This is something that I have been thinking about lately and

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Mono has always bothered me, I always pick stereo when the option is available, however mono is a useful effect for capturing that "Old timey" feel

OP again. Listening to both so far and like the Beatles some songs are better some are worse. Run Run Run in stereo has almost 0 bass, where as in mono is really thumps.
Another comment is they were really sloppy musicians and in mono the mistakes they make are covered up mostly. Last comment, the xylophone in the stereo version Sunday Morning hurts my ears so badly, like why the shit is it so loud? In mono its mixed so much better.

>>72316181
Mono is usually better mixed,
And also i just fucking hate Stereo, Theres no need for the singer to be completely quiet in one ear and have no bass in the other.

>>72316621
That's not true with all stereo mixes. Good stereo mixes have the vocals centered. The problem is they don't also center the drums and bass, which simply must always be the case. You can go off center by 10 or even 15 degrees but not like 45 degrees which is how most of them sound.

>>72316719
Yeah, but its the case too often,

only one side of my headphones works so I have to download the stereo version.

>>72316736
I wish there was an essentials chart of well mixed stereo albums from the 60s. For instance I truly believe The Byrds sound better in stereo. Their intricate harmonies and atmospheric jangling guitars have so much more room to breath. I can deal with the drums being pushed a little too far because of how much better the rest of it is. I think this is also the case for Hendrix past his debut album. Listen to Castles Made of Sand in mono and then in stereo and tell me psychedelic music isn't improved by the stereo mix.

>>72316181
if you're listening to stuff from the 60s, stick to mono for the most part. As other anons said, mono were mixed better at the time because stereo was still relatively new and thus used in very gimmicky ways to make the effect stand out