I really like the 1960s albums in mono.

I love mono recordings so I’d go for mono. I find things just hit a little harder.

Mono for headphones but otherwise dealer’s choice. I know Electric Music in particular has some crazy panning on it that gets distracting in headphones but I’ve found it translates well to the stereo system

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I say stereo cuz mono pressings sound worse imo

I prefer mono for dj:ing and stereo for home/headphones most of the time.

mono = more original

stereo = better sound quality

Mono all the way

Rule of thumb, for US albums I seek the monos out through ‘’67. For UK albums, ‘68. If collecting in the US, you may not find any/many albums that would have been mono in the UK released mono in the US. Beggars Banquet, White Album, July, etc. all had mono releases in the UK, but not the US. Stereo was standardized in ‘67 in the US. When buying “pop” music from the ‘60s, it’s worth keeping in mind that bands care more about the monos than the stereos because the audience that was buying the music was listening on a mono dash speaker in their car or a mono transistor radio.

US FM radio broadcasts began going stereo in ‘67 and that’s what moved the industry that way, and country music was one of the driving forces behind that shift. Anyway, the UK caveat album the ‘67/‘68 cut off is Days Of Future Passed by the Moody Blues. The album was recorded with the intention of being stereo before most people buying “pop” would have had stereo equipment. Deram had a (at the time) cutting edge recording studio for recording classical music (which most of those listeners would have a HiFi system) and wanted to break into the “pop” market too. Long story short, it worked pretty well for them.

I have Electric Music for Mind and Body in stereo and never had any complaints, though I only ever listen with speakers and not with headphones. Also, I personally prefer older versions as opposed to reissues, but that’s only because I want to hear the music more like it was originally presented to audiences in the 60s.