Have you heard the remixes of Lennon and Yoko's albums made by Peter Cobbin and supervised by Yoko Ono in the 2000s?

[NowhereMan]

I was listening to my CDs of Lennon's ultimate mixes and among my collection I found some CDs of the remixes that Peter Cobbin did with the supervision of Yoko Ono in the 2000s of some of John's albums. I was struck by how similar but different they are compared to the ultimate mixes supervised by Sean. Peter and Yoko's remixes have the instruments intact unlike some songs in the ultimate mixes that omit some of them, but they make other types of changes in the sound of some guitars (Well Well Well), they extend solos (like the intro of Hold On), or use another type of eco in certain sound effects (Mother intro).

Even with all this, both versions are interesting and great with their respective changes. Personally, I like the clean and fluid sound that Sean's ultimate mixes have, more laid back without some instruments, more focused and different from the original mixes, a new experience. But I also like listening to Peter's mixes because they sound like what Lennon's albums would have sounded like if they'd had a more polished, less radio-oriented production. I would like to know what yall think about them here, peace and love

 

[BIBO99]

At the time, I really loved the Cobbin remixes, especially the remix of MIND GAMES. I also liked the decision to just remaster DOUBLE FANTASY and MILK & HONEY rather than remix them. Later, I switched back to the originals, as John had deemed them good.
I should dig out the Cobbin-mixed CDs again, they're really fantastic.
The remixes of the last few years are also not to be sneezed at, as they take a kind of “new and fresh look” at the actual recordings; it's like airing everything out and dusting it off.
But at the end of the day, I always go back to the original vinyl records and think to myself: THIS is the real deal.