I guess the reason why Sympathy For The Devil was the only Beggars track to get a proper mono mix, as opposed to a fold-down, was that folding down the stereo mix would have made the piano disappear. That's because it was intentionally mixed out of phase as a stereo effect.

I am a very big Stones fan, and the UK (i.e., REAL) version of Between The Buttons is my personal favorite Stones album, despite the fact that you never hear any of those songs anywhere besides Little Steven's Underground Garage on SiriusXM satellite radio! The UK Aftermath is my second-favorite Stones album. I consider Let It Bleed their "signature" album, though (it ranks highly for me, as well). I also prefer the elegant white Beggars Banquet cover because of how it contrasts with the music. But obviously the toilet is what they originally intended.

The Brian Jones years....................the good stuff

Stones in the mid 60s to mid 70s were brilliant

Thanks for the excellent review, Andrew. It convinced me to pull the trigger when the set came back into stock in a few stores earlier this month (after I hesitated and missed it earlier at the start of the year). Absolutely tremendous set - and I was lucky to dodge any seam splits! Happy to report that my set also has plastic lined sleeves - a welcome minor improvement on your review copy.

@Parlogram

6 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Interesting to hear about the lined inners.

And now, finally some of us need this as a CD reissue box out now.

The Stones only recorded at Decca Studios in the very beginning of their career. Most of their 60s recordings were done at Regent Sound, Chess Studios in Chicago (which were recorded in true stereo and folded down for mono), RCA in Hollywood (which gave NOBODY who recorded there a good sound) and Olympic (which had the best facilities) from 1966 onwards.

@childrenofminervaofficial4316

Жыл бұрын

@@BigSky1 the tracks recorded there do sound good on AM radio and on mono record players but they do not yield great sound now. The material recorded at Chess and Olympic still sounds amazing now.

@bradleykay

Жыл бұрын

@@childrenofminervaofficial4316 any idea why the sound coming from RCA Hollywood doesn’t hold up? Were they doing something different there?

It is always a great pleasure to see your very interesting and well-grounded reviews. You are definitely the best in the field. I've seen all the Beatles posts and I'm always amazed. Thank you very much and please keep it up.

Excellent video very informative as usual. I really appreciate it when you do comparisons and provide extra related information. Can hardly wait for my boxset next week!!!! All the best Andrew !!!!!!

A wonderful set of records, Andrew. Abkco seems to have pulled out all the stops here in repressing the Stones' mono albums from the 60s. Beware of Abkco? Not in this instance! The colours of the different vinyl are very striking and a joy to look at. Thank you for this pre-release video, Andrew!

Thank you Andrew for such a nice review. As always, you did a wonderful job. I preordered my set months ago and after watching your video, I am very happy I did it!

This is a great opportunity for fans and collectors alike. I appreciate your thoughts and commentary on this. Definitely placed an order for myself!

Just finished watching two of your Stones box set reviews. So glad I found your channel. Outstanding reviews!!

@Parlogram

12 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

Here in the states, a typical discount price for an album in 1976 was $5.99. Equivalent to about $30 today. Fifteen albums at $30 each comes to $450. The same as the list price for the Stones in Mono in Color LP set. So the 16th disc can be thought of as a freebie.

@SublimMedia

Жыл бұрын

I got mine for 310 so I’m a happy camper 😀

@jamesmadore3234

Жыл бұрын

440 canadian amazon. 30% less in America would be about 310

@CarlC9898

8 ай бұрын

I got mine for $360 , great set to listen to over the summer and upcoming holidays

Missed out on the first run of these (as well as the Beatles mono box..), I’m not gonna miss this one! Especially here in the USA, I reeeally need to get a set of the UK albums.

Thanks for the review Andrew! I missed out on the vinyl set in 2016 so I was happy to preorder this one. Looking forward to get the it. Take care!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Bill. Hope you enjoy your set.

This looks like a real winner. Thanks for the valuable, as always info on this!! Next purchase!

Great overview. Fantastic music. Thanks Andrew.

Bravo! Made even better knowing that a Beatle Freak has taken the time to provide such a nice review and once over to a Stones release. Superbly done and so informative. Thanks Andrew!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bill!

@Billthemusicman

Жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Thanks Andrew that should have read has not hasn’t. I have corrected it.

Great Video Andrew I have the mono box set in CD it sounds great. I loved your unboxing video great review of the this mono set. So I have the stones single collection so I am happy with that. Plus I have a mixture of vintage Stones vinyl and the DSD reissue.

Hi Andrew, thank you so much for your excellent review, I'm going to pick up my box set from my local record shop tomorrow. warm regards from the Netherlands !!!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Hope you enjoy it!

Very informative Andrew and looking very cute in your video!

Thanks Andrew. I've had this set in my cart for over a month and your review finally made me get off the fence and order it. As you mentioned, my original LPs are in a very worn well-played condition and it was time to do a refresh. I should have this mono set in my hands in about a week. Best regards!

@Parlogram

29 күн бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Great unboxing. It’s mind blowing that a band from a different age is still touring. Astonishing.

@BilisNegra

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it is, considering precisely this year marks the 60th anniversary of their recording career.

@ArmandoMPR

Жыл бұрын

It's incredible that Keith is still with us despite treating his body like a laboratory. And a new album that will feature the drumming of the late Charlie Watts is supposedly to be released this year. Of the big bands/acts, I think U2 might have the next best chance of doing it as long as these cats.

Fantastic review. Definitely want it.

The colours look amazing!

My heart goes out to you for that seam split but overall the set looks stellar! I hope they do release them individually. Good on Abcko for repressing these classics.

@stretchmorgan

Жыл бұрын

That seam split is worse than the end of the world.

@stretchmorgan

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcrawley7597 Are you sure about that? If so it should be declared.

@Matasky2010

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcrawley7597 No serious vinyl collector wants split seams on their brand new covers!! I hate split seams, exactly why (whenever possible) I always request sellers ship vinyl outside the covers.

@Matasky2010

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelcrawley7597 So a reputable KZreadr got a free copy, so what? Feel free to start your own channel that is worthy of receiving free vinyl to review lol

Thank you Andrew for another great video! I'm not as big of a Stones vinyl collector as I am with the Beatles. I originally bought all the crappy ABKCO CDs of the mid 80s when they first came out. What a disaster those CDs were! I replaced those with some of the stereo Japanese CDs of the mid 80s to early 90s which are very good. Ultimately, these were replaced with the SACDs when they became available in 2002 and those have been my go-to discs whenever I play the Stones. That said, it's nice to see such a nice vinyl box collection. I originally passed on the 2016 vinyl box and instead bought the CD box set. What a mistake! That 2016 box set can set you back quite a bit of dollars, euros, or sterling pounds depending where you're at. I didn't make that mistake this time and pulled the trigger on the 2023 box set. Extremely happy with it!

Is amazed at how well the records sound!

Those thick card inners are actually nice IMO because you can use a round bottom poly inner inside them, and the thick card stock helps make the covers extra stiff.

Thank you for this review, Andrew. I fortunately have the 2016 box already, but I was interested to see the differences in the two sets. I agree with you that the overall quality is excellent, and a testament to how good mono mixes can sound. Under My Thumb from Aftermath is one of my favourite Stones songs, and it sounds terrific in this mono box. Also, it was interesting to note that the matrix numbers from No.2 are completely different to the 2016 version so presumably some (all?) records are re-cuts rather than re-presses.

@andrewskivington6453

Жыл бұрын

I have the both of them, as I'm a sucker for colored vinyl, but they sound more or less the same. The only caveat is that the colored ones come in card sleeves vs the poly lined sleeves with the 2016 set. As such the first colored one I pulled out was a little noisy, probably from bits from the paper sleeve, but sounded much better after a clean, not much in it.

Thank you for taking this set on, Andrew. As in the original release, I find it interesting ABKCO decided to include the US albums, as well. No way the Beatles would have done this. Thank you, again!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening, Roger.

@HARALDEMANN

Жыл бұрын

The reason to include US albums is quite simple: Both UK and UK albums were authorised by Andrew Oldham / Stones. It’s been confirmed many times and is also stated in the Mono box booklet. It was a very different approach to what The Beatles did.

@michaelmccormick6401

Жыл бұрын

In addition to the other response it also clearly pads out the boxset. If the beatles had included us albums that'd be a 25 album boxset. Never going to have a boxset that size. Ridiculous comparison to make and just another pointless beatles /stones jab.

Well informed video, Andrew.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Caleb.

I have the original set on black vinyl and thought it was very well done. One of my fave boxes next to the Beatles in Mono. Worth every penny when I bought it from my local shop and to be honest, it is worth the crazy prices it is going for now. Now I wished I had purchased two copies lol. I thought about getting a second on this new coloured vinyl, but I just don't have the space anymore lol. I also agree with your comment re: mono. A great mono recording can have such imaging that you THINK it is in stereo. Great work as always, Andrew!

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Christopher!

This is a great unboxing and review! I noticed that Satanic Majasties front cover is more accurate in the reissue. The 2016 had a more severe crop and blue swirls were too light. Possibly they found the original negative since the 2016 box was released. Cool!

Hi Andrew, thanks for the preview. As you say this was a no brainer and I jumped on the chance as soon as possible when this was announced. I only have 1 stones album from the ‘60’s - let it bleed in stereo - so I have no preconceptions as to how these should sound, mono or stereo - I am really looking forward to familiarising myself with these classic albums! cheers Matt

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt. I hope you enjoy it!

You forgot to mention the absence of poster that came with original Let It Bleed.

Good stuff, I am listening to these mono mixes on Spotify and will decide if I want the record version at a later date.

They were made for mono! Superb review and hope they are released separately.

Great video as usual! It would be cool if you did one on the Stones compilations, especially the iconic "Hot Rocks" double LP.

What a fantastic box set Andrew they do all seem to be available on cd at the moment and I did buy her majesty’s which sounds great but I can just tell that box set will sound even better. Fingers crossed Apple do the same, Thanks again as always for sharing Andrew, Superb stuff 👍👍

I bought the CD box set a long while ago, the mono recordings are very good.

I agree with you Andrew. I hope that they become available outside of the box set, because I would love to have Beggars Banquet and Let it Bleed more than the rest.

Wow!! That’s pretty impressive! Just beautiful! And I agree. The Stones in mono covered the playing field! I love the early masters as well as the ABKCO later mixes. The “lyric videos” of the Sones on KZread have particularly wonderful stereo mixes, tho I digress…I will say the Stones mono recordings are beautiful. I’d love to have this set for sure! Great show!👍🎶💚 PS don’t forget to look for the Beatles pics on TSMRequest. They are clearer on this cover than on the 3d cover.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Brian.

@juliosanchez95

Жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Your channel is fantastic. I really apreciate that you talk about the quality of the vinyl which can be quite problematic with new pressings.

@cjay2

Жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Many thanks for doing this set. For me, it is a strong part of the Beatles legacy.

That looks awesome!

Great video Andrew, thank you. I can also recommend the 2003 DSD pressings that were in Stereo. They were done by most of the same team, including Bob Ludwig, and a friend of mine, Steve Rosenthal, who did the tape restoration. These sound fantastic as well.

@MJEvermore853

Жыл бұрын

I concur...the 2003 DSD releases all sound excellent

@thomascars1

Жыл бұрын

I own Beggars from the DSD series, it sounds fantastic and miles better than the original US pressing I had that was in NM shape. Not sure how a UK original will stand up as the UK 1st of Let it Bleed is absolutely fantastic

Love your Beatles information, all the best from Sweden

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly, Kenth!

Noticed in your link they are all sold out, wow. Glad I pre ordered off Amazon ❤

Amazing box set, though there are some small differences in the back cover art compared to the original artwork. I do agree on not keeping those protectors since they do get stuck to the covers if not careful.

Great review, you may have given me the nudge I needed to get it. I would be interested to hear a review and your thoughts on the 60's stereo box released in 2010.

This is a very nice vinyl box set, I love it. I would even moe love the box set with 70`s albums included Tattoo You album from 1981.

@brendanoreilly2014

Жыл бұрын

except that there's no mono mix of that album... so...

Great video and dive into these. Do you have any information on the Let It Bleed that’s been pressed at Third Man?

I noticed that several records have defects at the spindle hole. I have had records where there was extra vinyl and label remnants when the record was pressed, but here you can see especially the first 3 records on side 1 where there are cracks in the label that look as if the vinyl started cracking when removed from the original spindle from the press.

I ordered mine but I would prefer it in black vinyl.

It looks magnificent.

Can't wait till I get mine.

What a brilliant review Andrew as always of this wonderful set that just looks awesome but I honestly can't ever see The Beatles & Apple releasing the Mono box set like this no matter of how much a money spinner it would obviously be! I think the Lennon estate & definitely Paul McCartney would release their albums in a box set like this but not The Beatles but I'd love to be proved wrong!!

Andrew, December's Children is not the US version of Out of Our Heads. It is a compilation album of previously unreleased tracks thrown together to give London Records something to compete with Rubber Soul at Christmas of '65.

Happy to have the set back in print, can’t say I’m to happy about the color vinyl. I’ve always heard negative things about color vinyl, the sound quality that is.🤔

@jimmymelendez1836

Жыл бұрын

*too

Very nice LP set! I hate to see the seam split. 😞 I have a set pre-ordered/ pre-paid. Can't wait!

Love your videos on non-Beatles groups, would love to see more. I know (or at least think) American isn’t your specialty but a Beach Boys-related video would really interest me.

@timford3599

26 күн бұрын

I agree, my favorite band in the USA coupled with Andrew's superb presentation would be a product that I would absolutely love. Nice thought Charlie!

Hey Andrew thanks for doing this great video. Great to know they sound good. I have pre-ordered a set. A couple of thoughts. The same resealable sleeves were supplied with The Beatles In Mono box and I turned them around so that the opening flap was at the side cover opening with the flap on the back cover. This way you can remove the record without a problem (except for "Beatles For Sale" with that strange interior opening and the White album top opening). Also the Australian Stones LP catalogue was a curious mix of the UK & US versions which was a tad confusing. I have mostly original stereo pressings. I might buy either poly inners to put inside the card ones or use my existing audiophile sleeves. Cheers mate 👍

Interesting to see the original sleeve notes intact on Rolling Stones No. 2., some of which was removed on later editions as it was deemed offensive (the bit about the blind man). I discovered recently that one of my copies is actually one of the original sleeves with an amended sheet pasted over the top. This was used to save cost and use up original sleves that had been printed.

Nice unboxing. It would be great to see/hear your opinions on the music audio quality of each (or at least some) compared to originals.

I must admit, for someone who doesn’t purchase these types of reissues, this one is quite tempting. The colors of the vinyl look absolutely delicious. ABKCO and Jody Kline are really good stewards of The Rolling Stones catalog, and, the catalogs of their other artists. Whenever I purchased any of the label’s reissues, (the CD’s I Can speak for from experience) the quality of them for sound and packaging has always been top notch. Nothing is ever going to be perfect when it comes to the small nuances, but the company more than delivers when they put out releases with their name and reputation behind it. Hopefully one day ABKCO and The Rolling Stones can reach a truce and possibly get some unreleased songs that are worthy of being presented to the public. Whatever happened between the group and Allen Klein is water under the bridge. Jody Klein seems like a reasonable person to work with.

@timgename1989

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Another great video, Andrew; thanks. The only way to listen to the Stones , is the UK versions in mono. Wonder why High Tide and Green Grass was not included in the set ? I do hope they come out individually at some point as well; I have a few UK originals, but not all.

I was no big stones fan but the box set looks good. I've recently inherited all the UK releases of Beatles albums that were purchased as they were released. I also have an ELO album on blue vinyl and a few Beatles picture discs including the 3d one with red and green glasses.

I love the Beatles in Mono set so much more than the stereo versions, The Stones however… i don't know which mix exactly that is but the SACD versions from many years ago sound fantastic! Fresh, crisp and clear. If you didn't knew the songs, you'd think that's a new band with their debut album. But this box looks like great fun.

After many opportunities to buy the Beatles Mono set and not doing so I’ve ordered this set. Not because I’m a huge stones fan, although I do prefer their earlier catalog than their more recent stuff. But also maybe it’s because I regret waiting too long to get the Beatles set. 😂 Hopefully we’ll see a reissue of that set next year as a 10 year anniversary promotion. 😊

I preordered the set direct from ABKCO shortly after the November announcement (despite being in Canada), so hopefully I see a relatively low number. Looking forward to this edition since I wasn’t really interested in the original, amazing as it was.

I broke down and ordered this box set from ABKCO a couple of days ago. I’ll have to compare them with the LPs, I think I have all the US releases, I already have. Also I have a Grado mono phono cartridge. So it gives me a good reason to use it.

Not everyone prefers colored vinyl (I do not like it), but I am glad this is back in print both for people that didn't get the first set and/or like the colored vinyl, and that is also well done.

I don't have the boxset, but instead I bought your same Rolling Stones t-shirt, yesterday... LOL

Check the back cover of The Rolling Stones, Now! When I bought a new copy in Canada in about 1970 I remember there was a blue and gold London Records foil sticker on the shrink on the back towards the top right corner. I didn't think much of it then but I wish I had kept the shrink with the sticker on it. In Andrew Loog Oldham's bizarre write up on the back cover the sticker was meant to cover up his paragraph instructing you if you hadn't the money to buy the album then hit a blind man over the head and steal his wallet, and it was a good idea to give him the boot also! I've got the CD box set and that paragraph was omitted but I can see in your video that the paragraph is restored on the vinyl cover. Good luck trying to find the foil sticker to make it look authentic!

Just purchased this amazing box set. Everything's fine but I changed immediately the inner sleeves and the protective covers with the appropriate ones. I always use wash my just purchased vinyl (brand new sealed or used) with my spin clean record washer and for this set proved to be necessary. A lot of vinyl residue from the cutting machines was removed. So have this in mind. I hope EMI to do the same for a reissue of the Beatles 2014 boxset in mono.

@johngore7744

10 ай бұрын

That would have driven us nuts in the early seventies , drunk and on acid and just trying to get to the turntable. Btw I have my original Between the Buttons and yeah it’s a mess but I do have a newer one too. I do however prefer the mono recordings. I’ve been listening to the since I was 6 (1967) and until I heard the monos or listened to them I had no idea how much better they were. Little Red Rooster sounds like a Chess Studio recording from Muddy or the Wolfs era. I think it was recorded there on Michigan Ave ? Cheers from Montreal

I’m not sure it’s better imho. Great review.

I first got an American reissue of Their Satanic Majesties Request in 1982; only years later did I realize it was the mono mix, which had been mistakenly substituted at some point in the London repressings.

Hi Andrew. Nice video. It seems like these have the new cuts, because matrix numbers are different than 2016 edition.

Just looked to pre-order in the US. Music Direct $449.99 Amazon $428.20 Abkco $374.99

The covers look much better printed than with the prior black vinyl box!

The printed covers have an orange cast which I really started noticing when you compared Between The Buttons, original vs. 2023.

Did I not want to see this video LOL !! pre-orderd via Amazon UK way back in June/July for about £220 checked with Amazon end of last year still good- Then few weeks ago email from Amazon my order has been cancelled !! can't suppy was given a £5 gift card !!! wow so very disappointed. Meanwhile pre-orderd Bob Dylan's new bootleg 10 LP box set to cusion the blow !!- So not sure if going to get this now- might track down them as single albums- Another great vid Andrew

The original 2016 set is really good and I’m happy to see this repressed for more people to enjoy. I assume they are cut from the same stampers from 2016? My guess this equals the 2016 but I can’t imagine that they sound better than the black LPs from 2016✌🏻. One thing though, the Beatles mono cover reproduction kicks ass over this set.

@mazzysmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@BigSky1 I haven’t heard these colored version but most of the 2016 set is very good. Better than all the US but not as good are UK originals. Which are now pricey if in good shape. The box is a good deal to get clean good sounding versions

@mazzysmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@BigSky1 well then you are not the customer for this set then. In 2023 it’s not easy or cheap to get a full set of originals. Yes the Beatles set was better but their records were recorded better. Studio and producer was superior to the stones. But in the end it’s about the music ✌🏼

@RAFchurchlawford4469

Жыл бұрын

How to mug record collectors, part 33. Use coloured vinyl

@KBTime

Жыл бұрын

I compared the matrices which are shown here (Rolling Stones No. 2, side one) to my 2016 black vinyl box and they are completely different. So this seems to be a recut, at least for that disk. I believe it’s the same engineer(s) who did both sets, however

@mazzysmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@KBTime since they are all from the Robert Ludwig digital cuts, I bet they sound exactly the same unless someone screwed up the new pressing

That's one unique box set. You don't see many records pressed by Bob Ludwig these days. His Led Zeppelin II cut is the most sought-after, so I believe you can't go wrong with it.

@TheTigersfan20

Жыл бұрын

Funny you mentioned his cut of Led Zeppelin II. It sounds amazing, much better than any other pressing. They’re getting very hard to find in good shape, let alone an affordable price

@fbt25

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTigersfan20 Same goes to George Peckham's (Porky/Pecko Duck) cut of Untitled, but it's not that rare and you can still find it for a reasonable price.

@farrellmcnulty909

Жыл бұрын

@@TheTigersfan20 I saw a couple of Ludwig pressings on E-bay, but they were in pretty banged-up shape. Uh, no thanks. I picked up a 2014 reissue of Led Zeppelin II and it's just fine.

Informative & interesting as always Andrew,but i have a gripe that probably all vinyl collector's will agree with me on...WHY have they not used poly lined inner sleeve's...? Anyway,rant over,great video...

@wadecottingham

Жыл бұрын

I know. The 2016 Mono box had poly sleeves. First thing I did with this new box is put the discs in poly sleeves.

I prefer black but since I missed the first set. I have no choice. So I've ordered this set because the 60s and early 70s is where the best Rolling Stones music resides.

Great video. Totally agree on all accounts, very happy with my set. Still, odd seeing people on here criticizing this as yet another moneygrabbing exercize since, as you clearly point out, it is near impossible to get the original pressings of these records in pristine conditions (not to mention the sleeves). I got some reissues from 1973-4 in pretty good shape, but the originals? Forget about it!

I hope they release these albums as singles.

Thrilled. Sixty Eight!!! 00068/10000: Tremendously beat-up UMG packing box dated Sept. 13th, 2022 and clearly marked "68" in the same handwriting as written under the actual mono box itself. White mono box, near perfect. All LP's without seem splits and all corners perfectly square. Vinyl 100% flat. Favourite colour: Olive Green DECCA OoOH's. Thanks Gee Zee.

The first editions of the first album had Mona as I Need You Babv, so I wonder when they "corrected" it. What a great debut and great album per se!

@KariKauree

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it got corrected because "Mona (I Need You Baby)" is the correct title of the Bo Diddley song they covered?

Based on your input, I decided to get the box set. Will they compare to the original mono's? I'm surprised you didn't arbitrary pick some to compare the dynamics.

Abkco's actually good for something for a change

Hi Andrew! Your video convinced me to pick up the set, and yes, these sound great. I actually sold many of my originals now that I have this box. I compared Beggars Banquet to the original Mono LP and was absolutely shocked as to how bad the original was. It was a trash can on vinyl, I guess I forgot how it sounded. Only criticisms I can give is that it doesn’t include the MP3 downloads the 2016 box had, the inner sleeves, and some of the color choices are quite random. Maroon red for Beggars? Blue for the S/T? Baby Blue for the US Out of Our Heads? Silver for the US Aftermath? I am very happy with this box. It’s just like the CD box I have. I’m glad to have this and the Beatles in Mono box. They sit side by side, proudly on my shelf

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Nice one, Alex. Enjoy!

I’ve had this box in and out of my Amazon cart a couple of times before deciding to skip it. I’m not a huge fan of the Stones 60s album up until Beggars Banquet (though I do like the UK Aftermath). I’ve always viewed the Stones as a great singles band for the majority of the 60s. The albums were never terrible, but the strong material was mostly on the singles. That of course changed by the late 60s and early 70s. Still, your review has me second-guessing my choice to skip this set. Maybe I need to watch this video a few more times to decide. 🙂

Will let you know on the sound as I have some of the UK monos in mint condition, all the UK stereo versions, and the MoFi box which hopefully has those first two albums in mono.

@therealbushboy6440

Жыл бұрын

Mofi has first 3 mono lps then from aftermath onwards its stereo

That are the Rolling Stones years I like the best, Andrew. Nelio.

They look amazing, but since I struck a great deal getting a reduced priced mono box back in 2016 (one of my best deals), I'll skip this one, even though the colours look tempting.

The extra care and attention to keep the sleeves, designs and labels as near to the originals as possible is to be commended. The one with the hole to indicate stereo or mono in particular is a very good reproduction and certainly looks the part too. (Keeping the 'intrusive' barcodes off the sleeves and the other later text additions to a minimum too is to be commended). I'm not so sure about the design of the booklet, however, with some of the photos going right into the middle of the pages; this could have been avoided by making these into fold-outs instead perhaps; thus keeping the full images? Just saying! (And no unseemly white borders where there shouldn't be any too; unlike with certain other cover reproductions, is nice to see too).

Thank you for the video. I think they should have reproduced the lenticular cover and bag for Satanic Majesties. The original US version of the bag was a fiber paper rather than a print. I have an original 1967 and my 3D cover seems to be holding up fine - maybe I just got lucky on the second-hand copy I acquired. That seam split is a drag, fortunately my box wasn't damaged.

@therealbushboy6440

Жыл бұрын

The USA mono mix of Satanic Majesties request is the inly true mono mix The UK version was a fold down! The giveaway is comparing the number of times the church bell rings on side 2 copared with the stereo mix

Although I seem to recall that there may be some legal reason for it, the dearth of outtakes and previously-unreleased material that have come out from the Stones over the decades is notable. This collection obviously continues the pattern. The chance to hear the glorious mono mixes of these recordings, most of which I have already heard too many times in stereo, is not enough to entice me into buying this box. And if I want colored Stones vinyl, I'll take my old records out to the yard and paint them, although that may lower their value on discogs.