Is the Beatles 1962-66 (the 'red' alb) the only record of theirs that you need?

Another factor with the outtakes is that there are no definitive mixes as there are for the released tracks, since they were left aside at the time. I’ve seen a bit of discussion about editing choices and decisions to leave entire elements out, e.g. backing vocals on Strawberry Fields take 1.

i was thinking about that very thing while listening to the white album outtakes on the box set last night. even the most finished of these don't have an ultimate mix; I would be happy if they'd do 'official' mixes of Not Guilty, Leave My Kitten Alone, a full You Know My Name, etc.

If You've Got Troubles sounds like fucking shit on Anthology. It's not their best song but it's pretty good!

oh wait, it's That Means a Lot that sounds like shit. And I guess the mix of Not Guilty on the white album deluxe is about as official as it can get. anyway.

This makes me laugh, a classic of the Macca/Harrison dynamic

https://x.com/beatleboot/status/1721266358581608855?s=46&t=bJOqpCuQneT7ju08y55VSA

I gotta say the red album sounds fucking great

Sounds like Giles struggled a bit with She Loves You, but the rest of the first 10 songs sound amazing (exception being Love Me Do).

She Loves You sounds as though its playing in the next room.

I skipped ahead to AHDN and Ringo's bongos are distracting

Agreed. You Really Got a Hold On Me was a highlight for me.

It’s going to take me a while to get used to some of the Ringo enhanced mixes before I can decide if I prefer them to the originals.

With so many rubber soul tracks will they release a boxset for that one now ?

Actual goosebumps listening to John’s vocals on « twist and shout »!

Had to jump to I Am the Walrus after someone (Sheffield?) warned of the changes in the fade-out. There's maybe a ten second stretch where it's almost unrecognisable as the same song. It's more radical than the version on Love and I'm just confused really.

i think "she loves you" and "love me do" are the worst of the new mixes because everything except the final mono master was lost for those recordings, while the other tracks at least had a bit more to work with

i'm pretty impressed by all the others so far

xp hey guys you could release it in ... mono

it's wild to be able to hear some of the details like the "a hard day's night" bongos

these feel pretty universally superior to the old stereo mixes as i'd have hoped

Spotify's algorithms seem to have decided that two of the 2023 remixes on the Red album are not noticeably different enough from the previous ones to get their own playcount

https://i.imgur.com/VgyhOkE.png

What’s actually gone wrong technically with She Loves You then?

This might be a good time to remind people of the Prof Stoned versions of tracks by the Beatles and others. Here's the Prof Stoned She Loves You, which sounds a lot better to my ears. Available a bonus track on the With the Beatles job:

https://www.transfernow.net/dl/20231110NZfYNor6

Stereo too, I should have added

What’s actually gone wrong technically with She Loves You then?

it's a MAL assisted demix from mono; I haven't listened to this one yet but will later. I thought the Love Me Do demix sounded great. But I generally prefer the monos of those early records.

The new mixes do sound snappy

Looking forward to seeing how all this sounds through speakers but on my earbuds Hey Bulldog might be my favourite new mix. I'll still take the mono Revolution over the new one.

Magical Mystery Tour and Old Brown Shoe sound like the best remixes on the blue album to my ears.

Agreed. You Really Got a Hold On Me was a highlight for me.

Guitar stabs on “Can’t Find Me Love” pretty shockingly harsh

there's some guitar stuff missing from Old Brown Shoe which is kind of weird but the bass sounds great.

_Agreed. You Really Got a Hold On Me was a highlight for me._

Forget who’s mainly singing the harmony vocal on this, is it George or John with himself?

Who confirms that it’s George.

prob only going to listen to the red album but it sounds dope so far

Love how huge If I Needed Someone sounds.

Lots of knowledgeable types saying Fool On The Hill is a fave.

yeah I loved the sick sub bass during the flute solo, really brings the song into the 21st century.

Some of the new mixes sound great but I'm decidedly not a fan of the "unburied" rhythm guitar on "Magical Mystery Tour". Takes me out of the psychedelic moment, maaaan.

And to Alba's comment/link above the Prof. Stoned mixes are often glorious. His "Forever Changes" mix is my go-to.

Fair

This is how the middle bit of #NowAndThen should go. In my humble opinion. pic.twitter.com/jj3h78DG3k

— Duncan Wisbey (@hubabakanda) November 10, 2023

lol

this is really fun to click around in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgFPUlhc2o

I mean, look I’m crazy I would totally listen to that whole thing with pleasure

would/am

The bass/drum parts are always great on Beatle records. I've plowed through their albums focusing on just that element.

(I've also done that just focusing on George, or just on the harmonies - that's one thing I love about them, each part is so well done, and in a way it has to be when you're building a record from parts that only four people can play on stage - like each person becomes that much more important so they need to step up.)

Also nice touch showing only who's playing in the graphic as well

Lol at that Twitter post. I had a proper (Meehhh-owwww) laugh with that :))

yeah, that was brilliant

really brings out how funky they could be

i think "she loves you" and "love me do" are the worst of the new mixes because everything except the final mono master was lost for those recordings, while the other tracks at least had a bit more to work with

loving the drum-n-bass Rubber Soul. it's so chill! as i get older, paying attention to Paul's bass parts has become one of my favorite Beatle listening activities. i think of it mainly in terms of the post-acid period, but even here he's doing a lot of interesting stuff, always a little more than you might think is there. i think it adds a lot to the energy of the songs, subconsciously.

This is kinda mad but there is a spudload of Beatles Sessions boots on Archive.org right now, which can be downloaded.

https://archive.org/details/beatles_sessions_201912_2