2023 UHQR Release
"Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from a second-generation tape copy created by Rudy Van Gelder. The site also says why they went with the second gen tape over the master. The original master tape is available but it's not in the best shape. This LP was cut from a flat tape copy made by Rudy Van Gelder and used for cutting in the UK in April of 1965. Of course, the original recording was in December '64, so only a handful of months later. This tape was discovered at Abbey Road and had been untouched between 1965 and 2002. So while the original tape is available and while we would always opt for the original whenever we can, in this case this copy was the better choice as the tape has incurred less overall wear and sounds much better than the original."
Limited to 10,000 copies
