Byrds Turn Turn Turn / Mr. Tambourine Man

What are the best stereo versions on CD of the above 2
songs? Also, I found a "1990 stereo mix" of Mr. Tambourine
Man. (That's how it's labeled.) Was there no stereo version
made in the '60s?

The stereo LP version is in very narrow stereo. Vocals are slightly to the right.

It may not have been intentional, but the end result is slightly different from the mono LP & single.

Edited by mjb50

mjb50,

Assuming you are refering to "Turn, Turn, Turn" here....I wouldn't refer to the
stereo version as "stereo LP version" is this case. As I mentioned above, it was
first issued in stereo in the CD era.

Edited by davidclark

@EdisonLite, you weren't asking me, but yes, David is right about the full stereo mixes being from 1987 and 1992. The 1987 mix does not sound very authentic but the 1992 one is pretty good.

@davidclark, as for the LP version, I say listen for yourself in headphones. The linked examples are from US vinyl LPs but the same effect is heard on the CD reissues.

I realize that a line has to be drawn somewhere, and this may or may not be "accidental stereo" as sometimes happens. In my personal collection, I do consider the stereo LP version to be a stereo version, but with an asterisk. Of course, opinions can vary and experts can disagree.

Edited by mjb50

As David said, the 1987 stereo remix first appeared on Never Before and was then included on The Byrds 1990 box set.

The 20 Essential Tracks from the Boxed Set CD came out in 1992, and it has the wide stereo remix which, despite the title of this CD, was not released anywhere else before this, as far as I know. So I call it a 1992 remix, although maybe it was actually created in 1990.

Edited by mjb50