A fun set of small magnets issued by the Half Moon Bay Company in 2006.
SGT PEPPER - CD COMPARISON
This is the 1987 first pressing of Sgt Pepper. It came in a plastic case but this was also enclosed in a cardboard outer case which also contained a nice booklet which listed all the characters on the sleeve as well as notes on the making of the album.
The 2009 stereo re-issue comes in a card case and is a triple gatefold. On the left hand gatefold you get a new booklet with extra text and pictures compared to the 87 issue and on the right hand side you get the CD itself.
You can immediately tell the re-issue from the left hand red strip of course.
The new mono issue. As close to the original Lp as possible - double gatefold one half contains the original cut-outs and the second half - the CD.
Here are the backs of the issues.
87 issue goes with simple track listing
stereo 2009 issue goes with original photo
and track listings (the lyrics are included in the booklet) whilst mono 2009 reissue goes with authenticity and prints the original lyrics as per the original LP. You will need very good eyesight for this!
Other nice touches here....
The new intro to the stereo re-issue by Macca. The rest of the booklet contains adaptations form the 87 issue booklet.
The mono re-issue comes with each CD in its own plastic sleeve but also includes a reproduction of the original inner sleeve!
And the new re-issues reproduce the original labels as the CDs themselves. Above is the mono re-issue - the stereo label is similar though the mono boxset has CDs made in Japan whereas the stereo re-issues say made in the EU. However, that may be just mine - I don't know!!
THE BEATLES IN MONO CD SET
A prized possession. Its the complete Mono collection of the Beatles CDs from the first up to The White Album.
Abbey Road, Yellow Submarine and Let It Be were never issued in mono, hence why they are not included in this set. (OK well Yellow Submarine was put out in mono but it was just a straight mix down of the stereo so its not included)
As you probably know, mono was still the primary way of listening in the 60s so George Martin took a lot more trouble over the mono mix than the stereo mix so its worth having these.
Sgt Pepper is noticably different in places - I can hear extra vocals in the Sgt Pepper reprise for example that aren't in the stereo. 'Lucy' has a phasing efffect not on the stereo too.
The white Album too is different in many places - different bird sound fx on Blackbird, 'Don't Pass Me By' runs at a faster speed - the famous 'I've got blisters on my fingers...' is missing from Helter Skelter, etc etc
And the packaging is lovely - each CD comes in its own plastic wallet and is reproduced like the
original LP -see my next blog entry for comparisons....
Also this box set comes with the Past Masters in mono which contains mono mixes of Yellow Sub. tracks which were going to be issued on an EP in the 60s but never were - so these mixes are unique to this set. These mono re-issues don't have the extra Quicktime movies which are on the stereo versions.
Jigsaw Puzzle
Yellow Submarine puzzle. Oh dear - haven't made it yet but its yet another Yellow Submarine tie-in. Saw on the news today that Disney are to re-make Yellow Sub. in 3D - so look out for more YEllow Submarine stuff in the future!
Beatles Watches
I now own two Beatle watches! Exhibit one comes in a lovely black Beatles box and features the Abbey Road picture.
Exhibit two - a yellow submarine watch - heres the great box - but the watch is resisting attempts to photograph it nicely! It features the four faces of the Beatles anyway as taken from Yellow Sub. Thanks to Debi.
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