I was just eighteen when this album was first released and lived just north of The Beatles home town, Liverpool. My wife and I were, and still are, Beatles fans. My wife buying almost every one of their albums, several of them several times as her less than stellar 1960’s stylus gradually wore out the record grooves.

50 years ago, on August 8, 1969, the world’s most famous band stepped out from London’s EMI Recording Studios to stride single-file across the black and white stripes of Abbey Road’s nearby zebra crossing, for a street photo that became this albums iconic cover artwork. On September 27th 2019 the highly anticipated re-mix of this, The Beatles pen-ultimate album, is to be re-released as the 50th anniversary edition.

The new mixes will include:

• Stereo
• Dolby Atmos
• 96kHz/24 bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• 96kHz/24 bit High Res Stereo (2019 Stereo Mix)

These new mixes have all been sourced from the original 8 track session tapes including the Hi-Res versions. They will be available in a range of packaging on CD, Blu-ray and vinyl to include:

• Super Deluxe 4 disc box set to include 3CD’s and 1 Blu-ray – 40 tracks
• Limited edition 3 disc 180 gram Deluxe vinyl box set – 40 tracks
• A single vinyl picture LP – 17 tracks.
• A 2CD Deluxe edition – 33 tracks
• A single standard vinyl LP of the new mix – 17 tracks
• A single CD of the new mix – 17 tracks

“Abbey Road’s Super Deluxe box set presents 40 tracks – including “The Long One” Trial Edit & Mix for the album’s epic Side 2 medley – on three CDs (stereo) and one Blu-ray disc (Dolby Atmos, 96kHz/24 bit high resolution stereo, and 96 kHz/24 bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1). The four discs are housed in a slip-sleeved 12” by 12” 100-page hardbound book with McCartney’s foreword; Martin’s introduction; insightful, in-depth chapters written by Beatles historian, author, and radio producer Kevin Howlett covering the months preceding The Beatles’ Abbey Road sessions, track-by-track details and session notes, the cover art and photo shoot, and the album’s reception upon its release; plus an essay by music journalist and author David Hepworth looking at the album’s influence through 50 years. The gorgeous book is illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs, including many taken by Linda McCartney; never before published images of handwritten lyrics, sketches, and a George Martin score; Beatles correspondence, recording sheets, and tape boxes; and reproduced original print ads. The Super Deluxe digital audio collection presents all 40 tracks for download purchase and streaming in standard and MFiT formats, as well as in high resolution audio (96kHz/24 bit) for download.

Abbey Road’’s limited edition Deluxe Vinyl box set features all 40 tracks from the Super Deluxe collection on three 180-gram vinyl LPs. The album’s new stereo mix LP is packaged in a faithfully replicated sleeve, with the two Sessions LPs paired in their own jacket, presented with a four-page insert in a lift-top box. The Deluxe 2CD set pairs the new stereo mix with versions taken from the session takes and demo recordings of its 17 songs, sequenced to match the album’s running order. The two discs are presented in a digipak with a 40-page booklet abridged from the Super Deluxe book. The album’s new stereo mix is also available in 1CD and 180-gram 1LP vinyl packages, for digital download in standard and MFiT audio, and on a limited edition picture disc vinyl LP illustrated by the album’s front and back cover art images.

Abbey Road’s Super Deluxe and Deluxe vinyl box sets’ 23 session and demo recordings are presented in chronological order of their first recording dates. “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” leads the charge.”

This is the first time Abbey Road has been remixed and presented with additional session recordings and demos. To create Abbey Road’s new stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos mixes, Giles Martin (son of George Martin) and Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios. The Super Deluxe Edition of Abbey Road features the new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original eight-track session tapes.

Heres the run down of the Super Deluxe box set:

• CD1: New ‘Abbey Road’ stereo album mix
• CD2: Demos and Outtakes
• CD3: Demos and Outtakes
• DISC 4 (Blu-ray): Dolby Atmos mix of whole album / 5.1 surround of whole album / hi-res stereo mix of whole album
• Stunning hardback Book

CD1

1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus’s Garden
6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
7. Here Comes The Sun
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. The End
17. Her Majesty

CD2