![]() ![]() Pepper is a landmark album, but not every track is going to be transformed by the 5.1 experience. At this point I’m thinking perhaps we need to adjust our expectations somewhat. The two rear speakers are largely reserved for crowd noise and general ambiance. In fact, the vocal is largely limited to the centre and right speaker, with not much in the front left channel, which seems a bit strange considering the lengths Giles has gone to ‘correct’ the imbalance of the old stereo mix. ![]() Of course, the ferocious sound of Paul’s vocal never fails to impress but Giles Martin has chosen not to isolate it on the centre channel. Interestingly, the title track from the album is one of the least impressive of the 5.1 mixes. So let’s examine the mix, track-by-track… Martin had already promised an audience at Abbey Road that the Pepper 5.1 would be “much more immersive” than any of his surround work on the ‘number ones’ video package. There’s a lot of content in the six-disc box set, but we couldn’t resist heading first to the 5.1 mix – created by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band a week or so before release date. Apple Corps and Universal kindly supplied SDE with super deluxe edition of The Beatles‘ Sgt. ![]()
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