[Laurence Payne]

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:45:48 +0000, Adam Sampson
wrote:

Yes -- although which parts you lose depends on how the music was
mixed, of course (and you'll quite often lose the main vocal track but
keep the stereo reverb that was added to it, for example). It's
usually most dramatic on early stereo recordings; try The Beatles'
"Birthday" for a good example, where all the instruments are in the
middle and the vocal parts are panned hard left and right...

Which was my point :-) Those were recorded on a console with three
panning options - R, L or centre. Most of the music we listen to now
wasn't.