I have had it up to here waiting for the Beatles catalogue to be remastered

Wow, didn't realize that it was/didn't think to look; thanks!

xp

these shitty new ones will just make a decent original White Album in mono go even *higher* in price then i guess.

Volume One of the triple volume Mark Lewisohn biog expected in October, and due to clock in at 1856 pages in the special 'author's edition'!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beatles-Complete-Story-Special/dp/1408704781

more here
http://www.examiner.com/article/beatles-author-lewisohn-says-epic-group-bio-will-go-where-none-has-gone-before

lol vol. 1. does the first one go up to 1962 or so?

ahahaa, i was kidding but: "He said the first volume, which will be out around this time next year, will cover up through 1962."

Hahahaha

He is the George RR Martin of rock biographers. Poor dude.

1856 pages that take you up until the music starts getting made! that 'authors cut' will set you back £120, normal edition; £30.

How much is that in people money?

He is the George RR Martin of rock biographers. Poor dude.

Can't wait for the sexposition in the film version. Also, this probably means he'll keel over half-way through the volume that covers '66.

I'm excited to find out how many olives the Beatles ate.

irl lols

Ringo = inordinately fond of "neeps"

Chapter 6
Harrison's cousin was born and raised in Shropshire, the only child of a couple who owned a local pub called ...

Great detail about the color of all the assistants' tunics shirts at each Abbey Road session.

Holy crap what.

blah blah RELEASE Carnival of Light! blah blah blah

Stereo Vinyl box set review from Stereophile.

http://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-123

spoiler: not as good as the absolute best releases of the Beatles on vinyl.

Mono box set still out there in the either, waiting for that algorithm at Apple corps. to decide when we're all ready to spend silly money on Beatles stuff again...

looking forward to the Sterephobe review.

Like most Americans at the time, I first heard the Beatles on Capitol vinyl that wasn't displaced by CDs until the late '80s, and Capitol though nothing of mucking with the music (adding tons of reverb, wildly altering the stereo mix, etc.) as well as the album titles and tracks. All of the "real" British CDs, LPs, and downloads sound dry compared to what I grew up with.

I don't know how legit some of the Stereophile points are - yes, a modern vinyl reissue doesn't sound like an original 1960s pressing played on modern equipment, but what was there to play it back upon their original release that compares to what we have now, in terms of phono cartriges, turntables, amps, speakers? What 1964 turntable/cartridge combo could capture the nuances of a good post-'80s setup?

yeah hard to say. haven't bought this yet because of reservations like that article.

i did think White Album sounded like absolute shit on the CD reissues for whatever reason, esp the Mono version (which i generally liked the mono CDs esp on the early albums)

there were lots of great turntables in 1964! most people didn't own them though.

So what was it that people didn't like abt the 2009 white album remaster exactly?

Should have been a single album.

sounds pretty fucking marvelous to me. (then again, it always sounded good)

I think the Mono White Album is one of the best of the remasters. People are tripping.

I only have the stereo one but it's awesome. "Helter Skelter" never sounded so crushing. That bass!

I don't have anything against "helter skelter" and love many Macca's bass lines but I've always found the sound of the bass on "helter skelter" not satisfying. too thin, I dunno...

Lennon played the bass on "Helter Skelter" iirc

I completely agree, especially when you listen to the isolated track.

But that said, isn't it John playing bass on that? Makes sense, since the track is played like The World's Greatest Rhythm Guitarist (On Bass).

Paul never got into the hugely loud, distorted bass sounds of Entwistle or Bruce. Odd in this case, since this song's goal was to out-Who the Who.

ah, that would make sense if that was John playing !

2 extracts from the upcoming Lewisohn book

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/10321180/The-Beatles-the-birth-of-the-band.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10322950/The-Beatles-the-making-of-Lennon.html

getting some right raves this Lewisohn book

http://www.mojo4music.com/7455/is-this-the-best-beatles-book-ever/

Anyone get On Air - Live at the BBC, Vol. 2 yet?

Yes, I got it yesterday. It's as enjoyable as Vol 1. If you liked the first set you'll like this one. There's at least one surprise ("Beautiful Dreamer").

What's that aside in the Mojo review xxp about there being a forthcoming double-length author's cut? Have I bought the wrong one?

the longer book? yeah it's twice as long, came out this week in the UK. yours for £120!

https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/p480x480/1457737_613907578671382_1538089204_n.jpg

Yikes. No, I think I've got the right one. That looks more like one for my retirement.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25364624

The Beatles are to release 59 rare and unheard recordings in a bid to stop their copyright protection expiring.

The digital compilation includes BBC sessions, four alternate takes of She Loves You and five of A Taste Of Honey.

It has not been officially announced, but a spokeswoman for Apple records confirmed the release to the BBC.

News of its arrival first appeared on Norwegian Beatles blog, WogBlog, which also published cover art and a tracklisting.

no Geir jokes please

wogblog!
i just read about this woop dee doo
http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/post--beatles-us-albums-boxed-up-for-50th-anniversary-of-bands-american-invasion

i don't know how UK copyright works but isn't it a little early for the beatles' copyright to expire?

it's the same thing dylan did, right? 50 year copyright thing?
http://i.imgur.com/unQ6s.jpg

EU law protects songs for 70 years after they are recorded, but only if they get an official release. Otherwise, copyright lasts 50 years.

In the case of The Beatles, that means their 1963 debut album Please Please Me is protected until 2033, but the unreleased session tapes for that album are not.

If the Beatles chose not to release the recordings before the end of the year, it would mean other record labels could theoretically put them out and profit from them.

The band's 1962 debut single, Love Me Do, arguably slipped out of copyright last year, before the EU's copyright extension was signed into law.

At least one record company issued a "remastered" version of the song, although that has since been deleted.

ah ok, interesting. in the US it's life of the author + 70 years but i realize now that that only applies to works created after 1978. before that it's muddy as hell and i'm getting a headache figuring out what expires when

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap3.html this is incomprehensible

So in 2033, Beatles recordings will become public domain in UK while they will still be under copyright until 70 years after Paul McCartney dies (which should be in 2036, hyuk.)

Unless the Beatles are bought out by Walt Disney, which very stranger things have happened.

will there be an exam?

my head hurts

haha xp

mickey mouse protection act etc

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Disney-infinite-copyright.svg/540px-Disney-infinite-copyright.svg.png

This is the one I played the hell out of at college parties, in between Never Mind The Bollocks, In The City, This Year's Model, and The Who Sings My Generation.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/BeatlesVIalbumcover.jpg
I demand an exact reproduction in whatever format, incl. the duophonic medication of "Yes It Is."
Lewisohn already wrote The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions in the 80s, but I guess we'll get 'em again, Caro-style.

In case you can't see the titles too good, here they are again (Larry Williams titles rec. especially for this North America-only release, along with a few from Beatles For Sale [the few BFS tracks not incl. on prev America-only Beatles '65], also a couple from forthcoming Help)
All songs by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted.
Side one

Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller/Richard Penniman) – 2:30
"Eight Days a Week" – 2:43
"You Like Me Too Much" (George Harrison) – 2:34
"Bad Boy" (Larry Williams) – 2:17
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" – 2:33
"Words of Love" (Buddy Holly) – 2:10

Side two

"What You're Doing" – 2:30
"Yes It Is" – 2:40
"Dizzy Miss Lizzie" (sic) (Williams) – 2:51
"Tell Me What You See" – 2:35
"Every Little Thing" – 2:01