The Beatles

This page is a work in progress. Please check back from time to time for more links to our latest findings about the recordings of The Beatles.

New for 2024

What We Thought We Knew About Abbey Road in 2007

That is, long before we had a chance to learn what we know now. Doing two or more shootouts annually for another 17 years has taught us more than we could have ever hoped to learn any other way.

Reviews and Commentaries for The Beatles 1967-1970
Reviews and Commentaries for Hey Jude
Watch Out for 5c on Side One of The White Album

New for 2023

The Yellow Submarine Songtrack Did Not Float My Boat
Should We Follow George Martin’s Expert Advice?
A Collection of Beatles Oldies on Video – Good Advice from a Beatles Expert?
With The Beatles – These Are the Stampers to Avoid

More on The Beatles

The Beatles on Vinyl – An Audiophile Wake Up Call
Listening for The Spirit and Enthusiasm of The Beatles
Customers Tell Us How Much They Love Our Beatles Hot Stampers
Hot Stamper Pressings of The Beatles Albums in Stock

Monos, Originals and Twin Track Stereo

The Beatles in Mono – Why No Hot Stampers?
The Original Pressings of The Beatles Albums Are the Best, Right? 
We Finally Found an Old Beatles Record that Sounds Pretty Good to Us
Which Is More 3-Dimensional, Mono or Twin Track?
Twin Track for Me But Not for Thee

Heavy Vinyl

Rubber Soul – How Does the Heavy Vinyl Sound?
Is This the Best Sounding Sgt. Pepper?
Let It Be on Heavy Vinyl – The Gong Rings Once More

Half-Speed Mastering

The Abbey Road Remix on Vinyl
Ridiculously Phony and Compressed Sound – The Beatles on MoFi
Listening to Mobile Fidelity’s Take on Revolver
Will the Real Sgt. Pepper Please Stand Up?
A Fun and Easy Test: MoFi Versus Apple
A Disgracefully Spitty MoFi Half-Speed

Beatles’ Titles We’ve Done Shootouts For

Reviews and Commentaries for Please Please Me
Reviews and Commentaries for With the Beatles
Reviews and Commentaries for A Hard Day’s Night
Reviews and Commentaries for For Sale
Reviews and Commentaries for Help
Reviews and Commentaries for Rubber Soul
Reviews and Commentaries for Revolver
Reviews and Commentaries for A Collection of Beatles Oldies
Reviews and Commentaries for Sgt. Peppers
Reviews and Commentaries for Magical Mystery Tour
Reviews and Commentaries for The White Album
Reviews and Commentaries for Yellow Submarine
Reviews and Commentaries for Abbey Road
Reviews and Commentaries for Let It Be