The Beatles Singles Collection Has Become One Of My Favorite Listening Experiences

The Beatles The Singles Collection Box

[winstonoreggae]

Great review man. That singles box is a MUST, totally.
A short story about one of those singles: My Dad first listened about the Beatles (here in Chile, my country) at the end of 1963 or early 1964, and it was "I Want To Hold Your Hand". It was an absolute new thing that came out of that radio waves. It catch my dad's attention immediatly. He bought the single, but sadly, he didn't kept it in his collection. Now in this box set, the single of "I Want To Hold Your Hand" comes with the Chilean sleeve, the very same sleeve that contained the single that my father bought in 1964. He is very happy seeing that record in his hands again. Full circle, I guess.
Cheers Brian, great video as always.

[madvinyl]

I love that set. The sound quality of the singles is unparalleled. The different countries' sleeves are a very nice touch.

[kgeo]

I just found this box set on eBay from a trusted seller for $128! I've looked at it for years but never came close to buying it because I'm not interested in singles, but I couldn't pass it up at that price. The seller must be tired of it taking up space on the shelf because I consider that a clearance price.

[nickelias]

Yes !! This box is fantastic ! I recorded them onto a cdr with a component cd recorder to play in the car and at work and at home playing the 45s, just sitting next to the turntable and enjoying the sleeves. Now, let’s have ep and lp collections with the same box design !

[richardblayneamerican]

Absolutely, Brian. The sound quality on all the 45's in this set is fantastic; very open. Just like you, I picked up the Singles Set on a whim a couple of years after its release. Back in 1968 I bought the 45 of 'Lady Madonna' and was amazed at things my ears picked up that I hadn't heard before.
That's true of most of the singles in my collection. Great topic, thanks.

[billleary]

This is a great set. Love the singles and the sound they came up with. I remember reading some reviews online that were critical of the sound but I have seen some YouTube comparisons that state these match the original singles. My only complaint is that they did not include the singles mix of Please Please Me…..they used the mono album version. Not a deal breaker but wish they thought to include that. Great video. Thanks!

[MuchConfluence]

I can appreciate how your ears have evolved with this gem. Keep these awesome videos coming.

[-dman]

Back in the years when I started collecting singles, around 1978, I was impressed by how much richer, more vivid the sound was compared to the same take on an album track. Deeper bass, broader dynamic range, often more clarity. I never even figured out this was likely given the less compressed grooves, just noticed the difference. The first single I really noticed this on was an 2nd hand copy of 'See Emily Play' (in original psychedelic polka dot sleeve), whose opening knocked my head off. Man I wish I hadn't sold all those singles decades ago. Only a few left. Another full-on production that really stood out as a single was 'Mathew & Son'. For some reason Beatles singles never sounded much different than the albums to me, so I prioritised their 7 inch EPs. Oh, another full-on crystal clear sound on a single I remember was Scott McKenzie, 'San Francisco.'

[RTRRV]

It is a really great box set! Great sound, excellent packaging. Really glad I scored one, though it took me a couple tries.. The first one, nearly every 45 was warped to some degree, among other defects. The 2nd one though was perfect, thankfully. Definitely worth owning. 👍

[markplank]

Glad you went back to this particular box set. I have been on the fence about it since it’s release in 2019. Your appreciation for it has grown. Your reasons for that has definitely tipped me over to seek out a copy for myself. I know I’ll enjoy it immensely during my record listening excursions at the homestead.

[craigwarner]

Nothing beats the original red Parlophone 1962 love me do. The one they deleted the all the tapes for do could never press again after the first batch. Every single release of that one since then has been a dub of a red Parlophone UK. I have an early one of these red Parlophone UK level love me do and it's fantastic. Found it in a few singles I bought from someone who's gran had passed away and I gave them about £10. And didn't know everything what was there and only spotted it once I got them home. Bit of a grail.

[stephenpitcher]

I have all the original 60’s UK singles which I play on a period correct English portable record player and that is the authentic way to hear the singles for me

[WilG]

Love this box set too! The Ballad of John and Yoko sounds especially good. I remember when you made a video saying you weren’t going to get this lol

[drums]

I don't have this one, Brian, but I have the two previous UK 45 boxes. Love the UK 45 mixes, which sound fantastic. Maybe I'll have to pick this one up too. Agree with you on the stereo box; wish they would re-issue the mono as well.
Thanks for the review.

[MisterBiscuitsOfficial]

A very awesome set, just wish it came with the additional 45s that were in the 1982 box. And maybe not have Real Love/FAAB as a double A? Totally just me on that one I think lol

[stephenlang]

I love this box set too...I was surprised it garnered a bit of negativity on some music forums upon release. For me there is something special about listening to the songs as they were presented at 45rpm...and this box I think does a really good job of replicating that exciting sound of the original singles. Andrew from Parlogram did a great video about this set a few years ago

[bigbadm]

If you play it like you said, I would recommend that you put it on cassette or reel-to-reel. The reason I have not recommended CDR is that I'm not happy with the sound that one gets from it.

[chrismcgovern]

I had the box set and then sold it because I have had my fill of it. It was a nice package and it had a good run, but I hope for some kind of better version of it. It would be nice if they use the actual single master for "Please Please Me" the next time it gets a release.

[vitocasola]

I heard when this box came out that the sound was really bad, I figured maybe that’s why they are still not sold out. Also, with 45s, you can’t really relax, just as your getting comfortable, you have to get up again and flip the 45. You don’t find?
Thx for the review!

[dgross]

You seem to strongly imply that these are true all analog pressings like the mono box. I don't know where you got that information but I went back and looked through my book and I don't see anything that indicates that.