'The Beatles' (White Album) [50th Anniversary Box Set with 5.1 Blu-ray Disc!]

[4-earredwonder]

Flawed indeed, like any rare gem.

I was twelve when it was released, and thought it was cool for lots of twelve-year-old reasons beside the great music ("Why don't we do it in the road," snicker!!)

When I listen to it now, I can hear the band beginning to break apart, and the bittersweet is nearly overwhelming at times.

Not thrilled at the concept of paying $100+ for this when the time comes (still holding out on Sgt. Pepper), but I probably will.

Simply think of it as inflation. Since the late sixties, what was $10 then is $100 now.

And the White Album remastered and in surround. Couldn't get that for ten bucks back 'then!'

 

[Scott65]

Simply think of it as inflation. Since the late sixties, what was $10 then is $100 now.

And the White Album remastered and in surround. Couldn't get that for ten bucks back 'then!'

Agreed. And I am earning a lot more now than in 1968...

 

[HomerJAU]

Agreed. And I am earning a lot more now than in 1968...

I’m earning the same now as in 1968. Zero. I was in high school then, retired now.

 

[Scott65]

I’m earning the same now as in 1968. Zero. I was in high school then, retired now.

I was three

 

[4-earredwonder]

I was three

Yeah, and tap dancin' on street corners for loose change.

 

[beerking]

I was 14 ..just getting into Jimi Hendrix (any surround for him would blow my mind). In our house Dad liked the Stones mum liked the Beatles so it depended on who won the battle for the wind up gramophone player!! All I ever heard was 'turn that music down'...course I was parent deaf by then.., there might have been other choice phrases used as well..
Anyways back on to the White Album. I will deffo have this on pre order...and then bring on Abbey Road. Who is the mixing engineer ? Would it be Giles again?

 

[ar surround]

Simply think of it as inflation. Since the late sixties, what was $10 then is $100 now.

And the White Album remastered and in surround. Couldn't get that for ten bucks back 'then!'

I thought you were really exaggerating, but looking at the inflation calculator, $10 in June 1968 is $72.50 in May 2018. And according to this post from "The Forum Which Must Not Be Named" some paid above $10!

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...what-price-did-you-pay-for-it-in-1968.466607/

 

[skherbeck]

It would be cool if we could eventually get “Let It Be”, fully clothed in surround, naked in surround, and the remastered film (and, of course, all the obligatory ancillary box crap )

 

[kap'n krunch]

Oh, man..I am of the "didn't LOOOOOVE S.Pepper in MCh but it's not bad" camp, so, after having it in Stereo on an Apple early 70's pressing, a very expensive original UK Mono pressing and a modern repressing in Mono ( not to mention the original St CD and a boot mono CD), can't wait to have it...I remember The Beatles vaguely from when I was a child...but I discovered them out curiosity, along with the Venus and Mars LP, which I still have...iirc it was like, hey V&M is great, and they say this guy was a Beatle? Hmmm let's see...and the rest is history...

 

[bayards]

Venus and Mars ain't bad in multichannel btw......

 

[4-earredwonder]

I thought you were really exaggerating, but looking at the inflation calculator, $10 in June 1968 is $72.50 in May 2018. And according to this post from "The Forum Which Must Not Be Named" some paid above $10!

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...what-price-did-you-pay-for-it-in-1968.466607/

My college tuition with room and board was $4,400 a year back in the mid sixties. Now it's WELL over $50K.

My summer job at the time was paying $1.25 per hour [which was taxable] so I ended up working 96 hours and came home with exactly $96 [we were paid every two weeks]!

But then a gallon of regular gasoline was approximately $.39 and a double feature movie with newsreels and sometimes 10 cartoons was $.25!

Look at what ONE movie costs today @ movie theaters [$15 in New York].

So, in 2018 A White Album w/5.1 BD~A remaster by Giles Martin will run [guestimate] $150~200 [List price]

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    A 2018 White Album w/5.1 BD~A remaster by ELLIOT SCHEINER: PRICELESS!

 

[Clint Eastwood]

The latest rumor is that there will be information(track list and various editions) revealed on Sept 25 and a formal press release will follow on Sept 26th...

 

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[Simon A]

The last line is actually Mama can you take me back.

I hope we get a full 20 minute version of that track.

 

[jefe1]

Now this is the reissue many of us are waiting for. Sgt Pepper is the artistic choice Imagine may be for street cred but the White Album is what you will actually listen to........frequently. Only to be surpassed by Abbey Road.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Maybe a little refresher is in order...scroll down and indulge yourself with these music samples HERE

 

[ljlefti]

Just read this article from June. We have it from Paul that it is on its way!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbe...ary-white-album-is-almost-ready/#617f77a01bdf

 

[4-earredwonder]

Just read this article from June. We have it from Paul that it is on its way!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markbe...ary-white-album-is-almost-ready/#617f77a01bdf

But ironically, no mention of the 5.1 remix. Nor was it stated that Giles Martin remixed Sgt. Pepper into 5.1. Strange!

 

[halbroome]

I'm glad it's due around November -- have so much on pre-order for September that I might as well call it Christmas!

 

[GOS]

Man oh man...of all the releases coming....The White Album is really exciting....and I can't wait. And.....talk about further deluxe stuff like Abbey Road and Let It Be.....whoa.