The Beatles Remasters Are Finally On Their Way

Apple Corps and EMI Records have announced today (April 7) that the Beatles digitally remastered catalogue will be released on September 9, the same day when the video game The Beatles: Rock Band would come out on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii.

This batch of remasters include the 12 UK albums, with replicated original UK album art, expanded booklets containing original and newly written liner notes and rare photos, and original UK tracklistings, and Magical Mystery Tour (which was part of the 1987 CD release), and Past Masters (Past Masters Vol. I & II combined). Each remastered albums, except Past Masters, will also feature new mini-documentaries embedded as QuickTime files. These mini-doc's contain archival footage, rare photographs and never-before-heard studio chat from The Beatles.

There will be two boxsets of remastered albums released on the same day. The Beatles In Stereo contains all 14 remastered album, in which the first four Beatles albums are available in stereo for the first time, over 16 discs, and a DVD collection of the documentaries. The Beatles In Mono contains 10 UK mono remastered albums, 2 discs of mono masters, and the original 1965 stereo mixes of Help! and Rubber Soul.

The digital releases are still to be confirmed.