Why the Beatles?

mjp

mjp

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This is the only copy I've ever had, so I don't know how the first two compare. I believe the 2009 stuff was just remastered, not remixed, so this would be the first remix of the songs.
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
I bought the 1+ box (2 DVDs and 1 CD). I love the information in the 120+ pages book. Each of the 50 videos gets two pages of information, but I think the book should have had some information on the remix process, which it does´nt have.

It was funny to see the Fab Four dance in one of the "Hello, Goodbye" videos, especially Lennon. :D And it was interesting to see the alternate version of the "I Feel Fine" video in which the Fab Four are eating fish and chips since it's never been released before because Epstein thought it would be demeaning to "the boys" to be seen eating with their fingers.

It was easy to hear how "Eleanor Rigby" had been remixed. In the original version you hear Paul's voice in the right speaker, which sounded odd, but now in the remixed version his voice is in the middle, as I think it should be.
 
mjp

mjp

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Bukfan said:
it was interesting to see the alternate version of the "I Feel Fine" video in which the Fab Four are eating fish and chips...
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I just saw that last night, it was great. They start the music playback while they're eating and they mouth a few lines of lyrics. Good one.
 
mjp

mjp

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What's funny about that I Feel Fine film is the food is actually on the floor on top of a couple pieces of greasy newspaper and they are crouched around it eating with their hands. "Sure, you've sold millions of records and conquered America, but we can't be bothered to find a table or even a box to put your food on. You'll have to eat it off the floor."
 
Bukfan

Bukfan

"The law is wrong; I am right"
mjp said:
"Sure, you've sold millions of records and conquered America, but we can't be bothered to find a table or even a box to put your food on. You'll have to eat it off the floor."
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Now you mention it, it is kinda odd.
- Funny, that the footage was labeled "I Feel Fried" in the Apple archive. At least they had a sense of humor at Apple (but no table and chairs to sit on for "the boys").
 
F

Faramir

When "The Led Zeppelin" "Toppled" The Beatles


Ah I like 'em both, but I prefer Zepp, even though they're different and shouldn't really be compared but you know what the media are like.
It must have been magic to be a youngun in the 60's and 70's. Things seem to be shit these days, music, films, etc. I'm not impressed.
 
Purple Stickpin

Purple Stickpin

mjp said:
The latest issue of Guitar Player showed up at the house yesterday, and it has an interview with Babiuk and excerpts from his latest project, Rolling Stones Gear: All the Stones' Instruments from Stage to Studio. I'm not necessarily a Stones fan, but I'll definitely be picking up the book (when the paperback comes out, anyway).
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But in the interview they asked him what he was working on, he said a revised edition of Beatles Gear with 300 new pages. To which I can only say, 'wow,' and, 'sign me up!'
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The revised Beatles Gear came out some time in 2015. I picked up a copy today; at 512 pages, you can burn calories just lugging it over to your arm chair.
 
d gray

d gray

tried to do his best but could not
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just found this - haven't checked it out much but seems to be a HUGE archive of pics and fab4 info.

http://beatles229.rssing.com/chan-20897428/all_p1.html

from the site -

Welcome Beatle fans!

This blog is to highlight photos and stories of people who have met the Beatles in person. And while fan taken photos are my favorite, I also like to include vintage fan photos and other photos that show the Beatles meeting fans.

The idea behind this blog is to follow in the footsteps of the great Beatle fanzines of the 1970's & 1980's such as The Write Thing, The Harrison Alliance, With a Little Help from my Friends, Paperback Writer, etc etc. Photos and article from those publications and others are reproduced here to preserve the history of the fans who met one or more Beatle in person.
 
mjp

mjp

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They certainly nailed the interplay of the three guitars that make up that "chord."

I was ready to say that it was impossible to isolate those three guitars since it was unlikely they were on separate tracks (in a 4 track recording in 1964), but they were:

1 - "Basic rhythm" (which I assume to be drums and bass?)
2 - John vocal
3 - John and Paul vocal, bongos drums, acoustic guitar
4 - 12 sting guitar, piano
 
mjp

mjp

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Oldies: like, you know, songs released a few months before the album. Interesting definition.
 
Purple Stickpin

Purple Stickpin

There was nothing new for the '66 xmas market in the UK, so they fabricated this. A bit Capitolesque, wouldn't you say?

Ed: I see wikipedia beat me to it. Fantastic.
 
mjp

mjp

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Interesting cover to slap on something at that not-insignificant point of their fame. It screams cheap and unofficial. And the name. I guess that stuff marketed itself, but still.
 
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