Much was made of McCartney’s new found bass lines in the 2009 version but, after the novelty had worn a tad, I found that bass guitar over-bearing. The addition of further reverb increased the perceived soundstage too. The remix centralised the vocals far more than the 2009 version giving Starr a more important and controlling role in the song. I chose With a Little Help From My Friends.
So how does it sound? I grabbed the original stereo album from this box set and compared it with the version found in the 2009 stereo CD box set. The entire box is contained in a lenticular 3D collage slip cover. You’ll find a mono version of the album here too plus a 24bit/96kHz version of the album, 4K standard promotional films for Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane and A Day In The Life plus The Making of Sgt Pepper, a restored, documentary film (broadcast in 1992).Īlso included are posters and a 144-page hardcover book packed with new interviews and rare images The album itself is mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio (not remastered, you understand, actually remixed) from the original four-track master tapes and expanded with early takes from the studio sessions, including no fewer than 34 previously unreleased recordings. It seems understandable, therefore, that Sgt Pepper should be the subject of a lavish, CD/Digital-based box set. After this LP, the rest of the world looked on and saw what was possible. And make no mistake about it, The Beatles were responsible for a complete and wide-ranging revolution in music in terms of creation and production.
The original Sgt Pepper album was a final culmination and refining of a musical revolution. Featuring remixes, rarities, hi-res digital audio and more, Paul Rigby reviews the Super Deluxe box set version of Sgt Pepper and compares it with previous stereo and mono editions
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