The Beatles

Something New <limited> The Beatles Japan Import with OBI edition

*Non Japan-made disc. *The contents of this release will be identical to the worldwide release, except for a Japanese obi and a description with Japanese translation.

[Japan Exclusive]

This product includes a Japanese obi, which faithfully replicating the original design of the first Japanese LP release. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the global Beatles phenomenon, a new analog release of the Beatles' album will be revived in mono mixe. Each 180-gram vinyl is cut from the original mono master. The album artwork faithfully reproduces the original designs. Additionally, a newly included fold-out insert features an essay by American Beatles scholar and author Bruce Spizer. The lacquer cutting was handled by Kevin Reeves at East Iris Studio in Nashville.

[Mastering Notes]

These albums have been cut to vinyl using the original master tapes. During the process, only an analog signal path was used, with constant reference to the sound of the earliest pressings of the original albums. For this analog release, a Studer A80 tape machine with an analog preview/program path function was used for the master recorder, and a Neumann VMS70, installed in Capitol Studios in 1971, was used for the cutting machine.