{"title":"The Beatles","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Beatles\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beatles formed in Liverpool, England in 1960. The classic and best-known lineup was John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney (born 1942), George Harrison (1943-2001), and Ringo Starr (born 1940), with Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe among earlier members. After honing their act in Liverpool and Hamburg, the band signed to EMI's Parlophone label and, with producer George Martin, became a global phenomenon. They stopped touring in 1966 to focus on studio work and disbanded in 1970.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beatles are universally cited as among the most important and influential acts in popular music. Their work spans skiffle and rock and roll, folk rock, psychedelia, baroque pop, hard rock, and avant-garde experimentation. Their innovations in songwriting, studio technique, and album-as-artwork conception reshaped the music industry and remain foundational reference points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber Soul (1965, Parlophone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevolver (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Beatles (White Album) (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbey Road (1969)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beatles catalog is among the most heavily reissued in recorded music, including the 2009 stereo and mono remasters, the mono vinyl box, and the ongoing series of expanded super deluxe anniversary editions (Sgt. Pepper, White Album, Abbey Road, Revolver, and others). Original UK Parlophone mono pressings are highly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to The Beatles often start with Abbey Road (1969) or Revolver (1966), or the 1967-1970 compilation. For related listening, see \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-rolling-stones\"\u003eThe Rolling Stones\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-beatles-help-vinyl","title":"Help! LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother iconic album from The Beatles! 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Finally, after a delay due to the meticulousness of the remastering process and assorted other hurdles, that day has come. For its Beatles' Stereo Albums series on LP, Capitol\/Apple turned to a crack team of engineers to remaster the entire studio catalog from the original sources. The team, including Guy Massey, Steve Rooke and Sam Okell with Paul Hicks and Sean Magee undertook a four-year restoration process for the LP versions, combining state-of-the-art equipment, vintage studio gear and rigorous testing to meet the highest fidelity standards and produce authentic unsurpassed sound rivaling the original LPs. There is no longer any need to pay hundreds of dollars for Japanese pressings! The soundtrack to the Beatles' animated film of the same name, Yellow Submarine presents four new Beatles tracks recorded between 1967 and early 1968. In addition, George Martin's score for the film rounds out the effort. While not considered a \"proper\" album, Yellow Submarine contains many memorable moments-George Harrison's psychedelic \"Only a Northern Song,\" peppered with organ and candid sentiments, and \"It's All Too Much,\" carried on the shoulders of a mesmerizing Mellotron, gigantic percussion, and titanic guitar feedback. Extensive testing was done before engineers copied the analog master tapes into digital files using 24-bit\/192 kHz resolution and a Prism A-D converter. Dust build-ups were removed from tape machine heads after the completion of each title. Artifacts such as electrical clicks, microphone vocal pops, excessive sibilance and poor edits were improved upon as long as they were judged not to damage the integrity of the songs. The 24\/192 transfers were done to produce an archival copy of the tapes and then those files were reduced to 24\/44.1 kHz files for final mastering. De-noising technology was applied in only a few necessary spots and on a sum total of less than five of the entire 525 minutes of Beatles music. Compression was used sparingly and only on the stereo versions to preserve the sanctity of the dynamics. The digital files were cut to lacquers at Abbey Road Studios. Engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was decided to use the remasters that had not undergone \"limiting,\" a procedure to increase the sound level. Steps to eliminate vocal distortions and inner-groove distortions were addressed. The latter can affect high-middle frequencies, producing a \"mushy\" sound noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as \"surgical EQ,\" problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this. 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