For Auction:  The Beatles-The White Album (Mono),180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl 2 LP,2014  Numbered, Remastered, Mono, 180 Gram             

 The Beatles’ Original Mono Studio Album Remastered At Abbey Road Directly From The Analogue Masters For Vinyl Release By Sean Magee and Steve Berkowitz

Lacquers Cut Using Neumann VMS-80 Lathe

Ranked 10/500 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.  

The Beatles in mono: This is how most listeners first heard the group in the 1960s, when mono was the predominant audio format. Up until 1968, each Beatles album was given a unique mono and stereo mix, but the group always regarded the mono as primary. THE BEATLES is released in mono on two 180-gram vinyl LPs with faithfully replicated artwork, newly mastered from the analogue master tapes.

In an audiophile-minded undertaking, The Beatles’ acclaimed mono albums have been newly mastered for vinyl from quarter-inch master tapes at Abbey Road Studios by GRAMMY®-winning engineer Sean Magee and GRAMMY®-winning mastering supervisor Steve Berkowitz. While THE BEATLES IN MONO CD boxed set released in 2009 was created from digital remasters, for this new vinyl project, Magee and Berkowitz cut the records without using any digital technology. Instead, they employed the same procedures used in the 1960s, guided by the original albums and by detailed transfer notes made by the original cutting engineers.

Working in the same room at Abbey Road where most of The Beatles’ albums were initially cut, the pair first dedicated weeks to concentrated listening, fastidiously comparing the master tapes with first pressings of the mono records made in the 1960s. Using a rigorously tested Studer A80 machine to play back the precious tapes, the new vinyl was cut on a 1980s-era VMS80 lathe.

Via Michael Fremer (Analog Planet) on the mastering process:

"The EQ applied was based upon the original cutting engineers’ notes as well as careful listening to original first lacquer, first mother, first stamper EMI pressings (-1, 1, G matrix). The cartridge used was Ortofon’s 2M Black.

It’s important to remember that the tapes have aged—some as much as fifty years—and the monitoring, playback and mastering equipment have changed as well, even though the work was done in the very same room in which the originals were mastered. Solid state has replaced tubes in the cutting chain.

Lacquers were cut using Abbey Road Studios’ Neumann VMS-80 lathe, equipped with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head. The originals were cut on a Scully lathe, perhaps with a Westrex cutter head."                       

Tracklist                                                                                     A1Back In The U.S.S.R.2:42 A2Dear Prudence3:50 A3Glass Onion2:16 A4Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da3:07 A5Wild Honey Pie0:53 A6The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill3:11 A7While My Guitar Gently Weeps Guitar [Uncredited] – Written-By – * 4:44 A8Happiness Is A Warm Gun2:41 B1Martha My Dear2:26 B2I'm So Tired2:03 B3Blackbird2:17 B4Piggies Written-By – * 2:03 B5Rocky Raccoon3:31 B6Don't Pass Me By Written-By – * 3:49 B7Why Don't We Do It In The Road?1:40 B8I Will1:44 B9Julia2:52 C1Birthday2:41 C2Yer Blues3:57 C3Mother Nature's Son2:46 C4Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey2:24 C5Sexy Sadie3:14 C6Helter Skelter4:27 C7Long, Long, Long Written-By – * 3:02 D1Revolution 14:12 D2Honey Pie2:40 D3Savoy Truffle Written-By – * 2:57 D4Cry Baby Cry3:00 D5Revolution 98:17 D6Good Night3:09 Companies etc Mastered At – Credits Artwork – Engineer – , , Mastered By [2014 Mastering Engineer] – Mastered By [2014 Mastering Supervisor] – Photography By – Producer, Orchestrated By – Written-By – (tracks: A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to D6) Notes Released in mono on 180-gram vinyl LPs, newly mastered from the analogue master tapes and with replicated artwork.
With top opening Gatefold Sleeve, Black Inners, Poster & 4 Colour Prints.
Numbered Edition.
Eric Clapton uncredited on A7 for contractual reasons
                                                                        Record Is In Mint Condition.Still Sealed.

                                                                               

                         

                  

 

GRADING

SS
(STILL SEALED) Sealed at factory and never opened. Disc is assumed to be undamaged and mint, but this cannot be proven until the album is actually opened and the disc examined.

M
(MINT) Perfection, no flaws, defects, marks or otherwise indications of being handled or played. Any scuffs, hairline scratches or other marks disqualify discs from this category.

M-
(NEAR MINT) The vinyl is virtually flawless, bright and shiny. A very minor, barely visible scuff or two may be permitted, but no scratches. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked.

VG++
(VERY GOOD ++) Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor paper scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked.

VG+
(VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean.

VG
(VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches or scuffs that cause minor surface noise, but do not overpower the music. There will be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible. 

G
(GOOD) Well-played, dull, grayish vinyl with deeper scratches and wear causing distracting surface noise (hisses, pops, cracks and other nasties). The record will still play through without any skips. Labels may be significantly defaced or damaged.

 

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