Abbey Road (50th Anniversary) [VINYL]
Abbey Road (50th Anniversary) [VINYL]
Abbey Road 50th Anniversary Picture Disc
This limited edition 1LP picture disc of Abbey Road features the new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original eight-track session tapes. To produce the mix, Giles Martin working with Sam Okell, was guided by the album’s original stereo mix supervised by his father, George Martin.
Good recording but anything from the best band the world has ever known is going to be good.Got the original vinyl as well as remastered cd all sound good,but this is much warmer .Being cynical you could say that George Martins son Giles doing the production is a bit of a hype, as we don’t know what it would sound like if another producer did it ?
Put record on and was amazed at the quality of the sound , you can hear everything , all the instruments and vocals are crystal clear, would recommend. Came quickly with amazon and packaging was great .
Really good album, couple of tracks are filler but the rest are fantastic. Arrived quickly and Have no issue with the vinyl itself. Played it through s few times with no issues
I get it now. I’ve always liked the beatles but only because I listened to the greatest hits. I’ve now got a turntable and I’m slowly collecting the albums. Sgt pepper was my first and now this one. Tremendous. Great pressing too, just a shame the whole presentation is basic, I’d love a double disc or extras but 60 for the deluxe version is a big jump from the 18 here!
Never thought I would buy this again, I have past releases and they all sound good, this release sounds very fresh with an excellent crisp sound love the bass and drums, well done Giles Martin & Sam Okell.
Great album, I thought I had the original 1969, but somehow it found it’s way into my sisters record collection, so had to have it on vinyl, already have it on CD with a bonus CD of demos.
The remix of this album is superb, I can’t imagine anyone preferring the old stereo mix over this as it’s so well put together. If you like this album, just buy this, truly awesome!
Only having the originals of all Beatles vinyl albums, I thought it time to delve into
these remasters to seem what all the fuss is about. Well I can honestly say it’s like a breath of fresh air, old tired tracks brought back into new lease of life.
Would highly recommend.
I do recall buying this LP back in the day, great stuff. I recently purchased the 50th anniversary issue and there is nothing on the sleeve or the vinyl label to say that it is the 50th anniversary issue. All there is on the cellophane is a “hype” sticker. Can we really believe this is really the 50th anniversary pressing?
Likes: The music. Don’t need to elaborate. The first album I bought with my own money as a kid in 1969. Anyhoo, someone reckoned The Beatles are “over-praised”. Got to admit, that made me laugh. Abbey Road….like Pepper…was, and still is a benchmark piece of work. It sells now for that very reason.
Dislikes: This new edition on vinyl (my weapon of choice). So much surface noise on Side 2. I have a decent record cleaning machine, and I will have to spool it up in the next couple of days to try and give side 2 a going over. It’s quality 180g vinyl, and it’s as flat as a snooker table, so no issues there…..it’s purely the surface noise.
I was in two minds about getting this 50th anniversary edition on vinyl, I had only recently bought a copy of the original album on vinyl and it is superb, however, Giles Martin has done an excellent job on previous remastering of Beatles albums. The other reason I took the plunge was that, in my desire to gain some respite from the surreal world of U.K. politics, I tuned into Radio 2s pop up Beatles station to mark the 50th anniversary of this album. Spending a day listening to Beatles music clinched it.
Bearing in mind how excellent the original mastering was I am rather thrilled how good this is, simultaneously faithful to the original and bringing out greater clarity and depth to the sound throughout. Knowing that this album was arriving today I listened to my newish copy of the original last night and wondered if this remastered version could possibly add anything, it does.
Excellent. Different to my original mix vinyl which is a reissue from the 80s. Don’t know if its as good as a first press but it costs a fraction of that in price. Flat, quiet, detailed and musical