Appendices
Graphs, tables and charts
1961 BEATLES & TONY SHERIDAN basic official discography
The Hamburg 1961 recordings were released in many countries in unnumbered releases, often ‘repacked ‘over the years or inserted in compilations, often along wth other bands. The following list contains the most important. First release for a given song (or song’s version) is highlighted in yellow. Playing musicians: > My Bonnie has three significant EDIT variants (along with the ‘medley’ version and the Anthology version) > ATCO releases presents two peculiar variations: Sweet Georgia Brown has a ‘vocals variant’ (Sheridan re-recorded the vocals in 1964) and Ain’t She Sweet has an overdubbed ‘added drums ‘ variant (oddly this was the version chosen for Anthology). ATCO ‘reworked’ also Take Out Some Insurance and Nobody’s Child > On numerous releases Take Out Some Insurance were listed as If You Love Me, Baby. 1961 October 23 My Bonnie (German Intro) The Saints POLYDOR NH 24673 1962 January 5 My Bonnie (English Intro) The Saints POLYDOR NH 66833 April 11 My Bonnie (English intro) The Saints DECCA 31382 April 12
MISTER TWIST
POLYDOR 21914 The Saints Cry For A Shadow (Instr) My Bonnie (German intro) June ?
MY BONNIE
My Bonnie (English intro) Skinny Minnie Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin I Know Baby You Are My Sunshine Ready Teddy The Saints Hallelujah, I Love Her So Let’s Twist Again Sweet Georgia Brown Swanee River Top Ten Twist
YA YA
POLYDOR 21485 Ya Ya (Part 1 & 2) Sweet Georgia Brown Skinny Minnie 1963 June 21
MY BONNIE
POLYDOR EPH 21610 My Bonnie (English intro) Cry For A Shadow (Instr) The Saints July 12
MY BONNIE
POLYDOR EPH 21610 My Bonnie (English intro) Cry For A Shadow (Instr) The Saints The Beatles with Tony Sheridan Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers The Titans The Swallows
1964 January 27 My Bonnie (no Intro) The Saints MGM K 13213 February 3
WITH TONY SHERIDAN AND GUESTS
SE-4215 (fake stereo) My Bonnie (no intro) Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Johnson Rag Swanee River Flying Beat Darktown Strutters’ Ball The Saints Rye Beat You Are My Sunshine Summertime Beat Happy New Year Beat February 28 Cry For A Shadow (Instr) POLYDOR NH 52275 March 27 Cry For A Shadow (Instr) MGM K13227 April ?
THE BEATLES FIRST
LPHM 46432 SLPHM 237632 Ain’t She Sweet Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Let’s Dance My Bonnie (no intro) Take Out Some Insurance What’d I Say Sweet Georgia Brown (new vocals) The Saints Ruby Baby Nobody’s Child Ya Ya May 29 Ain’t She Sweet Take Out Some Insurance POLYDOR NH 52317 June ? Sweet Georgia Brown (new vocals) Take Out Some Insurance ATCO 45-6302 July 6 Ain’t She Sweet (added drums) Nobody’s Child ATCO 45-6308 5 October
AIN'T SHE SWEET
SD 33-169 (fake stereo)
Ain’t She Sweet (added drums) Sweet Georgia Brown (new vocals) Take Out Some Insurance Nobody’s Child I Wanna Be Your Man She Loves You How Do You Do It? Please Please Me I’ll Keep You Satisfied I’m Telling You Now I Want To Hold Your Hand From Me To You
1965 July ?
THE AMAZING BEATLES
SD 601 (fake stereo) Ain’t She Sweet (added drums) Please Please Me From Me To You Take Out Some Insurance
Nobody’s Child
She Loves You I’m Telling You Now Sweet Georgia Brown (new vocals) I Want To Hold Your Hand I Wanna Be Your Man October ? Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Let’s Dance Take Out Some Insurance What’d I Say Sweet Georgia Brown Ruby Baby Ya Ya Savage BM69 1966 August 15
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED
My Bonnie (no intro) Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Johnson Rag Swanee River Darktown Strutters’ Ball The Saints Rye Beat You Are My Sunshine Summertime Beat 1967 September ?
THE BEATLES FIRST!
Special 236 201 Ain’t She Sweet Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Let’s Dance My Bonnie (no intro) Take Out Some Insurance What’d I Say Sweet Georgia Brown The Saints Ruby Baby Nobody’s Child Ya Ya 1970 May 4
IN THE BEGINNING (CIRCA 1960)
Ain’t She Sweet Cry For A Shadow (Instr) Let’s Dance My Bonnie (no intro) Take Out Some Insurance What’d I Say Sweet Georgia Brown The Saints Ruby Baby Nobody’s Child Ya Ya > Several further remix variations (Stereo versions or Medleys) can be found in German Polydor’s 60’s and 70’s compilations: 1964 1968 1970
Other vinyl and CD releases of the Hamburg sessions material:
1962 THE STAR CLUB TAPE: ‘Raw Tape’ content and order reconstruction
‘’Star Club’s’’ Released, unreleased and non-Beatles tracks according to Larry Grossberg original notes
TRACK 1
(96 minute running time) SECTION A (31 DEC according to HORST FASCHER)? Evening Short intro (unknown song) Be-Bop-A-Lula (Fred Fascher: vocals) I Saw Her Standing There Hallelujah I Love Her So (Horst Fascher: vocals) My Girl Is Red Hot Abrupt tape ending . SECTION B (18-22 DEC)? Evening Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey Shimmy Like Kate Reminiscing Red Sails In The Sunset Sweet Little Sixteen Roll Over Beethoven A Taste Of Honey Abrupt stop . Abrupt start . SECTION C 25 DECEMBER, 3:00-4:00 Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees)
I Saw Her Standing There
To Know Her Is To Love Her Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Till There Was You Where Have You Been All My Life Lend Me Your Comb Your Feet's Too Big I'm Talking About You
A Taste Of Honey
Abrupt stop . SECTION D 31 DEC 00.00 Beatles chatter A Taste Of Honey unreleased Announcement (Es ist genau...) Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes 1 Money 2 Hippy Hippy Shake 3 …… 4 …… Abrupt stop .
TRACK 2
(65 min running time) (starting half way into the tape) Abrupt start
SECTION E
Carol Elvin & The Star Combo 1 Shazam/Big River 2 Treat Me Nice 3 Stupid Cupid 4 Breaking Up 5 …… Announcement (Die Beadles aus Liverpool) False start – Road Runner (soundcheck/warm up) Announcement (Und weiter gehts..) Hippy Hippy Shake I'm Talking About You incomplete, unreleased Abrupt loss of sound . Reminiscing final 40 seconds, unreleased A Taste Of Honey SECTION F (21-28 DEC)? 2:00 A Taste Of Honey – snippet only Little Queenie Roll Over Beethoven false start Announcement (Das waren Die Beadles aus...) Abrupt cut off .
TRACK 3
(90 minutes running time)
SECTION G
Kingsize Taylor & The Dominoes 1 Roll Over Beethoven 2 Hippy Hippy Shake 3 Jim Dandy 4 Fortune Teller 5 …… 6 …… 7 …… 8 …… 9 …… 10 Sparkling Brown Eyes 11 Lovesick Blues 12 First Taste Of Love 13 Dizzy Miss Lizzy 14 Do You Believe 15 Ooh Poo Pah Doo Shimmy 16 Twist And Shout Abrupt stop .
SECTION H
I Remember You Ask Me Why Besame Mucho Mr Moonlight Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It) I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Abrupt cut off . To Know Her Is To Love Her Incomplete, unreleased Beatles chatter end .
SECTION I
Carol Elvin & The Star Combo 1 Ya Ya 2 Let’s Twist Again 3 …… 4 …… 5 …… Shazam (warm up/soundcheck) Announcement (weiter mit die spitzen band) Hippy Hippy Shake unreleased I'm Talking About You Glad All Over unreleased Abrupt end .
TRACK 4
(45 minutes running time) (starting half way into the tape, ends before the tape is over) Abrupt start SECTION J (30-31 DEC)? Tony Sheridan & The Star Combo/Carol Elvin 1 Sweet Georgia Brown 2 Fever 3 What’d I Say 4 ……. 5 …… 6 …… 7 Twenty Flight Rock 8 Locomotion Abrupt end . SECTION K (30-31 DEC)? Beatles chatter and riffs Long Tall Sally Cut off . Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 1 Hully Gully 2 I Take What I Want ? 3 …… 4 …… 5 …… 6 …… 7 …… 8 …… 9 …… 10 …… Abrupt cut off
1963
LOVE ME DO versions
The mastertape of Love Me Do with Ringo on drums was destroyed, hence all the subsequent reissues of this version came from vinyl transfers
UK SINGLE
(Early copies) 1962 from vinyl copy 1980
US RARITIES LP
1980 BEATLES BOX (LP 1) 1980 from vinyl copy 1982
UK SINGLES BOX
1982
PAST MASTERS CD
1987
PAST MASTERS CD
2009
MONO MASTERS CD
2009
THE SINGLES COLLECTION
2019
PLEASE PLEASE ME LP
1963
THE BEATLES HITS EP
1963
US SINGLE (TOLLIE)
1964 INTRODUCING LP V1 1964
THE EARLY BEATLES LP
1965 (Later copies) 1976
PLEASE PLEASE ME LP
2014
UK RED ALBUM LP
2014
PLEASE PLEASE ME CD
1987
CD SINGLE
1992
THE BEATLES HITS EP CD
1992
RED ALBUM CD
1993 2000
THE EARLY BEATLES CD
2006 PLEASE PLEASE ME CDs 2009
RED ALBUM CD
2010 2011
THE EARLY BEATLES CD
2014 2015 Fake Stereo
PLEASE PLEASE ME LP
1963 INTRODUCING LP V1 1964
DIE BEATLES GERMAN LP
1964
THE EARLY BEATLES LP
1965
UK RED ALBUM LP
1973
US RED ALBUM LP
1973 UK 20 GREATEST HITS LP 1982 US 20 GREATEST HITS LP 1982 Fake Stereo
THE EARLY BEATLES CD
2006 The remastered 2009 Mono remix of Love Me Do appears recurrently in several latest CD releases: in Please Please Mono 2009 and (also) on Stereo 2009, in the Red Album 2010 and in both Mono and Stereo The Early Beatles 2014 ‘(US Albums’ Box) In 2014, Please Please Me Mono LP and the Red Album were reissued on vinyl (AAA) releases.
1963
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND remixes and variations
I Want To Hold Your Hand Mono remix Main releases
UK SINGLE
1963
US SINGLE
1963
MEET THE BEATLES LP
1964
MILLION SELLERS EP
1964
OLDIES LP
1966
MONO MASTERS LP
2014
THE SINGLES COLLECTION
2019
CD SINGLE
1992
MILLION SELLERS EP CD
1992
MEET THE BEATLES CD
2004
MONO MASTERS CD
2009
MEET THE BEATLES CD
2014 I Want To Hold Your Hand Stereo remixes Main releases
MEET THE BEATLES LP
1964
US RED ALBUM LP
1973
MEET THE BEATLES CD
2004 1963
AUSTRALIAN SINGLE
1977
AUSTRALIAN THE NUMBER ONES LP
1983 RS 65 1965
GERMAN GREATEST LP
1965
BEATLES BEAT GERMAN LP
1965 1966
OLDIES LP
1966
UK RED ALBUM LP
1973 UK 20 GREATEST HITS LP 1982 US 20 GREATEST HITS LP 1982 1966
PAST MASTERS CD
1987
RED ALBUM CD
1993 2000
PAST MASTERS CD
2009
RED ALBUM CD
2010 2011
MEET THE BEATLES CD
2014 2015 (New Remix) > The first Stereo remix (1963) was released (probably by mistake) uniquely in Australia, on a 1977 Single and in the 1983 compilation “The Number Ones”. > The Stereo remix 1965 was released in 1965 exclusively on the German albums The Beatles’ Greatest and The Beatles Beat > The standard Stereo remix RS1 (1966) was first released on Oldies LP > The 1+ version is a 2015 new remix, very similar to RS1
INTRODUCING THE BEATLES / THE EARLY BEATLES remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ Please Please Me remixes and Introducing The Beatles / The Early Beatles albums’ remixes
PLEASE PLEASE ME
INTRODUCING V1 INTRODUCING V2
THE EARLY BEATLES
THE EARLY BEATLES
CD (2006)
THE EARLY BEATLES
CD (2014) I Saw Her Standing There (‘1 2 3’ cut off) (‘1 2 3’ cut off) (one note cut intro) (one note cut intro) [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] Ask Me Why [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] Please Please Me [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] Love Me Do [fake mono From fake stereo] [fake mono From fake stereo] [Remaster 2009] P.S. I Love You [fake mono From fake stereo] [fake mono From fake stereo] [Remaster 2009] Baby It's You [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] Do You Want to Know a Secret [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] A Taste of Honey [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] There's a Place Twist and Shout [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] > All The Early Beatles’ Mono remixes are Mono fold-down from Stereo masters (termed ‘Mono Type-B’ by Capitol engineers) > During mastering, Capitol engineers tweaked treble and bass, and, -depending on song-, added reverb in variable quantities to the UK Stereo masters, the more perceivable amounts are indicated on charts above. > In The Early Beatles CD 2014 (The US Album Box), the original Fake Stereo remixes of Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You are replaced by Mono Remixes (Remaster 2009)
PLEASE PLEASE ME
INTRODUCING V1 INTRODUCING V2
THE EARLY BEATLES
THE EARLY BEATLES
CD (2006)
THE EARLY BEATLES
CD (2014) I Saw Her Standing There (‘1 2 3’ cut off) (‘1 2 3’ cut off) (slightly wider stereo) (slightly wider stereo) (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] (slightly wider stereo) (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] Ask Me Why (slightly wider stereo) [Remaster 2009] Please Please Me (slightly wider stereo) [Remaster 2009] Love Me Do [fake stereo] [US fake stereo] [US fake stereo] [fake stereo] [Remaster 2009] P.S. I Love You [fake stereo] [US fake stereo] [US fake stereo] [fake stereo] [Remaster 2009] Baby It's You (slightly wider stereo) (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] Do You Want to Know a Secret (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] A Taste of Honey (slightly wider stereo) (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] There's a Place (slightly wider stereo) Twist and Shout (slightly wider stereo) (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009]
1964
INTRODUCING THE BEATLES Vee-Jay’s ‘duplicates’
Introducing The Beatles (Version 2) was ‘repacked’ twice by Vee-Jay
The first is SONGS, PICTURES AND STORIES OF THE FABULOUS BEATLES The second is the double album THE BEATLES VS THE FOUR SEASONS: it contains Introducing The Beatles and The Golden Hits Of The 4 Seasons
1964
THE BEATLES & FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE
This compilation album, released by Vee-Jay, featured 4 tracks by The Beatles (Please Please Me, Ask Me Why, From Me To You and Thank You Girl) and 8 by the English-Australian singer Frank Ifield. Please Please Me and Ask Me Why appear both in Stereo or Mono (depending on the album version) From Me To You and Thank You Girl appear only in in mono. The first release (February 1964), called JOLLY WHAT! ENGLAND'S GREATEST RECORDING STARS: THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE, had this cover: The second release (October 1964), called simply THE BEATLES AND FRANK IFIELD ON STAGE, had this other cover:
1964
MEET THE BEATLES remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Meet The Beatles albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I Want To Hold Your Hand [Remaster 2009] I Saw Her Standing There [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] This Boy [Remaster 2009] It Won't Be Long EDIT RM17-21 [fake mono from RS17] [fake mono from RS17] EDIT RM17-21 [Remaster 2009] All I've Got To Do [fake mono from RS15] [fake mono from RS15] [Remaster 2009] All My Loving [fake mono from RS14] [fake mono from RS14] [Remaster 2009] Don't Bother Me [fake mono from RS15] [fake mono from RS15] [Remaster 2009] Little Child [fake mono from RS21] [fake mono from RS21] [Remaster 2009] Till There Was You [fake mono from RS8] [fake mono from RS8] [Remaster 2009] Hold Me Tight [fake mono from RS29] [fake mono from RS29] [Remaster 2009] I Wanna Be Your Man [fake mono from RS15] [fake mono from RS15] [Remaster 2009] Not A Second Time [fake mono from RS9] [fake mono from RS9] [Remaster 2009] > Majority of Meet The Beatles’ Mono remixes are Mono fold-down from Stereo masters
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I Want To Hold Your Hand RS1 (1966) [fake stereo from RM1] [fake stereo from RM1] [Remaster 2009] I Saw Her Standing There (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] This Boy RS15 (1966) [fake stereo from RM12] [fake stereo from RM12] [Remaster 2009] It Won't Be Long (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] All I've Got To Do (slightly more reverbed) (slightly more reverbed) [Remaster 2009] All My Loving [Remaster 2009] Don't Bother Me (slightly reverbed) (slightly reverbed) [Remaster 2009] Little Child (slightly more reverbed) (slightly more reverbed) [Remaster 2009] Till There Was You [Remaster 2009] Hold Me Tight [Remaster 2009] I Wanna Be Your Man [Remaster 2009] Not A Second Time [Remaster 2009] > The ‘true’ Stereo remix of This Boy (created in 1966) was released only in 1988, on Past Masters
1964
THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Beatles’ Second Album albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Roll Over Beethoven EDIT RM7-8 [fake mono
from EDIT RS7-8]
[fake mono
from EDIT RS7-8]
EDIT RM7-8 [Remaster 2009] Thank You Girl [fake mono from RSx] [fake mono from RSx] [Remaster 2009] You Really Got A Hold On Me EDIT RM7-10-11 [fake mono from RS7-10-11] [fake mono from RS7-10-11] EDIT RM7-10-11 [Remaster 2009] Devil In Her Heart [fake mono from RS6] [fake mono from RS6] [Remaster 2009] EDIT RM6-7 [fake mono from RS7] [fake mono from RS7] EDIT RM6-7 [Remaster 2009] You Can't Do That RM3 or RM4? [Remaster 2009] Long Tall Sally (more reverb) (Remaster 2014) I Call Your Name EDIT RM1#2+RM2 (slightly more reverb) (Remaster 2014) Please Mr. Postman [fake mono from RS9] [fake mono from RS9] [Remaster 2009] I'll Get You [Remaster 2009] She Loves You [Remaster 2009] > You Can’t Do That’s Mono remixes RM3 and RM4 are very similar, Long Tall Sally’s US Mono remix RM1 have less reverb than UK later version RM1(#2) > Differences between I Call Your Name’s Mono (and Stereo) remixes are described in detail in page beside
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Roll Over Beethoven EDIT RS7-8 EDIT RS7-8 (reverbed and narrowed) EDIT RS7-8 (reverbed and narrowed) EDIT RS7-8 [Remaster 2009] Thank You Girl [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2009] You Really Got A Hold On Me EDIT RS7-10-11 EDIT RS7-10-11 (reverbed and narrowed) EDIT RS7-10-11 (reverbed and narrowed) EDIT RS7-10-11 [Remaster 2009] Devil In Her Heart (reverbed and narrowed) (reverbed and narrowed) [Remaster 2009] (reverbed and narrowed) (reverbed and narrowed) [Remaster 2009] You Can't Do That [fake stereo from RM4] (heavy reverbed) [fake stereo from RM4] (heavy reverbed) [Remaster 2009] Long Tall Sally (sided vocals and reverbed) (sided vocals and reverbed) [Remaster 2009] I Call Your Name EDIT RS1#2+RS3 EDIT RS1#2+RS3 [Remaster 2009] Please Mr. Postman (reverbed and rebalanced) (reverbed and rebalanced) [Remaster 2009] I'll Get You [fake stereo from RMx] [fake stereo from RMx] [Remaster 2009] She Loves You [fake stereo RS1#1] [fake stereo from RMx] [fake stereo from RMx] [Remaster 2009] > Long Tall Sally’s US Stereo remix RS1 have sided vocals while in later UK remix RS1(#2) is centered. She Loves You and I’ll Get You have no Stereo remixes. > The first EMI/UK/International release of Thank You Girl Stereo version (with extra armonica) occurred only in 2009, on Past Masters (Remastered 2009)
I CALL YOUR NAME edits/remixes variations
I Call Your Name’s ‘backtrack’ was completed in seven takes. On take 7, John’s second vocal and Ringo’s cowbell were overdubbed. Alas, it was realized that Take 5 had the best solo, so, in producing the Mono masters, take 5’s solo was edited into take 7 For the Stereo masters, besides take 5’s solo, take 5’s intro was also edited in. While following the same general scheme, UK and US mixes have all different edits. US Stereo remix (RS1) also has more reverb. First Release Editing Variations
SECOND ALBUM LP
1964 Take 7 Take 5 Take 7 0:00…………………………………….………………..…..……..1:07…………………………1:26………………………………. before “Name” after “Can’t Take It”
EDIT RM1 (#2)/RM2
LONG TALL SALLY EP
1964 Take 7 Take 5 Take 7 RM1 (#2) RM2 RM1 (#2) 0:00…………………………………….……..………..1:04………………………………………..1:26……………………………… before “I Call” after “Can’t Take It”
SECOND ALBUM LP
1964 Take 5 Take 7 Take 5 Take 7 0:00………………0:08………………………….… …..1:05……………….………………….1:26……………………………… before “Call” before “Call” after “Can’t Take It”
EDIT RS1 (#2)/RS3
ROCK’N’ROLL MUSIC LP 1976 Take 5 Take 7 Take 5 Take 7 RS1 (#2) RS3 RS1 (#2) RS3 0:00…………..……….…0:11………………………….…..…1:06……………………………..1:26……………………………… before “But You’re Not” before “Your Name” after “Can’t Take It” The differences between the various versions are small and sometimes hardly noticeable but each variant has a peculiar EDIT in the alternation between take 7 (with cowbell and dubbed voice) and take 5 (without any overdub) thus in all the Stereo versions, the initial part is without cowbell I Call Your Name Main Releases
SECOND ALBUM LP
1964
SECOND ALBUM CD
2004
SECOND ALBUM CD
2014
LONG TALL SALLY EP
1964
UK RARITIES LP
1978
LONG TALL SALLY EP CD
1992
MONO MASTERS CD
2009
SECOND ALBUM LP
1964
SECOND ALBUM CD
2004 UK R’N’R MUSIC LP 1976 US R’N’R MUSIC LP 1976 BEATLES BOX LP 2 1980
PAST MASTERS CD
1987
PAST MASTERS CD
2009
SECOND ALBUM CD
2014 > UK Stereo remix (EDIT RS1#2/RS3) was first released in 1976 in ‘’Rock’n’Roll Music’’ LP, the US version of ‘’Rock’n’Roll Music’’ LP have the same remix but with channel reversed, as well as the “Beatles Box” (1980) version > All ‘’Second Album’’ releases (1964, 2004, 2014) contain US Remixes (RM1 and RS1), except for the Stereo ’US Albums’ 2014 version, where the original US Stereo remix (RS1) is replaced by the (remastered 2009) standard UK Stereo remix (EDIT RS1#2/RS3)
1964
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Original Motion Picture Soundtrack remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and A Hard Days’ Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack albums’ remixes The four Orchestral/Instrumental tracks by George Martin Orchestra: I Should Have Known Better, And I Love Her, Ringo's Theme (This Boy) and A Hard Day's Night are not taken into account
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Hard Day's Night [Remaster 2009] Tell Me Why * [Remaster 2009] I'll Cry instead * RMx take 6+8 EDIT#2 RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) [Remaster 2014] I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * [Remaster 2009] I Should Have Known Better [Remaster 2009] If I Fell * [Remaster 2009] And I Love Her * (single vocals) (single vocals) [Remaster 2014] Can't Buy Me Love [Remaster 2009] > If I Fell Mono remix has John single vocal intro > And I Love Her US Mono remix RM1 has Paul’s vocals mostly not double-tracked . This same remix also appears in Something New Mono (illustrated in page beside). It was restored in 2014 for the Mono versions of “The US Albums”.
this is the one sent to Capitol and United Artists to be released in their Mono Albums, so, this same remix also appeared in Something New Mono and, reprocessed, in A Hard Days’ Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Stereo LP. It was restored in 2014 for “The US Albums” Box. In all the succeeding I'll Cry instead‘s remixes , namely, the Mono UK [RMx take6+RMx take 8 EDIT#2] and the Stereo UK/US [RSx take 6+ RSx take 8] the song were re-edited and shortened to 1:44
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Hard Day's Night (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] Tell Me Why * (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] I'll Cry instead * RSx tk 6+ RSx tk 8 RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) (slightly bouncing Mono) RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) [Remaster 2014] I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * (slightly bouncing Mono?) [Remaster 2009] I Should Have Known Better (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] If I Fell * (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] And I Love Her * (single vocals) (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] Can't Buy Me Love (bouncing Mono) [Remaster 2009] > All songs in the Stereo Version of A Hard Days’ Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP actually are in Mono, but processed with a (manual) ‘panning effect’ > The ‘U.S. Albums’ 2014 release replaced all the ‘bouncing Mono’ tracks with the Stereo Remasters 2009, apart from for I'll Cry instead which is the reconstructed (although not bouncing) Mono remix, this remix is also used in the Mono version of A Hard Days’ Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (‘U.S. Albums’ 2014) (illustrated above) and Something New Mono (‘U.S. Albums’ 2014) (showed in page beside)
1964
SOMETHING NEW remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Something New albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I'll Cry Instead * RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#2 RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) RMx tk 6+8 EDIT#1 (long version) [Remaster 2014] Things We Said Today [Remaster 2009] Anytime At All [Remaster 2014] When I Get Home (‘alternate vocals mix on bridge’) (‘alternate vocals mix on bridge’) (‘alternate vocals mix on bridge’) [Remaster 2014] Slow Down [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2009] Tell Me Why * [Remaster 2009] And I Love Her * (single vocals) (single vocals) (single vocals) [Remaster 2014] I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * [Remaster 2009] If I Fell * [Remaster 2009] Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand [Remaster 2009] > Anytime At All US Mono remix RM3 has piano lower and guitar louder than RM2 UK Mono remix, especially on the solo > When I Get Home US Mono remix RM3 has piano louder and a different mix of John’s double tracked vocals > Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand first Mono UK/International release was only in 2009, on Mono Masters.
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I'll Cry Instead * RSx tk 6+ RSx tk 8 RSx tk 6+ RSx tk 8 RSx tk 6+ RSx tk 8 RSx tk 6+ RSx tk 8 [Remaster 2009] Things We Said Today [Remaster 2009] Anytime At All [Remaster 2009] When I Get Home [Remaster 2009] Slow Down [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2009] Tell Me Why * [Remaster 2009] And I Love Her * [Remaster 2009] I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * [Remaster 2009] If I Fell * [Remaster 2009] Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand [Remaster 2009]
1964 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT FILM Video remixes variations
MPI VHS
Miramax DVD
Criterion DVD /Blu-Ray
I'll Cry Instead A Hard Day's Night RM 14 RS 14 I Should Have Known Better #1 Standard Stereo #2 (fixed Harmonica) RM 14 RS 14 (Unfixed Harmonica) I Wanna Be Your Man RM 14 RS 14 Don't Bother Me RM 14 RS 14 All My Loving RM 14 RS 14 If I Fell #1 RM 14 RS 14 Can't Buy Me Love #1 (‘George’s guitar louder’)
(‘George’s guitar louder’)
(‘George’s guitar louder’) RM 14 (‘George’s guitar louder’) RS 14 And I Love Her US Mono (‘Single vocals’) US Mono (‘Single vocals’) (‘Single vocals’) RM 14 (‘Single vocals’) RS 14 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You RM 14 RS 14 Can't Buy Me Love #2 Tell Me Why John’s vocals on bridge’) John’s vocals on bridge’) John’s vocals on bridge’) RM 14 John’s vocals on bridge’) RS 14 If I Fell #2 RM 14 RS 14 I Should Have Known Better #2 RM 14 RS 14 She Loves You Fake Stereo RM 14 RS 14 (Mono + Stereo crowd) A Hard Day's Night #2 You Can't Do That (Mono) RM 14 Film, and every Mono/Duophonic Home Video release, feature And I Love Her with US Mono remix [RM1] (with Paul’s vocals mostly not double-tracked). This same remix also appears in the US Single and on US AHDN Soundtrack Mono and Something New Mono Film (and every Mono/Duophonic Home Video) also feature unique (and undocumented) Mono remixes of Can’t Buy Me Love and Tell Me Why. Songs in A Hard Day's Night’s Film and Home Videos presents notorious speed/pitch variations, variable depending on the release, in some cases one semitone lower than the original Album recordings. Lowererd Pitch 5% (and more) slower Lowererd Pitch 4% slower MPI VHS, the unreleased 1996 Restored Mono Soundtrack and the Miramax Duophonic DVD can be found, already pitch corrected, on “A Hard Day's Night Studio Sessions Back To Basics Vol.2“ (HELTER SKELTER 2011) Criterion’s DVD 2014 Mono and Stereo new remixes can be found in their original form, not pitch corrected, on “A Hard Day's Night 2014 Remixes “ (FAB! 2014)
1964
BEATLES ’65 remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Beatles ’65 albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” No Reply [Remaster 2009] I'm a Loser [Remaster 2009] Baby's In Black [Remaster 2009] Rock and Roll Music [Remaster 2009] I'll Follow the Sun [Remaster 2009] Mr. Moonlight EDIT RM1-RM2 EDIT RM1-RM2 EDIT RM1-RM2 EDIT RM1-RM2 [Remaster 2009] Honey Don't [Remaster 2009] I'll Be Back [Remaster 2014] She's a Woman (heavy reverb) (heavy reverb) (heavy reverb) [Remaster 2014] I Feel Fine (heavy reverb) (heavy reverb) (heavy reverb) [Remaster 2014] Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby [Remaster 2009] > US Mono remixes of She's a Woman (RM2) and I Feel Fine (RM4) have an enormous (and annoying) amount of reverb
UK remixes
LP (1964)
CD (2004)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” No Reply [Remaster 2009] I'm a Loser [Remaster 2009] Baby's In Black [Remaster 2009] Rock and Roll Music [Remaster 2009] I'll Follow the Sun [Remaster 2009] Mr. Moonlight EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 [Remaster 2009] Honey Don't [Remaster 2009] I'll Be Back [Remaster 2009] She's a Woman [fake stereo from RM2] (heavy reverb) [fake stereo from RM2] (heavy reverb) [Remaster 2009] I Feel Fine [fake stereo from RM4] (heavy reverb) [fake stereo from RM4] (heavy reverb) [Remaster 2009] Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby [Remaster 2009] > US Fake Stereo remixes of She's a Woman and I Feel Fine, originated from the ‘heavy reverbed’ Mono mixes, sounds so awful they result almost unlistenable.
1965
BEATLES VI remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Beatles VI albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey [Remaster 2009] Eight Days a Week EDIT RM2-RM3 EDIT RM2-RM3 EDIT RM2-RM3 EDIT RM2-RM3 [Remaster 2009] You Like Me Too Much [Remaster 2009] Bad Boy [Remaster 2009] I Don't Want To Spoil the Party [Remaster 2009] Words of Love [Remaster 2009] What you're doing [Remaster 2009] Yes It Is [Remaster 2009] Dizzy Miss Lizzy [Remaster 2009] Tell Me What You See [Remaster 2009] Every Little Thing [Remaster 2009]
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey [Remaster 2009] Eight Days a Week EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 [Remaster 2009] You Like Me Too Much [RS 1986] (narrow stereo, reverbed vocals) [Remaster 2009] Bad Boy [Remaster 2009] I Don't Want To Spoil the Party [Remaster 2009] Words of Love [Remaster 2009] What you're doing [Remaster 2009] Yes It Is [fake stereo from RM1] [fake stereo from RM1] [Remaster 2009] Dizzy Miss Lizzy [RS 1986] (narrow stereo, echo on vocals) [Remaster 2009] Tell Me What You See [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] Every Little Thing [Remaster 2009]
1965
HELP! vocals & song variants
Vocal Tracks
UA production Acetate
Vocals 1 Vocals 2+ tambourine "but now these days" "I've changedmymind" "I've opened up the doorS" Tambourine Vocals 3 (CTS) Vocals 4 (CTS) (Intro left doubled) "and now these days" "I've changed– my - mind" "I've opened up the door"
SINGLE HELP! Mono LP
RM4 #2
Intro Vocals 1 & Vocals 2 Vocals 3 ( CTS) Vocals 4 (CTS) "and now these days" "I've changed– my - mind" "I've opened up the door"
HELP! Stereo LP
Vocals 1 Vocals 2+ tambourine "but now these days" "I've changedmymind" "I've opened up the doorS" Tambourine April 13 1965, EMI: Recording the backtrack of takes 1-12 (Tracks 1 and 2). On take 12, the‘best’ take, vocals were overdubbed (John + Paul & George backing) on track 3. Vocals were doubled (again John + Paul & George backing) on track 4, together with Ringo’s tambourine. A Rough Mono mix was made (RM1) April 18 1965, EMI: 3 Mono remixes, RM2, RM3 and RM4 (RM4 ‘best’), were made for use in the film, and 1 in stereo (RS1). They all went unused April 22 1965, Twickenham: Filming ‘Help!’ (using RM4 as ‘soundtrack’) May 24 1965, CTS: It was decided that vocals tracks needed to be remade. CTS Studios had 3-track tape machines, so EMI track 1 and 2 (the instrumental backtrack) were reduced to one track to left 2 tracks free for overdubbing the new vocals. A new Mono remix (RMx) was created then to be used in the film June 18 1965, EMI: Final Mono (RM4#2) and Stereo (RS2) remixes for the LPs. For the Mono remix George Martin decided to edit the intro, joining the old vocal intro and using the new CTS vocal for the rest of the song. For the Stereo remix, CTS recording had the instrumental backtrack on one track (practically in mono), so, for the Stereo remix, George Martin was forced to use the EMI’s four track recording (with ‘old vocals’) In addition to the described above 4 'historical remixes' there exist further 'modern' remixes, all in Stereo, first of all the CD 1987 remix, other remixes are the 1993 PROMO, the fragment in Anthology DVD (2003), the DVD 2007 Video remix and the brand new remix for ''1+'' (2015). In all these 'modern' remixes, the vocal part is always the ‘old vocals’.
1965
HELP! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Help! albums’ remixes The five Orchestral/Instrumental tracks by George Martin Orchestra: From Me To You, In the Tyrol, Another Hard Day's Night, The Bitter End/You Can't Do That and The Chase are not taken into account, Help! albums open with an orchestral/instrumental ‘James Bond intro’ which precedes the song Help!
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” [fake mono from RS2] [fake mono from RS2] [Remaster 2009] The Night Before [fake mono from RS1] [fake mono from RS1] [Remaster 2009] You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [fake mono from RS1] [fake mono from RS1] [Remaster 2009] I Need You [fake mono from RS1] [fake mono from RS1] [Remaster 2009] Another Girl [fake mono from RS1] [fake mono from RS1] [Remaster 2009] Ticket To Ride [fake Mono from fake stereo from RM1] [fake Mono from fake stereo from RM1] [Remaster 2009] You're Gonna Lose That Girl [fake mono from RS3] [fake mono from RS3] [Remaster 2009]
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] The Night Before [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009]] You've Got To Hide Your Love Away [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] I Need You [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] Another Girl [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] Ticket To Ride [fake stereo from RM1] [fake stereo from RM1] [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] You're Gonna Lose That Girl [RS 1986] (narrow stereo, reverb on vocals) [Remaster 2009]
1965
HELP! FILM Video remixes variations
The Film Mono soundtrack contained some unique remixes. VHS 1995 and DVD 1997 feature the historic stereo ’65 mixes. The DVD 2007 presents whole new remixes, actually almost all very similar to Stereo 87 [R 87]. Blu Ray 2013 re-proposes these 2007 remixes, remastered 1995 1997 2007 2013 Mono Soundtrack Apple/EMI/Capitol Blu- Ray (Intro with doubled new vocals) Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] You're Gonna Lose That Girl Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] You've Got To Hide Your Love Away Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] Ticket to Ride (more reverb, less tambourine) Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 (risen pitch) RS 07 [R 13] (slightly lower pitch) I Need You Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] The Night Before (with She’s a Woman) (RS2 Mono Copy) Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] Another Girl Stereo ‘65 Stereo ‘65 RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] Barber of Seville RS 07 RS 07 [R 13] Mono Movie remixes can be found on “Help! Studio Sessions Back To Basics” (HELTER SKELTER 2011) and “Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (FAB! 2015) VHS 1995 mixes can be found solely on “Sea Of Green” (RED ROBIN 1996) DVD 1997 mixes can be found on “Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (FAB! 2015) DVD 2007 remixes can be found on “Contemporary Sound Vol. 1 – 2” (MAGOOCUS 2009) and also on “Help! Studio Sessions Back To Basics” (HELTER SKELTER 2011) > Slightly pitch anomalies are present in every Help! Video release, but especially in VHS 1995 mixes (from“Sea Of Green”), all speeded up
1965
US RUBBER SOUL remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and US Rubber Soul albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I've Just Seen a Face [Remaster 2009] Norwegian Wood [Remaster 2009] You Won't See Me [Remaster 2009] Think For Yourself [Remaster 2009] The Word [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2014] It's Only Love [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2009] I'm Looking Through You [Remaster 2009] In My life [Remaster 2009] [Remaster 2009] Run For Your Life [Remaster 2009] > Michelle US Mono remix RM1 has drums louder than RM2 UK Mono remix
UK remixes
LP (1965)
CD (2006)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” I've Just Seen a Face [RS 1986] (reverbed vocals) [Remaster 2009] Norwegian Wood [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] You Won't See Me [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] Think For Yourself [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] The Word [Remaster 2014] [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] It's Only Love [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] I'm Looking Through You (unedited intro) (unenited intro) (unedited intro) [Remaster 2014] In My life [RS 1986] (reverbed vocals, narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] [RS 1986] (‘centered’ vocals) [Remaster 2009] Run For Your Life [RS 1986] (‘centered’ vocals) [Remaster 2009] > The Word US Stereo remix RS1 has John’s double tracked vocals also on the bridge and some instrument/vocals tracks panned differently > UK and US Stereo versions of I'm Looking Through You have both the same standard remix RS1 but that of Capitol begins with two false starts
The withdrawn MONO RUBBER SOUL ‘’LOUD CUT’’
The "Loud Cut" is the very first pressing of the UK Mono Rubber Soul, stopped after a short pressing run. George Martin wasn’t satisfied with the first cut of the album which sounded way too compressed, and thus, after few days, he decided to halt production and re-cut the master. 'Loud-cut' pressings had the matrix numbers XEX 579-1and XEX 580-1. When the production resumed, the second pressing run started with matrix XEX 579-4 / XEX 580-4 Despite the myth (and the name) the ’’Loud Cut’’ wasn’t cut particularly louder; it was just more compressed and, beside sounding somewhat substandard (but not even as terrible as they say, considering that a lot of people hear no difference), there was a risk that this could have produced distortion on cheaper turntables
US STEREO RUBBER SOUL ‘’DEEP ECHO’’
A small number of circulating copies of US Stereo Rubber Soul presents an unusual ‘echoed’ sound, the reason is that they were mastered differently, with an added layer of reverb to all the songs of the album. This became to be know as the “Deep Echo”, “Echo Enhanced”, ‘’East Coast Mix’’ or the 'Dexterized' version of US Stereo Rubber Soul (from Dave Dexter Jr., the executive of Capitol supposed originator of this alternate mastering) In ‘’The Beatles Story on Capitol Records Part 2’’, Spizer points out: "Although most of the stereo Capitol pressings of the album sound similar to the stereo British LP, some of the Capitol discs were pressed with metal parts originating from a master that is noticeably different. These records were manufactured from a master cut in New York. All the songs have additional reverb that is not present on the other Capitol pressings or on the British discs. "
1966
YESTERDAY AND TODAY remixes variations
Comparison between UK ‘standard’ remixes and Yesterday And Today albums’ remixes
UK remixes
LP (1966)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums”
Drive My Car [fake mono from RS1?] [Remaster 2009] I'm Only Sleeping (Remaster 2014) Nowhere Man [Remaster 2009] Doctor Robert EDIT RM6 EDIT RM4 EDIT RM4 (Remaster 2014) [Remaster 2009] Act Naturally [Remaster 2009] And Your Bird Can Sing EDIT RM9-10 EDIT RM7-8 EDIT RM7-8 (Remaster 2014) If I Needed Someone [Remaster 2009] We Can Work It Out [Remaster 2009] What Goes On [Remaster 2009] Day Tripper [Remaster 2009]
UK remixes
LP V1 (1966)
LP V2 (from 1969)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” Drive My Car [RS 1986] ('centered' vocals) [Remaster 2009] I'm Only Sleeping [fake stereo from RM5] [Remaster 2009] Nowhere Man [RS 1986] ('centered' and reverbed vocals) [Remaster 2009] Doctor Robert EDIT RS2 [fake stereo from EDIT RM4] EDIT RS1 [EDIT RS2] [Remaster 2009] [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] Act Naturally [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] And Your Bird Can Sing EDIT RS1-2 [fake stereo from EDIT RM7/RM8] EDIT RS1/RS2 [EDIT RS1-2] [Remaster 2009] If I Needed Someone [RS 1986] [Remaster 2009] We Can Work It Out (Remaster 2014) What Goes On [RS 1986] (narrow stereo) [Remaster 2009] Day Tripper (Remaster 2014)
YESTERDAY AND TODAY MONO US Unique REMIXES: main differences from UK ‘standard’ remix
Doctor Robert EDIT RM4 Some differences in volume of instruments and vocals. Right after song
ends John comments “Ok, Herb”. Used for producing the Fake Stereo remix in Y & T Stereo Album version 1 (with ‘Ok, Herb’ cut out). Restored in 2014 for Y &T “The US Albums” (also this with ‘Ok, Herb’ cut out).
And Your Bird Can Sing EDIT RM7/RM8 Handclaps louder during solo.
Used for producing the Fake Stereo remix in Y & T Stereo Album version 1. Restored in 2014 for Y &T “The US Albums”
I'm Only Sleeping RM5 Different backward guitars.
Used for producing the Fake Stereo remix in Y & T Stereo Album version 1. Restored in 2014 for Y &T “The US Albums” YESTERDAY AND TODAY STEREO US Unique REMIXES: main differences from UK ‘standard’ remix Doctor Robert EDIT RS1 Some differences in volume of instruments and vocals. Released only in Y & T Stereo Album version 2 (1969). I'm Only Sleeping RS1 Different backward guitars. Released only in Y & T Stereo Album version 2 (1969) and ‘The Beatles Box’ LP5 (1980) We Can Work It Out RS1 Harmoniums move to center during bridges. Less reverb than UK remix. Released only in Y & T Stereo Album and in US Red Album 1973. Restored in 2014 for Y &T “The US Albums” Day Tripper RS1 The guitar intro starts only on left channel. Less reverb than UK remix. This remix appears also in both UK and US Red Album LP 1973 , in ‘The Beatles Box’ LP 4 (1980) and in UK “20 Greatest Hits” LP (1982.) It was restored in 2014 for Y &T “The US Albums”.
I’M ONLY SLEEPING’s BACKWARD GUITARS in various remixes
1966
US REVOLVER remixes variations
UK Revolver and US Revolver albums have the same remixes
UK remixes
LP (1966)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums”
EDIT RM5-RM6 EDIT RM5-RM6 EDIT RM5-RM6 [Remaster 2009] Eleanor Rigby [Remaster 2009] Love You To RM1+RM2+RM3+Edit Piece RM1+RM2+RM3+Edit Piece RM1+RM2+RM3+Edit Piece [Remaster 2009] Here, There and Everywhere [Remaster 2009] Yellow Submarine [Remaster 2009] She Said She Said [Remaster 2009] Good Day Sunshine RM7 (‘RM2’) RM7 (‘RM2’) RM7 (‘RM2’) [Remaster 2009] For No One [Remaster 2009] I Want To Tell You [Remaster 2009] Got To Get You Into My Life [Remaster 2009] Tomorrow Never Knows RM11 RM8 [Remaster 2009]
UK remixes
LP (1966)
CD (2014)
“The U.S. Albums” EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 EDIT RS1-RS2 [Remaster 2009] Eleanor Rigby [Remaster 2009] Love You To RS1+RS2+RS3+Edit Piece RS1+RS2+RS3+Edit Piece RS1+RS2+RS3+Edit Piece [Remaster 2009] Here, There and Everywhere [Remaster 2009] Yellow Submarine [Remaster 2009] She Said She Said [Remaster 2009] Good Day Sunshine [Remaster 2009] For No One [Remaster 2009] I Want To Tell You [Remaster 2009] Got To Get You Into My Life [Remaster 2009] Tomorrow Never Knows [Remaster 2009]
1966 Alternate remix of TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS
in the withdrawn first press of MONO UK REVOLVER
A limited number of UK Mono Revolver album include a rare version, with a different remix, of Tomorrow Never Knows [RM11]: it’s the quickly withdrawn very first pressing. This has a matrix number (on side 2) of XEX 606-1 whereas the standard presses have XEX 606-2 and beyond. After the first day of pressing it was decided to replace this remix of Tomorrow Never Knows [RM11] with the ‘standard’ mix [RM8]: the production was momentarily stopped as the new masters were cut and the pressing plates were replaced. It is not known why George Martin changed his mind and decided to use the older ‘best’ Mono Remix RM8 RM11 had the vocals louder, the backward guitar solo without ADT (and missing the final guitar phrase), different effects and a longer fade-out with a prominent piano in the end.
1966 A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES remixes variations
A Collection of Beatles Oldies was the Beatles’ first greatest-hits, it contains (a part for Michelle and Yesterday) 13 songs from singles, not available on any Beatles LP, and Bad Boy that was unissued in UK.
MONO LP
STEREO LP
SHE LOVES YOU
UK Fake Stereo
FROM ME TO YOU
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
I FEEL FINE
YELLOW SUBMARINE�
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
BAD BOY
DAY TRIPPER
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
TICKET TO RIDE
PAPERBACK WRITER
ELEANOR RIGBY
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
The Mono album contains all standard remixes, the majority from Singles. The Stereo version is more interesting, several songs were remixed or released in Stereo for the first time (at least for the UK market) She Loves You First UK fake-stereo version. Capitol’s Second Album and German Beatles Beat featured a different Fake- stereo version From Me To you First UK Stereo version. Previously released uniquely on German Beatles Beat We Can Wok It Out First UK Stereo version [RS2]. Another early Stereo remix [RS1] was previously released in Yesterday And Today I Feel Fine First ever Stereo version. German and Dutch Stereo LPs as well as US Beatles ’65 featured a fake-stereo version Day Tripper First UK Stereo version [RS2]. Another early Stereo remix [RS1] was previously released in Yesterday And Today Paperback Writer First ever Stereo version I Want To Hold Your Hand First UK Stereo version. Two other different Stereo remixes were created prior to this ‘1966 remix’, one (the ‘1965 remix’) was released only in Germany, the other (the oldest, RS17 ‘1963 remix’) was released only in 1977, uniquely in Australia
1967
I AM THE WALRUS Mono variants
Mono remix 23 (RM23) was the first created 'official' versions of I Am The Walrus, it was the result of a laborious EDIT, which constitutes the 'basic' Mono Master of the finished song. This remix however still has an imperfection: an 'extra’ bar before "...Yellow Matter Custard..." (due to the studio correction of a mistake by John in the ‘backtrack’, as heard in Anthology). This mono mix will be delivered to Capitol who will release it on the US Single Hello Goodbye (before being notified of the ''extra'' bar). EDIT RM23 A week later, the 'correct' single, with the 'extra' bar cut (EDIT RM23 # 1), was released in UK. This remix became the standard Mono remix and will be used also for the double MMT EP, the Film, the Mono MMT CD (Remastered 2009) and many other releases. EDIT RM23#2 For the inclusion in the US Mono MMT album, Capitol also did its 'EDIT', cutting the 'extra’ bar (EDIT RM23 # 2). Given the limits of the tecnology of the time, the two EDITs do not sound exactly the same (Capitol’s engineers cut a few hundredths of a second too long) ... anyway, from now, all subsequent versions will have the 'extra' bar cut (with the exception of the 'reconstructed' Stereo version of US RARITIES (1980) and another botched attempt in 2011 in the Target Mono Single, described below. SINGLE 2011 In 2011 Capitol released (through Target retail corporation) the reissue of the vinyl single with a cheap attempt to restore the 'extra' bar, unfortunately it was done in an amateurish way, with disastrous results: John's "Ye ... brutally cut, but still partially audible > The main distinguishing feature of every I Am The Walrus’ Mono remixes (compared to the stereo ones) is that they have two points where Ringo's drums 'disappear': the first at about 0:36, the second at 1: 18
I Am The Walrus Mono Main Releases
1967
I AM THE WALRUS Stereo variants
EDIT RS6/7 The first Stereo remix, delivered to Capitol, was a 'montage' of two remixes: the first part of the song was the Stereo remix 6 (RS6), the second part was a 'fake stereo' version of the remix Mono 22 (RM22) called RS7. This Capitol ‘hybrid’ version Stereo/Fake Stereo (RS6/7) has the peculiarities that it starts with 4 piano beats, and has the "left" drums that (as for the mono remixes) disappears for a few moments, after "I'm crying "at 1:18 ... EDIT RS25/7 In UK, and at the last moment before going to press, it was decided to redo the Stereo remix from scratch using a new Stereo remix (RS25) as the first part of the song, and the usual 'Fake Stereo' RS7 as the second part. All beautiful... but they forgot to 'shorten' the 6 beats piano intro, and mockingly, this version is what will become the Stereo official standard of I Am The Walrus (RS25/7) German Hörzu released the double EP and then the MMT album with a variant of the US Stereo remix: the intro is not cut (it has 6 piano beats, as for the UK EP), but has drums that disappears at 1:18 (as for the US Stereo remix) EDIT R 80 In 1980 Capitol (for its LP US RARITIES) created a Stereo 'reconstructed' version of the 'imperfect' Mono remix with the extra bar (US Single), ‘picking’ the extra bar from RM23 MMT VHS (EDIT RS25/RM23?) In 1988 a new remix was made by George Martin for the MMT Video release, with the piano intro necessarily 'cut' and 'reduced' to 4 beats (to match with the film / video), in this new remix the second part of the song is in true mono, instead of Fake Stereo
MMT DVD
In 1997, the standard Stereo remix RS25/7 was used for the MMT DVD release, (the piano intro was cut to 4 beats)
ANTHOLOGY DVD
In 2003 a new Stereo remix was created for Anthology DVD, finally in 'True Stereo' from the beginning to the end of the song and,-unique among the post 1971 remixes-, it has drums that disappears at 1:18 In 2006 a new 'True Stereo' remix was created for Love. In 2009 a new remix was created for the music video game Rockband, this remix is similar to the standard one but almost in mono MMT DVD 2012 Finally, in 2012, for the Blu-Ray release of MMT, Giles Martin created yet another new 'True Stereo' remix, also this with a 4 beats piano intro I Am The Walrus Stereo Main Releases I Am The Walrus Unique Stereo remixes
> US Stereo album and all Video remixes have 4 beats piano intro > In all the Stereo versions, unlike the Mono versions, the Drums between“I’m Crying” and “Sitting on a cornflakes” at 0:36 never disappear > US Stereo, German Stereo albums and Anthology DVD, have ‘Left channel drums’ disappearing at 1:18