I have the origianl release on tape so I was a little hesitant to think this would be anything worth listening to, [...]. I dont mind the fact that all the silly chatter between the fab four is taken out, I dont think it was neccessary to have it in there anyways. The sound is great, crisp and clear as it should be on CD, all the orchestra strings are not missed by me at all. Im sure The Beatles were not intending it to sound like they were playing in an orchestra, (shame on you Phil Spector) I dont understand why the song list changed though, strange they did that, all in all one the best recordings ever in my opinion... The Beatles were kings of there time... not even the Stones could have come close.... I think the 2nd CD is a waste, cant hear the jibbersih there saying anyways, wasted CD to me.... should have found unreleased songs and put it on here... but for the price i`d buy it....