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Ace in the Hole
I agree, some of the best production was in the original mono mixes. Some bands could afford a good engineer to mix the tracks to Stereo, but some bands seemed to suffer. I think the Kink's original mono mixes sound better, but that's just an opinion. I also like several of the Beatles early hit's in Mono only.
^^ I'm sort of kicking myself because I brought "Please, Please Me" in Stereo and I feel like that every time I play it I hear something strange like someone is playing with the Volume control. I didn't notice it at first, but it seems to be some omen that I think I'm hearing some anomy because talk about getting the Mono Beatle Recordings. I even read in a Beatles publication that the Mono supersedes the Stereo.
Thank God the Kinks kind of give you both, even the Beatles Capital Albums offer Stereo/Mono versions, the UK albums looks like a cash grab for people to purchase both just to find out.