Unfortunately in the early 70 s when stereo replaced mono as the standard re releases of the music from the 60 s used the stereo mixes making the mono mixes less common.
Difference between mono and stereo vinyl.
The key difference between mono and stereo has to do with the use of channels to reproduce the sound.
Differences between mono and stereo records.
Stereo recordings make use of at least two audio channels.
Compatibility mono is compatible with and usually found on phonograph cylinders disc records like 78 rpm and earlier 16 33 and 45 rpm microgroove am radio and some very few fm radio stations.
Mono recordings make use of a single channel while stereo recordings utilize two or more channels.
If you re a record collector and you collect albums made between 1957 and 1970 or so you re likely to encounter something that compact disc buyers have never had to deal with copies of an album in either mono or stereo.
Audio playback of mono records is considered centered a simplified way to picture this is to imagine a listening setup with two speakers one to the left of you and the other to the right.
This video provides an explanation for some of the differences between mono and stereo sound as well as how to record stereo sound.