I was listening to Please Please Me in my car today, and goddamn, I never noticed just how fucking AWFUL that CD sounds. "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" is nearly unlistenable, despite being a great song. Are there any rumours that new editions are being worked on?
And also, does Please Please Me sound better on vinyl?
― өөө (Pleasant Plains), Monday, 22 December 2008 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Fuck yes! It sounds brilliant on vinyl. It practically leaps outta the speakers. Sounds like there's a band playing right in front of you.
― everything, Monday, 22 December 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
intercourse
― Giorgio Moderator (PappaWheelie V), Monday, 22 December 2008 18:35 (fifteen years ago) link
This sounds great
― Jazzbo, Monday, 22 December 2008 18:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Where's Steve Hoffman when you need him?
― arular (unregistered), Monday, 22 December 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I was listening to Please Please Me in my car today, and goddamn, I never noticed just how fucking AWFUL that CD sounds.
The 1986 mono mix is horrible. Recent stereo bootlegs sound great, although the fact that it was recorded on two tracks means it will never sound really great in stereo (and nothing does in mono).
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 22 December 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Where is the goddamn Naked thread?
GET BACK
― Bimble's Got A Brand New Bag of Goth (Bimble), Sunday, 4 January 2009 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
For some California grass
― Bimble's Got A Brand New Bag of Goth (Bimble), Sunday, 4 January 2009 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Geir rules the day. I'm not even going to stand in his way.
― Bimble's Got A Brand New Bag of Goth (Bimble), Sunday, 4 January 2009 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I like a lot of the new groups- The Beatles, The Beards and the whoever.
― ilx chilton (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 4 January 2009 21:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Get backto where you once belonged
― Sleep Tundra (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 23 March 2009 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Don't let me down
don't you know it's gonna lastit's a love that lasts foreverit's a love that has no past
wow, a love that has no past! Lennon lovers take note.
Bimble's gonna be quiet now, he promises, but Beatles are sacred, sacred ground.
― Sleep Tundra (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 23 March 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I for one welcome our new Liverpudlian overlords.
― moe greene dolphin street (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 23 March 2009 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
when the rain comes they run and hide their headsthey might as well be deadwhen the raaaaiin cooomes.....when the raaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiinnn cooooooooooommmmees....
― I am Robertson Speedo (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 23 March 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
"A Butt in the Life" by the Buttles
I read the news today oh buttAbout a lucky man who made the buttAnd though the butt was rather sadWell I just had to laughI saw the photographHe blew his butt out in a carHe didn't notice that the lights had buttsA crowd of butts stood and staredThey'd seen his butt beforeNo butt was really sureIf he was from the House of Butts.
I saw a butt toda oh boyThe English Army had just won the buttA crowd of butts turned awabut I just had to lookHaving read the buttI'd butt to turn you on
Woke butt, fell out of butt,Dragged a butt across my buttFound my way downstairs and drank a buttAnd looking up I noticed I was buttFound my butt and grabbed my buttMade the butt in seconds flatFound my way upstairs and had a butt,and somebody spoke and I went into a butt
I read the news today oh buttFour thousand butts in Blackbutt, LancashireAnd though the butts were rather smallThey had to count them allNow they know how many butts it takes to fill the Albert Hall
― LL Coolna (absolutely clean glasses), Thursday, 2 June 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Beatles1.gif
neat
― iatee, Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
Not sure how they're making those determinations, though. Ringo came up with a line or two for "Eleanor Rigby," and suggested "look at all the lonely people" as the chorus.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
who is the "outside contributor" for "Julia", Yoko...?
― The Silent Extreme (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:32 (twelve years ago) link
Also, were George Martin's arrangements not "contributions"?
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
Nice. If accurate, more collaboration that I thought--at some point, I think I internalized the idea that, with prominent exceptions like "A Day in the Life," Lennon/McCartney almost always meant Lennon or McCartney.
― clemenza, Thursday, 5 January 2012 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
Lol at "Flying" and "Dig It." Never realized before that John had written almost all of A Hard Day's Night
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 January 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that was my main take from it. I guess that explain's the albums v. consistent style.
― iatee, Thursday, 5 January 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
Show how much George would have been pretty frickin major had he been in any other band. (Ignoring all the usual alternate-universe shit about how in another band he might not have been inspired to write, and maybe had he been in another band he would caused a butterfly to flapped his wings and make Borneo disappear, or Bono disappear, or something.)
― Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 6 January 2012 02:04 (twelve years ago) link
Um, "shows," and "flap," sorry, but you get the idea.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Friday, 6 January 2012 02:05 (twelve years ago) link
I doubt George would have been anything than a decent guitarist in any other band whose two leaders inspired his best playing and writing.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:06 (twelve years ago) link
um yeah, that's the usual alternate-universe shit
― we bought a zoo in a hopeless place (some dude), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:19 (twelve years ago) link
Go through the looking-glass.
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:26 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THbvc3lx2pk
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
love george but he didn't really have enuff swag to be a guitar hero in a non-beatles band IMO
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:34 (twelve years ago) link
Think I meant to post this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_am82sYFXU&feature=related
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:35 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry to be all markers/frogman henry reposting the same non-sequitur embed buthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdAX7E34zkg&feature=related
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 January 2012 02:41 (twelve years ago) link
Without Ravi Shankar's influence, George would not have been as good a sitar player.
― timellison, Friday, 6 January 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
man, you need to re-listen the early stuff to realize how massive of a player george was in terms of his contributions to the band sound. he was uniquely creative right from the beginning, in fact i would say his licks were pretty much unparalleled at the time (say, 62-64). the guy virtually invented a whole guitar vocabulary all by himself and i'm only taking into account the pre-psych beatles shit.
― cock chirea, Friday, 6 January 2012 03:00 (twelve years ago) link
My youtube meandering ultimately led me to some Beatle bloopers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nPtbbO0c98&feature=relatedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2R4_jL1-Ts&feature=endscreen&NR=1
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 January 2012 03:03 (twelve years ago) link
Never mind the haters
― WATERMELON MAYNE aka the seed driver (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 6 January 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
aargh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TeqyovfJzE&feature=related
George without the Beatles just doesn't compute for me (meaning George without the Beatles having ever existed), any more than it does for John or Paul.
― clemenza, Friday, 6 January 2012 03:28 (twelve years ago) link
totally agree and never suggested otherwise
― lumber up, limbaugh down (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 January 2012 03:28 (twelve years ago) link
what is pete best doing in these alternate universes?
― buzza, Friday, 6 January 2012 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
drumming for gay dad obv.
― Mark G, Friday, 6 January 2012 07:21 (twelve years ago) link
Beatles museum to close
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 7 June 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
Beatles invent punk rock and other related things: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-beatles-beatles-at-hollywood-bowl.html
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Sunday, 29 July 2012 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
Psychedelicized Radio is playing the complete Rooftop Concert tonight. It's in progress now, but they're going to rerun it later -- 7 p.m. Pacific time.
psychedelicized.com
― WilliamC, Sunday, 25 November 2012 00:39 (eleven years ago) link
"Thanks Mo"
― piscesx, Sunday, 25 November 2012 05:44 (eleven years ago) link
In case anyone missed it and would like another chance...from the site admin:
"Dear All,I was out all day yesterday and unable to address an issue with the server. It appears that the Beatles special went out but 5 hours later than each planned slot, so mega apologies, I have fixed the issue, restarted the server and ran the concert this morning to test the timings were working.I'll run the concerts again this evening at the same times 7pm UK, 7pm NY, 7pm LA. I will be around to make sure that it goes out. If people can't tune in to any of those times, I can probably sort out a link...Apologies again, stupid server!"
― WilliamC, Sunday, 25 November 2012 14:12 (eleven years ago) link
funny I'd never noticed the harmonies on the "aaah" after the "wake up" part.always thought it was John who sang the "aaah" but apparently it was Paul ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D74rcZuOnWQ&feature=related
― AlXTC from Paris, Sunday, 25 November 2012 16:47 (eleven years ago) link
xp So Paul didn't write the bridge on "A Hard Days Night." I assumed that was a very collaborative song but I guess not.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 25 November 2012 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
Lennon always said the only reason he didn't sing the whole damn thing is because there was no way he was going to hit those high notes like Paul could.
― pplains, Sunday, 25 November 2012 17:28 (eleven years ago) link
pragmatic
― Mark G, Sunday, 25 November 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
Paul has always claimed the bridge on 'A Hard Day's Night' was his, and I believe him!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 25 November 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
god dammit why did i read the transcript of that podcast about spade cooley, i should know better than to do that sort of thing
― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, 28 June 2022 03:35 (one year ago) link
Are they teasing new music?
https://t.co/WD7FPPbm1P pic.twitter.com/xEXToI76E2— The Beatles (@thebeatles) October 25, 2023
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 20:05 (five months ago) link
I assume it will be a reunion with AI Lennon and Harrison contributing
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 20:59 (five months ago) link
it's surely the red & blue album reissues which are coming with a new track, the lennon demo they worked on a bit during the anthology sessions but the quality of it was too bad for them to be happy with at the time. mccartney recently used stem-extracting tools to extract the vocals from the demo and finish it off or something like that.
― ufo, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 21:01 (five months ago) link
I wonder if they've been tempted to go back in and pull out more of Lennon's vocal in Free As A Bird and remix it, they didn't have much of any tech to do such a thing at the time.
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 21:08 (five months ago) link
They did remix it for the video disc of 1+ so I can see them doing it again.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 22:46 (five months ago) link
I read this several times, and was like — "Who the f is 'Al Lennon'??"
(this may only work if your font displays a capital "I" as a thin line)
― Rhoda Morgenstern stan account (morrisp), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 23:02 (five months ago) link
feels weird to add myself to the fan email list for the literal beatles but hey
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 23:02 (five months ago) link
As a top fan of The Beatles on Spotify, you have access to a 10" pressing of "Now And Then" – the last new song to be released by The Beatles.“Now And Then” was written and demoed by John Lennon in the mid/late 1970s. With John’s voice now pristine in the mix, “Now And Then” features elements from the 1995 sessions including George Harrison’s guitar parts, along with vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022.“Now And Then” is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, and as the only 10" format of the single, this is a true collectors item.A limited quantity is available for this offer - until November 9, 2023 at 5:00 PM GMT or while supplies last - so act quickly.
“Now And Then” was written and demoed by John Lennon in the mid/late 1970s. With John’s voice now pristine in the mix, “Now And Then” features elements from the 1995 sessions including George Harrison’s guitar parts, along with vocal and instrumental parts recorded by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in 2022.
“Now And Then” is the last song recorded by all four Beatles, and as the only 10" format of the single, this is a true collectors item.
A limited quantity is available for this offer - until November 9, 2023 at 5:00 PM GMT or while supplies last - so act quickly.
― not the one who's tryin' to dub your anime (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 26 October 2023 17:35 (five months ago) link
have to say, as much as I like Ed Ruscha, his artwork for Beatles things (this single and McCartney III) is really underwhelming.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 19:04 (five months ago) link
I love Ruscha but that cover fucking sucks
― MaresNest, Thursday, 26 October 2023 19:09 (five months ago) link
so there's a 7" and a 10" and a 12" version of this single?
― Thus Sang Freud, Thursday, 26 October 2023 19:43 (five months ago) link
predictions on what Fantano's gonna give this?
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2023 19:52 (five months ago) link
I agree, that cover sucks. Klaus Voorman didn't an excellent job with Anthology, they should've approached him if they hadn't.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:03 (five months ago) link
*DID an excellent
― birdistheword, Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:04 (five months ago) link
and a cassette single, haven't seen one of those in a while. And presumably a CD single.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:12 (five months ago) link
Sorry I prefer 8-track, the sound is warmer
― Breakfast at Tiffani Amber Thiessen's (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:13 (five months ago) link
oh, there is no cd single! odd (though I think making one would have been a real waste)
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 20:16 (five months ago) link
Bruce Spitzer's review (which he posted, then pulled down, and is apparently reposting next week). Sounds promising.
https://web.archive.org/web/20231026171932/https://www.beatle.net/now-and-then-a-fitting-last-song-from-the-beatles/
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 21:33 (five months ago) link
Hahaha, I saw that cover earlier on their website and genuinely thought they were placeholder mock-ups.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 26 October 2023 21:48 (five months ago) link
wow yeah that's like LCD Soundsystem's American Dream I cannot believe that is the real cover
― frogbs, Thursday, 26 October 2023 21:51 (five months ago) link
the flip is better
http://https%3A//i0.wp.com/webgrafikk.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1804.jpeg
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 21:53 (five months ago) link
bah
http://https://i0.wp.com/webgrafikk.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_1804.jpeg
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 26 October 2023 21:54 (five months ago) link
wtf. no idea how you link an img on here anymore. it's on this page
https://webgrafikk.com/blog/news/now-and-then-trailer-and-story/
ok I kinda like the cover, it reminds me of those generic stock covers on 60s private press church choir albums and stuff
― brimstead, Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:40 (five months ago) link
I do think it works better on the cassette version with the border and the logo above. But it looks like straight lazy garbage on the vinyl covers.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 26 October 2023 22:51 (five months ago) link
Never saw this before, but when Letterman was still hosting The Late Show, he brought Paul and Ringo into the theater when they weren't taping an actual episode and had them reminisce about their famous appearance there on Ed Sullivan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KY8uq7uZeE
I pass by this area quite often - pretty much every week. I don't really think about it unless I remind myself, but it's pretty amazing that 60 years ago all the footage I saw of their first visit to NYC more or less unfolded around there, from the Plaza to the few blocks you'd need to walk to get to the Ed Sullivan Theater. On top of that, you have these other places like MoMA, Rockefeller Center, and Radio City Music Hall all within a few blocks, and of course the Dakota isn't that far either (a brief cab ride away if traffic isn't bad). Before I really knew Manhattan (or lived around here), I just figured it was all spread out more since the city was so big, but it's pretty amazing how 90% of what I knew about the city as a kid is packed into a pretty small area.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 04:10 (four months ago) link
(Guess this actually aired when Paul was on Letterman around 2009)
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 04:13 (four months ago) link
One of the first Beatles albs I owned, took it to parties and played between Never Mind The Bollocks and This Year's Model---Lennon was a born screamer--Paulie not so much, but he hung in there, while George and Ringo smoked all of this 27 minute epic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles_VI
― dow, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 05:26 (four months ago) link
Larry Williams' "Bad Boy" was thee anthem---Lennon: "Aw BUYYYYYYY evah rock 'n' roll book on tha mag-a-zine, stand."
― dow, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 05:30 (four months ago) link
Also Yesterday and Today: even without the butcher block cover, it was some fucken tasty chopnserve, pieces shaken up together like that.
― dow, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 05:33 (four months ago) link
It's Beatles Night!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QagEV5zujw
― MaresNest, Sunday, 28 January 2024 13:41 (two months ago) link
😳😀
― Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 January 2024 03:20 (one month ago) link
I only watched a tiny bit though