listening to them is the best way?

I just Googled "Beatles remasters mono vs stereo" and have decided to go to bed rather than read all the stuff that's out there.

Off the top of my head, go to I'm Only Sleeping and listen to the bit after 'lying there and staring at the ceiling'.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2009/09/mono_or_stereo_help_2.html

I'd go here for the concise version:

http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/10-facts-about-beatles-remasters

http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beatles/

This lists the different released versions of all of the songs in recording order, including Anthology releases.

http://www.norwegianwood.org/beatles/disko/

just click on the L-Ps section then onto each album and there's a *very* comprehensive spiel on all the major differences betwixt mono and stereo listed under each track. this was put together before the cd remasters but the actual *differences* (louder laughter on Within Without You in mono, Helter Skelter being a minute shorter in mono, etc) are still the same as on the CDs.

there's also this You Tube clip which attempts to highlight the top 20 or so most obvious stereo/ mono variations:

also pitchfork's overview about the remasters was dead good:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13425-stereo-box-in-mono/

enjoy!

I got the Mono box for Christmas from the FPO (Fun Production Officer) and I wasn't expecting to be as entertained as I have been. Aside from the lovely packaging it's a parallel universe Beatles that has opened the overly familiar music up again in a new way. Plus, it's made me think a bit more about sound and how you really have to be much more precise if you're in mono to separate the sounds and not have everything on top of each other. Main points of interest:

(1) I'm Down. What a fantastic noise.
(2) Sorry Rock & Roll Truisms thread, but Sgt Pepper is spectacular. Especially if you listen to the box in chronological order. It's just this amazing creation from a four headed beast. Never mind the "They did it all in 7 years" story, they got from Beatles For Sale to Sgt Pepper in 2.5. Now that's progress.
(3) Maybe they should have called it quits with The White Album
(4) The bonus stereo mixes from 1965 are quite mad.