The Beatles – Love (180 2LP)

50th Annual Grammy Awards
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media
Love
(The Beatles)
George Martin & Giles Martin, producers
Best Surround Sound Album
Love
Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles)

Limited to just 5,000 U.S. copies!

Upgraded packaging includes two 180-gram LPs, a 28-page 12″ booklet.

Love is an unprecedented approach to the Beatles’ catalog, featuring wildly alternative mixes and “mash-ups,” the combining of two or more Beatles tunes mixed together for a wholly unique song.

The project came about when Paul and Ringo, along with Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, approached legendary producer Sir George Martin about making experimental mixes from their master tapes. Actually, Martin says that the concept was born several years before when George Harrison and Guy Laliberte, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, began to explore the possibilities of a collaboration between Cirque du Soleil and the Beatles. Out of that vision, Love was born. Martin and his son, Giles, have created a completely unique soundscape. Says Martin: “My brief was to create a soundscape of around one and a half hour’s length using any sound I needed from the original Beatles multi-track recordings. It was an offer one could hardly refuse.”

Opinions will no doubt vary as to the validity of these new mixes. Purists may be offended. Those thirsting for new Beatles material may be thrilled. One thing’s for certain: Love will be among the most talked about releases in many years.

“This album puts the Beatles back together again, because suddenly there’s John and George with me and Ringo,” said Paul McCartney. “It’s kind of magical”