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Topic Started: Aug 6 2008, 07:48 PM (346 Views)
Sammm
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Hi to all members,
I guess there are some audiophil members like my self that
seeking for early pressed Beatles albums due to the sound
quality.
Doe anyone comperd the sound differences between the different pressing
and can tell us what his/her experience?

Thanks
Samuel.
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Paul
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Hey Sammm

For stereo Parlophone presses:

My advice would be to seek out mint (or as close to mint as you can find) copies of the 'one emi box' 1969 copies. Really great condition copies go for a fraction of the price that you would have to pay for an original yellow and black label copy of the same album.

In my opinion they sound equally as good as the original pressings, and some audiophiles claim that they sound even better!

For Apple releases:

Well it's not so clear cut and there has already been a fair amount of debate on this forum in this regard. All the originals are great and shouldn't cost you too much in good condition, although many audiophiles do prefer some of the more exotic presses like the white vinyl Let It Be export etc.

For mono pressings:

Well just look for the best condition originals you can find, but don't spend stupid money on presses with the earlier labels! A yellow and black/gramophone rim Please Please Me is going to cost you an absolute fraction of the cost of a black and gold Parlophone rim copy, yet there is no difference whatsoever between the two in terms of their sonic virtues.

cheers
Paul
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Sammm
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Hi paul.
Thank you for your thoughts
for me, I'm only seeking for the stereo pressing. they sound much better then the mono ones in terms of image and stage.

your response is quit shocking for me. i always thought that Y/B pressings are superior over the EMI pressings.

regardless of the price. do you think that the condition of the record in more influencing then the pressing year of the record?

let us assume that we got two pressings in the same conditions
What will you prefer to obtain regarding the sound quality
will you take the Y/B pressing or would you get the EMI one box pressing?

Cheers,
Samuel.
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Paul
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Hi Samuel

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let us assume that we got two pressings in the same conditions, what will you prefer to obtain regarding the sound quality,
will you take the Y/B pressing or would you get the EMI one box pressing?


If the two pressings were in exactly the same condition, I would buy the cheaper (which is almost certainly going to be the EMI one box pressing) one of the two, because there is absolutely no difference between them from an audiophile perspective.

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regardless of the price. do you think that the condition of the record in more influencing then the pressing year of the record?


Yes definately with regard to the sixties pressings.

Hope this helps.

cheers
Paul
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Pacey
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Don't forget, the '69 one boxes were only produced for a year and at a time when vinyl manufacture seemed to be superb. Some people argue the 68-70 period was the best for vinyl quality... Later EMI discs are terrible, moreso the 80s issues. The early 70s 'Gramophone Co.' rimtext 2 boxes are quite good also though, I have several and they all sound pretty good and are on decent weight vinyl - even more attractive when a NM example can usually be had for £10 / $20. Ones to look out for...

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