Rolling Stones In Mono (Box)

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I was commenting both on the visceral impact as well as on some of the differences I was hearing in that recording. I'm obviously not alone in preferring the original. The recording makes clear the far more advanced orchestration of Aftermath (UK & US 1966), with varying styles and accompanying instruments such as the sitar, koto, and dulcimer. Jagger’s singing becomes more personalized and reflective on the very beautiful “Lady Jane”. Many Stones scholars believe this album is the tipping point changing the band’s trajectory equal to The Beatles. In terms of test software, I used original mono pressings of The Rolling Stones (1964) and No.2 (1965), Out of Our Heads (1965) and Aftermath (1966). For further comparative purposes, I also used relatively modern, mid-80s, pressings of The Rolling Stones and No.2. That is one of the reasons original mono pressings of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and other groups have increased in value. That said, bass had to be seriously attenuated (“rolled off) and dynamics compressed on those early records so they wouldn’t skip on “kiddie phonographs” of the day. DSD has come a long way in terms of tools, said Landi. “Bob [Ludwig] uses the Pyramix system that accommodates DSD and PCM. That has sophisticated editing tools in there. This is true DSD, incidentally, there is no inter-PCM conversion involved here.”

Finally there is the double Stray Cats, which has early and alternative tunes plus singles versions of “Street Fighting Man” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” plus the Italian version of “As Tears Go By”, “I Wanna Be Your Man” written by The Beatles for The Stones, “Not Fade Away” (left off the UK first album) and other items of interest for Stones completists. Photography By – David Bailey (5), Gered Mankowitz, Guy Webster, Jerrold Schatzberg*, Michael Cooper (8), Nicholas Wright (2) The produce these “new” records, Capitol had to take the tapes they were sent—already copies at least one, perhaps two generations down from the masters—and then copy again to create the cutting masters, while at the same time adding the echo and whatever else they chose to do to make the sound more acceptable (they thought) to the “kiddies”. Once the master tapes were used to transfer the music, that music was then converted to DSD 2.8kHz for mastering. Why not PCM? “DSD most closely mirrors analogue in the digital world,” said Landi. “We really wanted to master in DSD, 24bit/192kHz just wasn’t close enough.” When original Beatles or Stones albums were released over the better part of a decade, you can be sure the mastering chains used changed over time. These changes affected the final sound of the records—for better or worse—yet in reissuing a decade’s worth of records in a single box and mastering all of them using the same chain, you run into a “uniformity” issue.

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I bought the mono Beatles box and hoped the mono stones box would be similar. I wish that is how they were done, all as mini LP replicas. This feels a bit cheap, the covers are wide and there’s nothing to hold the CDs in place, you’d have to store all of them on the side so the CDs could literally fall out if you take an album out. Actually, as a matter of fact my box had some flaps unglued. I understand the issues with Decca, but it could’ve at least been a shrunken version of the vinyl box right? Shame because all of these CDs are IMO probably the best you’ll hear the Stones in mono, the original vinyl records sound great but admittedly I think these CDs sound better. I hate to be that guy who compares Beatles to Stones, but the Beatles mono box feels like a gem to own, this one doesn’t and I actually paid more for this than for the Beatles box. Music of course makes up for it, as I mentioned. Love me some Stones, especially in Mono. Really loving the US Out of Our Heads, as well as the many great singles on Stray Cats. One really minor complaint, I wish they had a blue Decca label for Their Satanic Majesties Request. Sinclair, Paul (11 August 2016). " The Rolling Stones in Mono: 16 LP Vinyl and 15 CD Box Sets Due in September". Super Deluxe Edition . Retrieved 18 December 2016. By the second record, they were recording and paying homage at Chess, Chicago and at RCA in Hollywood. On December’s Children (and everybody’s) engineering credits go to Dave Hassinger (Hollywood), Ron Malo (Chicago) and Glyn Johns (London). Starting with Between the Buttons, the group settled in at Olympic for the rest of their time with Decca Records.

For CDs with printed/picture label (EOMS, Dirty Work, Steel Wheels, Voodoo Lounge, Bridges to Babylon, A Bigger Bang) there is an extra ‘silver’ ring on the label side around the hub. Keith Richards – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar, bass, fuzz bass, double bass, piano, vocals To begin, I installed the 0.7mil Zero and concentrated upon those mid-80s pressings compared to the new box set. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (Single Version) (single B-side - Decca F.12220, 1965)The visualization would essentially be below. The illustration represents 2 cables merging into 1 RCA, then 1 RCA splitting to 2 again to the preamp. Gee - isn't there a digital way to encode 99% distortion into any sound recording? Then, future masterings could have distortion injected right in. Oh - but that distortion wouldn't be analog distortion. Never mind. Despite the fact that almost all the tapes used in the box set were first generation, sometimes, you have no choice in the matter because it’s the only and/or best source (sometimes later generation sources sound better than first generation because the ‘first’ is in a relatively poor condition or somesuch). Even if a second generation tape has been used (and most of the sources in this box were first) then the second generation tape was an original source tape.” I just about recall the release day here in London of the Stones first record " Come On". Stripey orange Decca paper bag and dark blue label with silver print. Us young teenage Mods gathered round a Dansette or some such player. They were big with us as they were regarded as a "certified" Mod band that had played a couple of local gigs in South East London at the Glenlyn Ballroom ( the Who played there too originally as The Detours). So groups like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones—as well as their producers, engineers and manager—were far more concerned about the mono mixes than they were about the slapdash stereo mixes produced later, often without the group’s participation. This was also true of Bob Dylan, who after attending the mono mixing sessions of “Blonde On Blonde” left Nashville, leaving to others the stereo mixing chores. Of course in the case of The Rolling Stones, the early albums were never released in “stereo”.

And when we get to 1965’s December’s Children (and everybody’s), the singing and arranging are getting even more creative and sophisticated. Listen to arranger Mike Leander’s gorgeous string ritornello in “As Tears Go By” (Jagger/Richards). He was good enough to arrange for The Beatles when George Martin was unavailable. In all cases the 1st marker is slightly different colors of the box and slightly different fonts for box number.Landi also gets credit for the analog to DSD transfers (with the ubiquitous Gus Skinas serving as DSD consultant) as well as for tape archives research. No doubt ABKCO got everything on tape and that includes outtakes and alternative takes that had they made it to record instead of the ones on the original records, would prove embarrassing—and that’s happened many times in the reissue business. Yes, the sound is wildly inconsistent. It's part of the charm though. Just match the levels and live with it. You can't compare the beautiful full dynamic range of the Chess sound with the chopped off bottom and top of the RCA stuff. So put it on in all it's flawed glory. The Rolling Stones In Mono(Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve, CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono, SHM-CD, Mini-LP Sleeve) The Rolling Stones “answer” to Sgt. Peppers… was the ill-conceived Their Satanic Majesties Request, which was a messy, self-indulgent concoction, that had some good moments despite itself, especially “2000 Man and “2000 Light Years From Home”. The true mono mix here is much better than the more familiar stereo mix. You’ll hear.