The bestselling of the Beatles’ original run of albums is about to get the super-deluxe treatment. As rumored, the 50th anniversary of “Abbey Road” will be commemorated with a box…
in deference to the global notoriety created by the Beatles’ album title and iconic stroll.
A track titled “The Long One” is an early mix and edit of the Side 2 medley in which the Beatles tried to insert “Her Majesty” into the running order instead of saving it for the album’s denouement. Additionally, individual and presumably longer versions of songs from the medley like “Mean Mr. Mustard” and “Polythene Pam” will be heard. and mix engineer Sam Okell in stereo — with an audio Blu-Ray in the boxed set including three additional new mixes, in Dlby Atmos, 5.
Also serving as an attraction in the super-deluxe set is a 100-page hardbound book that includes a forward by McCartney, introduction by Martin, history by author Kevin Howlett, essay on the album’s influence by David Hepworth, previously unreleased photos by Linda McCartney and other, and artifacts like handwritten lyrics.
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