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The Beatles [USB] | | Artist: The Beatles
Label: EMI
Category: Music
List Price: $298.98
Buy New: $254.00
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Seller: compstore4all
Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 1910
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 3.7 x 3.7 x 2.9
EAN: 5099969944963
Release Date: December 8, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The exquisitely crafted, apple-shaped USB drive is loaded with the critically acclaimed re-mastered audio for The Beatles' 14 stereo titles, as well as all of the re-mastered CDs visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes. A specially designed Flash interface has been installed, and the 16GB USB's audio and visual contents will be provided in FLAC 44.1 Khz 24 bit and MP3 320 Kbps formats, fully compatible with PC and Mac.
Packaging:
Black lift-top box (3.59"Wx3.59"Dx2.87"H)
Green Aluminum Apple (50mm wide x 48.5mm high)
Product specs:
16GB USB stick housed in a green aluminum apple
Contains full contents of The Beatles' stereo box set
*Please Please Me
*With The Beatles
*Hard Day's Night
*Beatles For Sale
*Help
*Rubber Soul
*Revolver
*Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
*Magical Mystery Tour
*The Beatles (White Album)
*Yellow Submarine
*Let It Be
*Abbey Road
*Past Masters I & II
*All stereo songs in FLAC (44.1khz) and in DRM-free MP3 (320kpbs) with a one-click 'Export To Media Player' function
*13 mini-documentaries in MPEG4 video format
*Custom-designed FLASH player menu system with full booklet artwork, album cover wallpapers and photo gallery.
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The Beatles Mono Box Set [LIMITED EDITION] | 
The Beatles Stereo Box Set | 
Abbey Road | 
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 
The White Album | 
Rubber Soul |
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 Best music ever, superbly reproduced. Wish they'd invest as much in the additional material August 30, 2010
Uri Ar (Tel Aviv, N/A Israel)
While the audio quality is certainly the best that has been available since the originals have been released, the documentaries add nothing to people who have already seen the anthology and are provided in very low quality.
The covers and booklet art are placed in a 1993 style CD-ROM cumbersome interface, at screen resolution only. Not a great alternative to printed materials. The makers didn't even bother to use a non default skin for the flash video player. Because the videos are embedded in the flash - you have no access to them and can not play them outside the player or on a tv. Overall, the additional material is disappointing and feels as if not much thought and effort went into its creation.
The apple that houses the USB disk is very nice, smaller than I had originally expected, however, its weight lends it a sense of quality.
A side note:
The white album had an official mono version that was significantly different from the stereo one - for some reason, this was not released with the remasters, even the mono ones.
Got it! Now what...?! August 28, 2010
Jim Harris (Denver, CO)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I finally gathered enough money to purchase this...now what? Where does one play this thing? Is there an attachment that one gets to hook up to a home stereo system? Surely this isn't meant to be listened to after downloading to an ipod with earbuds since that only compresses the sound. Seriously, I have NO idea how to listen to this thing!
Any suggestions?
 Hear the lads! August 2, 2010
Thomas Monroe (Southeastern USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love the Beatles music! I have Japanese and British pressings of most of their records and mono releases of a few. I think I have 5 different pressings of Revolver alone. I am now considering selling them because of the wonderful sound and ease of use of this collection.
My computer holds most of my music, and putting the 24 bit files in with the rest of my music was easy, as was adding the mp3s to iTunes. Curiously, some of the mp3s were not as good as previously ripped compressed files from my vinyl, but these were few. The clarity and musical flow of the big flac files rival any of the pressings I paid so much for and often surpasses them.
This is the way to hear The Beatles in Stereo. You need the Mono Box Set too, really, you do. But this will take care of your stereo Beatles collection. In one fell swoop!
How It Should Be July 11, 2010
John Maltby (Clunes, Australia)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
OK, I'm an audiophile. If I am going to listen to music on a quality system, then I expect to hear quality sound. I am also retired, so I am a first time Beatles fan. So how wonderful it was for Love to be released on DVD-Audio in 24bit/96kHz high-resolution. And when the Beatles remasters were released on CDs, I thought I could sit them out - surely a high-resolution audio release would follow in the near future. But no, I couldn't sit them out, sucker that I am - one look at the packaging of the CD box sets and I was sold - I had to have both the mono and stereo releases. And they are so nice. Being a little older than 21, I have the original 1987 limited release CD box sets of all but three of the Beatles albums (of course, I have the other original CD releases, just not in a boxed set).
And do the new CDs sound better than the originals? Oh yes they do - a smoother sound, no clipping, the bass stands out more. Yes, I was chuffed with these new releases!
And then, by pure chance, I discover that there is (another) limited edition version of the stereo albums - 44.1kHz 24-bit FLAC release on a USB stick (along with some MP3s - ugh!). Only 30,000 world-wide, I'm told. Bloody Hell - can I still get one? A quick check with Amazon tells me yes. Quick, quick order it. Got it! Phew!
Will I regret this, I wonder? The MP3s are DRM free - but what about the FLACs? And is the improvement in quality over the CDs worth another few hundred dollars - after all, it's only 44.1kHz, not 192kHz, or even 96kHz, OR EVEN 48kHz! Nervous wait for transport of USB apple from US to Australia. Is it worth it?
It finally arrives. I unpack it, and the first thing I find is the metal apple's stalk is broken off (a common complaint, I have since read). Panic sets in - I can't get the USB out!!! Eventually, I sort of push the stalk back in, it holds, and I extract the USB (I fix it later with superglue). OK, off to the computer, can I read the files and copy them to my hard drive, or is some clever copyright protection present that nobody has thought to mention? I need not have worried - I can backup all the files and decompress the FLACs to WAVs. EMI ARE TO BE HEARTILY CONGRATULATED ON THEIR ENLIGHTENED APPROACH TO COPYRIGHT! THANK YOU EMI!
Right, onto the music quality. I have many DVD-Audio and SACD discs (as well as vinyl of course - again, all the original Beatles LPs). My system is capable of producing audiophile sound. If you play the Beatles FLACs (or WAVs) from your computer, make sure you have an audiophile sound card that plugs into your Home Theatre/Audio system. DON'T be content with playing the FLACs through your computer speakers (unless you have very, very good ones, or a good headset - but see my comments below on this).
I listen to a Hard Day's Night first (first folder in the Music directory). Then Help. I'm stunned! Completely blown away! I have DVD-Audio discs at 24bit/96kHz that do not sound as good as this! It just goes to show how good a properly digitally transferred master tape can sound. EMI, you are to be congratulated again. In terms of audio quality, these sound files are a world beyond the CDs: there is real depth and clarity in the voices, the harmonics, the instruments; listen to the solid beat of the drums, the thump of the bass, the twang of the lead guitars; all is just so much more real. Even with computer speakers, you will notice the difference. And you won't want to listen to the CDs (and certainly not the MP3s) ever again (good job the packaging of the CDs is nice!!!)
If you are prevaricating, don't: get in quick before these sticks are not available anymore.
Will EMI release higher-resolution versions? I hope that there will be a 24bit/192kHz blu-ray edition soon (or maybe a higher capacity USB, which is perhaps the way to go!). On the release of the remastered CDs, Paul McCartney said in Rolling Stone that there is plenty of time for high-resolution releases. Well, as I said, I'm retired and therefore aging; so please don't wait too long - think of your original fans! Do me a favour though - go straight to 24bit/192kHz (and include the mono releases) and don't screw me with a 24bit/96kHz version first!
Love it! June 23, 2010
Terry D. Hamilton (Chicago, IL)
Fun fun fun. My Beatles USB arrived in perfect condition (Stem in tact) and it works beautifully.
The music downloaded quickly into my itunes and ipod and sounds great! The mini-documentaries look good expect when viewing in "Full Screen" mode the quality diminishes a bit. And the virtual booklets and art work are fun and packed with lots of photos and information.
I have the remastered CD's as well as the Mono collection and the sound quality from the USB is, by far, much better. And the little green apple that houses the USB is sturdy and attractive.
Very happy with my purchase.
The Beatles [USB]
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