The Beatles Mono CD Box Set

Before the White album, the Beatles mixed down on mono so what you hear is what they had in mind. Remember, 80% of this material was recorded on a 2 track. Audiophile quality was really not in the cards. I think they sound fine.

I love the Beatles, but I get kind of annoyed with some stuff coming directly form one speaker and other instruments coming from the other. For example drums and base from one side and voices and guitars from the other. Would I bet better off getting the mono versions?

"Would I bet better off getting the mono versions?"

If the unnatural stereo mixes of the older albums bother you , then yes. That material in particular sounds quite natural in mono with the new box set.

I think the mono box set is awesome. Has helped me appreciate both Sgt. Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour (never liked them previously). To me, these mono recordings, once you get used to their narrower soundstage width vs. the stereo versions, are wonderfully intimate and more believeable than the stereo versions. Though I do also still play the stereo versions in my truck or in the barn, where fidelity is not the main objective.