I bought 4 of the stereo cds today. I did a comparison of the Sgt Pepper's vs the orig EMI cd pressing and a Japanese Toshiba import 1993 vintage. The remaster is a big improvement over the original EMI, but after several listenings of "She's Leaving Home" and "a Day in the Life", I definitely prefer the Japanese import. The remaster is louder than the Toshiba pressing at the same vol level, but the Toshiba pressing sounds much lusher with the same detail (maybe even more so) Unfortuneatley, this is the only Beatles import I own. If I could find others I'd buy them! But the remasters are close in sound and available.
New Beatles remasters
I bought 6 of the new remasters today in CD format. Abbey Road, Let It Be, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, Rubber Soul, The White Album. They are discounted at Target to 11.99 buy 2 and get a $5 gift card. Great music and much more natural sound. You can play them at more realistic levels without the compression and glare of the lousy original releases. Your thoughts?