In the late 1980's, the Beatles' catalog was released on CD. At the time, digital technology was not that robust, and the quality of the sound of these CDs is not on a par of current digitally mastered material.
20 years out, some Beatles' fans are tired of waiting for remasters of Beatles CDs. They're fed up and have taken matters into their own hands. One fan has even spent countless hours obtaining never (or rarely) played vinyl copies of old LPs, and has transferred them to CD using very nice equipment, and has achieved some pretty stellar results.
The 125-Plus People, Places and Things Ruling the Rock & Roll Universe : Rolling Stone
Once you hear these versions (I have them all), there is no going back to the EMI versions. Is it ethical or legal for fans to
give copies of these superior CDs to each other for
free? Does EMI suck for not remastering this material? What do you think?