From: seancourtney@verizon.net   
      
   DB (rlburger@nospam_wisc.edu) dixit:   
      
   > I guess that explains why people care about getting Vinyl LP's of   
   >Rubber Soul  in mono - the sound is supposed to be closer to the   
   >original artistic intent.   
      
   Well...that's part of it...but I think the MAIN reason is that many of the   
   Beatles' songs actually use different TAKES and OVERDUBS for mono and   
   stereo. I think those who care about getting the mono vinyls of the   
   mid-to-late period Beatles [and any other band, really] want it to hear   
   those variations that you can't legally get on CD.   
      
   And it's not just the Beatles, either...the Monkees have a lot of   
   stereo/mono differences, as do....[drumroll]...the Beach Boys.   
      
   >But damnit, the stereo remixes sound SO much better to my ears.   
   >Does anybody out there actually prefer the mono mix of Pet Sounds?   
      
   Sure, someone does. But I'm sure that most of those who prefer the mono   
   prefer it for one or both of two reasons:   
      
   1) stubbornness ("Brian did it in mono and that's the way it SHOULD be!" or   
   "Stereo isn't real. Mono is the way!")   
      
   or   
      
   2) The mono version is what they grew up with and are used to.   
      
   >Why is Capitol continuing to put out mono versions of Beach Boy songs   
   >on their collections?     Whenever I hear the stereo mixes, they are   
   >invariably a massibe improvement.    I guess the answer to my question   
   >is nostalgia.   People must like hearing songs just like they sounded   
   >on their transister radio back in the day.   
      
   Also consider that not everybody shares your feelings. While I'm generally a   
   stereo fan (I prefer the stereo Pet Sounds, too), I do find the mono   
   "Surfin' USA" to be much more energetic, lifelike, and "surfy" than the   
   stereo version of said song...and the funny thing -- Brian didn't even   
   produce either version!   
      
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