![]() Take your pick-every song dazzles afresh.Īll of this, it should be noted, is housed in a stunningly designed box, with a 3-D outer sleeve, LP-sized jacket holding the discs, the cutouts and other inserts found in the original LP, a reprint of the original Mr. The horns of “Good Morning, Good Morning” snap, crackle and pop with a new boldness. The orchestral elements are richer, sweeping and grand the Indian instrumentation of “Within You, Without You” takes on a new closeness that places you amidst the exotic flavorings George Harrison, on this track and in his guitar work throughout, is revealed (as if we needed a reminder) as a master of craft and taste his concision and ingenuity are constantly on display. The drums (especially the kick, harder and more booming now) and cymbals (crisp and shimmery) are totally in your face (sorry, but anyone who can hear this record and still not understand that Ringo was one of rock’s greatest drummers just doesn’t get rock). The spaces are wider and more open, the bass deeper, the music’s textural qualities greatly heightened. It’s as if a layer of dust has been scrubbed away and a brand new shine applied. The first time this listener heard the new stereo mix he felt as if these tracks have never been as vivid, as dynamic, as present. And, it’s important to note, Martin didn’t change anything about the album he just used all of the tools available to him to bring out what’s always been there, just not in plain view due to technological limitations of the past. No more of that silly fake separation of old the recording now sounds natural. It’s 2017 stereo, not 1967 stereo, and there’s simply no comparison. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, regardless of which iteration you’ve been spending your time with all these years, has never, ever, sounded as gorgeous as it does on disc one of this set. To call it a revelation is to do it a disservice: Sgt. Returning to the original Pepper recordings, Martin built a new stereo remix from the ground up. If you never play the stereo disc, you’ll be quite happy with what you hear in monaural.īut…there’s no other way to put this: You’d be a fool not to experience what Giles Martin, the son of George and for some time now the caretaker of all things Beatles audio, has created in stereo. The mono album, although relegated to the fourth and final CD in the new box, retains all of the punch and solidity of the original. The Beatles, producer George Martin and engineer Geoff Emerick spent considerably more time on the mono than the stereo mix because, in those days, stereo was still in its relative infancy. Maybe you’re a mono purist, insisting even in 2017 that the way most people heard the album in 1967 is still the way it needs to be heard. Or perhaps you see it as one inseparable epic and can’t fathom any piece of it not being there. You likely have your favorite tracks maybe there are a few you are ambivalent about. There’s no need to re-litigate the content: There are 13 songs on Pepper and you either live and breathe them by now or you probably never will. Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass’ ‘Whipped Cream & Other Delights’: Sweet & Swinging.Lady Gaga Pays Tribute to Tony Bennett: ‘I Will Miss My Friend Forever’.Steve Miller’s ‘The Joker’ Gets 50th Anniversary Box Set.1971-The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums.Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman, is Mourned-Dead at 70.Musician Deaths of 2023: Croz, Beck, Tina & Tony Are Among the Most Notable.Peter Gabriel Shares 8th Track From New Studio Album, ‘i/o’.The Concert For Bangladesh: Gently Weeping.Sonny & Cher’s ‘The Beat Goes On’ (& On & On)….Rolling With Jerry: When Garcia Welcomed a College Kid to the Dead’s HQ.Rolling Stones Defy Age at Spectacular 2019 MetLife Concert: Review.Emmylou Harris’ ‘Luxury Liner’: Outside The Lines.New Book, Based on Interviews With the Beatles, Family and Friends, Coming.13 Best Rock Organists (& Their Most Killer Tracks).Jeff Lynne’s ELO Opens 2018 North American Tour.Merry Clayton on Singing on ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘Tapestry’. ![]()
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