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

I mean, they co-credited him on a single -- the only non-Beatle to get that treatment -- but didn't list him in the thank-yous on Abbey Road...?

https://youtu.be/L1zQDMizcKw

Thanks for confirming that was Preston, was wondering the same thing this morning. That outtake version is so killer with the organ.

There's a story that has George asking Bonham why Zep never did ballads, and Page is said to have written Rain Song is response, with the opening a nod to "Something"

That outtake version is so killer with the organ.

it's definitely the most striking/interesting of the outtakes, a no-brainer to make it the opener

organ playing also reminded me of JPJ tbh. It's definitely not the way Paul, John or George played organ.

John Lennon on Led Zeppelin

Q: “Do you think in terms of feelings? Do you think of music, popular music, in terms of emotional reaction as opposed to saying something…”
JOHN: “I think in any of those terms. You know, I just think it’s either something I like or don’t like or it’s heavy or it’s light. I like heavy music, I call it rock. I like Zeppelin, I’ve only heard a couple you know, they’re okay.

Lennon said this about them :
“I don’t really know much of what they’re about. But one thing’s for sure, Jimmy Page is a bloody good guitarist”.

it's definitely the most striking/interesting of the outtakes, a no-brainer to make it the opener

I've only got the 2xCD version, where it lands closer to the middle, but still definitely my favorite of the outtakes I've heard.

I thought it was the of the outtakes in the tracklisting? idk

I'm not sure how aware the Beatles would have been of Santana during the AR sessions, as Santana really wasn't known much outside of California until Woodstock and the release of their first album in August '69, which was when--after several months of work--the finishing touches were being put on "I Want You".

Ah yeah, thanks, I had never compared the dates. So "I Want You" is definitely not inspired by Santana then !

I've had it up to here with Peter Jackson's film being put back a year.

But not the Let It Be anniversary set, apparently.

Considering how often the Get Back project was delayed in 1969, I suppose it's only fitting the film is as well.

i've had it up to here waiting for the beatles to be done in lego*

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/the-beatles-31198

(*yeah, ok, yellow submarine, i have one over there -> )

also haven't they missed a trick by not using the cover of let it be?

Paul doesn't look like paul either. either paul.

(and you get enough bricks to make one of the pictures at a time for £115)

Paul doesn't look like paul either. either paul.

I dunno. Looks enough like him to me.

https://i.imgur.com/h06obLF.png

Looks like the white album.

I thank you

Nice to see they didn't neglect the big zit on Lennon's forehead.

I realise these have probably been around for a decade, but someone has put up a bunch of the Beatles Rock Band split up tracks into handy YouTube vides with one stem following another and they are just amazing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usMLf62YzBg

Obviously their singing and their arrangements are absolutely incredible but hearing them in isolation really drives that home. Still new stuff to hear.

Thanks for that - the isolated strings and moog is the most eye opening. Always loved the drum fills in the middle eight of Here Comes...

OMG!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UocEGvQ10OE

get back: actually a very fun, happy experience!

the beatles never broke up

(this footage does look great though)

v excited :D

yeah me too

So, wait...did they ship actual Beatle guitars, amps, and drums to New Zealand just for a background shot on a teaser trailer?

Was wondering about that as well

Perhaps they were used to help digitally restore the images of them in the footage?

Ah, that makes some kind of sense, good point!

More likely some sort of newly filmed section, an intro perhaps, cgi?

i feel the same about kurtis blow so what the deal?!

They're all reissue / recreations of the Beatle instruments (e.g. I saw "B Bass / H Series" on one trussrod cover, and the natural Casino is clearly a Korean poly-finished one like mine) and there's zero chance that the historical instruments would be piled on the couch like that. My guess is that it's PJ's Beatle collection.

https://i.postimg.cc/BZdjkrJz/8-D678835-E097-4054-A867-C9-D4928089-C2.jpg

Mia Farrow?

Yeah, that makes sense. I can't imagine they'd send original Beatles gear halfway around the world, with the number of people required to lug it around and ensure its security, in the middle of a pandemic.

xp

Also that stuff looked surprisingly shiny for it to have been played much before.

Jeez the Lewisohn 'Tune In' book is pretty hard going at times. I'm still only about halfway through the 2-part extended version and they've literally *just* become The Beatles (or 'Beatals') on page 600. Supposedly Ringo finally joins in the 2nd half on page 1,300.

No spoilers, but it *ends* with the release of the first album. Personally, I found every page riveting and revelatory.

This week or last week, by the way, was the week in 1964 when the Beatles had 14 songs on the Billboard charts.

Also, xpost, you *are* reading the extended version, which I believe is literally twice as long, so another extra 800 or 1,000 pages.

This week or last week, by the way, was the week in 1964 when the Beatles had 14 songs on the Billboard charts.

― Josh in Chicago

Pfft. Then Drake came along. TAKE THAT BEEEETLES.

I just assume the charts are 50% Drake at any given time anyway. I mean, as far as I know they are.

I listened to the audiobook. 42 of the best hours I’ve spent.

I remember when the extended 'Tune In' came out, a tweet was shared (I think maybe on here) along the lines of 'I'm not saying that the new Beatles book is exhaustive, but I'm on page 346, and Ringo's Great Grandfather has just purchased a hat'

Dumb question, is the "extended version" only available as the expensive hardcover collector's version?

I think so, yeah.

Thanks, I assumed so since it was all I could find online, but wanted to make sure there wasn't a cheaper version I wasn't finding.

I have it as a kindle file

This just popped up on the YouTubes a few hours ago:

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

i assume that's on the POB reissue box that is coming out (or came out? lost track).