Is The Beatles in Mono CD Boxset Still Worth Buying?

In this video, we take a look at the Beatles in Mono CD set from 2009 and discuss whether or not it's still worth getting.

[trainsrunning]

Baby You’re a Rich Man is worth a listen in mono. It was recorded and mixed in a single session at Olympic studios and released that way as the B-side to All You Need is Love. When they came to mix it for stereo in 1969, Abbey Road engineers were unable to replicate a certain ‘spin echo’ effect the guys at Olympic had got.. making this mix unique.

[ianz]

I bought this a couple of months ago. I was very careful about getting a genuine one and had been looking for quite a while. There are a hell of a lot of fake copies out there. I think the main thing about this mono set is they were made using the original notes and consequently are the closest thing to the original records available. Back in the sixties the cuts were far more dynamic and this is particularly noticeable on the Mono Masters double CD. Ideally I would like to have the vinyl set but they are far rarer and far more expensive.

[MikeNicholsonThomas]

Man, the attention to detail given to these albums translate from vinyl record to CD very well!

[gregsnarke]

I just received the Beatles red and blue cd 💿 albums I grew up in the 70’s I’m going back to the late 60’s early 70’s classic rock 🪨 music 🎶 I’ve heard the Beatles songs before in the 70’s this is crazy 🤪 for me I even listen 🎧 too the doors 🚪 cd 💿 and Jimmy Hendrix

[ronmartin]

The Capiphone project!!Covers the catalog in mono and stereo including mixes exclusive to the project!!Better than the mono box set!!

[diegofurtado]

Infelizmente aqui no Brasil difícil ter

[alexandermacdonald]

I was surprised that they did not create the replica sleeves for the 2014 mono vinyl box set

[mikeciresi]

The cd set sounds better than the vinyl, I have both and the cds are noticeably louder.

[GastonBulbous]

That barcode sticker makes me think that was a library set.

[timothyschmits]

Is it just me, or do the mono CDs sound much better on speakers than headphones? With headphones they sound dull, flat, compressed, and inside-my-head. The music sounds great on speakers though. It appears I have an authentic set by watching videos about how to tell the fake from the real ones.

[alfching]

I bought the £30 version or fake if you want to be precise.I can assure you there’s nothing fake in the sound

[alfching]

I scratch my head sometime thinking all this stuff is over 60 years old and there making fortunes out of a baby boomer group still 😂 no wonder old man river McCartney is now a billionaire