The Rolling Stones In Mono

Description

This year, for the first time ever, all mono studio recordings released by The
Rolling Stones in the 1960s will be available in one unique historic
collection. The collection will contain a total of 186 tracks, 56 of which
have never before been heard in mono since the advent of the digital
age.Spanning the era between 1963 and 1969, The Rolling Stones in Mono covers
the formative years of “The Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the World.” During
this era, most rock and pop recordings were originally recorded in mono, with
stereo often an afterthought, dealt with only following the completion of the
original (mono) version of a given track. In short, mono reigned and this was,
indeed, the case for the Rolling Stones during the period. While typical
playback systems of the time were less than sophisticated, the original mono
recordings, especially as heard through quality components, were of the
highest audio quality and had a powerful and very direct impact. “You felt you
were in the room . . . listening to exactly what went down in the studio, no
frills, no nothing,” Keith Richards wrote in his autobiography, Life. “Rock
was a completely new musical form,” Mick Jagger explained in a 1995 Rolling
Stone interview. “It hadn’t been around for ten years when we started doing it
. . . You felt like one of the chosen few, one of the only ones in the world
who would get to play with this new toy. We had evangelical fervor.” Late
recording engineer Dave Hassinger explained how he mixed his ’64-’66 work for
the Stones in mono, “They always played together at the same time,” Hassinger
said. “They would run the parts down, work out the changes here and there,
nail it down, then start recording.”Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke,
in his 5,000-word essay that accompanies the set, writes, “The Rolling Stones
in Mono is the full studio account of that first decade of history and mayhem,
newly remastered with unprecedented fidelity and revelatory detail.” His
commentaries are included with the CD box sets as part of a 4-color deluxe 48
page lie flat book that features numerous rare photos by renowned photographer
Terry O’Neill. The 15 CDs are housed in the original full color album jackets
that fit along with the book into a one piece specially crafted box.The
Rolling Stones in Mono was mastered by acclaimed GRAMMY award winning engineer
Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering. For the project he utilized Direct Stream
Digital (DSD) transfers from the original master recordings, with a sampling
rate of 2,822,400. Lacquer cutting for vinyl was performed at Abbey Road
Studios by Alex Wharton and Sean Magee. The Rolling Stones in Mono project has
been overseen by Teri Landi, ABKCO’s Grammy award winning Chief Audio
Engineer.Albums included in the box set are THE ROLLING STONES / 12 X 5 / THE
ROLLING STONES NO.2 / THE ROLLING STONES, NOW! / OUT OF OUR HEADS (US) / OUT
OF OUR HEADS (UK) / DECEMBER’S CHILDREN (AND EVERYBODY’S) / AFTERMATH (UK) /
AFTERMATH (US) / BETWEEN THE BUTTONS (UK) / FLOWERS / THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIES
REQUEST / BEGGARS BANQUET / LET IT BLEED / STRAY CATS

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Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.65 x 6.14 x 3.7 inches; 2.13 Pounds
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ ABKCO
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2017
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 9, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ ABKCO
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 15
• Best Sellers Rank: #93,954 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #42,474 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) #42,864 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)