So it would appear that the individual (stereo) albums from the new 2009 remasters have been popping up in various Wal-Marts and Targets since Tuesday.

I was wondering if anyone has heard the new remasters, and what your opinion is of the sound as compared to the 1987 CD releases or Dr. Ebbets' vinyl transfers (which are what I've been listening to for years now)? I haven't heard them yet.

So, what do you guys think? They'd have to sound pretty fantastic to top the Ebbetts discs, in my opinion, and I'm very skeptical of modern remasters after what happened with The Who's discography in the nineties.

Stereo box set:

Mono box set: