[klaatumail] Re: Beatles Remasters at Best Buy

  • From: db65@xxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:22:27 +0000 (UTC)

>> The 30th anniversary White Album release wasn't a remaster. It was
>> just a repacking to include the poster and photos that had come with the
>> original LP in the 60s.  A comparison of the discs shows a bit for
>> bit identical disc to the 1987/1988 CDs.  In fact, the ID on the disc
>> is identical and your drive/player in your computer won't know which
>> one it has when checking the CDDB until you tell it. 

> Well, that truly blows, then. Why did they bother?

Marketing, an attempt to bring in more money.

Dave

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