Quoted from tkitna

Well, I broke down and finally bought it, and it pisses me off that it sounds so good because their entire catalog needs remastered.

Absolutely agree with you here, tkitna. A shame it hasn't been done. This is the year 2006, it needs to be done.

I agree. And not only do the regular CDs sound like crap, the covers/booklets look like crap too.

Quoted from Bobber

Absolutely agree with you here, tkitna. A shame it hasn't been done. This is the year 2006, it needs to be done.

2006??  we'll be lucky if it happens in the next year.  i'll go out on a limb and predict late '07- it's the final beatles frontier...that and availing the music for download.

Plus the stuff they couldn't get on Anthology. Like Carnival Of light, etc.

Quoted from sregis

2006??  we'll be lucky if it happens in the next year.  i'll go out on a limb and predict late '07- it's the final beatles frontier...that and availing the music for download.

I just meant that after such a long time, it's about time they start remastering the stuff.

Quoted from GreenApple

Plus the stuff they couldn't get on Anthology. Like Carnival Of light, etc.

I think that whatever's not on Anthology, is on bootlegs.

There must be some stuff left, such as in the discussion we had that Raxo reminds us of. And, many takes of songs are in the vaults. As long as there's money in releasing them, there might always be releases of these takes in time.

Sad to say in a day like today *sigh*  ...

... but having Olivia (instead of George - always reluctant) and Yoko (instead of John - usualley disowning) approving projects with Paul (the fan number one of the guys) and Ringo (who -I think- is longing for the good old days) everything could happen ... now that we've got Giles!  

P.S. But I doubt it: they didn't like to repeat themselves   ...

Interesting to see what will happen with Giles.

I suppose the rest of the albums will be remastered at some point in the next few years. They got the two slightly disappointing albums remastered and tidied up already. The rest are bound to follow.

I don't think any of the outtakes that didn't make the Anthology CDs will be officially released in the future... Cause how on earth are they ever going to promote that?

"When it was recorded in the 60s, it wasn't good enough to be released... When we released 6 1/2 hours of outtakes in the 90s, it still wasn't good enough... But NOW we're finally trying to sell it to you... So get it NOW!"

Quoted from Joost

I don't think any of the outtakes that didn't make the Anthology CDs will be officially released in the future... Cause how on earth are they ever going to promote that?

"When it was recorded in the 60s, it wasn't good enough to be released... When we released 6 1/2 hours of outtakes in the 90s, it still wasn't good enough... But NOW we're finally trying to sell it to you... So get it NOW!"

Spot on. "Here's the leftovers from the leftovers!" It might be interesting for us as fans, tho.

One show is promoting their last album (remixes made by producers) ... maybe a new soundtrack for a new documentary made by other people in the future?   ... busyNess, y'know: now there are only two of the members alive, so ...

Quoted from Bobber

Spot on. "Here's the leftovers from the leftovers!" It might be interesting for us as fans, tho.

Come to think of it, you might well be right. After all, the Anthology albums were more like something for the hardcore fans. I wonder how many people went out to buy it thinking it would be something like complete songs right through, like the 1 album. The fact that there's talking and incomplete tracks and bits of things for interest makes it much more like something for the hard core fans. Some people might have been disappointed after spending that money. Perhaps the best way to release it in future for the hardcore fans, if they ever do, would be to make it available for download on the net for a price.

You've answered yourself  : those albums (and book and DVDs and packs of American LPs and ... well, everything) were so expensive that only fans bought them (huge sales, by the way  )... so they keep releasing stuff (Yoko's doing too) because the fans buy it ... don't worry about that: there'll be enough fans to buy whatever they'll released ("1" album and Anthologies were very success, y'know)