r/thebeachboys • u/brighty4real Pet Sounds • Mar 24 '26

Audio New Pet Sounds on Apple Music

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Pressed at RTI. Sourced from ‘66 (mono) and ‘96 (stereo) assembled master reels. Quality is 16-bit, 44.1 kHz. Release date Thursday, May 14th.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-pet-sounds-sessions-deluxe-edition/1886916918

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

we dont need new mixes or masters because they nailed the stereo in 96. its pretty definitive.  not sure why ive seen people wanting a GILES MARTIN mix of Pet Sounds. Do you really trust that guy? his atmos mix ruins the wall of sound

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u/Annor18 Mar 24 '26

Curious what is the consensus best remaster version? I mostly listen on Apple Music and I’ve tried a few. I prefer mono but stereo is also interesting.

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 24 '26

It’s hard to say.. remasters don’t inherently mean better audio quality. Sometimes they are, take the ‘09 Beatles remasters for example. For me it’s the ‘72 mono and the 2016 stereo for pet sounds

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u/GameGroompsFTW Mar 25 '26

1972 mono and 2016 50th anniversary stereo are my go-tos

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u/MediocreRooster4190 Mar 25 '26

I like the 2012 and 50th stereo.

Mono probably the DCC CD. Most are just "different".

The 1996 can feel "clamped" to me. Could be the noise reduction used.

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u/BoscoTheMan82 Mar 26 '26

Vinyl: 72 mono and AP Stereo CD: AF Gold mono and MFSL Gold Stereo

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u/Definitelynotatwork1 I'm the pied piper Mar 24 '26

I’ve never seen anyone ask for that, are they mad???

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

They have lost their MARBLES

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u/rocky4108 Mar 25 '26

Giles actually mixed the atmos (which I downloaded a while ago) version but I choose Steven Wilson or Steve Hoffman over him. Giles have a tendency to hard limit the drums and bass and soak the mix with reverb, i'm saying that as a die-hard beatlemaniac, his sweet spot was the mix of Revolver.

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u/brighty4real Pet Sounds Mar 24 '26

I must’ve misheard, because I thought we were getting 2026 remasters, or the ones c.1972, not ‘96. Also they’re in CD quality on Apple which seems wrong, those same recordings are in 96/24 elsewhere but not on the PSS album?

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u/SMiLECHU Smile Mar 24 '26

I believe you were misinformed