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l been busy on my track, need to redo the lead guitar break to my satisfaction, then it's all about the mix..

iirc I am in on this thing and have confirmed studio time!
("studio" being my friend MP's basement...)

Everyone's got plenty of time. One ILXor just beat the crowd early.

http://www.thecaptainsmemos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bat-beatles.jpg

This is kinda weird.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsK5afhO-cE

Maybe you can make it weirder.

ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail . com.

There's five for a kick-off!

whereas...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbmVpWiSCVY&feature=related

They didn't even try to pass that other guy off as Eric Clapton or Klaus Voorman.

The second submission was sent last week. I can't wait to line these up and hear them all together.

Here's a list of albums that haven't been represented yet by ILXors:

PLEASE PLEASE ME
WITH THE BEATLES
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
PAST MASTERS I

Still plenty of choices from the other albums too. Let me know which one you want to do. ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com

submission sent!

Tickled pink about the tracks I've heard so far.

Remember, you've got another four months to claim a song (12/1) and five months (1/1) to get the song sent to me. The comp will be released to the world in Feb. 2013.

I still haven't picked mine out yet. I'll think of one, spend a month working it out in my head, get bored, move on to another one.

ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com

I'm a little late, but I just noticed a new submission from earlier this month.

Not a song claim, but the entire song itself!

Fortunately, no one had staked it yet and anyway, it's been the highlight of my morning.

I would still advise you to claim a song first to make sure we don't have any repeats. Still lots of time.

ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com

just had a little jam session with a drummer friend in the basement where we tried out an arrangement of my beatles tune. needs some work, but it'll be good!

and when i say "good" feel free to read that as "Better Than The Beatles"

Tomorrow is the 72nd birthday for John Lennon. Next up on the birthday calendar will be George's 70th in February.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/2695/beatleswhen64775101.jpg

And that's also the day that the ILX Beatles Comp will be released to the world.

So far, we've got 29 songs claimed. We've even got four tracks finished and already sent in.

Here are the deadlines coming up: Dec. 1 will be the last day to claim a song. We're doing this privately, so email your claim to ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com. I'll only be able to honor the claims that come in through that email address.

Give me three requests. You'll get your top request as long as no one else has claimed it first. I'll confirm your request, usually within a day or so, if not the hour.

After Dec. 1, no more claims will be accepted. The next deadline will be Jan 1 to get your recorded track sent in.

And then on Feb. 25, we'll have our big release party online.

So again, tell me what song you want to do at ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com. The more the merrier, a splendid time guaranteed for all.

http://k15.kn3.net/E649375F4.jpg

mine just needs Bass and a guitar solo

Any chance of a sneak peek at the track listing?

my new band just tried out our contribution yesterday...it sounded prettay prettay good. it also may have been ten minutes long.

Any chance of a sneak peek at the track listing?

Here are the original albums that are represented so far. (Doesn't represent every song submitted though.)

Beatles For Sale
Help!
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper
Magical Mystery Tour
White Album
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
Let It Be

So if you're hankering for a Please Please Me cover, the floor is all yours.

I'll also add that the white album is the most-represented so far. Of course, it has 30 songs on it, so there's plenty to pick from.

There's almost a small dark part of me that wishes we could've just done that album instead of everything, but it's better to have more to pick from and besides, I didn't want to seem like I was ripping off Phish.

Sent this on Sunday but ... no reply.

hey, how did i miss this?

Has anyone done "Your Mother Should Know"?

I haven't even started work on mine yet - it's been so long since i've made any recordings and am so unfamiliar with modern multitrack recording software.

What cheap or free multitrack recording app should I use? I have a 4-year-old Windows 7 laptop and a iPod touch 4, plus some guitars and keyboards.

Check out Reaper, it works as freeware and bugs you only once - on starting - to register, and it's dead cheap if you do register. It's not got pretty knobs or anything, but is a great piece of software for recording, you can make it as simple or complex as you like.

Sent this on Sunday but ... no reply.

― a worthy pioner! (weatheringdaleson), Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:37 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Got it!

If anyone wants to request a song, send your dibs to ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com. Only way I can keep track of everything.

Dec. 1 the last day for submitting your claims. Jan. 1 the last day to send in your final recording.

I'm taking off the week of Thanksgiving specifically to work on my song

One month from today (Dec. 1) to let me know which song you want to do.

Two months until all submissions need to be sent in.

ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com

The rough guidelines, once more with feeling:

Here are the rough guidelines:

• Like other ILX comps, send your song as an MP3, WAV or FLAC. If you would rather work out some sort of dropbox deal, let me know in an email. The email address for all correspondence is ilx.beatles.compATgmailºcom. Only claims to this email address will be accepted.

• Unlike other comps where we claim our songs in this overview thread, let’s keep the songs we’re covering private. That way, when we release the comp, it can be a big surprise. I’ve got grandiose plans of releasing two versions - one in which the tracks are separated and named, and one “LOVE” version, where all tracks are mixed together into one big beautiful monstrosity.

Send me the name of the song you want to do as well as a second and third choice. First come, first served. I'll get back with you on what's been taken/not taken.

And if you let loose with which song you’re going to do, no worries. You’re just not going to get any revelations from me.

• Only songs performed by the Beatles and released originally by the Beatles will be accepted. No Badfinger, no Wings, no Wilburys, no “Besame Mucho”. If the song you want to cover is “Twist & Shout”, that’s fine since it was released on Please Please Me. I would encourage submissions to be written by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison or Starkey, but if the group thought it was a good idea to release their version of “Boys”, then who can I be to say we shouldn’t either.

Even though Anthology was an official release, I’d prefer we stay away from songs such as “All Things Must Pass” or “Teddy Boy” which were released later as a solo effort.

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo264/midiman56/EmoBeatles.jpg

About to hit the two-week mark before we close the book on claiming songs for the comp. Dec. 1 is the deadline for emailing which song you'd like to record at ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com.

The deadline for sending in your recorded material isn't until Jan. 1, 2013.

Get-on-with-it bump

Deadline is Saturday!

cool pic btw

I was going to record my contribution today, but didn't.
I may deadline surf on this one.

ayo, me and chr1s aren't going to be able to do our vers of "happy birthday" because i am lazy and a procrastinator and SOME PEOPLE have to go play fancy All Tomorrow's Parties festivals in the England

Remember, the recorded tracks don't have to be in until Jan. 1. I'm just asking for anyone to claim a song to record before Dec. 1.

xp maybe he can request it during shellac's set, and then your contribution can be the recording of albini berating him for doing so.

ayo, me and chr1s aren't going to be able to do our vers of "happy birthday" because i am lazy and a procrastinator and SOME PEOPLE have to go play fancy All Tomorrow's Parties festivals in the England

― U.S. State Department, Office of Rare Psych (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, November 26, 2012 4:05 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Dude we have until Jan 1st! C'mon we can do it! Maybe! People need to hear us do "Happy Birthday".

you can hear a lo-fi snippet of a run-through of my cover here: http://forcesatwork.tumblr.com/post/36597009803
any guesses!?

started working on mine last night. my idea is so dumb. i'm worried it might be too dumb.

Don't think that's going to be possible for this comp, n.

It's going to make Lulu sound like the Beatles.

i might have to get drunk to record it properly

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgbnh9L4kd1qd4f1p.jpg

Since Lennon is such a huge icon for 1st year University students, I love photos of Lennon where he resembles just about any pissed-up 1st year University student...

Lennon J@gg3r

DEADLINE for emailing me which song you want to record is Saturday, Dec. 1. For some of you, that may be RIGHT NOW.

ilx.beatles.comp @ gmail.com

We've got a solid line-up, but more are welcome.

Remember, audio files are due at the same address on Jan. 1. The plan is to release it on Soundcloud, etc., by Feb. 23.

http://cdn.ph.upi.com/sv/i/para/upi/UPI-5201344439943/2012/7/13444470517391/On-this-day-in-1969-the-Beatles-crossed-Abbey-Road.jpg

SEND 'EM IN!

I'm about 2/3rds done, hopefully will be 3/3rds done by the end of next week.

ayo, me and chr1s aren't going to be able to do our vers of "happy birthday" because i am lazy and a procrastinator and SOME PEOPLE have to go play fancy All Tomorrow's Parties festivals in the England

―U.S. State Department, Office of Rare Psych (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, November 26, 2012 4:05 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkp

Dude we have until Jan 1st! C'mon we can do it! Maybe! People need to hear us do "Happy Birthday".

―chr1sb3singer,Monday, November 26, 2012 4:30 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You're right we can't cheat the public

So do it at ATP, it's allowed innit?