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This is the first time Abbey Roadhas been remixed and presented with additional session recordings and demos. To create Abbey Roads new stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos mixes, Martin and Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios. This Super Deluxe Edition of Abbey Roadfeatures thenew stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original eight-track session tapes. To produce the mix, Giles was guided by the albums original stereo mix supervised by his father, George Martin.
Abbey Roads Super Deluxe box set presents 40 tracks including The Long One Trial Edit & Mix for the albums epic Side 2medley 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-sleeved12 by 12 100-page hardbound book with McCartneys foreword; Martins introduction; insightful, in-depth chapters written by Beatles historian, author, and radio producer Kevin Howlett covering the months preceding The Beatles Abbey Roadsessions, track-by-track details and session notes, the cover art and photo shoot, and the albums reception upon its release; plus an essay by music journalist and author David Hepworth looking at the albums 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 The gorgeous book is illustrated with rare and previously unpublished photographs, including many taken by Linda McCartney; never before published images of handwritten lyrics,sketches, and a George Martin score;Beatles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; andreproduced original print ads.