September 13,2009
The Beatles Box Set - Remastered in Stereo / Mono
還記得好像是不久前的事﹐在電台廣播中﹐唱片公司賣廣告﹕因為 Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band專輯出版了20年﹐所以首次推出了CD版﹐而且其他 Beatles 專輯也會陸續以CD面世。
此舉令到一眾Beatles 樂迷為之瘋狂﹐想不到屈指一數﹐那是1987年的廣播﹐而距今已是22個年頭了。然而這一年 (2009)﹐EMI 把Beatles 各張專輯重新Remaster﹐再度推出。
許多樂迷對這套CD都非常期待﹐不過筆者卻沒有很留意。主要原因這套CD只是 Remaster 過﹐而不是把原本的錄音Track 再度混音﹐然而在黑膠年代﹐我已買了一套英版 LP Boxset﹐還有紅藍精選。千禧年前又買來了紅藍精選CD﹑千禧之後又在美國把每一張專輯的CD買下﹐還有英版的 Singles CD Boxset 及 EP CD Boxset﹐這還不夠嗎﹖事實上﹐我不是甚麼死忠Beatles 迷﹐縱使之前有細心研究Beatles 歌曲的朋友在我寫 Beatles Singles 系列時留言﹐提及某些歌曲的 Single 版與 LP 版及美英版之分﹐我總覺我主要是聽那首歌﹐那些多了小小樂器聲或甚麼甚麼的﹐對我來說實在並不重要。所以這一次 EMI 推出 Beatles Remaster Boxset﹐縱使網上有買家也證明音色大大改善﹐不過對我來說已毫無意義了。事實上從1995年開始﹐Beatles 玩復合﹐推出 Anthology 123 CD及 DVD 開始﹐我已經覺得Beatles 成員只是把舊作翻炒﹐甚至是把當年一些棄置的錄音片段重新剪接以作 Recycle。之後甚麼 BBC Rrcording﹑No 1 精選﹑Let It Be…Naked 或 Love Album 都是再次炒冷飯﹐Paul McCartney 更是少見新作了。
筆者比較留意 Remaster 的消息﹐還是近日有友人提及﹐原來這次唱片公司除了出版單張專輯之外﹐還有 13張 CD 的Mono Version 及 17張 CD 的Stereo Version Boxset﹐每張 CD 又附有一個 Quicktime 的Mini-Documentary﹐然後 Stereo Version Boxset 又把這些影像重新收錄於一張 DVD中﹐大家還認為 Mono 版比較罕有﹐也比較保值。Well﹐若真的要全數收藏﹐Beatles 粉絲可要大破財了。我沒有看過該些影像﹐不過 Beatles 當年那麼紅﹐要翻來10段20段甚至100段錄影又有何難事呢﹖我想首4張專輯這一次以 Stereo 面世﹐對我來說還有點懷舊情意結﹐因為我的英版LP Boxset 首4張專輯﹐及紅精選﹐事後發行CD時﹐都是 Mono Recording但是當年這四張專輯曾經出版了很奇怪的 Stereo Version﹐那就是左右聲道一面樂器聲﹐而另一面是人聲﹐而這個也成為我們一眾喜愛懷舊的樂迷經常講笑的事。
有英國友人說﹐當年英國人比較“孤寒”﹐因為 Mono 版唱片比 Stereo 版稍為便宜﹐加上當然又流行一些手提唱機吧﹐所以買 Mono 版的人比較多﹐故此當美國已經發展了很完善的 Stereo Recording 的時候﹐英國方面還是一直沿用 Mono Recording。所以我覺得若還要追隨當年的英版﹑美版﹑Single 版﹑EP 版﹑美國非EMI版﹑美國東岸版﹑美國西岸版﹐還有 Mono 版及 Stereo 版﹐那麼 Beatles 這個金礦還是可以掘很久很久的﹐說不定還有 SHM-CD或 Blu-ray CD…..
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) / A Day in the Life (2009 Mono Remaster)
(Lennon / McCartney)
Back in the U.S.S.R. / Dear Prudence (2009 Mono Remaster)
(Lennon / McCartney)
筆者相關文章介紹﹕
Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers - My Bonnie (1961)
The Beatles & Tony Sheridan’s Polydor Singles (1961-1964)
Beatles - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (1962)
Beatles - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (1963)
Beatles - From Me To You / Thank You Girl (1963)
Beatles - She Loves You / I'll Get You (1963)
Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy (1963)
Beatles - All My Loving / Roll Over Beethoven (1964)
Beatles - Twist & Shout / There's A Place (1964)
Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That (1964)
Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret / Thank You Girl (1964)
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today (1964)
Beatles - I'll Cry Instead / And I Lover Her / Matchbox (1964)
Beatles - I Feel Fine / She's A Woman (1964)
Beatles - Eight Days A Week / I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party (1965)
Beatles - Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is (1965)
Beatles - Help! / I'm Down (1965)
Beatles - Yesterday / Act Naturally (1965)
Beatles - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965)
Beatles - Nowhere Man / What Goes On (1966)
Beatles - Paperback Writer / Rain (1966)
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine (1966)
Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)
Beatles - All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man (1967)
Beatles - Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus (1967)
Beatles - Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus (1967)
Beatles - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (1968)
Beatles - Hey Jude / Revolution (1968)
Beatles - Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969)
Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (1969)
Beatles - Something / Come Together (1969)
Beatles - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (1970)
Beatles - Long & Winding Road / For You Blue (1970)
Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life / Helter Skelter (1976)
Beatles - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Juila (1976)
Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (1976)
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (1976)
Beatles - Beatles Movie Medley / I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (1982)
Beatles - Baby It's You (BBC Versions) (1995)
Beatles - Free As A Bird / Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (1995)
Beatles - Real Love / Baby's in Black (1996)
© Muzikland
許多樂迷對這套CD都非常期待﹐不過筆者卻沒有很留意。主要原因這套CD只是 Remaster 過﹐而不是把原本的錄音Track 再度混音﹐然而在黑膠年代﹐我已買了一套英版 LP Boxset﹐還有紅藍精選。千禧年前又買來了紅藍精選CD﹑千禧之後又在美國把每一張專輯的CD買下﹐還有英版的 Singles CD Boxset 及 EP CD Boxset﹐這還不夠嗎﹖事實上﹐我不是甚麼死忠Beatles 迷﹐縱使之前有細心研究Beatles 歌曲的朋友在我寫 Beatles Singles 系列時留言﹐提及某些歌曲的 Single 版與 LP 版及美英版之分﹐我總覺我主要是聽那首歌﹐那些多了小小樂器聲或甚麼甚麼的﹐對我來說實在並不重要。所以這一次 EMI 推出 Beatles Remaster Boxset﹐縱使網上有買家也證明音色大大改善﹐不過對我來說已毫無意義了。事實上從1995年開始﹐Beatles 玩復合﹐推出 Anthology 123 CD及 DVD 開始﹐我已經覺得Beatles 成員只是把舊作翻炒﹐甚至是把當年一些棄置的錄音片段重新剪接以作 Recycle。之後甚麼 BBC Rrcording﹑No 1 精選﹑Let It Be…Naked 或 Love Album 都是再次炒冷飯﹐Paul McCartney 更是少見新作了。
筆者比較留意 Remaster 的消息﹐還是近日有友人提及﹐原來這次唱片公司除了出版單張專輯之外﹐還有 13張 CD 的Mono Version 及 17張 CD 的Stereo Version Boxset﹐每張 CD 又附有一個 Quicktime 的Mini-Documentary﹐然後 Stereo Version Boxset 又把這些影像重新收錄於一張 DVD中﹐大家還認為 Mono 版比較罕有﹐也比較保值。Well﹐若真的要全數收藏﹐Beatles 粉絲可要大破財了。我沒有看過該些影像﹐不過 Beatles 當年那麼紅﹐要翻來10段20段甚至100段錄影又有何難事呢﹖我想首4張專輯這一次以 Stereo 面世﹐對我來說還有點懷舊情意結﹐因為我的英版LP Boxset 首4張專輯﹐及紅精選﹐事後發行CD時﹐都是 Mono Recording但是當年這四張專輯曾經出版了很奇怪的 Stereo Version﹐那就是左右聲道一面樂器聲﹐而另一面是人聲﹐而這個也成為我們一眾喜愛懷舊的樂迷經常講笑的事。
有英國友人說﹐當年英國人比較“孤寒”﹐因為 Mono 版唱片比 Stereo 版稍為便宜﹐加上當然又流行一些手提唱機吧﹐所以買 Mono 版的人比較多﹐故此當美國已經發展了很完善的 Stereo Recording 的時候﹐英國方面還是一直沿用 Mono Recording。所以我覺得若還要追隨當年的英版﹑美版﹑Single 版﹑EP 版﹑美國非EMI版﹑美國東岸版﹑美國西岸版﹐還有 Mono 版及 Stereo 版﹐那麼 Beatles 這個金礦還是可以掘很久很久的﹐說不定還有 SHM-CD或 Blu-ray CD…..
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) / A Day in the Life (2009 Mono Remaster)
(Lennon / McCartney)
Back in the U.S.S.R. / Dear Prudence (2009 Mono Remaster)
(Lennon / McCartney)
筆者相關文章介紹﹕
Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers - My Bonnie (1961)
The Beatles & Tony Sheridan’s Polydor Singles (1961-1964)
Beatles - Love Me Do / P.S. I Love You (1962)
Beatles - Please Please Me / Ask Me Why (1963)
Beatles - From Me To You / Thank You Girl (1963)
Beatles - She Loves You / I'll Get You (1963)
Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand / This Boy (1963)
Beatles - All My Loving / Roll Over Beethoven (1964)
Beatles - Twist & Shout / There's A Place (1964)
Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That (1964)
Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret / Thank You Girl (1964)
Beatles - A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today (1964)
Beatles - I'll Cry Instead / And I Lover Her / Matchbox (1964)
Beatles - I Feel Fine / She's A Woman (1964)
Beatles - Eight Days A Week / I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party (1965)
Beatles - Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is (1965)
Beatles - Help! / I'm Down (1965)
Beatles - Yesterday / Act Naturally (1965)
Beatles - We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965)
Beatles - Nowhere Man / What Goes On (1966)
Beatles - Paperback Writer / Rain (1966)
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine (1966)
Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967)
Beatles - All You Need Is Love / Baby You're A Rich Man (1967)
Beatles - Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus (1967)
Beatles - Hello Goodbye / I Am the Walrus (1967)
Beatles - Lady Madonna / The Inner Light (1968)
Beatles - Hey Jude / Revolution (1968)
Beatles - Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969)
Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe (1969)
Beatles - Something / Come Together (1969)
Beatles - Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) (1970)
Beatles - Long & Winding Road / For You Blue (1970)
Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life / Helter Skelter (1976)
Beatles - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Juila (1976)
Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. / Twist And Shout (1976)
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From My Friends / A Day In The Life (1976)
Beatles - Beatles Movie Medley / I'm Happy Just To Dance With You (1982)
Beatles - Baby It's You (BBC Versions) (1995)
Beatles - Free As A Bird / Christmas Time (Is Here Again) (1995)
Beatles - Real Love / Baby's in Black (1996)
© Muzikland
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at October 8,2009 19:20
hi Muzikland
最近馬來西亞也有披頭四迷搶購。
原來就是Remastered The Beatles Box Set。
人的心里很奇怪。
有些人就是擁有了,但一有新的還是照樣去買。
就是為了那 @ 2009 Copyright ?
Posted by 飛羊
at September 14,2009 09:58
Dear 飛羊,
可說是各人修行不同啦。因為我喜歡的音樂大多了﹐也從來不會把自己的唱片轉賣出去的﹐故此除了省錢之外﹐香港居住環境狹窄﹐地方有限啊。加上我實在很厭倦唱片公司近年隔幾年又多一個Format﹐藉著新 Format又把舊作重新推出﹐等到一兩年市場容立不到又放棄生產﹐那不就是把我們的血汗錢拿來玩嗎﹖我倒沒有跟錢有仇啊。
Posted by Muzikland
at September 15,2009 04:47
Hi Muzikland,
I actually think the Beatles have been very conservative with their music. The new remastered CDs are the first new update to the original CDs since being released in 1987. 22 years is a long time and technology has moved ahead, so an update is more than justified.
As for Let It Be..."Naked" and the soundtrack for "Love", those are all done for different purposes. There will always been a lot of interest for the music of the Beatles since the band was so influential....not just for their music, but also for their innovations in music production and each member's playing on their respective music instruments.
Of course, if John or George was to be alive, they would think all of the attention to the Beatles is just too much.
Btw, Paul recently released a CD of electronic music under the name "The Fireman" (Paul's father was a fireman). Paul has also been doing a lot of concerts in recent years. Given his age, he may retire from touring soon.
I actually think the Beatles have been very conservative with their music. The new remastered CDs are the first new update to the original CDs since being released in 1987. 22 years is a long time and technology has moved ahead, so an update is more than justified.
As for Let It Be..."Naked" and the soundtrack for "Love", those are all done for different purposes. There will always been a lot of interest for the music of the Beatles since the band was so influential....not just for their music, but also for their innovations in music production and each member's playing on their respective music instruments.
Of course, if John or George was to be alive, they would think all of the attention to the Beatles is just too much.
Btw, Paul recently released a CD of electronic music under the name "The Fireman" (Paul's father was a fireman). Paul has also been doing a lot of concerts in recent years. Given his age, he may retire from touring soon.
Posted by Soundboy
at September 15,2009 05:45
Dear soundboy,
雖然是22年﹐但是最主要是他們的專輯從沒斷市過﹐為了一點點聲音改善﹐我的興趣就會不大了。原來有這麼一張 Fireman 專輯啊﹖真不知道呢。
Posted by Muzikland
at September 16,2009 01:17
Muzikland, 你和我是同一路的人
Posted by maninov4u
at September 16,2009 12:40
Dear maninov4,
哈~ yes!
Posted by Muzikland
at September 16,2009 13:23
Posted by beatleswang
at September 17,2009 04:21
Dear beatleswang,
那有呢。你這個Beatles 迷﹐有買這套 Remaster 嗎﹖
Posted by Muzikland
at September 17,2009 13:36

Hi Muzikland,
There're at least 3 Fireman CDs. It's good music to daydream with.
Posted by Soundboy
at September 23,2009 07:41
Dear Soundboy,
你指是 Paul McCartney 的 CD 嗎﹖竟然有3張啊﹐那你也有聽嗎﹖
Posted by Muzikland
at September 23,2009 14:36
Beatles Remaster CD Promo
Posted by Muzikland
at September 26,2009 17:29
Beatles Boxset 的Unpacked Review。
Posted by Muzikland
at September 28,2009 20:17
我也是看到唱片行的海報還發現出了remastered。沒有買boxset的打算,反正有些CD不是有了就是沒興趣。
只是買了3片散裝的。
我覺得他們是爲了配合剛剛發市的xbox game而發的。
對了
我遲點會去香港走走
有什麽地方好介紹?
Posted by Jon
at October 4,2009 11:48
Dear Jon,
在我來說﹐可能是因為經過黑膠年代啦﹐當年唱片多唱會唱壞的﹐但是CD卻是完好無缺的﹐所以因為remaster及那一點點甚麼罕有 Quicktime 片段﹐就真是引不起我的興趣了。說實在的﹐在 Youtube 上﹐也有太多太多所謂罕有片斷了吧﹐這一次的再版﹐實在沒有跟潮流同步。不過因為有許久死忠粉絲﹐聽說唱片公司都撈了一大筆了。
香港有甚麼好地方啊﹖我有點難介紹呢﹐因為我自己旅行﹐也沒有甚麼一定要去的觀光點﹐所以跟一般人旅遊可能不同。或者你到香港旅遊發展局的網站﹐看看介紹吧。
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tc/
Posted by Muzikland
at October 4,2009 15:20


