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this description of what they're going to do to rubber soul on the new remaster, ending with a promise of 'remaining faithful to the spirit of the original recordings', gives me vibes of either a cover band or a karaoke bar pledge allegiance to the recordings, not to the spirit of the recordings, dammit. rubber soul is not for you to improve upon All of the formats boast new stereo mixes sourced directly from Rubber Soul’s original four-track master tapes. To achieve the final product, the album was effectively “de-mixed” using cutting-edge mixing technology developed by the award-winning sound team led by Emile de la Rey at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films Productions Ltd. According to a press release, the aim of this process was to provide the new mixes with “stunning clarity” while “remaining faithful to the spirit of the original recordings.”