I’ve listened to The Beatles Red & Blue album 2023 remixes. The results are a mixed bag. Most of the early tracks benefit musically in instrument clarity, but some vocal harmonies are revealed as off. Later period tracks tend to present well overall except for “I am the Walrus” which is weaker than its stereo and mono predecessors. The original 45 mono mix has punch. I listened on Event studio monitors with flat EQ. Additionally, the track is extended with other radio chatter that is charmless.
For the casual Beatles fan, the Red & Blue remixes are probably most songs you’d want (although “Rain” is missing!). Hardcore fans may enjoy a wee bit of subtle variance from revealed instruments and vocals. Listening to the Red album, particularly the first 10 12 tracks back to back was a little irritating in that the remix styles and volume is inconsistent. So far my favorite Beatles remixes are on the Yellow Submarine Songtrack release from the 1990s. Potato, potato.
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I still havent listened to the red/blue 2023. Have you heard the Rock Band remixes?
@MPCavalier I recall liking what I heard.
@CanisPundit
I listened to the Red album today and yeah ..... the 2023 re-mixes seem to be a case of "coulda not shoulda". Pretty extraneous.
@MPCavalier that’s a pretty good description 🤣. Still, a nice gateway drug for casual fans born after 1980.
I thought they both were a chance to listen with new ears. I'm old enough to have been around when they were all first released.
@tgraph52 @CanisPundit
I will say that the new mix of "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" is kind of nice. Lennon's vocal seems closer to the mic - and the original mix seemed "gauzy" - this one is clearer and a little brighter.
@MPCavalier @tgraph52 agreed. There’s ample opportunities for cork sniffing, but I’m trying to keep my negative criticism to standouts. At the same time I could critique the removal of little mistakes. I want to hear the piano stool creaking in fade out chord in the original “A Day in the Life”. 🤣