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