It's nice to know Giles Martin is "on side "for surround projects .
INXS & Beatles ♡
INXS & Beatles ♡
The circulated 4-track is a later generation than what Giles worked with for this release. There were earlier 4-tracks—multiple synchronized reels—which were then bounced down to (eventually) a single 4-track for the final mono and stereo mixes in '67. Giles was able to use the first generation 4-tracks in most, if not all, cases.I've heard some of the "multitracks" that are "out there" for Sgt. Peppers and The White Album... for Sgt. Pepper, there is a discrete four track which, if this is what Giles had to work with, I think he did a great job and I don't think we could have gotten much better from anyone else (I'm not a professional mixer, though, so others more "in the know" may have another opinion).
But then again, Revolution #9 in 5.1???
Mind-blowing
SDE has speculated on what 2018 has in store and had this to say about The White Album:
http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/feature/sde-reissue-preview-for-2018/
“The rumours are that Apple and Universal will reissue a 50th anniversary edition of ‘The Beatles‘ aka The White Album this year. The 50th anniversary is in November so if this happens, it won’t be a summer release like last year’s Sgt. Pepper. Expect ‘Esher demos’, outtakes and more, although a 5.1 mix of the entire double album doesn’t seem very likely…”
An incomplete 5.1 mix would be such a let down! I wonder where this hypothesis stems from?
SDE has speculated on what 2018 has in store and had this to say about The White Album:
http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/feature/sde-reissue-preview-for-2018/
“The rumours are that Apple and Universal will reissue a 50th anniversary edition of ‘The Beatles‘ aka The White Album this year. The 50th anniversary is in November so if this happens, it won’t be a summer release like last year’s Sgt. Pepper. Expect ‘Esher demos’, outtakes and more, although a 5.1 mix of the entire double album doesn’t seem very likely…”
An incomplete 5.1 mix would be such a let down! I wonder where this hypothesis stems from?
A 2014 interview with Giles Martin regarding his Beatle's surround philosophy: http://www.soundbard.com/soundbard/...ound-and-what-fab-album-he-might-tackle-next/
Martin: I think the WHITE ALBUM in surround would be fabulous.
Giles- "In the early days of surround, I was given a Marvin Gaye disc, and the guitarist played behind me. I would never go to a gig where I was standing next to the kick drum and the guitarist was playing behind me!"
My retort- Well that's no fun...
I did read that and since I do love the discrete surround mix of What's Going on it kind of pointed to Gile's ultra conservative approach to surround although I DO agree that the LOVE album is one of the most cherished surround discs in my collection.
I agree with Giles. I had a full blown quad set up in the 70s and I sold after less than a year. And the main reason I sold was because the mixing was so horrible on the records I bought. And they were way too expensive.
I agree with Giles. I had a full blown quad set up in the 70s and I sold after less than a year. And the main reason I sold was because the mixing was so horrible on the records I bought. And they were way too expensive.
I agree with Giles. I had a full blown quad set up in the 70s and I sold after less than a year. And the main reason I sold was because the mixing was so horrible on the records I bought. And they were way too expensive.
Giles- "In the early days of surround, I was given a Marvin Gaye disc, and the guitarist played behind me. I would never go to a gig where I was standing next to the kick drum and the guitarist was playing behind me!"
My retort- Well that's no fun...
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