Hello my friend, how are you, yes I watched your video yesterday, the blue meet the Beatles looks fantastic, , cheers, Dave

[@gavaxemanspins]

@ all good thanks Dave ! Yes I was well impressed with the Blue vinyl - oh dear another rabbit hole to go down !! Stay well and we shall and do a meet up in the new year for definite! 👍🫡🇬🇧

[@nicknikipediacaulkin5943]

The way I look at it, Dave, is if you really want these albums then they are worth it! Like you say, no one is forcing us to buy the box set! I am personally buying two or three of the individual albums and I’m happy with that!

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

we are all deferent , , that is the fun of doing videos like this and hearing what others are doing, thank you for the comments, cheers, Dave

[@nicknikipediacaulkin5943]

@ You are very welcome Dave! I really enjoy your videos and natural presenting style. Best wishes Nick

[@myles7522]

Thanks Dave for this review. I’ve gone to purchasing individual copies and so far consisting of A Hard Days Night, Meet The Beatles and Beatles 65. I’m highly delighted with the pressing and sound. 👏👍

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Yes they are lovely albums aren't they, I'm very impressed with them, take care, cheers, Dave

[@750drums]

Great review, Dave. Always glad to get your opinion and insight into Beatle products. It's interesting to get a non-American's viewpoint on these. I'm a 1st gen US fan, but for me, the UKs are the Beatle albums: I consider the Capitol records, like many others, compilations. Guess I'm just a snobby purist. I'm actually surprised Apple put these out, as I thought they wanted the catalog standardized. What's next, the German records? I think there are a lot more interesting projects they could have done, but that's just my opinion. I do agree with your observation, that they should have included "Introducing", as part of the box. It includes at least 12 tracks off Please, Please Me, while "Early" cuts off 4 songs. VeeJay has been out of business since 1965, so I'm sure that could have been feasible. We all know Capitol will be doing a Vol. 2., (1965-66) where that should have gone. As always, thanks for another great video.

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Thank you so much for your comments and the information, it's always good to hear other people's thoughts,I must admit I'm really enjoying these albums,as you know these albums were never officially released in the UK, but I can understand some people not liking or wanting them,we are all different, cheers, Dave

[@TerryTutor-cv3hh]

We agree 100% on "Introducing the Beatles"; The album jackets certainly look better than my originals. Peace and Love, Terry and Julia Tutor

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

hello, thank you for the comments, the covers do look very nice , stay safe, cheers, Dave

[@PeKe999]

Hi I think it's a great box set. The difference between buying the 6 albums separately and buying the box set was 45 Euro over here in The Netherlands. So, I bought the box set. I already had some records of the box, but I'm happy I did buy it. I think the sound is great. O don't miss the book because of Spizer's notes in the leaflets. I am looking forward to a second box of American mono albums plus, Hey Jude. I hope Capitol will release this. Enjoy listening. Take care..

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Hiya, yes the box set seems to vary in price around the world, think I was very lucky to get mine for the price, I'm very impressed and happy with them, cheers, Dave

[@mickontherock1]

Excellent video as usual Dave. I bought the box cos apart from the cd box set I didn’t have any of the American albums. I’ve been looking and a half decent copy is going from 80 quid upwards. I’ll stick with the lovely box. Take care mate, Mick Btw did you know that over the weekend a single of I saw her standing there was released for another record store day? I paid £16.99.🥴

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Thank you so much for your comments and continued support for the channel it's very much appreciated ,I must admit I'm very impressed with these albums , cheers, Dave

[@tobyjackman3212]

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs Double-pack with a photograph Extra track (and a tacky badge) 😉😉 Nice video though

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Hiya, these albums are actually good Toby, although a bit pricey, I do have the original albums but these sound so much better in my humble opinion, it's great to hear other people's thoughts on these, take care my friend, cheers, Dave

[@terrymann1341]

I'm pleased with the albums that I have bought, Meet The Beatles and Beatles '65. They sound superb, but I did find them very loud and had to adjust the balance on my system when playing them. For me they are superior in sound quality to my copies on the 2004 CD box sets. I would have bought the box set had they not included The Beatles Story, but maybe just a book(written by Bruce Spizer and illustrated with some of Paul's photo's) I will be looking to get the other four albums to complete my set. Hopefully Dave the remaining Capitol albums will be released at some stage in the future (and if you're listening/watching this Apple, Yesterday and Today released with it's original Butcher cover) Many thanks for this video Dave, and to you and everyone else who has bought the box set or the individual albums, I wish you all nothing but happy listening......

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Cheers Terry, yes they sound amazing, I think Apple 🍏 have done very well with these although some people seem to not like them, I'm very impressed with the package as a hole , yes it's a bit on the high side price wise, but I love them, take care my friend, cheers, Dave 😊

[@jordangassman2595]

Hi Beatle Dave thanks for sharing this review of the 1964 U.S Beatles LP's, I was wondering if you were interested in doing a track vs track with the UK Beatles LP's it would be cool thanks again cheers.

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Hiya, thanks for the comments, And I might do a track to track comparison with the UK in the new year, cheers, Dave

[@jordangassman2595]

@@beatledavetherecordcollectorHi, that would be cool cheers, Jordan

[@fordy701]

Glad you got the Beatles US box for a discount price Dave but a pity about your George Harrison one not being available. My box set had to go back as there were skips on 4 of the discs. Re. the sound of the the records any modern vinyl mastering engineer worth his salt would have cut them better (which he did 100%) as they don't have to cut off the the top and bottom ends to cater for the cheaper turntables of the early 1960's. The engineer explained it in a Capitol/Beatles video that came out at the time of the Box release announcement. I think a book was not necessary as all the info is in each LP insert and would have bumped up the price a lot and be heavier to handle and ship. I believe the Veejay catalogue is now owned by Concord Music Group (Discogs info) so Capitol/Beatles/Universal could not have produced an 'Introducing' LP reissue in their box. Capitol, who virtually bankrupted the Veejay owner at the time via legal fees, basically pretend that Veejay and their LP never existed and in their corporate, timewarp thinking 'The Early Beatles' LP has replaced the Veejay one in early '64.😆

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Thank you so much for your comments and information, very much appreciated, I find it fascinating in a way that capitol after turning down the Beatles for over a year took other labels who had released Beatles records in that period to court, it's all very interesting and people are talking about it 60 years later, long live the Beatles, cheers, Dave 😊

[@ronmartin4212]

Hey,Dave,the I Feel Fine and She's A Woman mixes were done by George Martin,not Dave Dexter.

[@phillipanderson7398]

Why couldn't they have numbered the box set ? At least the first thousand ? ps, The box set is not for old Bealtles fans wanting to relive buying the LPs back in the 60s- it's for collectors. And believe me the price will go up once it is out of print.

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Yes I think you could be right looking on certain internet sites, they are selling out fast, cheers, Dave

[@mikeroberts7741]

Hi Dave, what was the quality like of your vinyl on each of the US albums.. mine had handling smudges, blemishes in the vinyl, and dish warped?

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

hiya, all mine are okay, no marks or blemishes, there was a little bit of dust on one of the albums but apart from that really happy with them

[@davidharmer9364]

Why didn't they make this a box set of all the US albums until they began to look and sound the same as the UK. Will this mean the rest of them will get yet another box set that one will have to fork out for to complete this series.???

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Yes probably there will be a vol 2😊

[@davidharmer9364]

Why isn't the butcher album in this collection ?

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

Maybe because it didn't come out in 1964, it was released in 1966

[@gavaxemanspins]

I think the amazon U.K. initial preorder price did this box set no favours as it was ridiculous- but it did come down and the individual albums dropped at a low to £32ish .. I got the blue vinyl Meet the Beatles and it’s very well done - I’ll be looking out for the others in sales over the coming months ! Stay warm as that cough sounds rough ❤👍

[@beatledavetherecordcollector]

hello my friend, thank you for the comments, I did watch the video yesterday when you showed the blue vinyl meet the Beatles, it looks very nice, I am tempted to get a copy myself, Lol, take care, cheers, Dave