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If there is a Beatles fan among your your circle of friends (yourself included!) you should circle 9/9/09 on a calander because that’s the day three incredible Beatles related gifts are being released. The stereo box set, mono box set, and Rock Band video game. In this article I’ll go into a little detail about what makes each of these products such a fantastic gift idea.

The Beatles Remastered Stereo CD Box Set

Every single song The Beatles officially released from 1962 through ‘70 in very high quality stereo. That’s all 13 UK albums from 1962’s debut Please Please Me through 1970’s Let It Be. And yes this is a great gift even if the Beatlemaniac in question already owns all of their albums on CD. Why? Because these CDs sound much better than the older discs.

More of the sound of the original analog master tapes was captured with these CDs in comparison with the old Beatles CDs. In fact many say that these new CDs sound better than the original vinyl records.

The Remastered Beatles Mono CD Box Set

This is a great present for really serious Fab Four fans because this is what all of the real “purists” have been waiting for: Finally, the original mono mixes from the ’60s are available on CD. This is the first time that these albums will be heard as they were originally intended to be heard by many younger fans!

Each of the band’s first ten albums (up through The White Album) was mixed in mono and in most of those cases the band actually spent far more time working in mono than they did in stereo. The reason for that is that in the 1960s stereo was still a new concept and was thought to be something of a “fad.” Most of their fans listened to mono at that time so it only made sense for them to concentrate on mono.

The Beatles Rock Band Video Game

This is a great gift for any Beatles fan who also enjoys playing games. But I must say that you don’t have to be a gamer to like playing Rock Band. I hate video games in general but I love playing this game.

This may also be a great way to introduce your children to The Beatles classic music.