Interesting remix, essential demos

I suppose people can debate some of the choices Giles Martin made in his remix of the White Album. I have a lot of White Albums: Japanese and UK mono edittions, US and UK stereo editions, early and later pressings, a very nice sounding German Direct Metal Master, CD, LP, etc. I’m not sure I’d call the Giles Martin mix my favorite, but you do get to hear more drums and bass, and along the way certain things jump out at you. So it’s interesting to hear. But what I am sure I will be spinning on the turntable is the Esher demos, which sound MUCH better than any version I’ve heard previously. It’s an amazing production, all the way down to the Apple demo labels. I suppose it would have been a nice detail for these lps to get numbered covers (they saved that touch for the deluxe 6 CD set), but that’s a minor quibble. To have the Esher demos in great sound quality and on vinyl is a very good thing, indeed, and while I might direct people to the Direct Metal Master to hear the White Album proper on vinyl, there’s no other way to get those beautiful sounding demos on vinyl but here.Read full review

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