Both these sets have been expanded into triple LPs with Giles Martin remix versions.

Red is a triumph for Peter Jackson’s MAL technology that can pick apart the individual elements from recordings made on very few tracks. The first two Beatles albums were recorded on two tracks, upgrading to four by 1964. Abbey Road was slow in introducing eight until 1968. MAL has enabled Giles and his team to remix the 1962-1966 period in stereo. The results are spectacular. The band really rock in the early days, becoming increasingly sophisticated by 1965. The Rubber Soul songs are absolutely beautiful, light and airy. The big winner throughout is Ringo but all the elements, vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards sound so much better. The strings on Yesterday are gorgeous. She Loves You is the only one that isn’t so good, but that’s more likely due to difficulties finding a decent source to apply MAL to. You can quibble about song selection. If I was breaking Allen Klein’s original no-covers rule, I’d choose Twist & Shout, Long Tall Sally (this EP is not otherwise represented) and Act Naturally (Ringo should have two songs on a set this big, and it suits his character perfectly). » Continue Reading.