Original Beatles Albums to Be Reissued

This article by Allan Kozinn (see my last blog for more of his work) gets right to the point- beginning simply and succinctly with a one word lede- "Finally."

The word sums up all the anticipation and excitement that Beatle-maniacs have been feeling in recent years, as they have been awaiting the upgraded and remastered versions of classic Beatles albums like "Revolver" and "Rubber Soul".  On the surface Kozinn's article appears to be a simple product promotion, but it actually goes much deeper than that.  He describes the history of the Beatles releases: from their original vinyl recordings to the foreseeable future, when the legendary groups music might be available as a download.

Moreover, Kozinn quickly points out why this history is important (aside from the fact that the Beatles are arguably the most successful and influential music group of the 20th century).  Unlike most classic recording artists, the Beatles music on CD has not been updated since their intial release in 1987.  CD technology has so vastly improved since then that it seems a crime not to have applied those advances to the Beatles music.  They are also one of the few major groups not on iTunes.  These differences make the history of the Beatles music releases a stark anomaly in the recording industry, and a prominent one at that.

Kozinn fills out the bulk of the article by elaborating on the techniques that have been used to improve the sound quality on the reissued CD's, as well as the different packages consumers can expect.