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The 2025 GRAMMYs Winners: Which Ones Make the Grade on Vinyl?

Mike Mettler | Feb 03, 2025

The 67th Grammy Awards — sorry, I meant the

all-caps GRAMMY Awards — were handed out in Los Angeles last night, February 2, 2025, and we applaud the wide range of actual, great-sounding winning recordings, as evidenced by what we’ve heard of their vinyl incarnations. Over the past year(ish), we’ve indeed reviewed some of those key, Grammy-winning LPs and songs here on AP, so if you’re keen on finding out if they make the grade on vinyl and are worthy of your hard-earned dollars and/or valuable listening time, then read on. . .

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The Beatles "1"-- Giles Martin Remixes the Singles Michael Fremer | Jan 26, 2016

Music re-mixes may not be as complicated or as critical as brain surgery but when it comes to The Beatles, you could make the case.

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The Beatles "1+" Packs Visual, Sonic and Emotional Punch Michael Fremer | Oct 29, 2015

It's easy to forget in today's image and video drenched world how little we got to see during the 1960s of The Beatles and other rock groups.

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The Beatles "1+" Video Collection Coming Early November Michael Fremer | Oct 07, 2015

Had enough Beatles? Then don't read this and whine about it. But if you never have enough Beatles, this new 27 song singles collection on DVD, Blu-ray, CD and eventual double LP (the latter two audio only obviously) is for you. You will fall in love all over again.

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The Beatles "On Air- Live at the BBC Volume 2" on 3 Vinyl LPs Michael Fremer | Nov 19, 2013

“I don’t object to people inheriting or having a big lot of money I never did but I do object to people being stony broke and starving”.—John Lennon

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The Beatles The Singles Collection Arrives (REVISED 11/19/19) Michael Fremer | Nov 15, 2019

The Beatles The Singles Collection arrived the other day and it was opened with great anticipation and the embedded YouTube video was quickly produced in a single take before listening to a note. As you'll see when you watch, the packaging is "top shelf" and imaginative and Kevin Howlett's booklet notes are illuminating and useful. Using original artwork from around the world was a nice touch that every Beatles fan with appreciate!

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The Beatles Get Back To Mono and AAA Vinyl Michael Fremer | Jun 16, 2014 | First Published: Jun 15, 2014

Apple Corps and Universal Music Group today announced the September 8th release date (September 9th in North America) of the long-anticipated Beatles’ mono vinyl reissue series, cut to lacquer using the original analogue master tapes.

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The Beatles Remasters: A Splendid Time is Guaranteed For Some Michael Fremer | Sep 01, 2010

The Beatles Remasters: A Splendid Time Is Guaranteed For Most

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The Beatles Singles Collection Cut Mostly From Original Singles Tapes

Michael Fremer | Nov 19, 2019

I have been assured by co-producer Guy Hayden that this 45rpm box was cut directly from TAPE and that whatever transfers were done (hence the credit) was done as they were for the AAA mono album box, to use as a reference before actual cutting in order to preserve the tapes.

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The Beatles: "On Air-Live at The BBC Volume 2" A Fascinating, Musically Worthy Time Capsule

Michael Fremer | Oct 10, 2013

These BBC recordings from 1963 and 1964 make clear that The Beatles were, even at that early stage of their career, a skilled musical ensemble and that even then they were eager to cast off the teen-craze image created for them by Brian Epstein.

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The Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP Box Set Is Poised to Please Please Us All on November 22

Mike Mettler | Sep 12, 2024

I’m in love with The Beatles, and I feel fine — and I bet you’ll feel that way too after I tell you that a new 180g 8LP box set titled The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono is officially slated for release on November 22, 2024, via Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe. Read on to find out all the analog stats, details, and tracklisting info for all seven LPs (one of them is a 2LP set) in this truly Fab box. . .

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The Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP Box Set Offers All-Analog Updates That Will Appeal to Enthusiasts and Newbies Alike

Mark Smotroff | Dec 06, 2024

In the Beatleverse, it is generally well known and quite accepted that the mono mixes of the early Beatles recordings are considered superior to the stereo counterparts for many reasons. Thus, a new box set assembling 21st century recreations of the U.S. Beatles albums in their original monaural sound has a special sort of appeal — and that’s where the 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP box set, which was released by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe on November 22, 2024, comes into play. Read Mark Smotroff’s review to see if The Beatles’ 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono 180g 8LP box set is fab enough to put on your holiday-purchase list, or if you should buy each album individually. . .

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The Beatles’ Revolver Half-Speed-Mastered 180g 4LP/1 EP Special Edition Super Deluxe Box Set Is Coming Our Way October 28

Mike Mettler | Sep 07, 2022

Turn off your mind, relax, and drop the needle. If you’ve been wondering which Beatles album would next get the mega-deluxe treatment following last year’s Let It Be Super Deluxe 180g 4LP/1EP box set, wonder no more. On October 28, Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will release August 1966’s seminal Revolver in a 180g 4LP/1EP Special Edition Super Deluxe box set. Read on to find out all the details, and what sources are being used. . .

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The World's Greatest Artists Sing The Songs of Paul McCartney: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Michael Fremer | Nov 23, 2014

The producer Ralph Sall had an idea ten years ago or so: why not get some of the greatest musical talents of our time to pay tribute to Sir Paul McCartney by having them cover his songs? What could possibly go wrong?

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