tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88164490712202127392024-03-12T22:14:19.024-07:00Comprehensive BeatlesTommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-7904409297562043252018-06-09T12:01:00.001-07:002018-06-23T12:29:44.524-07:00Bitcoin and Other Donations<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;">Hello fellow Beatle-people!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;">I have not been idle but been working on many things including the promised book for Comprehensive Beatles. I hope to have news by the end of 2018. It's been a long time coming but I think I finally have it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;">In the meantime, I hope you've been enjoying the blog as it is. Stats tell me it's been visited over 150,000 times!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: 20.8px;">I am adding Bitcoin and other donation buttons if you would like to tip me for any value (perhaps just $1.00) you find herein, and thank you for visiting!</span></span><br />
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Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-46733846399975200212012-02-23T09:47:00.003-08:002012-02-23T11:00:53.120-08:00Update: Febrary 23, 2012<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span> <div style="font-family: times new roman;" class="post-header"> </div> <span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This is an update on the book I am writing, which is a spin-off from the website, but with even more detail and with errors corrected. It is a book on Beatles music which no one has ever before published and which no one will ever again attempt. It is a labor of love and will be a gigantic compendium of both historical and technical knowledge that will boggle the mind (not hype, just absolutely true).<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PRE-ORDER NOW</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">_______________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Well, it's been a long cold lonely winter, and I've had little time to work on the book. Life does indeed happen. But now I'm back and will be working diligently as possible to completion. I'm thinking late 2012, early 2013.</span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />I appreciate all of the wonderful feedback I've received in the previous interval, and the encouragement to keep it going. Thank you!<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">_______________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />If you would like to see sample pages, please leave a comment here or write me at gengar843@msn.com.<br /><br /></span></span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-49920447986605465772011-11-01T05:37:00.002-07:002012-02-23T10:59:35.058-08:00Update: November 1, 2011<div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">This is an update on the book I am writing, which is a spin-off from the website, but with even more detail and with errors corrected. It is a book on Beatles music which no one has ever before published and which no one will ever again attempt. It is a labor of love and will be a gigantic compendium of both historical and technical knowledge that will boggle the mind (not hype, just absolutely true).<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">PRE-ORDER NOW</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">_______________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />This book will either be delivered electronically or, if someone is willing to pay the cost of several thousand pages, in print. The only hangup in this respect is that I fear an electronic delivery will end in unauthorized redistribution. My intent, after all, is to make some decent impact as an author, the profits from this work allowing me to work unimpeded on the next, which just happens to be a biographical aspect of The Beatles which also I have not found already published.<br /><br />Therefore, I look forward to your suggestions regarding delivery. Here so far are the best ideas:<br /><br />(1) Printed Matter #1. To avoid piracy, this is the best option. The downside is the cost to you, the fan and consumer. Two thousand (guesstimate) COLOR (necessary) pages at a lowest price of 5 cents per copy equals $100 for pages only, no binding. These pages would then need to be bound in some manner, either spiral or 3-ring.<br /><br />(2) Printed Matter #2. To publish a standard book of this size would likely require several volumes. This would be a more costly venture. John Winn was able to minimize cost impact by breaking up his work into several volumes, and this is feasible. I would actually love to work in this manner, on a "subscription" basis, wherein a customer pays for content as it's produced. Perhaps it can be established to release one segment at a time (by year, even though the finished product will be alphabetical, not chronological).<br /><br /></span></span><div face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRs0Eh03eYT-YHmdbE_23jVk_w448nqdOOvlh62BRNCCLxwzAUzbPLtDo7hv9H6pmGarCwfVGrqX1woI-bQS_L-1lT1kFKROixNvdnZDRNpWmcZZgY3-e5hw4ZN4tp1hNjzz9LgM26NKa/s1600/ATT00005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRs0Eh03eYT-YHmdbE_23jVk_w448nqdOOvlh62BRNCCLxwzAUzbPLtDo7hv9H6pmGarCwfVGrqX1woI-bQS_L-1lT1kFKROixNvdnZDRNpWmcZZgY3-e5hw4ZN4tp1hNjzz9LgM26NKa/s200/ATT00005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670119079717268450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">artist's rendition of eventual product</span> :-)<br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />(3) "Secure" pdf or other electronic format. Here, the cost of electronic delivery keeps the consumer price down to the $30-50 range which is not burdensome in these economic times. More customers. However, there is a grave piracy risk. I haven't yet looked into every electronic option, so I can't say with certainty that there is no ultra-secure delivery. I would actually prefer to offer electronic delivery since it enhances the search option.<br /><br /></span></span><div face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">_______________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />Regarding completion rate, there have been some snags this month, so the overall progress is up to 17%, which is good movement but a little behind schedule. I'll have to work faster.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;">_______________________</span><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />If you would like to see sample pages, please leave a comment here or write me at gengar843@msn.com.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-30246994606346625832011-10-02T20:00:00.000-07:002011-10-02T20:04:17.236-07:00Update: October 2, 2011<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: times new roman;">Progress on the Book</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Briefly, it's going very well. On a percentage basis, it's about 10% complete. However, things are moving swiftly due to the fact that layout and design is complete. At this rate, we're right on schedule.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">:-)</span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-27728989984678073352011-09-06T08:43:00.000-07:002011-09-06T08:48:34.270-07:00Testimonials on the Book<span style="font-family: times new roman;">Sample pages have been delivered and some good feedback has arrived! Permission received to reprint:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;">Everything looks great! Photos and charts are all clear and very readable. Can hardly wait for the book!<br />-Mike</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I'm near speechless, it's that good. Just read it twice and now want to print off the book, get a cup of coffee and flop on my sofa. </span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I think you are onto a winner and you can put me down for a copy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stu</span><br /></span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-6544704443493721302011-09-01T19:42:00.000-07:002011-10-02T20:00:11.187-07:00Exciting Update<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >UPDATE: September 1, 2011<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">ENTHUSIASM</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Thank You! </b>The idea continues to gather interest. The number of hits to this website is increasing!<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">PROGRESS ON THE BOOK<br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Structure. </b>The decision has been made to construct the book as an alphabetical reference rather than a chronological account. This is keeping with the idea I originally had 10 years ago.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Content. </b>Pages will follow a song's history. I don't mind telling you this because it's so labor-intensive I am probably the only one who will ever do this. As requested by several future customers, technical aspects are to be emphasized. Stereo Image, Technical Analysis, deep Variation ID, myth-busting, and sonic characteristics are some of the angles covered.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Page Construction. </b>Beautiful.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Style. </b>This has changed. Even without wordiness, the completeness of such a project requires lots of room. Expect color, logic, crisp photos, delightful tables.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Detailing. </b>Believe it or not, footnotes play a pivotal role. Picayune elements of mixes and variants you won't find anywhere else will thrill you (or you're not a Beatles fan).<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sources and Guidelines. </b>The "listening booth" is working out very well. Vinyl is delivered at a regular pace. CD and other digital product overflowing.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Publishing. </b>Considering that a short "page" in this book is actually 8 Microsoft Word pages long, it's possible this project could run into thousands of Word pages. Therefore, digital "book" <span style="font-style: italic;">still </span>seems like the best bet. Working on secure delivery, but this will take some doing. Your suggestions welcome here.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sample Page. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">AVAILABLE NOW!</span></b> Email me and I will send you several pages as an attachment reply. I know this is risky in today's world but I promise you no danger.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Updates. </b>I'll be updating a bit more regularly now that summer is over and I'm in the groove. As to completion, I plan to be done by late Spring-early Summer 2012, just in time for doomsday ;-)<br /></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >gengar843@msn.com (Tom Wise)<br /><br />********************************************************<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><br /></span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-53359175883903226612011-06-30T06:33:00.000-07:002011-06-30T06:54:39.064-07:00Progress on the Book<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UPDATE: Jun 30 2011<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: blue;">ENTHUSIASM</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Thank You! </b>It's been a terrific response to the book and the idea behind it.<i style=""><br /></i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: blue;">PROGRESS ON THE BOOK<br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Structure. </b>After considering several idea, the form of the book is settled. <br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Outline. </b>This came easy after the structure was chosen.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Content. </b>Parameters are laid.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Page Construction. </b>Still in flux. I thought I had the perfect layout, but it turned out to be unwieldy. A new layout is now being used, and seems to be very very good.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Style. </b>I'm keeping it simple for a number of reasons: (1) space consideration, (2) advice from friends that in raw form it's a little too technical.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Detailing. </b>Going extremely well. With simplified flow, entries are smooth. I think this will translate to a convenient and super-efficient reference guide.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sources and Guidelines. </b>This, of course, is the central part of the book. It's a massive undertaking but collation is going steady with the right organizational system.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Publishing. </b>So far, digital seems like the best bet. Working on secure delivery, but this will take some doing. Your suggestions welcome here.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sample Page. </b>Coming soon! You'll be able to see what you're getting. I think you'll be excited.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Updates. </b>Not scheduled but sure to be several over the summer. Stay tuned.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">gengar843@msn.com (Tom Wise)<br /></p> <span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 100%;"></span>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-50008399731077187562011-05-26T18:58:00.000-07:002011-05-26T20:27:02.629-07:00COMING SOON: A Major Announcement<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>First. </b>Thank you, dear readers of this blog, for visiting, reading, and enjoying. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Now. </b>Don't worry. I am not giving up. I am not throwing in the towel. I am not surrendering. In fact, I am redoubling my efforts. <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Central Idea. </span>It seems to me that the primary value of this blog has been to provide a reference database for a category that has been, as far as I can tell, totally neglected. This category is the recommendation of "Sources" for each Variation of every Beatles song. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Future. </span>I am determined to have this completed by May 2012. By then, every song in The Beatles' canon will have had its sources rated. Additionally, what I consider a high-quality Variations list (Mono, Stereo, Mock-Stereo, Film Mixes, and so on) will be produced. Furthermore, the foundational history for each song, including Foundational Variations and Recording Details, will be done.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">One more thing: I will be streamlining the layout. Each page will be eminently more readable, and a Reference Section will handle the abbreviations, definitions, common text, and so on. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">How This Will Work. </span>In order to meet my goal, this blog will be neglected except for random posts (examples of the new layout) and special announcements keeping you abreast of the progress. When the project is complete, I will make the entire mountain available. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shameless Plug.</span><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="color:Blue;"><b> Do you love to listen to The Beatles? </b></span><br /></div><br />Of course you do! Who doesn’t??<br /><br />But did you ever wonder which source sounds the best?<br /><br />You know...<br /><br />Does “Thank You Girl” in Mono sound better on the Vee-Jay 587 US 45 or on <i>The Beatles Hits</i> UK CD EP? <br /><br />Does “I Saw Her Standing There” in Stereo sound better on the German <i>Die Beatles</i> album or on the 2009 <i>Please Please Me </i>re-master?<br /><br />Much of the time, for any particular mix (for example, “I Saw Her Standing There” in Mono), there are 12 or so common analog and digital sources. Which is the best-sounding? <br /><br />For that matter, what exactly do they sound like?<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:Blue;"><b>Now!</b></span><br /></div><br />I am writing a book on this very subject. It brings to the general public a new concept in listening to The Beatles. A comprehensive listening guide to all of the common and some uncommon sources! Now you can know “how it sounds” before you even play it!<br /><br />How does this benefit you? In several ways!<br /><br />(1) Save time! Choose from your collection only those sources which rate best. No more listening to sub-par masters. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the 2009 Remasters are your best bet in every case. In fact, that’s true only half the time. Even then, there are comparable listening experiences.<br /><br />(2) Save time! Don’t go looking for sources which have little value or appeal to you.<br /><br />(3) Save money! Don’t buy records or CD's which were engineered badly.<br /><br />(4) Broaden your horizons! The same mix can sound very different from source to source. One might be brimming with bass frequencies while another concentrates on the highs. The Stereo image or placement of sounds might differ. Sometimes there is extraneous noise in a mix (for example, edit points audible) but that noise is not missing in another source.<br /><br />In short, the music comes alive in ways not previously known!<br /><br />You’ve collected alternate mixes, pressings and labels. Now, it gets more interesting, as you collect the best-sounding version of each song!<br /><br /><div align="center"><b><span style="color:Blue;">Coming Up</span></b><br /><br /></div><i> </i>As you can see, this is going to be a very thorough undertaking, including:<br /><br />(1) A simplified history of the recording of each song. This will boil down the best of Lewisohn, Winn, and others. But this snapshot is not even the start of it.<br /><br />(2) A breakdown of the Variations for each song, including Foundational Variations! Loads of information on masters and mixes. So important! This section will be much more thorough than Brennan, Sulpy, or Winn. Honestly, this is going to upend some preconceived notions and uncover some things not yet known. But we're just getting going!<br /><br />(3) Ratings on sources for each Variation for each song! As far as I can determine, this has never been done before! Compare vinyl vs. CD vs. unauthorized recordings. All US and UK sources! With a smattering of Germany, Australia, and much more. And don't forget Dr. Ebbetts, pbthal, and other such friends!<br /><br />(4) Details on the sound itself. We are going inside the grooves, sometimes inside the oscilloscope! “How will it sound?” Now you'll know!<br /><br />(5) A simplified rating system, with a super layout. Easy-to-read. Sample coming soon!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:Blue;"><b> The Punchline</b><br /></span></div><br /> It's not going to be free. <br /><br />Look, I've loved The Beatles for close to 40 years, so this is a labor of that love. No one could do this without absolutely adoring the music. It takes a lot of time and care. I've reworked this project several times to get it just right. Now, I think I have the right collection of sources, the right frame of mind, the time, the best-organized format, and the highest peak of my passion for it. Not to be immodest, but I think it's going to be a work of art. <br /><br />So, as a fair trade for the extraordinary amount of value to be provided, I will be charging $30 (US). <br /><br />Most likely, I will publish through Lulu, and attempt to market through Amazon, as well as various Beatles websites. On the other hand, I may go with electronic delivery, which is probably better for everyone. Whichever the case may be, reserve your personal copy by emailing me:<br /><br />gengar843@msn.com<br /><br />When the project is complete (by May 2012), those on the "notify" list will be first in line (electronically or print). <br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Final Word. </span>Suggestions welcome.</span><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-45689456344932527512011-04-24T16:56:00.000-07:002011-04-24T17:12:06.219-07:001963, March 13: Sources: THANK YOU GIRL<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">“THANK YOU GIRL”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Versions. </b>There are two versions, Mono and Stereo, constructed differently (see details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/04/1963-march-13-recording-and-mixing.html">here</a>). </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">For this song, the first foundation was an edit from Take 6 (the “best” rhythm take) and Take 13 (the replacement ending).<span style=""> </span>This master tape is not available for inspection, but since Take 6 and Take 13 exist as bootleg recordings one could conceivable create this edit by digital wizardry.<span style=""> </span>Such a recording would be Variation 1.0.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Takes 14-28 were harmonica overdubs, assumedly done piecemeal. <span style=""> </span>The first successful overdub onto Variation 1.0 (said to be Take 17) would be Variation 2.0.<span style=""> </span>This progression would continue for Take 20 (Variation 3.0), Take 21 (4.0), and Take 23 (5.0).<span style=""> </span>Note that the John Barrett “mix” said to be an edit of Takes 14 and 30 (often titled “Thank You Girl #1”) does not interfere with the logic.<span style=""> </span>Although Take 14 discloses three harmonica section attempts (Parts 1, 3a, and 3b), it does not reject that Take 17 was either pared down (to attempt Part 1 only) or sliced up (Part 1 utilized, the rest discarded).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">In deference to the fact that none of the Foundational Variations are particularly available, I begin with Variation 1.0 applying to the Mono mix (Take 29).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Variations. </b>There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 1.0. Any mastering differences for "Thank You Girl” 1.0 have not been given any new Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">There is also only one Stereo mix, but three Variations.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to the dry master, as collected by John Barrett on cassette in 1982 (often titled “Thank You Girl #2”).<span style=""> </span>Although not chronologically first released, this is given priority since it is supposedly from the master tape.<span style=""> </span>But even if not from the master tape, this Variation remains foundational to the echoed master released in 1964 (2.1).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The second Variation, 2.1, is a derivative of 2.0, but is so covered in echo that it earns its own station (2.1 rather than 2.0.1) by reason of personality (the American sound).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The third Variation, 2.2, is a derivative of 2.0, but is so differently engineered that I feel compelled to award it Variation status rather than to call it a “mastering difference.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(1) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(2) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i>The Beatles’ Second Album </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Speed. </b>The recording accelerates slightly just before the edit which joins Take 6 to Take 13 (at about 1:39.9 into the song).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: black;">AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono).<span style=""> </span>Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2011 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">MONO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Mix Information.<span style=""> </span></b>As previously noted, (1) the Mono mix is differently constructed than the Stereo mix, and (2) t<span style="">he Mono mix is probably Take 29 (unmentioned by Lewisohn).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Mastering Issue #1: Concerning Edits. </b>The audible “blips” (edit or punch-in points) heard on several sources, while informative towards reconstructing the recording and/or mixing of this song, do not (in my opinion) create a new Variation, only a distracting annoyance to the listening experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b>Mastering Issue #2. Concerning Speed Issues.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">Brennan claimed that “Thank You Girl” runs “a little slow on the (Vee-Jay) single.”<span style=""> </span>If he meant VJ 587, Brennan was mistaken, as that vinyl runs at the correct speed (I tested two different pressings).<span style=""> </span>If he meant VJ 522, perhaps.<span style=""> </span>Not owning this 45, I turned to Dr. Ebbetts’ <i style="">US Singles Collection </i>(which claims, in its accompanying booklet, to have used VJ 522 as its source).<span style=""> </span>Testing two versions, I discovered one with a slower-running “Thank You Girl” and another with a speed-correct “Thank You Girl.”<span style=""> </span>The logical conclusion is that the latter version used VJ 587, the former VJ 522, but I can’t prove it.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="">Brennan also claimed that “Thank You Girl” on the Vee Jay LP <i style="">The Beatles and Frank Ifield On Stage</i> runs “a little fast.”<span style=""> </span>Since I don’t have that vinyl, I cannot confirm or deny this.<span style=""> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span">In any case, I regard such speed deviations as minuscule and unimportant, not creating any new Variations.</span><span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Thank You Girl” 1.0 has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>End of Song. </b>“Thank You Girl” 1.0 has a hard ending, with an echo trail about the same on all sources.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: black;">MONO: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26hbqLAPaVp9R9sRYFKUGuqVkYL2k-jJ1Mk3zKmlwvtJhSUsIoPSm9yJXDU7IKUiRJFFnRS6vn2HGzuolmay0nqrEJJov9_65K55QW6xyvffKV82umoDrQgHEHZ0OWvpcqpt3E5OQ6AxX/s1600/r5015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26hbqLAPaVp9R9sRYFKUGuqVkYL2k-jJ1Mk3zKmlwvtJhSUsIoPSm9yJXDU7IKUiRJFFnRS6vn2HGzuolmay0nqrEJJov9_65K55QW6xyvffKV82umoDrQgHEHZ0OWvpcqpt3E5OQ6AxX/s200/r5015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599304075877952674" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>There were apparently two pressings of this single (Parlophone R-5015), both on a black label. Lacquer “-1N.”<span style=""> </span>Mothers unknown. Photos and information: <u><a href="http://www.yokono.co.uk/collection/beatles/uk/single/single_original_p1.html">here</a></u>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source: </b>Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>UK Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC (an exact copy is found on<span class="apple-style-span"> Purple Chick's <i>With the Beatles Deluxe, </i>disc 2, track 2).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, pending.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, disappointing.<span style=""> </span>The gain is a bit too high, which creates distortion for the vocals.<span style=""> </span>Bellicose rather than engaging.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$200 up (VJ 522)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXH64Bhucwgk2IeTHgVERKjIbxqNjeaAXw3OKnR0u8_VN6k5HxZwkQF6H4tnDkntltLwGp5kS02HFpRHF1AXEPhCidHbO4EuSXvljPw9Hjh_s2leA7OrmS5nsZUYkICK2OGGUFU2_WubXn/s1600/vj+522.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXH64Bhucwgk2IeTHgVERKjIbxqNjeaAXw3OKnR0u8_VN6k5HxZwkQF6H4tnDkntltLwGp5kS02HFpRHF1AXEPhCidHbO4EuSXvljPw9Hjh_s2leA7OrmS5nsZUYkICK2OGGUFU2_WubXn/s200/vj+522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599304276073962146" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style=""> </span>This source runs about 2% slow.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">More information and photos for Vee-Jay masters, mothers, and stampers are: <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/VJ.html">here</a>. </span>More information on Vee-Jay releases and chart: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/vee-jay-and-beatles.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source: </b>Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>US Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC (which claims to have used VJ 522, pictured: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/scan.php?scid=7583"><span style="color: black;">here</span></a>).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">None.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Pleasant blend of vocal, guitar, and drum<span class="apple-style-span">.<span style=""> </span>Harmonica not obnoxious.<span style=""> </span>Bass given space. <span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>A little dull on the high end (spectral analysis reveals a steep drop-off after about 8 kHz, ending at about 17 kHz).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP The Beatles' Hits </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_JEg8wdMlZB95WGvnMsH6uQVQ-6qCz-bSU6cE4m8z6BelQuSZyPH_hIlbf1hipTL5mEnfRNrkKrRouoPDrudbVuB8O02Q60t72SUkTQa0ALBlQuyPT1T4CLc7x_vHz3tK2oLL0aPwDkW/s1600/beatles+hits.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_JEg8wdMlZB95WGvnMsH6uQVQ-6qCz-bSU6cE4m8z6BelQuSZyPH_hIlbf1hipTL5mEnfRNrkKrRouoPDrudbVuB8O02Q60t72SUkTQa0ALBlQuyPT1T4CLc7x_vHz3tK2oLL0aPwDkW/s200/beatles+hits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531080561698251778" border="0" /></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8880) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl box set.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><b>Good: </b>Likeable and full EQ, with drums and vocal competing for center-stage.<span style=""> </span>Lovable bass. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some peaking, showing up in the harmonica and vocal.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnnwVBA_1tsD2tlMPImSW4hFw_QYLSIRJJ5YPUYj6dvqAyWnHAkTNkwdoeWJVVDKuwMyWa1oNEN3oRP1gm4BzpPDSTaEISrARXZ1-ODFLVKoONVASW_fu7azEN_r3A34_on8Yh6ZpovYK/s1600/vj587.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnnwVBA_1tsD2tlMPImSW4hFw_QYLSIRJJ5YPUYj6dvqAyWnHAkTNkwdoeWJVVDKuwMyWa1oNEN3oRP1gm4BzpPDSTaEISrARXZ1-ODFLVKoONVASW_fu7azEN_r3A34_on8Yh6ZpovYK/s200/vj587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625366639949170" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">“Thank You Girl” from this single reached #37 on the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">US</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> chart, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">April 25, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">The same master for this single (VJ 587) is likely to be found on the singles Oldies OL 149 (Oldies a Vee-Jay subsidiary) and Starline 6064 (Starline, a subsidiary of Capitol, re-released the Vee-Jay masters). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">More information and photos for Vee-Jay masters, mothers, and stampers are: <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/VJ.html">here</a>. </span>More information on Vee-Jay releases and chart: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/vee-jay-and-beatles.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>Vinyl x 2 (“Vee Jay” in oval, “VJ” in brackets). </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, untested.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Vinyl (brackets), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good: </b>Very bold master, vocals out front, bass not far behind.<span style=""> </span>Great vocal mix.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Vinyl (oval), a shrieking quality with lots of peaking (huge difference to the “brackets” label, though the dead wax seems identical).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mexico</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Do You Want to Know a Secret +3 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_hqfh0kZiEjxW0kgppdlLZa4Cgu4LBuvsMgUoaUt7vThFaRDPm_Y_VkEQrXOR4XoaNT1uKCfwKjBSg5NOeLzuyr_hl7g3poFpkyyTDE4Dc6a_oJt2kMt4iBTdX3uZt28Q3pe1_S4ukkU/s1600/epem-10037.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_hqfh0kZiEjxW0kgppdlLZa4Cgu4LBuvsMgUoaUt7vThFaRDPm_Y_VkEQrXOR4XoaNT1uKCfwKjBSg5NOeLzuyr_hl7g3poFpkyyTDE4Dc6a_oJt2kMt4iBTdX3uZt28Q3pe1_S4ukkU/s200/epem-10037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625540668703154" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>EPEM-10037.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (1971 reissue).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Two issues: (1) speed is wobbly throughout, (2) at the end, when the third set of “oh’s” begins, the volume fades to about half-strength; this seems to indicate a sound engineer who not only goofed but also decided to leave this master in disrepair.<span style=""> </span>Neither of these deficiencies creates a new Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1976)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10 single; $110-200 box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbubChiONM9poyexdfR21uNfWUpvyFrd_xlc48yLnjQSpzWRyTy68AKxmvd3T7dqjyz6Ww2lU7K7iQxAlvRWdh-iYMb__Ijw_w1SvMaXc53fB7Mex_BI8apI42bbeqFJf53WD_Ao4fUMSG/s1600/1976.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbubChiONM9poyexdfR21uNfWUpvyFrd_xlc48yLnjQSpzWRyTy68AKxmvd3T7dqjyz6Ww2lU7K7iQxAlvRWdh-iYMb__Ijw_w1SvMaXc53fB7Mex_BI8apI42bbeqFJf53WD_Ao4fUMSG/s200/1976.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599305087223954674" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIqHDb635lksSeCSSmSlrfudoUQJAjFVGqjqu3xHLciZhMv5E5lj8BfQZfPlsTrTIYiOre2RmiH2tKhwTUomyJaE-GaT6RyjejVVy20azCtvatEY71kvsW6x4LIFVG67gr1hD2k02Gz-y/s1600/singles+coll+box.gif"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIqHDb635lksSeCSSmSlrfudoUQJAjFVGqjqu3xHLciZhMv5E5lj8BfQZfPlsTrTIYiOre2RmiH2tKhwTUomyJaE-GaT6RyjejVVy20azCtvatEY71kvsW6x4LIFVG67gr1hD2k02Gz-y/s200/singles+coll+box.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531076502227394354" border="0" /></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This 45 <span style="color: black;">was also part of the "</span>Green Sleeve" box set (aka "The Black Box"), released by World Records <span style="color: black;">in 1977. The lacquer ("-2") was cut on a Neumann lathe.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl box set, “2” mother, deep stamper.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span> Good: </b><span style="">Bouncy and delightful</span><span class="apple-style-span">. </span><b>Bad: </b>If anything, the vocal mix is a little slanted to John.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Rarities </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1978)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wbaySWgwJv1q6JgKWJqoPEEr9EAJC-8ahh9zpIMYaife4hLYV8TCfKDz8akBkfsEnlqHIQPJO-2aAEhvBMheh1K4HXKLw1nXM5HnkW-Z3401U_Kg0KpTJguCJyEeacyk1XViVDfgF3i1/s1600/Rarities+UK.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wbaySWgwJv1q6JgKWJqoPEEr9EAJC-8ahh9zpIMYaife4hLYV8TCfKDz8akBkfsEnlqHIQPJO-2aAEhvBMheh1K4HXKLw1nXM5HnkW-Z3401U_Kg0KpTJguCJyEeacyk1XViVDfgF3i1/s200/Rarities+UK.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599305269944468818" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This album first appeared in 1978 as part of <i style="">The Beatles Collection</i>, that is, the<i style=""> </i>“Blue Box” (Parlophone BC-13).<span style=""> </span>The vinyl was given a different catalog number in the UK (Parlophone PSLP-261) than in the US (Capitol SPRO-8969).<span style=""> </span>In 1979, by popular demand, the individual LP was sold separately in the UK (under a new catalog designation, Parlophone PCM-1001). </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source:</b> Vinyl, Parlophone PSLP-261, “-1” lacquer, “1” mother. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="">Not bad, but you have to put up with audible blips.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8-LP The Beatles </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Box</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAubpfZ0tfyoL4HFPlTsAtJnTTbUjzj4Bki7rv8NX5aegRvqeC3MDu0IZW2O1PUEM3mL6ICDAp6dKQnD41a2aNtpRcBQnolL_nQ0aL3SVlsOzUxaHXuWsRuf0WZN7LwFbYwA2Qduv6IlyT/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAubpfZ0tfyoL4HFPlTsAtJnTTbUjzj4Bki7rv8NX5aegRvqeC3MDu0IZW2O1PUEM3mL6ICDAp6dKQnD41a2aNtpRcBQnolL_nQ0aL3SVlsOzUxaHXuWsRuf0WZN7LwFbYwA2Qduv6IlyT/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569626122499010562" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="">Same master as <i style="">Rarities</i>, so there are audible blips</span>.<span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1982)</span><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5 or so single; $200-250 box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj75FXaE-IaE4OMtEqz4jYjG4gt-he4FiMiNWzGrafQPchkoxrtMAWPDWAeS7MMCGOi_16HkgJaDghauSukUJHKNZmdxEqGcNZdhyphenhyphen-Am6CGSHw6bwlQ7M4xHpELsh67BymY-CqZ33idgTi/s1600/1982+45.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj75FXaE-IaE4OMtEqz4jYjG4gt-he4FiMiNWzGrafQPchkoxrtMAWPDWAeS7MMCGOi_16HkgJaDghauSukUJHKNZmdxEqGcNZdhyphenhyphen-Am6CGSHw6bwlQ7M4xHpELsh67BymY-CqZ33idgTi/s200/1982+45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599305702129374642" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This (Parlophone 45-R-5015) was part of <i>The Beatles Singles Collection</i></span> (EMI BSCP1).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Pending.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch Picture-Disc 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1983)</span><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$15-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk-SGExeG2NBTIq-PwOyrtDbwlsZPh8XlxNQkkDfyctTpnxB2VR2Ej5lo1pilICCS9TMLFxrnwdInQS_zoi_zlQh6Dw9iHuD245xWN4LBWq0rLhZaO8c_q8Ywryj0f4u9PDyiS9zwJ4K0/s1600/picture+disc+1983.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk-SGExeG2NBTIq-PwOyrtDbwlsZPh8XlxNQkkDfyctTpnxB2VR2Ej5lo1pilICCS9TMLFxrnwdInQS_zoi_zlQh6Dw9iHuD245xWN4LBWq0rLhZaO8c_q8Ywryj0f4u9PDyiS9zwJ4K0/s200/picture+disc+1983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599305829058996562" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This 20<sup>th</sup>-Anniversary issue (Parlophone RP-5015) was probably derived from the 1982 transfer.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Unknown. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Pending. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>MONO: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1988)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOAtXVKWugcSBVK_j11Xp9z5z8I80ZsxvZsazP0E2_32Zwbdlw4C9uRrLkNNKuioAFE7oSbaGBRD9ZL6bao3rKzPkDiUG5XCj3DLVRaWZhohecA3hHTEhvGzfzZRvnmzh4EdHcbZ6HqHz/s1600/cd+45.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOAtXVKWugcSBVK_j11Xp9z5z8I80ZsxvZsazP0E2_32Zwbdlw4C9uRrLkNNKuioAFE7oSbaGBRD9ZL6bao3rKzPkDiUG5XCj3DLVRaWZhohecA3hHTEhvGzfzZRvnmzh4EdHcbZ6HqHz/s200/cd+45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599305980464896418" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Also available on <i>The Beatles Singles Collection </i>CD box set (1992).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color: black;">CD.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b>Yes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span> Good: </b><span style="">Focus on the vocal mix</span><span class="apple-style-span">.<span style=""> </span>Decent blend of the elements. </span><b>Bad: </b>Weak in the bottom.<span style=""> </span>Bit shrill from concentration on the vocals.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Past Masters </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1988)</span></p> <p face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F6mAzNjCnCgNBTceRPUU_UMgemgGF_5vnL4NhkcEsK0rCcPMpBa1B_Ar1mzH3I-FjQRZBfWw8PjKW0Er6NpK5s6CgEMyiRX4sVzwyCayRCvLX7i_GWAdHy6IbBUfPIdOiA2omL_3BKvg/s1600/past+masters+1+cd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F6mAzNjCnCgNBTceRPUU_UMgemgGF_5vnL4NhkcEsK0rCcPMpBa1B_Ar1mzH3I-FjQRZBfWw8PjKW0Er6NpK5s6CgEMyiRX4sVzwyCayRCvLX7i_GWAdHy6IbBUfPIdOiA2omL_3BKvg/s200/past+masters+1+cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555537994159564210" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General.</b> Same master as the CD 45.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My source. </b>CD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b>Yes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Same master as the CD 45.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP The Beatles' Hits </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ly-poB7zMyX2xvngQRReOWTyBS4fbmXF5S3EqFM_mKDZf9FtBxNcNVoxCnx94zpKr1e_CVssxoy0WZrwZAOBDtZAG5AtA2vqy0IttKiOHG9SbkW1-l0fNYWiRt_-FGbBoc_f6UHbdJgT/s1600/beatles+hits.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ly-poB7zMyX2xvngQRReOWTyBS4fbmXF5S3EqFM_mKDZf9FtBxNcNVoxCnx94zpKr1e_CVssxoy0WZrwZAOBDtZAG5AtA2vqy0IttKiOHG9SbkW1-l0fNYWiRt_-FGbBoc_f6UHbdJgT/s200/beatles+hits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555453232567346002" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note. </span></b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Strong bass digs into the vocal-drum oligarchy.<span style=""> </span>Springy. <b>Bad: </b>Vocal mix not quite as focused as some masters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Mono Masters - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p> <div face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><p face="times new roman" style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N399ME1DIGUInpJWDtmnZkeNiCzzv0caXHL90ZWeiM_UJucmXm5xBeP2XIhBWZ1h0s6KJ8-FZHwW_jurKf2dewxMIk-UW6kMf-7de0wA_FPK1dMCeEwcE9sqovZky7CADkzKf_gqZj9j/s1600/mono+masters.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-N399ME1DIGUInpJWDtmnZkeNiCzzv0caXHL90ZWeiM_UJucmXm5xBeP2XIhBWZ1h0s6KJ8-FZHwW_jurKf2dewxMIk-UW6kMf-7de0wA_FPK1dMCeEwcE9sqovZky7CADkzKf_gqZj9j/s200/mono+masters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556700509150575138" border="0" /></a></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My source. </b>FLAC. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Weak FLAC signature. Nothing audible.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: green;">EXCELLENT.</span><span style="color: teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Seeking to bring social justice to the elements, this is a drastic fix that sounds nice.<span style=""> </span>Drums dominate, while vocals and bass wrestle for second spot.<span style=""> </span>Harmonica more subdued to good effect.<span style=""> </span>Spectral analysis shows this to be a transformed CD 45 master, with elevated lows, reduced mids and highs. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some peaking.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">STEREO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Mix Information. <span style=""> </span></b>Takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other.<span style=""> </span>Edit Take 13 followed the same procedure.<span style=""> </span>The foundational track (Take 6+ Take 13) received harmonica overdubs eight days later.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">For the original Stereo mix, the instrumental side of the twin track was sent to the Left channel, vocals and harmonica overdubs to the Right channel (both channels more narrowly than previous twin-track releases), with nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b style="">Stereo Image.<span style=""> </span></b>Variation 2.0 has the narrowest Stereo image, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/harmonica dub track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">______I_____V________ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Variation 2.1 is a bit wider, <i style="">The Beatles Second Album </i>approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/harmonica dub track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">_____I________V______ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">A deviation within Variation 2.1 (causing no new Variation) is on <i style="">And Now: The Beatles</i>,<i style=""> </i>approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/harmonica dub track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">_____I__________V____ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">[The above Stereo Image was derived from Dr. Ebbetts FLAC, not vinyl (I don’t own it), so </span>I can’t say if this is an original deviation or an experiment performed by Ebbetts]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Variation 2.2 is extremely wide, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/harmonica dub track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating and Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to this type of two-track Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>End of Song. </b>Whereas the Mono mix ends without harmonica, the Stereo mix ends with harmonica and an echo trail a bit longer than the Mono (about the same on all Stereo releases).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This Variation concerns the (assumed) original dry Stereo master.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">John Barrett’s Cassette Dubs </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1982)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWVrQ3QP9FRZ6EtXZfyW2ipF1AZkfcPkkSmPgKahbQfJBhSxlQ7ZWfYjPHI27rcmcBtrq_O9khN3iH8MK3_uoOYE8Uvu5WJu5sApRwZVcQUC7uxXPIHyHDudkMomhhqrMJSUlcea8FWZ/s1600/John+Barrett%2527s+Cassette+Dubs.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmWVrQ3QP9FRZ6EtXZfyW2ipF1AZkfcPkkSmPgKahbQfJBhSxlQ7ZWfYjPHI27rcmcBtrq_O9khN3iH8MK3_uoOYE8Uvu5WJu5sApRwZVcQUC7uxXPIHyHDudkMomhhqrMJSUlcea8FWZ/s200/John+Barrett%2527s+Cassette+Dubs.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599306408848050530" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This (often titled </span>“Thank You Girl #2”)<span style="color: black;"> is supposedly a direct dub of Take 30, the Stereo mix, from the master reel</span>.<span style=""> </span>Absolutely dry, except input effects.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Purple Chick’s <i style="">With the Beatles Deluxe</i>, Disc 1, Track 28 FLAC. (2) <i style="">Every Little Thing Vol. 4</i>, Disc 2, Track 26 FLAC. (3) <i style="">Turn Me On Dead Man </i>mp3. (4) <i style="">John Barrett’s Cassette Dubs Vol. 3</i> FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">(1) Purple Chick, Left 6, Right 4. (2) <i style="">Every Little Thing</i>, Left 8, Right 6. (3) </span><i style="">Turn Me On Dead Man</i>, Left 6, Right 4.<span style=""> </span>(4) <i style="">John Barrett’s Cassette Dubs</i>, Left 6, Right 4.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Purple Chick, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Satisfying blend.<span style=""> </span>Ringo on display.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Bright, so bass a bit lost and some high-frequency irritation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i style=""><span style="color: black;">Every Little Thing</span></i><span style="color: black;">, t</span>he master is identical to Purple Chick, but gained louder for a spot of distortion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i style=""><span style="color: black;">Turn Me On Dead Man</span></i><span style="color: black;">, </span>similar to Purple Chick, but my copy has a glitch at about 0:22 into the song.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i style=""><span style="color: black;">John Barrett’s Cassette Dubs</span></i><span style="color: black;">, has issues.<span style=""> </span>Darker, for a better focus on the lows but the trade-off is some murkiness.<span style=""> </span>Speed is 1.6% too fast, which sounds great but is not authentic.<span style=""> </span>My copy </span>has <span style="color: black;">a glitch at about </span><span style="color: black;">1:16</span><span style="color: black;"> into the song.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.1</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This Variation concerns the very wet (echo-y) Stereo master.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The Beatles’ Second Album </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964) - Stereo</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF_JbnwlWOkgQNhoGcblquO2CzaagJeDtJUSVoIm1ESfoMVtDYUfVtqh5b_rjlOSiE5VNhKfi3Q-BrQ80uqeWiHox9GtoM79sucD-pr8GYUcgGSgWSPeLDpG77s6liAtcmlz6c_dEvcHY/s1600/Second+Album.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF_JbnwlWOkgQNhoGcblquO2CzaagJeDtJUSVoIm1ESfoMVtDYUfVtqh5b_rjlOSiE5VNhKfi3Q-BrQ80uqeWiHox9GtoM79sucD-pr8GYUcgGSgWSPeLDpG77s6liAtcmlz6c_dEvcHY/s200/Second+Album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599306561010170754" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2080. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color: black;">(1) Vinyl (Apple label, matrix W5 #1). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color: black;">(1) </span>Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. (2) <span style="color: black;">Ebbetts, Left 9+, Right 9+. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: black;">There’s no beating the American sound (prejudice on display).<span style=""> </span>Bass most prominent, with vocals and drums bringing the noise.<span style=""> </span>Harmonica secondary, as it should be.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>A bit wild if you’re not on board. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: black;">Retains the raison d’etre. <b>Bad. </b>The gain is high, so a little more distortion.<span style=""> </span>Mid-range slightly modified from vinyl, giving the drums a “wave-like” quality that is at once commanding and distracting.<span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="color: blue;">Source Note.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color: black;">Purple Chick’s <i style="">With the Beatles Deluxe </i>uses an exact replica from this Ebbetts source.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The Beatles Beat </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965-1981) - Stereo</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbuzQC6U9euSuqc9DfYjTfg0kPT5SJO7E7zfB7S_nigMjQIIIC4he4IECrXk1ijEGLfBNWYU0IQ17L6pwtLiXTVyqCKGRPo-9qvTe9WL2lhDmS-QIWetYzz8CmN66MqTsxBCaUBLRXpKf/s1600/beatles+beat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbuzQC6U9euSuqc9DfYjTfg0kPT5SJO7E7zfB7S_nigMjQIIIC4he4IECrXk1ijEGLfBNWYU0IQ17L6pwtLiXTVyqCKGRPo-9qvTe9WL2lhDmS-QIWetYzz8CmN66MqTsxBCaUBLRXpKf/s200/beatles+beat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599306688421996482" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General: </span></b><span style="color: black;">This Stereo German album is a mélange of 12 titles from several singles (She Loves You/I’ll Get You, I Want to Hold Your Hand, From Me to You/Thank You Girl), <i style="">With the Beatles</i> LP (Hold Me Tight, Money, Till There Was You, Roll Over Beethoven, You Can’t Do That, Please Mr. Postman) and <i style="">A Hard Day’s Night</i> LP (Can’t Buy Me Love).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">It was issued at least six times.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl (1969, Odeon 1C-062-04-363, “-1” lacquer).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Left 2, Right 3<span style="color: black;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: black;">Similar to <i style="">Second Album</i>, but more emphasis on the lows. <b>Bad. </b>In Mono, it’s easy to tell that the tuba-like bass is too loud. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">Note that, despite some references to the contrary, there is no difference in echo quality for “Thank You Girl” on <i style="">The Beatles Beat </i>compared to that on <i style="">The Beatles Second Album</i>.<span style=""> </span>Nevertheless, the </span>increase in low frequencies may have a tendency to, at times, cause more vibration, mimicking an increase in resonation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">And Now: The Beatles! </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966) - Stereo</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsCPy8q9N-Rxw-fSdu2Ju5pTlT6bplGePyChRtxdPKV1luAAtbm0-7ICqHPw-EGIo1lCIKy0rw1iugOexXnPPfLk7hag3T7bymaGQJsKJ2ZcclJ7vNsyOAQNIt310JvLVHShVPEYLG__A/s1600/And+Now+the+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsCPy8q9N-Rxw-fSdu2Ju5pTlT6bplGePyChRtxdPKV1luAAtbm0-7ICqHPw-EGIo1lCIKy0rw1iugOexXnPPfLk7hag3T7bymaGQJsKJ2ZcclJ7vNsyOAQNIt310JvLVHShVPEYLG__A/s200/And+Now+the+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599306811664453074" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General: </span></b><span style="color: black;">This is a repackaging of <i style="">The Beatles Beat</i> from Odeon’s SR International arm (catalog # 73 735).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Dr, Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness.</span></b><span style=""> </span>Left 5, Right 7<span style="color: black;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style=""> </span>The wider field (on the bootleg) is a chance for the mids to breathe. <b>Bad.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">Less emphasis on the low end causes a bit of dullness and some pointy highs.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">Note that, despite some references to the contrary, there is no difference in echo quality for “Thank You Girl” on <i style="">And Now: The Beatles </i>compared to that on <i style="">The Beatles Second Album</i>.<span style=""> </span>Nevertheless, the </span>decrease in low frequencies (and attendant dullness) may seem less vibratory.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.2</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This Variation concerns an extremely wide Stereo image.<span style=""> </span>There is a little more echo here than on Variation 2.0, but much less than on 2.1.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Past Masters - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEup50AeH1rrUW7K-JUnKslSbybxQ28kv3KYwY9AouwUWQ4NvLrpKWAs9TF4VGh_uDPXN4p3OWbgPQI2xuFoofXQu_wWigVJ-7MO5h6aCXS9QYJmycSrb9ZUTPWo6cM0xijDczfgWG2kp/s1600/Past+Masters+remaster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEup50AeH1rrUW7K-JUnKslSbybxQ28kv3KYwY9AouwUWQ4NvLrpKWAs9TF4VGh_uDPXN4p3OWbgPQI2xuFoofXQu_wWigVJ-7MO5h6aCXS9QYJmycSrb9ZUTPWo6cM0xijDczfgWG2kp/s200/Past+Masters+remaster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599307048480926178" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Left, 9, Right, 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: green;">GOOD. </span><span style="color: black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Give credit for making this a strong instrumental track, the guitar and cymbals braver than in former incarnations</span>. <b><span style="color: black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Unfortunately, the terrific separation and focus on detail causes problems, not the least of which is an incorrigible whistling noise during the longer harmonica trills.<span style=""> </span>Sadly, the vocals also suffer some loss of spotlight, while the harmonica acts like a ham.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">John Barrett’s “Thank You Girl #1” is, I think, an outfake, being an unauthorized edit created by Beatles fan Barrett.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">This edit is Take 14 with Take 23, that is, the harmonica overdub onto Take 13 (called “end from Take 30”), affixed as an ending.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">The 1964 Mono LP <i>The Beatles Second Album </i>(Capitol T 2080) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2004 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 1</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbonRGGtZLr_GKPSDsBMFVAuD8g0-z4IFqMun4DtJPHviXH9O7QIuMPfcaI3x0yDOYbrN3isv2pbMis_IzKMwZl-R6MAd20iLpamZ5kpxq7LJ9E1QiGbCYjLQb4SN8EfSPGDvsK3x52-qb/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbonRGGtZLr_GKPSDsBMFVAuD8g0-z4IFqMun4DtJPHviXH9O7QIuMPfcaI3x0yDOYbrN3isv2pbMis_IzKMwZl-R6MAd20iLpamZ5kpxq7LJ9E1QiGbCYjLQb4SN8EfSPGDvsK3x52-qb/s200/capitol+albums+vol+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599307207738975890" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: black;">VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">None.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-59465860217863507412011-04-13T17:31:00.000-07:002011-04-29T17:33:40.788-07:001963, March 13: Recording and Mixing: Details<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="http://beatleswiki.org/wiki/Image:Rialto-poster.jpg" class="image" title="Poster announcing this evening's performances"><img style="width: 149px; height: 238px;" alt="Poster announcing this evening's performances" src="http://beatleswiki.org/images/thumb/0/02/Rialto-poster.jpg/180px-Rialto-poster.jpg" class="thumbimage" border="0" /></a></p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><i>Poster for the </i><i>York</i><i> gig, </i><i>March 13, 1963</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: blue;">GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>2T = twin-track = two-track Stereo recording</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>SI = superimposition = take to lay new material over existing take (a.k.a. overdub)</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">GENERAL INFORMATION</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>During the Roe/Montez tour, John acquired a terrible cold and lost his voice. Nevertheless, on the way to York from Bedford, the Fabs stopped by Abbey Road Studios so that Mr. Lennon could add harmonica overdubs to “Thank You Girl.”</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>EMI Reels. </b>I will be segregating the events of this day in terms of EMI Reels (of which there is one), that is, tape designation numbers given to the recordings. For John Barrett’s EMI reel notes and John Winn’s details on these notes, go: <a href="http://web.ncf.ca/fl512/beatles/articles/john_barrett_notes_1962-1963.htm">here</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">There are no available audio sources for this reel.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-size: 21.5pt;">EMI Reel E48989</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red;">Tape may or may not exist. No recording sheet is available.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: black;">“THANK YOU GIRL” </span></b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: black;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">(still called “Thank You Little Girl”)</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>2T (Barrett), Takes 14-28 SI (harmonica).</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Lewisohn reported that the “best” SI takes were 17, 20, 21, and 23. From this bit of information, it is possible to reconstruct the recording session. Noting that previous sessions worked in linear fashion, we may assume the following harmonica overdub attempts: (Part 1) Takes 14-17 for the opening (17 “best”), (Part 2) Takes 18-20 for the response section to “way that you do” and the instrumental section after “good to be true” [these two having similar attack and tone](20 “best”), and (Part 3) Takes 21-28 for the remaining three sections (of these, Takes 21 and 23 were “best”): (a) the instrumental section before the final verse, (b) the instrumental section after the final verse, and (c) the ending.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Lewisohn asserted that Takes 6,13, 17, 20, 21, and 23 were used for both the Mono and Stereo released mixes.<span style=""> </span>However, the Mono assembly is missing overdubs for Part 2 and Part 3c, and uses a different overdub for Part 3b [of those parts described above], so Lewisohn made some error or oversight.<span style=""> </span>Interestingly, the UK LP <i style="">Rarities </i>provides clues to the solution.<span style=""> </span>On that source*, the Mono mix was incorrectly mastered (cut) in Stereo, with the result that the edit points (or perhaps the overdub “punch-in” points) are audible “blips” (these blips not audible on any Stereo mix).<span style=""> </span>These blips occur as follows (approximate time into the song):</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 1 @ 0:03.3 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard immediately after the opening harmonica.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 0:00-0:03.3 to be Take 17, harmonica overdub onto Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 2 @ 0:53.1 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the start of the “way that you do” response.<span style=""> </span>In the Stereo mix, a harmonica part begins.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 0:03.3-0:53.1 to be part of Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 3 @ 0:54.7 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the end of the “way that you do” response.<span style=""> </span>In the Stereo mix, the harmonica part stops.<span style=""> </span>The section 0:53.1-0:54.7 is surely, in Stereo, Take 20, harmonica overdub onto Take 6; and <i style="">should </i>be considered as, in Mono, part of Take 6 (no overdub).<span style=""> </span>But in that case the “blips” ought not be present in Mono, since it is a continuation of the previous section (and the original Take 6, available for inspection, proves this).<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 4 @ 1:00.0 (light).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the start of the short instrumental section after “good to be true.”<span style=""> </span>In the Stereo mix, a harmonica part begins.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 0:54.7-1:00.0 to be part of Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 5 @ 1:01.7 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the end of the short instrumental section after “good to be true.”<span style=""> </span>In the Stereo mix, the harmonica part stops.<span style=""> </span>The section 1:00.0-1:01.7 is probably, in Stereo, more of Take 20, harmonica overdub onto Take 6; and <i style="">should </i>be considered as, in Mono, another part of Take 6 (no overdub).<span style=""> </span>But, again, the “blips” present in the Mono mix undermine that supposition.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Edit 6 @ 1:08.7 (hidden).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the start of Part 3a.<span style=""> </span>In both Stereo and Mono, a harmonica part begins.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 1:01.7-1:08.7 to be part of Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Edit 7 @ 1:12.1 (hidden).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the end of Part 3a.<span style=""> </span>In both Stereo and Mono, the harmonica part stops.<span style=""> </span>The section 1:08.7-1:12.1 is probably Take 21, harmonica overdub onto Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Edit 8 @ 1:36.5 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the start of Part 3b.<span style=""> </span>In both Stereo and Mono, a harmonica part begins.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 1:12.1-1:36.5 to be part of Take 6 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 9 @ 1:39.9 (prominent).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the end of Part 3b.<span style=""> </span>In both Stereo and Mono, the harmonica part stops.<span style=""> </span>However, the harmonica part, as mentioned above, differs between the released mixes.<span style=""> </span>The section 1:36.5-1:39.9 is possibly, in Stereo, more of Take 21; but it is impossible to say which SI take was used for Mono.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Edit 10 @ 1:56.9 (light).<span style=""> </span>Heard at the start of Part 3c.<span style=""> </span>In the Stereo mix, a harmonica part begins.<span style=""> </span>This indicates the section 1:39.9-1:56.9 to be part of Take 13 (applies to both the Mono and Stereo released mixes).<span style=""> </span>The section 1:56.9-end is certainly, in Stereo, Take 23, harmonica overdub onto Take 13; and <i style="">should </i>be considered as, in Mono, another part of Take 13 (no overdub).<span style=""> </span>But, again, the “blip” present in the Mono mix undermines that supposition (and the original Take 13, available for inspection, underscores this).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">* These blips also occur on the Mono mix for “Thank You Girl” presented in <i style="">The Beatles Box </i>(“The Crate”).<span style=""> </span>I tested original vinyl.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">I have no theory to account for the anomalous edit (or punch-in) points audible in the Mono mix, nor one to explain why the Stereo mix <i style="">lacks </i>audible blips.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >The Stereo mix was assembled and called Take 30 (ref: Barrett’s notes).<span style=""> </span>That Lewisohn placed the Mono mix chronologically before the Stereo mix causes me to believe the Mono mix to be (the unmentioned) Take 29.<span style=""><br /></span><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>GENERAL REFS: Lewisohn, <i>Recording Sessions</i>; Winn, <i>Way Beyond Compare</i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b><br /><br /><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-65809552883150372022011-04-13T11:13:00.001-07:002011-04-13T11:13:56.968-07:001963, March 6<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>One day after recording “From Me to You” and “Thank You Girl,” and three days before the start of their </b><b>UK</b><b> tour (opening [!] for Tommy Roe and Chris Montez), the boys traveled to </b><b>Manchester</b><b> to tape their fifth and final appearance on </b><b>BBC</b><b> Light’s <i style="">Here We Go</i>.</b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>On this date, between </b><b>8:00-8:45pm</b><b>, the boys performed in front of a live audience, playing four songs (“I Saw Her Standing There” was cut from the show, and is currently undiscovered). <span style=""> </span>Host Ray Peters let it be known that “Please Please Me” had just topped the <i style="">New Musical Express </i>chart (although this wasn’t the chart the </b><b>BBC</b><b> normally used).</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>This edition was broadcast on March 12 at </b><b>5pm</b><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>(refs: Winn, <i>Way Beyond Compare</i>; Lewisohn, <i>Chronicles</i>)</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">TRACKS</span>:<br /><br />“MISERY”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>“DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>“PLEASE PLEASE ME”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: blue;">AUDIO SOURCE</span>: Purple Chick's <i>The Complete </i></b><b><i>BBC</i></b><b><i> Sessions - Upgraded for 2004, Disc 1</i> provides the cleanest, most complete, and speed-checked experience.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>You can find a comprehensive history of The Beatles at the Beeb bootleg releases: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/history-of-beatles-at-beeb.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: blue;">VIDEO</span>: None.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________<a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i><br /></i></a></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-15625338546504346252011-04-13T09:45:00.000-07:002011-04-29T17:16:32.857-07:001963, March 5: Recording: Sources!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:16pt;color:blue;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>General Information. </b>This page lists only takes from this recording session which are available on bootleg. For details on the full recording session, including unavailable takes, go: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/03/1963-march-5-recording-details.html">here</a>. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">Released Mono and Stereo mixes are not listed on this page, but are on separate pages for each song.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Variations. </b>This pages also lists Foundational Variations, defined as any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. This will become clearer as we go along.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Alternate Sources. </b>Note that, besides those listed, many sources for these takes are usually available. If interested, peruse: <a href="http://beatlesong.info/">here</a> (with accessory key: <a href="http://beatlesong.info/song_list/songs_KEY.html">here</a>).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">ABBREVIATIONS</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">All titles are bootlegs.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>M5 = <i style="">March 5, 1963 Plus the Decca Tape </i>(Vigotone, remastered [matrix VT-123])... </b>speed-corrected version<i style=""><br /></i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>S = Stereo</b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">“FROM ME TO YOU”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 1, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 2, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 3, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 4, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 5, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 6, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Take 7, S ............ M5</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 1.0.</span></b> Foundational. "Best" rhythm take before overdubs. Absolutely dry, except input effects. Includes (at the start) take count and (after the song proper ends) extraneous chatter/noise (“untrimmed”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 8, S ............ M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">leftover bits</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 9, S ............ M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">leftover bits</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 10, S .......... M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">leftover bits</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 11, S .......... M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">overdub outtake<b><span style=""> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 12, S .......... M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">leftover bits</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 13, S .......... M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">overdub outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">“THANK YOU GIRL”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:blue;">(initially called “Thank You Little Girl”)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 1, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 2, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 3, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 4, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 5, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 6, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">Although this was the “best” rhythm take, it is not a foundational Variation since the ending was redone for later edit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 7, S ............ M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 8, S ............ M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 9, S ............ M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 10, S .........<span style="">. </span>M5<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 11, S ..........<span style=""> </span>M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 12, S ..........<span style=""> </span>M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit outtake</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 13, S ..........<span style=""> </span>M5<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">edit eventually used</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;"><span style=""> </span>“THE </span></b><b><span style="color:blue;">ONE</span></b><b><span style="color:blue;"> AFTER 909”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">(also notated “The One After Nine O’ Nine”)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 1, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 2, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 3, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 4, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Take 5, S ............ M5</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:16pt;color:blue;" >VIDEO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">None.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________<a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i><br /></i></a></b><br /><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b><br /><br /><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-70281811137686672502011-03-30T16:44:00.000-07:002011-04-23T15:25:47.311-07:001963, March 5: Recording: Details<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times; mso-fareast-font-family:Times;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style=""> </span></span></b><a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1963/63.03.05%20EMI/4a.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 212px; height: 200px;" src="http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1963/63.03.05%20EMI/thumbs/4a.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><i>(above) George Martin and friends discussing "From Me to You" in the studio.</i><span style="font-size:11pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-size:11pt;"><br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">GLOSSARY & ABBREVIATIONS</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>2T = twin-track = two-track Stereo recording</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>BD = breakdown = unsuccessful take ended prematurely</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>ET = edit take = take to fix a faulty or missing section of a song</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>FS = false start = unsuccessful take ended more prematurely than breakdown</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>M = Mono</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>RT = rhythm take = complete take of song, before SI</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>SI = superimposition = take to lay new material over existing take (a.k.a. overdub)</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >GENERAL INFORMATION</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>A Day in the Life.</b><span style=""><span style=""> </span>Before the session began, The Beatles went to the EMI canteen to enjoy tea with George Martin, where pictures were taken.<span style=""> </span>After this, they proceeded to the studio where the boys introduced Martin to “From Me to You.”<span style=""> </span>The producer said, “I used to sit on my high stool in the studio and the boys would play me what they had brought in to record.<span style=""> </span>I'd listen to the basic idea of the song, perhaps on an acoustic guitar, and I'd help to decide on the structure of the introduction, where the solo should go, the ending and the final length of the song - never longer than </span><span style="">2:45</span><span style="">; otherwise, we wouldn't get it on the radio!”<sup>1</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Photos from the canteen and in the studio this day can be found <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1963/63.03.05%20EMI/63.03.05emi1.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/savage/1963/63.03.05%20EMI/63.03.05emi2.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Anything I Can Do. </b>John forgot to bring his harmonica to this session, famously borrowing one from Abbey Road’s Malcolm Davies.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>EMI Reels. </b>I will be segregating the events of this day in terms of EMI Reels, that is, tape designation numbers given to the recordings. For John Barrett’s EMI reel notes and John Winn’s details on these notes, go: <a href="http://web.ncf.ca/fl512/beatles/articles/john_barrett_notes_1962-1963.htm">here</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >EMI Reel E49015</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;"><span style=""> </span>(Afternoon, start about </span></b><b><span style="color:black;">2:30pm</span></b><b><span style="color:black;">)</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">The entire contents of this reel are available as bootleg.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" >“FROM ME TO YOU”</span></b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" ></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>2T, Takes 1-7 RT, Takes 1/6 FS or BD, Take 7 “best”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" >“THANK YOU GIRL” </span></b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">(initially called “Thank You Little Girl”)</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>2T, Takes 1-6 RT, Takes 2/3 FS or BD, Take 6 “best”</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" >“THANK YOU GIRL” </span></b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">(still called “Thank You Little Girl”)</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>2T, Takes 7-13 ET, Take 13 “best”</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span style="">These edit takes were to improve the ending.<span style=""> </span>Take 6 and Take 13 were edited together this date (ref: Barrett's notes). A further harmonica overdub was required on March 13 (see that entry), mixing held over until that date.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" >“FROM ME TO YOU”</span></b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" ></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>2T, Takes 8-13 SI, Takes </b><b>8/9/10</b><b>/12 used</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">At this point, the boys were so nonplussed by “From Me to You” that it was considered to be the flip side for “Thank You Girl.”<span style=""> </span>Thus, to beef up this song’s prospects, George Martin (according to several sources) suggested harmonica riffs and flourishes at various points.<span style=""> </span><span style="">This appears to have been upheld by John: “We nearly didn't record it because we thought it was too bluesy at first; but, when we'd finished it and George Martin had scored it with harmonica, it was all right”<sup>2</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">[<b>Sidebar. <span style=""> </span></b>For John, the harmonica shtick was beginning to pale:<span style=""> </span>“The first gimmick was the harmonica... We started using it on ‘Love Me Do’ just for arrangements, 'cause we used to work out arrangements. And then we stuck it on ‘Please Please Me’ and then on ‘From Me to You’ and then it went on and on. Then we dropped it - it got embarrassing”<sup>3</sup>]</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">They planned harmonica overdubs (SI) for three sections: the intro, the middle-eight (also known as “call-and-response” or “solo”) section, and the coda (ending).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">(Take 8) While Take 7 played through, John added harmonica SI to the intro [successful], and attempted (with Paul on bass, George on guitar) the same for the middle-eight [unsuccessful].<span style=""> </span>George Martin stopped the recording at this point.<span style=""> </span>The EMI reel contains only these two bits, t<span style="">he in-between (0:07-1:03) missing because it was later edited out and used for the final master (that is, Take 8 was used for parts, Take 7 left extant for posterity).<span style=""> </span>The intro to Take 8 would receive an additional overdub (harmony vocal, Take 12).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span style="">(Take 9) George Martin started the tape (Take 7) about 8 seconds before the middle-eight, and John (again, with Paul and George) had another go at that section’s harmonica overdub [successful] as well as one for the coda [unsuccessful].<span style=""> </span>The tape was stopped at that point, and John asked, “Was I meant to be playing there?”<span style=""> </span>As with Take 8, the successful SI here (the middle-eight) was edited out and used for the final master, the EMI reel reflecting this.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span style="">(Take 10) George Martin started the tape (Take 7) about 11 seconds before the coda, and John redid that section’s harmonica overdub [successful].<span style=""> </span>As with Takes 8 and 9, the successful SI here was edited out and used for the final master, leaving only the lead-in bit (as heard on the EMI reel).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 11) Still not satisfied with the intro, the boys (ostensibly at George Martin’s suggestion) decided to add harmony vocals.<span style=""> </span>Starting the tape (Take 7), they overdubbed humming [not used].<span style=""> </span>This outtake can be heard on the EMI reel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 12) On the second stab at the intro harmony vocal overdub, they chanted the familiar “da-da-da da-da-dun-dun-da,” which proved to be the one [used].<span style=""> </span>As with previous takes, this successful SI was edited out and used for the final master (the bits left over heard on the EMI reel).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 13) Experimentally, the same chant was attempted at a higher pitch [not used].<span style=""> </span>This outtake can be heard on the EMI reel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Takes 1-7 were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously. <span style=""> </span>The Stereo master for the “best” take (7) sent the instruments hard (wide) to the Left channel, vocals hard to the Right.<span style=""> </span>For the SI takes 8-13, Take 7 was transmitted (played) in Stereo from one tape machine into another, while the microphones used for overdubs were patched to both channels (possibly by use of a Y-connector).<span style=""> </span>Thus, on the EMI reel, the overdubs appear Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals track, “SI” = overdubs):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span></b><b><span style="color:blue;">_I________O________V_ </span></b><b><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Editing and mixing for “From Me to You” took place </span><span style="">March 14, 1963</span><span style=""> (see that entry).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">QUOTES FOR “From Me to You”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">“The Beatles have a certain follow-up hit with ‘From Me To You,’ but if this average song was done by a less prominent group it would mean little. An up-tempo number with a just so-so melody, it is not nearly so outstanding in originality as ‘Please Please Me.’<span style=""> </span>It's a best seller, inevitably, but the group ought to be able to do something better than this as a follow up to an initial hit”<sup>4</sup>.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">“Besides a catchy tune and deceptively-complex arrangement, ‘From Me To You’ has a difficult-to-pigeon-hole musical style.<span style=""> </span>After all, is it rock or pop, blues or skiffle?<span style=""> </span>Maybe it's just unmistakably Early Beatles... Those tight vocal harmonies with their flashes of passionate falsetto, the drum fills, the harmonica hook phrase, the personal pronouns, and so many other details were becoming both trend-setting and a bit formulaic by that point, and who could really blame them, given the roll they were so obviously on?... Several characteristic ingredients in the arrangement would eventually become almost cliché trademarks: (1) The vocal part features a duet virtually throughout. Granted, the many flashes of two-part harmony are separated by long stretches of the same line sung in unison by Paul and John, but there is no vocal solo part here; (2) Those flashes of vocal harmony, make frequent use of open fifths and falsetto singing; (3) Drum fills are carefully deployed at special, structural or dramatic points in the song, not at liberty; (4) An overdubbed harmonica is used to introduce the hook phrase; (5) And what sounds like it might be a simple oom-pah bass part actually features a snapped rhythm of dotted quarters and eighth notes in alternation... For the sake of variation - and avoidance of foolish consistency -<span style=""> </span>they add in the second bridge a novel touch of two-part harmony at the very beginning of the section. Note how, true to form, Paul's backing part yet again starts off beneath John's lead, only to jump over it a few notes into the phrase... Nowhere is the uniqueness of this song (in spite of its recycled ingredients) more evident than in the meaning of its lyrics”<sup>5</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">“Dismissed in most accounts of their career as a transition time-marker between ‘Please Please Me’ and ‘She Loves You,’ ‘From Me to You’ was actually a brilliant consolidation of the emerging Beatles sound... That it was specifically designed to accomplish this testified to the canny practicality of the group’s songwriting duo... The variation surprise in ‘From Me to You’ consists of a sudden falsetto octave leap, a motif first tried on the chorus of ‘Please Please Me’... The Four Seasons, then climbing the UK charts with ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry,’ employed similar falsetto and almost certainly influenced The Beatles in this respect.<span style=""> </span>Yet where the Americans built falsetto into their four-part harmony, The Beatles wielded it as an isolated device, and it was mainly these sudden hair-raising wails that made their early records so rivetingly-strange... Their deftness and adaptability in the studio was already far beyond the reach of their immediate competitors”<sup>6</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">“Nonsense words in pop are often filler for something that needs fleshing out, but with The Beatles these devices are rarely gratuitous, even this early on... The ‘da-da-da, da-da-dun-dun, dah’ at the top of ‘From Me to You’ is a melodic teaser, sung rather them played on guitar to voice the nameless feelings that live inside every teenager... Every advantage is taken to make one minute and forty-nine seconds swell with life... When they inflect the end of the bridge with a new color (augmenting the chord on ‘satisfied’), it propels the falsetto ‘ooh!’ and Ringo’s pert fill naturally... The tight writing unleashes energy rather than strapping it in... Makes every instant count”<sup>7</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(George) “The third single, ‘From Me To You,’ was really important, because that put the stamp on it. We'd had the first one, ‘Love me Do,’ which did well. Then they let us back in the studio and we did ‘Please Please Me,’ then we had the album, and then ‘From Me To You,’ the success of which assured us some fame”<sup>8</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(Paul) “I'd come back from a club and I was just getting to bed and I heard the milkman whistling ‘From Me To You’ (whistles).<span style=""> </span>I thought ‘That's it, I've arrived - the milkman's whistling my tune’”<sup>9</sup>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >EMI Reel E49016</span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">(Evening)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The entire contents of this reel are available as bootleg.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" ><span style=""> </span>“THE </span></b><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" >ONE</span></b><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:black;" > AFTER 909”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color:black;">(also notated “The One After Nine O’ Nine”)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>2T, Takes 1-4 RT, Takes </b><b>1/3/4</b><b> FS or BD, Take 5 ET</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">Some minutes were still available, so The Beatles attempted to lay down this additional song (according to Lewisohn, “What Goes On” was also in mind, but they ran out of patience and/or time).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 1) When this attempt breaks down, John snaps at Ringo, “What are you doing?<span style=""> </span>Are you out of your mind?!”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 2) At the end of this complete run-through, John comments on George’s sloppy guitar playing, “What kind of solo was that?”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 3) This time, Paul can’t keep up, and John demands, “What are you doing?!”<span style=""> </span>Paul complains, “It’s murder.”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 4) Finally, it’s John’s turn to make a mistake, and he yells, “Bloody hell!”<span style=""> </span>Paul gleefully turns the tables, “It’s you!”<span style=""> </span>This was considered “best” for no apparent reason.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">(Take 5) This edit piece was meant to replace the section from the solo to the final chorus.<span style=""> </span>It was adequate.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">In his comments on Barrett’s notes, Winn wrote, “An edit of takes 4 and 5 was prepared, perhaps at the end of this session, which turned up on a 1976 in-house reel, and eventually on <i style="">Anthology 1</i>.”<span style=""> </span>However, in <i style="">Way Beyond Compare</i>, Winn wrote that “there is no documentation to suggest that a complete take was ever assembled in 1963... In April 1976, a trial edit of takes 4 and 5 was made.”<span style=""> </span>It is Winn’s latter comment which appears to be correct, upheld by both Lewisohn’s and Barrett’s silence on such an edit.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="">“The One After 909” was resurrected and rerecorded in 1969 for <i style="">Let it Be.</i> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>1 </sup><span style="">Lewisohn, <i>Recording Sessions</i>, p.30</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>2</sup> Miles, <i style="">The Beatles in Their Own Words</i>, p.79</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b style=""><sup>3</sup> <i style="">Rolling Stone</i> interview with Jann Wenner, conducted December 1970, printed Jan 21, 1971, published as <i style="">Lennon Remembers</i> (2001, Verso); this particular quote paraphrased for <i style="">The Beatles Anthology</i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b style=""><sup>4</sup> <i style="">Melody Maker</i> review, </b><b style="">Apr 13, 1963</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b style=""><sup>5</sup> Alan W. Pollack, Beatles musicologist</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>6</sup> MacDonald, <i>Revolution in the Head</i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>7</sup> Riley, <i style="">Tell Me Why</i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>8</sup> <i style="">The Beatles Anthology</i>, p.94</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><sup>9</sup> <i style="">Guinness Book of World Records</i> </b><b>BBC</b><b> interview with David Frost & Norris McWhirter; reprinted <i style="">Club Sandwich #41</i>, p.6</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><br /></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>GENERAL REFS: Lewisohn, <i>Recording Sessions</i><span style="">; Winn, <i>Way Beyond Compare</i>; Sulpy, <i>The Complete Beatles’ Audio Guide </i>(2006 ed)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________<a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i><br /></i></a></b><br /><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b><br /><br /><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-71856334408563465982011-03-17T08:52:00.000-07:002011-03-17T09:01:38.924-07:001963, March 5: Back-Story<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><img style="width: 144px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilc2WjnoylEg5Zf1TMqXELtpkBszGPLy3L6HpT4odj2k3hyphenhyphenin5k6_vi7ksVHLW-4MM45NdKi5vglOpzhBTCXcuThez9-WYpr2f4bO45-p-yHmG8G1ebxP8IgazIgXuK96hrI9PzlK8aFE/s1600/The-Beatles-City-Hall-Sheffie-385821.jpg" alt="[The-Beatles-City-Hall-Sheffie-385821.jpg]" border="0" /><br /><br /><i>(above) poster for Helen Shapiro tour, March 2, 1963</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"FROM ME TO YOU"</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Due to their increasing popularity, the Beatles had been asked to be part of a British national tour beginning </span><span style="">February 2, 1963</span><span style="">.<span style=""> </span>For this stint, they began at the bottom of a six-act bill featuring 16-year-old superstar Helen Shapiro (voted Best British Female Singer, 1961 and 1962) as the headliner, with The Kestrels and Kenny Lynch also in tow.<span style=""> </span>During this tour, the “Please Please Me” single moved up the UK charts until, during the week of March 2, The Beatles had their first #1 (disputed among sources).<span style=""> </span>At the same time (the exact day being either February 27 or February 28), while traveling by tour bus between shows, John and Paul wrote “From Me to You.”<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">This song was “very much co-written”<sup>1 (149)</sup>, “both of us, very much together”<sup>2</sup>.<span style=""> </span>John said, “I think the first line was mine. I mean I know it was mine (hums melody of first line).<span style=""> </span>And then, after that, we took it from there”<sup>3 (168)</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The inspiration for this song derived from the <i style="">New Musical Express</i> letters column. <span style=""> </span>In 1963, John said, “As I explained recently, Paul McCartney and I wrote the number on a coach journey between </span><span style="">York</span><span style=""> and </span><span style="">Shrewsbury</span><span style="">. We were on the Helen Shapiro tour at the time.<span style=""> </span>What puzzled us was why we'd thought of a name like ‘From Me To You.’ In fact, it had me thinking until only recently, when I picked up the <i style="">NME</i> to see how we were doing in the charts. Then I realized - we'd got the inspiration from reading a copy on the coach! Paul and I had been talking about one of the letters in the ‘From You To Us’* column”<sup>2</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Though this is indisputable, Paul muddied the waters somewhat when he recalled, “At the back of the bus, Roy Orbison would be writing something like ‘Pretty Woman,’ so our competitiveness would come out, which was good.<span style=""> </span>He would play us his song, and we'd say, ‘Oh, it's great, </span><span style="">Roy</span><span style="">. Have you just written that?’ But we'd be thinking, ‘We have to have something as good.’<span style=""> </span>The next move was obvious - write one ourselves. And we did. It was ‘From Me To You’”<sup>2</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Paul’s memory here is absolutely horrible; the Orbison tour began </span><span style="">May 18, 1963</span><span style="">, well after “From Me to You” was written, recorded and released!</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">* In some sources, the name of the letters column is incorrectly identified as “From Us to You.”</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">John relayed, “Anyway, there were we, not taking ourselves seriously. Just fooling about on the guitar. This went on for a while. Then we began to get a good melody line and we really started to work at it. Before that journey was over, we'd completed the lyric, everything. We were so pleased, we knew we just had to make it the A-side”<sup>4</sup>*.<span style=""> </span>Contrarily, some sources (MacDonald, <i style="">Revolution in the Head</i>, for example) assert that John and Paul were not “fooling about” but wrote this song under pressure from George Martin and/or Brian Epstein, either or both anxious that the Beatles should follow up “Please Please Me” with another hit.<span style=""> </span>While no doubt their manager and their producer had such feelings, and likely these feelings were conveyed, there is in this case no indication of such urgency (though it would seem natural enough that the ever-ambitious songwriters would push each other to achieve their dreams).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">* Another source, <i style="">The Beatles Off The Record </i>(Badman, 2001), for some reason, splices together two different quotes.<span style=""> </span><i style="">The Beatles Anthology</i> paraphrases.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Paul noted, “We wrote ‘From Me to You’ on the bus”<sup>5</sup>.<span style=""> </span>But John said, “We were writing it in a car, I think”<sup>3 (168)</sup>.<span style=""> </span>It may be that by “car” John meant any vehicle at all, from a train to a bus.<span style=""> </span>Schaffner wrote that this song was “knocked off in the back of the van on the way to work”<sup>6</sup>.<span style=""> </span>However, unless by “van on the way to work” he meant “tour bus on the way to the next gig,” Schaffner was incorrect. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">“From Me to You” had two intentions.<span style=""> </span>The first was personalization.<span style=""> </span>John said, “The words weren’t really all that difficult – especially as we had decided quite definitely not do anything that was at all complicated.<span style=""> </span>I suppose that is why we often had the words ‘you’ and ‘me’ in the titles of our songs. It's the sort of thing that helps the listeners to identify with the lyrics”<sup>7</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Paul added, “A lot of our songs – ‘From Me to You’ is another – were directly addressed to our fans... We were in a rut, obviously!”<sup>5</sup>, and “There was a little trick we developed early on and got bored with later, which was to put ‘I,’ ‘Me,’ or ‘You’ in it so it was very direct and personal.<span style=""> </span>‘Love Me Do’... ‘Please Please Me’... ‘From Me To You’ (we got two of them in there)”<sup>1 (148)</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Alan W. Pollack, Beatles musicologist, gave Paul’s casual remark a more serious and logical angle: “I think it would be unfair to under-rate it as a mere exploitational pandering... In ‘From Me To You,’ a particular immediacy is achieved by the use of direct address. How else could this group of four fabulous gentlemen manage, in the midst of a crowded concert hall or across the incorporeal airwaves, to establish such a direct connection to their audience?”<span style=""> </span>John likewise noted, “We think this is very important. The fans like to feel that they are part of something that is being done by the performers”<sup>7</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The second intention was purely business.<span style=""> </span>John coldly asserted, “We were just writing the next single after ‘She Loves You’”<sup>3 (168)</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Concerning the music, both songwriters believed this song flexible.<span style=""> </span>Paul mused, “‘From Me to You’ - it could be done as an old ragtime tune, especially the middle eight”<sup>8</sup>.<span style=""> </span>John said, “It was far bluesier than that when we wrote it. The notes - today you could rearrange it pretty funky”<sup>3 (168)</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Paul especially liked the “creamy center” of this song.<span style=""> </span>In 1988, he said, “It was great. That middle eight was a great departure for us. Say you're in C, then go to A minor - fairly ordinary - C, change it to G, and then F - pretty ordinary.<span style=""> </span>But then it goes, ‘I got arms,’ and that's a G Minor. Going to G Minor and a C takes you to a whole new world. It was exciting”<sup>5</sup>.<span style=""> </span>To this, he added,<span style=""> </span>“I remember being very pleased with the middle eight because there was a strange chord in it, and it went into a minor... We thought that was a very big step”<sup>2</sup>, and “The thing I liked about ‘From Me To You’ was it had a very complete middle. It went to a surprising place. The opening chord of the middle section of that song heralded a new batch for me. That was a pivotal song - our songwriting lifted a little with that song”<sup>1(149)</sup>.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">As the boys were writing, “Kenny Lynch, who, at this time, fancied himself as a songwriter, sauntered up to the back of the coach and decided he would help John and Paul write a song. After a period of about half an hour had elapsed and nothing seemed to be coming from the back, Kenny rushed to the front of the coach and shouted, ‘Well, that's it. I am not going to write any more of that bloody rubbish with those idiots. They don't know the music from their backsides. That's it! No more help from me!’ The song that John and Paul were writing at this time was a track called ‘From Me To You’”<sup>9</sup>.<span style=""> </span>It has been reported that Lynch stormed off because he heard them incorporate “ooh!” into the song, to which he declared, “You can't do that. You'll sound like a bunch of fucking fairies!”<sup>10</sup>.<span style=""> </span>Lynch himself recounted, “I remember John and Paul saying they were thinking of running up to the microphone together and shaking their heads and singing, ‘whoooooooo.’ It later became a very important, terrifically-popular part of their act when they sang ‘She Loves You.’ But, at the time they were planning it, even before the song was written, I remember everybody on the coach fell about laughing. I said, ‘You can't do that. They'll think you're a bunch of poofs.’ I remember John saying to me he thought it sounded great and they were having it in their act”<sup>11</sup>.<span style=""> </span>John later admitted that “the ‘woo woo’ was taken from the Isley Brothers' ‘Twist and Shout,’ which we stuck into everything – ‘From Me to You,’ ‘She Loves You’ - they all had that ‘woo woo’”<sup>3 (169)</sup>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>1</sup> Miles, <i>Many Years From Now</i>, p.148-149</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>2</sup> <i>The Beatles Anthology</i>, p.94</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>3</sup> Sheff, <i>All We Are Saying</i>, p.168-169</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>4</sup> Tremlett, <i>The Paul McCartney Story</i>, p.98</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>5</sup> Lewisohn, <i style="">Recording Sessions</i>, p.10</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>6</sup> Schaffner, <i style="">The Beatles Forever</i>, p.21</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>7</sup> interview, attributed 1963 (not verified)</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>8</sup> interview with David Frost, </b><b>May 18, 1964</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>9</sup> Badman, <i style="">The Beatles Off the Record </i>(2001), quoting Roger Greenaway of the </b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=""> </span>Kestrels</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>10</sup> Turner, <i style="">A Hard Day’s Write</i></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>11</sup> Coleman, <i style="">John Winston Lennon</i>, p.193</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"THANK YOU GIRL"</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Since we know that “From Me to You” was conceived around the idea of a music publication’s letters column, it’s not far-fetched to believe that “Thank You Girl” was like-minded.<span style=""> </span>In fact, Paul said, “We knew that if we wrote a song called, ‘Thank You Girl’ that a lot of the girls who wrote us fan letters would take it as a genuine ‘thank you.’ So a lot of our songs – ‘From Me to You’ is one of them - were directly addressed to the fans”<sup>1</sup>.<span style=""> </span>It is therefore easy to conclude that “Thank You Girl” was composed on the Shapiro bus, perhaps on the same day as “From Me to You.”</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Paul accounted, “This was pretty much co-written, but there might have been a slight leaning towards me with the ‘thank you, girl’ thing.<span style=""> </span>It sounds like me, trying to appease the mob”<sup>2</sup>.<span style=""> </span>John basically agreed, “Paul and me”<sup>3</sup>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">We know the inspiration, and intention, but what did they think of the product?<span style=""> </span>John said, “This was just a silly song we knocked off”<sup>3</sup> and “One of our efforts at writing a single that didn't work. So it became a B-side or an album track”<sup>4</sup>. <span style=""> </span>Paul concurred, “<span class="text"><span style="color:black;">These early songs were wonderful to learn by and were good album fillers</span></span>... A bit of a hack song, but all good practice”<sup>2</sup>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>1</sup> Lewisohn, <i style="">Recording Sessions</i>, p.10</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>2</sup> Miles, <i>Many Years From Now</i>, p.149</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>3</sup> article in <i style="">Hit Parader</i>, Apr 1972, originally in <i style="">The Record Mirror</i>, Oct 1971</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><sup>4 </sup>Sheff, <i>All We Are Saying</i>, p.169</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><b>GENERAL REFS: </b>Winn, <i>Way Beyond Compare</i>; Lewisohn, <i>Chronicles</i>; Castleman & Podrazik, <i>All Together Now</i><span style="">; </span>Lewisohn, <i>The Beatles Live!</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________<a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i><br /></i></a></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><br /><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-9035253047103727612011-03-09T05:38:00.000-08:002011-03-09T05:42:27.913-08:001963, February 25: Sources: A TASTE OF HONEY<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">“A TASTE OF HONEY”</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the true Foundational Variation was Take 5 (the “best” twin-track), which is unavailable. The next Foundational Variation, Take 6, was the first backing vocal overdub, and this is Variation 1.0. <span style=""> </span>The next Foundational Variation, Take 7, was the second and final backing vocal overdub, and this is Variation 2.0.<span style=""> </span>On the released Stereo recording, it is possible to isolate the instruments (with bleed) in or near the Left channel, but this does not constitute a Foundational Variation, only a karaoke opportunity. This is as far back as we can go.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Variations. </b>Since Take 6 is Variation 1.0, and Take 7 is Variation 2.0, we begin in this section with 3.0.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 3.0. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">There is only one Stereo mix, but there are two Variations (and at least one “deviation”). </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The first Variation, 4.0, is designated to all Stereo releases for “A Taste of Honey” except one.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The second Variation, 4.0.1, is a derivative of 4.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “A Taste of Honey” has a bit more reverberation than on the <i>Please Please Me </i>album, and earns a new Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(1) In testing* “A Taste of Honey” on the German Stereo <i>Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i>Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color: black;">, I heard a <i>tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i>Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i>Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i>Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(2) Any small differences in Stereo image positioning will not be designated as new Variations, but as deviations. Naturally, judgment has been used to differ between Variation and deviation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(3) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(4) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i>The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: black;">AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2011 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">MONO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>“A Taste of Honey” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Clunk. </b>About four seconds after the final chord is struck on guitar, there is a sound approximately like a bottle hitting another object.<span style=""> </span>This is clearly audible in Stereo and barely (if at all) in Mono.<span style=""> </span>It was removed from the 2009 Mono and Stereo Remasters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>End of Song. </b>“A Taste of Honey” Mono fades about the same on each source, the 2009 Mono Remaster perhaps a trifle longer.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ <i style="">Please Please Me </i>FLAC ended with a couple of squeaks (tape capstan?) after the fade.<span style=""> </span>This is not repeated on any other source.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: black;">VARIATION 1.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Vocals in front, drum-guitar nicely behind. <b>Bad: </b>Typically bright and peaky, with vocals a bit low and thin bass.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Very close to Ebbetts except the guitar is a little more aggressive than the drums here</span>. <b>Bad: </b>Kind of bulgy in the highs, and still a meager bass.<span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Vocals and guitar fight it out for superiority, drums and bass fending for leftovers. <b>Bad: </b>Squashed and molded, the vocals a tad lost.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>About the same as Millennium Remasters. <b>Bad: </b>I think the bass is little less prominent here.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>I did not test “A Taste of Honey” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Fuller. <b>Bad:</b> Dynamics a tad cramped.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, a disappointment as it concerns the high end. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s1600/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s200/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908724450109874" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8882) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Untested. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Drums make a move, but it’s peaky and a little bright.<span style=""> </span>It’s just trying too hard.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The Mexican EP (EPEM 10039) is about the same as any other bright source, but it’s greatly imbalanced as well.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=""> </span>VARIATION 1.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color: black;">CD.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Looks and sounds much like Ebbetts. <b>Bad: </b>Bright vocal, weak bass.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s1600/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s200/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908609403289458" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">A little bolder than most,</span> with some mighty aggressive lows which shine on the growling rhythm guitar, also apparent on bass.<span style=""> </span>Good blend. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Spectral analysis doesn’t show much difference from the LP (but hearing is believing).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color: black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Guitar is the winner, but moderate bass floats well.<span style=""> </span>Fairly delightful.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><b>Bad: </b>Slight peaking.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">STEREO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other. For Stereo mixing, the instrumental side of the twin-track (“I” in the diagram below) was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals (“V” in the diagram below) were sent hard to the Right channel. Rhythm guitar (“R” in the diagram below) bleeds into the Right channel, causing it to seem Left-Center.<span style=""> </span>It sounds approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">_I___R_____________V_ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Stereo Image Deviations. </b>There is at least one deviation known which I think does not approach the status of Variation:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(1) <i>The</i> <i>Beatles Box </i>(“crate”), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">__I__R__________V____ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Rather than comparative descriptions, I will be assigning a number (from 1 to 10) for each channel, subjectively measuring the amplitude. For digital media, this is based on the waveform in Audacity. For analog media, this is based on channel LED indicators. Note that numbers assigned to analog media do not correlate to digital media. Neither are the numbers perfect, but are approximations. The reader is advised to run similar tests, and make necessary correlations, according to the gear. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Relative Channel Loudness is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. This differs from overall loudness; whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Fake-Outs. </b>There is at least one digital production for “A Taste of Honey” in Stereo which is not the same as its vinyl counterparts, and I consider it to be an intentional fake: (1) a particular circulating mp3 for <i>The Beatles Box </i>(“crate”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>End of Song. </b>About the same as Mono.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color: black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 2, Right 4.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>It’s a nice blend. <b>Bad: </b>It’s not perfect, missing some air, especially on the vocals.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Close to the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>A hair thinner, just enough to drop the rating.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, Left 1, Right 2. FLAC, Left 5, Right 5.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Similar to the first lacquer, with a little more bass. <b>Bad: </b><span style="">Vocals again the culprit, being slightly hidden</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Close to the vinyl, but drums a little more aggressive. <b>Bad: </b>Padded, probably due to adjusted channel loudness, noticeable in the erratic Stereo image.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Left 4, Right 6.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b><span style="">The drums are ahead of the vocals, which would cause you to think it bright, but the bass keeps pace.<span style=""> </span>Very clear</span>. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Hey, the vocals are not quite there.<span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General. </span></b><span style="color: black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “A Taste of Honey” 4.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for “A Taste of Honey” 4.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color: black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color: black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, Left 1.5, Right 2. FLAC, Left 3, Right 4.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color: black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Drums and guitar that fight with each other but not with the sweet vocal mix. <b>Bad. </b>Bass frequencies suffer, but not enough to squish it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color: black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Not really comparable to the vinyl, but a better master than pbthal’s Tube-Cut FLAC.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Still thin at the bass level.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, Left 1, Right 2. FLAC, Left 6, Right 6.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Very nice blend of the instrumental track mixed with a superior vocal mix. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Warm. <b>Bad: </b>Close but no cigar, drums a little overpowering.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Sibilant and bright.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8-LP The Beatles </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Box</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFqcu6sldG8z6aMGRhzxKNXDP_ySzXR3GWhOTFeYKXzURXr__HLqJPhIJ8q6mm233Dmz0HFdqu4APfhhVut4Rfa9Twyw42sWeMYj7g6dBfcliap3vmgliV0ncDfHelsWkK5b5orZ2HgSg/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFqcu6sldG8z6aMGRhzxKNXDP_ySzXR3GWhOTFeYKXzURXr__HLqJPhIJ8q6mm233Dmz0HFdqu4APfhhVut4Rfa9Twyw42sWeMYj7g6dBfcliap3vmgliV0ncDfHelsWkK5b5orZ2HgSg/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575909349517821970" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer, cut by Harry T. Moss.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Left 1, Right 2.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Deviation in Stereo image provides a different perspective in EQ, with guitar and drums before vocal. <b>Bad: </b>Though Stereo sound was superior, Mono summing was mediocre.<span style=""> </span>Bass light.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Fake-out. A certain circulating mp3 has the channels reversed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast and is very bright.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Left 7, Right 6.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color: black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Drums and vocal are the leaders, guitar and bass hooking up on the back end</span>. <b><span style="color: black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color: black;">A bit loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Left 8, Right 9.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Some sibilance and somewhat loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">General: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color: black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Vinyl, Left 1.5, Right 2. Ebbetts, Left 8, Right 8. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color: black;">Above average, with slight cave sound on the vocal-drum focus. <b>Bad. </b>Vocals a bit muddied by the reverb.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b>very loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">OUTFAKE</span></b><span style="color: red;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with heavy instrumentation Left (“I” in the diagram below), vocals Center (“V” in the diagram below), light (actually, more like bleed) instrumentation Right (“R” in the diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: red;">Left </span><span style="color: blue;">_I________V________ </span><span style="color: red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">This is not bad at all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; color: blue;">MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="color: black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 21.5pt; color: black;">VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>None.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-38401572319324668752011-03-01T07:50:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:36:00.066-08:001963, February 25: Sources: MISERY<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“MISERY”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the true Foundational Variation, 1.0, is Take 11 (the “best” twin-track), which is not available. The next Foundational Variation, 2.0, is Take 16 (1.0+ piano dub), also unavailable.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Variations. </b>Since Take 11 is Variation 1.0, and Take 16 is Variation 2.0, we begin in this section with 3.0.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >There are ostensibly two Mono mixes, described <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/1963-february-25-mixing-details.html">here</a>. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >The first Mono mix, designated Variation 3.0, is “UK Mono” (“Mono 5”), found on all releases except Vee-Jay.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >The second Mono mix, designated Variation 4.0, is “US Mono” (“Mono 6”), found on Vee-Jay releases.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >There is only one Stereo mix, designated Variation 5.0 (and at least one “deviation”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b><span style="color:black;">Not Variations.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="color:black;">(1) In testing* “Misery” on the German Stereo <i>Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i>Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color:black;">, I heard a <i>tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="color:black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i>Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i>Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i>Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="color:black;">(2) Any small differences in Stereo image positioning will not be designated as new Variations, but as deviations. Naturally, judgment has been used to differ between Variation and deviation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><span style="color:black;">(3) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Intentional Sibilance. </b>This song is famous for deliberate slurring of the “S” sound (“shend her back to me”) at about 1:22 into the song. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >The reason for the slurring subsists in several theories, but the likeliest is Beatles humor.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2011 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Imbalance. </b>“Misery” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>End of Song. </b>The song ends with a coda, John and Paul singing “misery” followed by various ad-lib responses. After the fourth “misery” comes “la-la...” followed by a crash of some type (since we haven’t the twin-tracks, the sound is unidentifiable, but it could be a cymbal). This is heard on nearly all Mono releases, boldest I think on pbthal red wax FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 3.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Unimpressive. Sharp, even screechy, with some sibilance. Ends one “la” short.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Richer, not unpleasant feel, with a vocal-drum attack and balanced second layer. <b>Bad: </b>Sometimes feels muffled.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax Japan LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Darker is better, reigning in the piano and accentuating the bass. <b>Bad: </b>A bit dull. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax Japan LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Spectrum analysis shows less highs than Millennium Remasters, and a reduced low hum area. This neat trick makes the bass airy. Pretty bold. <b>Bad: </b>Not much. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s1600/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s200/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567018762456060370" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8883) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer. (2) pbthal FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Pbthal, FLAC signature. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span style="color:black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Terrifically blended bass, drums, and guitar, with the vocal out front and piano nicely positioned. Great vocal mix. <b>Bad:</b> Not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">Pbthal, for the fourth time, looks and sounds like a slightly-louder version of pbthal red wax album FLAC (see also pbthal EP FLAC remarks for “Anna,” “Chains” and “I Saw Her Standing There”). That’s not bad at all.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The Mexican EP (EPEM 10039) is bright and imbalanced, enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Irritating. Bass plugs along, but peaky and distorted vocals, erratic drums, and mostly hidden guitar.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP The Beatles No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s1600/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s200/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567019153886320098" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Kind of bouncy from emphasis on low frequencies. Decent blend. <b>Bad: </b>A bit loud, even distorted at times. Lows muddy here and there.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color:black;">Full and balanced. </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Spectrum analysis reveals modified lows from the CD EP (good), and it comes across as a louder version of pbthal red wax FLAC (good)</span><span style="color:black;">. </span><b>Bad: </b>A tad sibilant, the consequence of perfecting the blend.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 4.0</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Misery” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>Every Little Thing Vol. 3 </i>bootleg 256 kbps mp3.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span><i><span style="color:black;">ELT</span></i><i><span style="color:black;">3</span></i><span style="color:black;">, none.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Extra mids, and gained up a bit, for a super-clean vocal<span style="color:black;">. Thinner, but enjoyable. </span><b>Bad:</b> <span style="color:black;">Bass frequencies require knob-fiddling</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color:black;">Very close to the vinyl, with a perhaps a tad more bass</span>. <b>Bad: </b>Still thinner. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i>ELT</i><i>3</i>, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color:black;">Interesting, in that it sounds like the Vee-Jay vinyl but, under spectrum analysis, looks almost exactly as the 2009 Mono Remaster (or perhaps the CD EP)</span>. <b>Bad: </b>Besides the anomaly, the coda ends abruptly after three repeats, rather than going into the fourth.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously. For Stereo mixing, bass, drums and George’s guitar, along with harmonica overdubs, were sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals, John’s rhythm guitar (whether it be acoustic or electric), and piano overdubs were sent hard to the Right channel. There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/rhythm guitar/piano track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Stereo Image Deviations. </b>There are at least two deviations known which I think do not approach the status of Variation:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(1) <i>The</i> <i>Beatles Box </i>(“crate”), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I____________V____ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(2) Although it could be an aural illusion (on both the vinyl and Ebbetts FLAC), <i>Please Please Me </i>second lacquer<i> </i>(“Blue Box”) is approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_______________V___ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Relative Channel Loudness is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. This differs from overall loudness; whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">I will be assigning a number (from 1 to 10) for each channel, subjectively measuring the amplitude. For digital media, this is based on the waveform in Audacity. For analog media, this is based on channel LED indicators. Note that numbers assigned to analog media do not correlate to digital media. Neither are the numbers perfect, but are approximations. The reader is advised to run similar tests, and make necessary correlations, according to the gear. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Fake-Outs. </b>There is at least one digital production for “Misery” in Stereo which is not the same as its vinyl counterpart, and I consider it to be an intentional fake: (1) a particular circulating mp3 for <i>The Beatles Box </i>(“crate”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>End of Song. </b>Same description as Mono, the boldest example being I think on the HDCD track.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 5.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 3, Right 6.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>EQ doesn’t seem like much at first, but ends up producing a nice vocal mix with good instrumental separation. Complete ending. <b>Bad: </b>Bit of distortion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Breezy and light. <b>Bad: </b>The ending contains FLAC transfer issues, not anomalous. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 1.5, Right 2. FLAC, Left 6, Right 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>A little more bass here than on the first lacquer. <b>Bad: </b>Vocal mix not as clear. Ending one “la” short.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Like the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Like the vinyl.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 5, Right 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Kind of muffled. Incomplete end.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style=""></span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Misery” 5.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for “Misery” 5.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 4, Right 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">To my ears, a perfect blend, especially drums and guitar. <b>Bad. </b>Bit of distortion. Ending one “la” short.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Clean. Instrumental blend similar to vinyl. <b>Bad. </b>Lower vocal.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US LP Rarities </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fh-fx65UptUIzIQzgNxaHMFch9UaqKOEh_jCzPj3rpoGu-NvveDsYvfSvALXxuRoak_n8iocYPcETbGiyJ5-Zpr-S3-R2S3ZKoQvWhEA6WMAzCoAQXcwISWi3Hggnuxv46IR2HB_w6Po/s1600/us+rarities.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fh-fx65UptUIzIQzgNxaHMFch9UaqKOEh_jCzPj3rpoGu-NvveDsYvfSvALXxuRoak_n8iocYPcETbGiyJ5-Zpr-S3-R2S3ZKoQvWhEA6WMAzCoAQXcwISWi3Hggnuxv46IR2HB_w6Po/s200/us+rarities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526399932712733586" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General.</b> Brennan reported of this source (Capitol SHAL-12060), “In the remix, the Left instrumental channel is relatively louder, which isn't bad, but reverb has been added too, especially in the intro vocal.” Concerning the vinyl (and authentic needle-drops), I find such changes to be very slight, even absent, earning no new Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My sources. </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>All Together Now</i> bootleg FLAC. (4) <i>Every Little Thing Vol. 3</i> bootleg FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, Left 1.75, Right 2. (2) Ebbetts, Left 6 Right 5. (3) <i>All Together Now</i>, Left 8, Right 7. (4) </span><i><span style="color:black;">ELT</span></i><i><span style="color:black;">3</span></i><span style="color:black;">, Left 7, Right 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Nice vocal mix, backed by heavier bass & drum focus. <b>Bad: </b>Ending one “la” short.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, seems inauthentic, more like MFSL in blend, even including MFSL buzz during the final moments.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i>All Together Now</i>, just a louder version of Ebbetts, evident from the buzz.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i>ELT</i><i>3</i>, <b><span style="color:green;">GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Adequate. <b>Bad: </b>Somewhat dull.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK 8-LP The Beatles Box </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TKgc5k5ryrcdNz_PgfTVtezjGm4q2tEyynnSM2jrfHUAEzfitpXz-FAnhOpJvr_lq4TSGnI2Ibi_boxEjDDzj5UFfszKQkASdqCYeCVXWwmoU8MDJ4-z-nNdCXnwuGHdOhNE1_DKSPu8/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TKgc5k5ryrcdNz_PgfTVtezjGm4q2tEyynnSM2jrfHUAEzfitpXz-FAnhOpJvr_lq4TSGnI2Ibi_boxEjDDzj5UFfszKQkASdqCYeCVXWwmoU8MDJ4-z-nNdCXnwuGHdOhNE1_DKSPu8/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571332732727490722" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer, cut by Harry T. Moss.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 2, Right 2.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Bass filters through a vocal and drum focus, those elements trading center stage. Good vocal mix. Complete ending. <b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Fake-out. A certain circulating mp3 has the channels reversed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 1.5, Right 1.75. FLAC, Left 8, Right 6.5.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Nice instrumental section, with soothing balance. Nearly-great vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Buzz in final moments and after the track.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Drum-vocal focus, with more than adequate bass. Good vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Boomy and doomy. Some distortion on Left (instrumental) channel.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Overbearing, with a bit of sibilance. Clicks and buzz.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 5.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 8, Right 9.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Drum and vocal focus. Nice insistent bass.</span> <b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Loud (though not distorted or peaky), giving the impression of trying to do too much. The ending is incomplete, fading on the first “la” to avoid the crashing noise!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 5.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 7, Right 7.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Not overly loud, but bright with sibilance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with vocals Center (“V” in the diagram below), instrumentation Left and Right (“I” in the diagram below), piano Right (“P” in the diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I________V_______I+P_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">There are two shortfalls to this remix: (1) the vocal wanders a bit, (2) the MFSL buzz is evident at the end.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i>The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 4, includes an animated sing-a-long, with mostly symbolic animation (a few frames of Ringo as Yorick). However, the song has been edited to loop, and is furthermore missing the opening arpeggio, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">"Misery" was also utilized for an animated segment in <i>The Beatles </i>cartoon series, Episode 5. In this, The Beatles are chased by Dracula before turning the tables. However, there is a long interruption in the middle of the song, and also too many cartoon voice overdubs, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-72804030190526407312011-02-23T06:21:00.000-08:002011-03-01T07:32:19.384-08:001963, February 25: Sources: THERE'S A PLACE<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“THERE’S </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >A PLACE</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the true Foundational Variation, 1.0, is Take 10 (the “best” twin-track), and is available. The next Foundational Variation, 2.0, is Take 13 (1.0+ harmonica dubs), also available.<span style=""> </span>A complete history.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>Since Take 10 is Variation 1.0, and Take 13 is Variation 2.0, we begin in this section with 3.0.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 3.0. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is also only one Stereo mix, designated Variation 4.0.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Not Variations. </b><br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(1) In testing* “There’s a Place” on the German Stereo <i>Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i>Please Please Me </i>pressings (details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">here</span></a>), I heard no difference in the reverberation quality.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i>Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i>Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i>Please Please Me </i>remaster.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(2) Other mastering differences between Stereo sources, such as discrepancies in loudness, will be discussed below, but they earn no new Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Plectrum. </b><span style="">Throughout the recording, there are odd plinking and clinking noises, audible in both Mono and Stereo.<span style=""> </span>In Stereo, it occurs only in the Right (vocal) channel, leading to the conclusion that it’s John’s guitar.<span style=""> </span>This is verified by listening to Foundational Variation 1.0, that is, Take 10.<span style=""> </span>At about </span><span style="">1:03</span><span style=""> into the song, this noise sounds like chaos.<span style=""> </span>At about </span><span style="">1:06</span><span style="">, it sounds like claves.<span style=""> </span>At about </span><span style="">1:24</span><span style="">, it sounds like a bad chirp.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2011 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“There’s a Place” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>Commonly, the Mono mix fades completely after the fourth “There’s a Place”-plus-harmonica phrase. On at least the red wax needle-drops, the beginning of a fifth “There’s...” can just about be heard.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 3.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Excellent vocal mix.<span style=""> </span>Cozy.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Bright, but somewhat wearisome.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Bit darker than Ebbetts, which adds some needed toughness.<span style=""> </span>The elements blend well. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Sort of blah.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Pert, with a nice mix of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Call it “dense.”<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Somewhat suppressed. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>About the same as Millennium Remasters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “There’s a Place” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Pleasing and clean.<span style=""> </span><span style="color:black;">Aggressive in the mid-range, but still retaining lows, pretty good for that 1960’s punch.</span> <b>Bad:</b> <span style="color:black;">Vocals a touch sibilant</span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color:black;">Balanced and dynamic, with no sibilance</span>. <b>Bad: </b>Gained too loud, so it’s peaky. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s1600/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s200/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908724450109874" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8882) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer, “5” mother. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Untested. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Bass, drums, and vocals share the spotlight.<span style=""> </span>Pretty boss. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b> Bit of distortion on the vocals.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEq5emFReHLpMhw6fB6hLQpoZQglQ7uYhyhBkYPePzjQ1L1beXV5HKiC_0BlsxJvrQMqcsJ0JAhz9lS9C3GK6puG3-t9jrjlp4xJh_WewLQifmVDX8LOJolbQipBB24B3RWVLc7SiaCZp/s1600/tollie+9001+there%2527s+a+place.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEq5emFReHLpMhw6fB6hLQpoZQglQ7uYhyhBkYPePzjQ1L1beXV5HKiC_0BlsxJvrQMqcsJ0JAhz9lS9C3GK6puG3-t9jrjlp4xJh_WewLQifmVDX8LOJolbQipBB24B3RWVLc7SiaCZp/s200/tollie+9001+there%2527s+a+place.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576894208575760290" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The B-side of this single (Tollie 9001) reached #74 on the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">US</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <i>Billboard </i>chart, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">April 11, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The same master for this single is likely to be found on the singles Oldies OL 152 (Oldies a Vee-Jay subsidiary) and Starline 6061 (Starline, a subsidiary of Capitol, re-released the Vee-Jay masters). </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;">More information and photos for Vee-Jay masters, mothers, and stampers are: <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/VJ.html">here</a>. </span>More information on Vee-Jay releases and chart: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/vee-jay-and-beatles.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>US Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good: </b>No denying this American big-vocal master. <b>Bad: </b>Gained very loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good: </b>Like the vinyl, it’s a raunchy good time.<span style=""> </span>Darker than Ebbett’s UK LP but brighter than the 2009 Remaster.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Gain modified downwards, so the vocal mix is not as dynamic.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The Mexican EP (EPEM 10039) is bright, imbalanced, and irritating.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Excellent vocal mix, even if a bit loud. Cracking good drums.<span style=""> </span>According to spectrum analysis, not far removed from the 2009 Remaster EQ. <b>Bad: </b>Bright.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s1600/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s200/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908609403289458" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Everything here is clean and fun, and the vocals are a wow! <b>Bad: </b>Not much, except it sounds fairly modern.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Really sweet master, with all elements in the best blend yet.<span style=""> </span>Warm and mellow.<span style=""> </span>Far and away the best subduing of harmonica.<span style=""> </span>Key seems to be the edge taken off 2-8 KHz.<span style=""> </span>Excellent vocal mix.<span style=""> </span></span>It’s <i>so </i>transparent that microphone and/or tape distortion is enhanced, which here is actually attractive. Technically, t<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">he 50 Hz hum heard on previous releases was fixed for this release</span><span style="color:black;">.</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.<span style="color:black;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously. <span style=""> </span>For Stereo mixing, bass, drums and George’s guitar, along with harmonica overdubs, were sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals and John’s rhythm guitar (whether it be acoustic or electric) were sent hard to the Right channel. <span style=""> </span>Drums sometimes appear in the Right channel, a consequence of microphone placement. There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental/harmonica track, “V” = vocals/rhythm guitar track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Relative Channel Loudness is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. This differs from overall loudness; whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">I will be assigning a number (from 1 to 10) for each channel, subjectively measuring the amplitude. For digital media, this is based on the waveform in Audacity. For analog media, this is based on channel LED indicators. Note that numbers assigned to analog media do not correlate to digital media. Neither are the numbers perfect, but are approximations. The reader is advised to run similar tests, and make necessary correlations, according to the gear. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>On all Stereo sources tested, this song fades completely after the fourth “There’s a Place”-plus-harmonica phrase.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 2, Right 6.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Engaging.<span style=""> </span>Guitar and drums share instrumental spotlight without overpowering well-balanced vocal mix.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some distortion.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Somewhat like the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Vocals peaky due to interpretive mastering. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 1, Right 2.5. FLAC, Left 6, Right 7.5.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Adequate. <b>Bad: </b>It’s all a bit off-balance.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Nice drum focus, for a change, with a competing bass.<span style=""> </span>Fun despite the crowded field. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Just a little distortion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 2, Right 4.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Similar to pbthal’s German vinyl FLAC. <b>Bad: </b>But dank.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “There's a Place" 4.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for </span><span style="color:black;">“There's a Place" 4.0 </span><span style="color:black;"> are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 2, Right 5.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Well-heeled. <b>Bad. </b>Nothing to write home about.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">More like pbthal’s Tube-Cut FLAC than a needle-drop from German vinyl, but not peaky. <b>Bad. </b>Very light on the bass.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US LP Rarities </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fh-fx65UptUIzIQzgNxaHMFch9UaqKOEh_jCzPj3rpoGu-NvveDsYvfSvALXxuRoak_n8iocYPcETbGiyJ5-Zpr-S3-R2S3ZKoQvWhEA6WMAzCoAQXcwISWi3Hggnuxv46IR2HB_w6Po/s1600/us+rarities.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Fh-fx65UptUIzIQzgNxaHMFch9UaqKOEh_jCzPj3rpoGu-NvveDsYvfSvALXxuRoak_n8iocYPcETbGiyJ5-Zpr-S3-R2S3ZKoQvWhEA6WMAzCoAQXcwISWi3Hggnuxv46IR2HB_w6Po/s200/us+rarities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526399932712733586" border="0" /></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>General.</b> Brennan reported of this source (Capitol SHAL-12060), “The remix has the left, instrumental channel relatively louder.”<span style=""> </span>Generally speaking, I do not regard such things as Variations but “deviations,” and the MFSL vinyl loudness is similarly affected.<span style=""> </span>The Stereo image remains unchanged.<span style=""> </span>Thus, no new Variation is designated.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>My sources. </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.<span style=""> </span>(3) <i style="">All Together Now</i> bootleg FLAC.<span style=""> </span>(4) <i style="">Every Little Thing Vol. 4</i> bootleg FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) </span><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 1, Right 2. (2) Ebbetts, Left 4 Right 4.<span style=""> </span>(3) <i style="">All Together Now</i>, Left 7, Right 8.<span style=""> </span>(4) </span><i style=""><span style="color:black;">ELT</span></i><i style=""><span style="color:black;">4</span></i><span style="color:black;">, Left 6, Right 7.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Guitar and drums lead the way, vocals not far behind.<span style=""> </span>Nice vocal mix. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>A bit peaky on the instrumental channel.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >Ebbetts, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Very well-done mix of the elements and equalization.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Due to adjusted channel loudness, it’s not authentic.<span style=""> </span>Otherwise, I would judge this Excellent.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><i style="">All Together Now</i>, <b><span style="color:green;">GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Sounds more like the Blue Box to me.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Too loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><i style="">ELT</i><i style="">4</i>, <b><span style="color:green;">GOOD.</span><span style="color:teal;"> </span>Good: </b>Same as <i style="">ATN</i> but not as loud.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some problems with distortion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 2.5. FLAC, Left 8, Right 7.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Great blending, with competing elements adding freshness.<span style=""> </span>Super vocal mix.<span style=""> </span>Prominent but not overbearing bass. Likeable all over. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Similar to the vinyl . <b>Bad: </b>High end was boosted to compensate for inflated bass frequencies, resulting in some sibilance and peaking.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Very lightweight, and the instrumental channel is too loud</span><b><span style="color:green;">.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 4, Right 5.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">EXCELLENT. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Nice complex equalization, keeping one off-balance between the dominant guitar, the petulant drums, and the insistent bass.<span style=""> </span>The vocals are not lost and the vocal mix is terrific</span>. <b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Instrumental channel a bit loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 8, Right 9.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Very loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with heavy instrumentation Left and Right (“I” in the diagram below), vocals Center (“V” in the diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I________V_______I_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">There are two shortfalls to this remix: (1) the Right channel is not consistent, which is very irritating, (2) the plectrum sounds are Center, which makes them unbearable.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(1) <i>The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 25, includes an animated segment during which a camera crew chases down a super-intelligent gorilla that disrupts the scientific community. Meanwhile, the boys record their performance for television taping (brief interspersing). A capture appears below.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner.TOMMY-BEDROOM/Desktop/CAPTURES%20Photobucket/There%27s%20a%20Place%20ep25.JPG" alt="" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngFbIEWOwbxy8kPo50nv_ovRQZw9vcN2KVTLB7lAu2cqPlh7AfNQyLYTXfneAlrMzsK4j8BF44nMN9uZVcgc_tHYAo7Tl23nXr9sBcmYDQ-uavDHIUQfPbAqtX2ozChAeqM2pzDOuQDvo/s1600/There%2527s+a+Place+ep25.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngFbIEWOwbxy8kPo50nv_ovRQZw9vcN2KVTLB7lAu2cqPlh7AfNQyLYTXfneAlrMzsK4j8BF44nMN9uZVcgc_tHYAo7Tl23nXr9sBcmYDQ-uavDHIUQfPbAqtX2ozChAeqM2pzDOuQDvo/s200/There%2527s+a+Place+ep25.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576895343761696882" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">"There’s a Place" was also utilized for an animated sing-a-long in <i>The Beatles </i>cartoon series, Episode 24, Ringo at the airport. However, the song is missing the harmonica intro, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-13673872549440062682011-02-20T14:51:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:34:55.954-08:001963, February 25: Sources: TWIST AND SHOUT<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“TWIST </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >AND</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" > SHOUT”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the original twin-track Take 1 is not available for inspection. On the released Stereo recording, it is possible to isolate the guitar, bass, and drums (with bleed) in the Left channel, but this does not constitute a Foundational Variation, only a karaoke opportunity.<span style=""> </span>Thus, we can go no further back than the released mixes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>There are two Mono mixes, four total Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Mono mix is on every release except <i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game, and has three Variations.<span style=""> </span>The first Variation, 1.0, is designated to every release of the first Mono mix except two following.<span style=""> </span>The second Variation, 1.0.1, is a derivative of 1.0, with much more reverberation than 1.0, found on the vinyl EP <i style="">Twist and Shout</i>.<span style=""> </span>The third Variation, 1.0.2, is a derivative of 1.0, with a bit more reverberation than 1.0 (but less than 1.0.1), found on the US 45. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Mono mix, on <i>The Beatles Rock Band</i> video game, is designated 3.0, since it arrived after (well after) the Stereo mix.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is only one Stereo mix, but there are four Variations (as well as a few “deviations”). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to all Stereo releases of “Twist and Shout” except three following.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Twist and Shout” has more reverberation than on the <i>Please Please Me </i>album. This is quite “cavernous” and earns a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The third Variation, 2.1, is on the 1976 US edition of, and the 1980 US and UK reissues for, the 2-LP <i>Rock & Roll Music</i>. It has reversed channels and also a different Stereo image (the consequence of increased bleed), earning a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The fourth Variation, 2.2, is from the film <i style="">Ferris Bueller’s Day Off </i>(1986).<span style=""> </span>See below for details.<span style=""> </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:black;">Not Variations.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Section UPDATE February 28, 2011.<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) In testing* “Twist and Shout” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color:black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(2) Any small differences in Stereo image positioning will not be designated as new Variations, but as deviations. Naturally, judgment has been used to differ between Variation and deviation.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(3) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(4) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Guitar Noise.<span style=""> </span></b>The guitar cuts out at about 0:12 into the song, in similar fashion to “Chains.”<span style=""> </span>This is best heard in Stereo.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Vocal Distortion.<span style=""> </span></b>The searing vocals cause a lot of harshness, probably due to pushing the needle into the red, best heard between about 0:25 and 0:35 into the song.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Mystery Sound.<span style=""> </span></b>In the fadeout, there is a sound about 3 seconds before silence.<span style=""> </span>The website “What Goes On” describes it this way: “Cough during fadeout - most likely John after that vocal! This has also been suggested as a percussion sound (a stick on the rim of the snare) or a hi-hat.”<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This sound is audible only in the vocal channel of the Stereo mix, and on the vocal track for <i style="">The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game .MOGG file.<span style=""> </span>Therefore, it’s not Ringo. However, it also doesn’t sound human, and certainly nothing like a cough.<span style=""> </span>If anything, it sounds like a wood block being struck, but the presence of any such object, and in the vocal channel, is a mystery to me.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">On some Stereo sources, and on the .MOGG file, the fadeout for “Twist and Shout” continues so that several more instances of the same sound (as well as a distant voice saying three syllables) can be heard, again only in the vocal channel/track. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2011 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Twist and Shout” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>“Twist and Shout” Mono fades about the same on each source.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 1.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Nice separation of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Ripping good vocal mix and super rhythm. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Kind of an ancient feeling, with bass a tad light.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Pretty close to Ebbetts sound, but high frequencies extended, leading to an excellent </span>vocal mix and out-front drums before guitar.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Sort of a hollow feeling. <span style=""> </span>A bit less bass than Ebbetts.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>To be fair, the vocal sounds very nice here, but the rest is muffled.<span style=""> </span>Nothing terrific, but not bad. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>About the same as Millennium Remasters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Twist and Shout” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>It’s all about the vocal, but the guitar sounds terrif.<span style=""> </span>Very clean.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b> Bass and drums take a back seat.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>According to spectrum analysis, more in common with pbthal’s UK LP than the US LP, but the sound is authentic.<span style=""> </span>Monster guitar and top-notch vocals.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Similar to the vinyl. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mexico</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Roll Over Beethoven +3 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiE4pndd05O7pN5pwxEcJjMPGUcn4gGqOXKmTyKXIs7IYIV7VFK458evS1x0Or_ZC1aJ8NF3ccEN5JBWIeLSpVxe3xivNOWHypFuYtcmhbVXbH_tjVCvO9IKzFOkQII9751YmuyRDGvSc/s1600/Mexico+EPEM-10035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiE4pndd05O7pN5pwxEcJjMPGUcn4gGqOXKmTyKXIs7IYIV7VFK458evS1x0Or_ZC1aJ8NF3ccEN5JBWIeLSpVxe3xivNOWHypFuYtcmhbVXbH_tjVCvO9IKzFOkQII9751YmuyRDGvSc/s200/Mexico+EPEM-10035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908420253391170" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>Catalog# EPEM-10035.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (1971 reissue).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Untested.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Same as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles</i> vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Same as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles</i> vinyl<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 1.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Guitar/vocal focus has that nice mid-range feel, about the same as Ebbetts UK LP.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b></span>Typically bright, even “TV tinny.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s1600/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVohLLM8QSKtVQKegwyHYem2_K21MJYquvje_3ZrRjG-j8d8cTTg_QkH1C68mat3KDNRhqnBAwpVY8bvdjxs2qy5AxKs_iQHeAPuD4G8Zpa5-4TL-9FrtMQWQeb1G2jZtiP79umn4sZWX/s200/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908609403289458" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: <span style=""> </span></b><span style="">Similar to the CD LP, but cleaner and fuller. </span>Drums and vocal duel to the finish.<span style=""> </span>Bigger bass not intrusive.<span style=""> </span>Good vocal mix. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Great presentation of the elements</span>.<span style=""> </span>Up-to-date and dynamic with fat guitar, drums that go pop<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.<span style=""> </span>Dip at 1 KHz filled in.</span><span style="color:black;"> <span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>You could say that “up-to-date” means sterile.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 1.0.1</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Compared to 1.0, this Variation has a bunch more reverberation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s1600/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMkRwHoe9mp0IU32LIcq7zpfTYp9dzmmheuNzfz0OL8ba0b7i-JbcK3fCHeBcWTxYv52H4M0aAWqiiM223T3zEgtNVaDsRtFbts6WUEhAwAhKe2YE_w6McMCEwzGS4qmmEyzsWy0jyLK6/s200/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908724450109874" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8882) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl box set, “-2N” lacquer, “4” mother. <span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Untested. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Drums and bass are relatively louder than the vocals, which makes for an interesting experience.<span style=""> </span>Definitely a party! <span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b> Reverb makes it sound a bit alien, if not entirely “Capitol”-istic.<span style=""> </span>Drums a bit loud at times.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 1.0.2</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="">Compared to its Vee-Jay cousin, <i style="">Introducing the Beatles</i>, this Variation has a bit more reverberation, though less than Variation 1.0.1.<span style=""> </span>This perceived reverberation has been contrarily reported to be only tonal difference.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_ChWMUjN0xgWfki-liUAFv4fSqvG5bRpe5gVrxdzaLVR0p3K1mBp3yWEgzfEooo2JQbWYtADsOrwxbIIkx9yU9elV7wGU_94yuBCvEXzDeTASzLVP01-_BwPwz4OnbK0O2nrSL7zcHtK/s1600/Tollie+9001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_ChWMUjN0xgWfki-liUAFv4fSqvG5bRpe5gVrxdzaLVR0p3K1mBp3yWEgzfEooo2JQbWYtADsOrwxbIIkx9yU9elV7wGU_94yuBCvEXzDeTASzLVP01-_BwPwz4OnbK0O2nrSL7zcHtK/s200/Tollie+9001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575908849962099906" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This single (Tollie 9001) hit #2 on the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">US</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <i style="">Billboard </i>chart, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">April 4, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The same master for this single is likely to be found on the singles Oldies OL 152 (Oldies a Vee-Jay subsidiary) and Starline 6061 (Starline, a subsidiary of Capitol, re-released the Vee-Jay masters). </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;">More information and photos for Vee-Jay masters, mothers, and stampers are: <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/VJ.html">here</a>. </span>More information on Vee-Jay releases and chart: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/vee-jay-and-beatles.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>US Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good: </b>Nice little master, drums before guitar.<span style=""> </span>Good vocal mix.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Gained a bit loud, runs a tad slow.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good: </b><span style="">Hot vocal, even if a little shrill.<span style=""> </span>Bit more bass than the 45.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b></span>Some ragged edges which must come out on such a bold statement.<span style=""> </span>A tad slow, like the 45.<span style=""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0 </b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>Besides inherent ambience, and perhaps slightly more reverberation, there is no difference between this remix and Variation 1.0.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VIDEO GAME The Beatles Rock Band </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s1600/Rock+Band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s200/Rock+Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625697371746674" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>More details on the video game mix, .MOGG file multi-tracks, and outfakes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/beatles-rock-band-video-game.html">here</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources.</b> Internet (all).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The video game mix has an inherent imbalance which gives this Variation a different and very nice ambience. After using Channel Duplication Solution, the ambience is deflated.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Video Game Mix,<b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Can’t complain about the vocal mix or the drums.<span style=""> </span>Spectrally, this Variation works out to be the equivalent of a much louder red wax. <b>Bad: </b>Somewhat bright, with metallic-sounding guitar and cymbals.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>MOGG File Multi-Tracks. </b><span style="color:black;">This section regards the extracted .MOGG file, consisting of 10, that is five pairs of Stereo, tracks. <b>Full Playback </b><span style="">o</span></span>verall, too bright.<span style=""> </span>Regrettably, guitar in the middle-eight is not normalized. <b>Isolated Tracks 1 & 2: Miscellaneous Frequencies. </b>Digital noise, obviously for drums. <b>Isolated Tracks 3 & 4: Bass. </b>Muddy, but listenable. No improvement with any track mix. <b>Isolated Tracks 5 & 6: Lead Guitar. </b>The inability to normalize the middle-eight ruins the isolation. <b>Isolated Tracks 7 & 8: Vocals/Drums. </b>Wow!<span style=""> </span>Vocals virtually isolated.<span style=""> </span>Drums can be brought out by mixing with Tracks 3 & 4. <b>Isolated Tracks 9 & 10. </b>Count-in. <b><span style="color:green;">VERDICT: Some definite hidden treasure.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Outfakes. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As we know, an "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording</span>. The video game mix and the .MOGG file multi-tracks have both been subjected to various fan-created treatments, including extraction and remix. The bootleg <i>Beatles Rock Bandology Vol. 4</i> is devoted entirely to 28 treatments of "Twist and Shout." Other outfakes exist (I discovered 10), some with, and some without, crowd noise and/or count-in. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">I have decided to avoid review of these outfakes, since they have purely subjective value. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other. For Stereo mixing, the instrumental side of the twin-track was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals were sent hard to the Right channel. There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stereo Image Deviations. </span>The instrumental (Left) channel bleeds like crazy into the vocal channel, probably a deliberate action by George Martin to give certain sections (the opening, the middle-eight and the finale) a glorious Stereo rendering.<span style=""> </span>Nevertheless, as fine as it turned out, it created deviations galore.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">(1) The first lacquer UK LP is approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I_____________V___ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">(2) The second lacquer UK LP is approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I_______________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">(3) <i style="">The</i> <i style="">Beatles Box </i>(“crate”) is approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I___________V_____ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">It is difficult to say if any of these should be considered different Variations.<span style=""> </span>After all, if “Twist and Shout” on the first lacquer UK LP is the standard, anything which deviates is a Variation of it; but since “Twist and Shout” on the first lacquer UK LP is the anomaly, such decisions muddy. And since “Twist and Shout” on the first and second lacquer UK albums are <i style="">both</i> anomalies, the decision is downright perplexing.<span style=""> </span>Now, if “Twist and Shout” on the first and second lacquer UK albums do not warrant new Variation designations, how does one justify a Variation designation to the relatively-similar cut on <i style="">The Beatles Box</i>?<span style=""> </span>Thus, I think it safer, prudent, and less confusing to display these Stereo image deviations without designating new Variation numbers.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. <span style="color:blue;"><span style=""> </span>UPDATE </span></b><b><span style="color:blue;">February 12, 2011</span></b><b><span style="color:blue;">.<span style=""> </span></span></b>Beginning now, this section will change.<span style=""> </span>Rather than comparative descriptions, I will be assigning a number (from 1 to 10) for each channel, subjectively measuring the amplitude.<span style=""> </span>For digital media, this is based on the waveform in Audacity.<span style=""> </span>For analog media, this is based on channel LED indicators.<span style=""> </span>Note that numbers assigned to analog media do not correlate to digital media.<span style=""> </span>Neither are the numbers perfect, but are approximations.<span style=""> </span>The reader is advised to run similar tests, and make necessary correlations, according to the gear.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">[<b style="">NOTE</b>: The following songs will <i style="">not</i> be updated to reflect this procedural change, but will retain their previous comparative descriptions: Love Me Do, P.S. I Love You, Please Please Me, Ask Me Why, Anna, Chains, Boys, Baby It’s You, Do You Want to Know a Secret, I Saw Her Standing There]</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative Channel Loudness is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones.<span style=""> </span>This differs from overall loudness; whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Guitar Flub.<span style=""> </span></b>At about 1:40 into the song, the rhythm guitar commits a serious error.<span style=""> </span>Quite audible in Stereo, obscured in Mono. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Fake-Outs.<span style=""> </span></b>There are at least two digital productions for “Twist and Shout” in Stereo which are not the same as their vinyl counterparts, and I consider them to be intentional fakes: (1) a particular circulating mp3 for <i style="">The Beatles Box </i>(“crate”), and (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i style="">Rock & Roll Music</i>.<span style=""> </span>I deal with each appropriately in their respective sections.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b><span style=""> </span>Whereas the Mono mix fadeout does not appear to extend as far as that on <i style="">The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game .MOGG file, the Stereo mix fadeout on a few sources (including MFSL vinyl and pbthal’s Tube-Cut FLAC) does, albeit with not as much clarity.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 5, Right 7.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Typical and adequate, with good vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Dinky.<span style=""> </span>Hysteria, but not the good kind.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Close to the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Same deficits as the vinyl, plus some further twiddling with (widening of) the Stereo image. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl.<span style=""> </span>(2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3. FLAC, Left 7, Right 6.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Spectral analysis shows more mids and lows, compared to the first lacquer. <b>Bad: </b>All for naught as the instrumental channel is too loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Pretty close to the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Pretty close to the vinyl, plus some further twiddling with (widening of) the Stereo image.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 6, Right 8</span><span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>No defects. Good blend of the elements. Nice vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Light on the bass.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"> </a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Twist and Shout” 2.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Twist and Shout” 2.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 2. FLAC, Left 4, Right 5.5.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Due to different Relative Channel Loudness, drums are out front of vocal, which is refreshing.<span style=""> </span>The vocal mix is still very lively, and the other elements are well-balanced. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Not much.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">More like pbthal’s Tube-Cut FLAC than a needle-drop from German vinyl. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Same as Tube-Cut FLAC.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Sweden</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Beatles’ Greatest </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1967)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxUgqvOwyDse_vEiL6ts86nPr0TwvcC_iW2rwqYrpepWt41YcaAmqnRUjAATgrFKCHD_yCP0dWv-y-pLWErWGNthDV-eQ0x5wZNVVZpPo3RltGz8hXFfwcjZhwB_meJUSS4EZ6rxYV4rL/s1600/beatles+greatest.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxUgqvOwyDse_vEiL6ts86nPr0TwvcC_iW2rwqYrpepWt41YcaAmqnRUjAATgrFKCHD_yCP0dWv-y-pLWErWGNthDV-eQ0x5wZNVVZpPo3RltGz8hXFfwcjZhwB_meJUSS4EZ6rxYV4rL/s200/beatles+greatest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575909170532422962" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">EMI, catalog </span><span style="color:black;">PMCS</span><span style="color:black;">-306.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, </span>Parlophone catalog #7C 038 04207 (1978 reissue)<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Left, 2, Right 2.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Solid. Great separation, and clean. Ending seems to be complete.<span style=""> </span>Quiet vinyl.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Lighter low frequencies.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2.5, Right 3. FLAC, Left 8, Right 7.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Great mix of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Vocal outstanding.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Bass boosted to great effect.<span style=""> </span>This mix of elements nearly perfect.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not the original intent.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Not terribly removed from the sound of MFSL vinyl, but looks and sounds identical to Ebbetts’ Blue Box FLAC.<span style=""> </span></span><b style=""><span style="color:green;">GOOD.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style=""> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8-LP The Beatles </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Box</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFqcu6sldG8z6aMGRhzxKNXDP_ySzXR3GWhOTFeYKXzURXr__HLqJPhIJ8q6mm233Dmz0HFdqu4APfhhVut4Rfa9Twyw42sWeMYj7g6dBfcliap3vmgliV0ncDfHelsWkK5b5orZ2HgSg/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFqcu6sldG8z6aMGRhzxKNXDP_ySzXR3GWhOTFeYKXzURXr__HLqJPhIJ8q6mm233Dmz0HFdqu4APfhhVut4Rfa9Twyw42sWeMYj7g6dBfcliap3vmgliV0ncDfHelsWkK5b5orZ2HgSg/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575909349517821970" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer, cut by Harry T. Moss.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 2, Right 3.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Deviation in Stereo image provides a different perspective in EQ, with drums and bass before vocal. <b>Bad: </b>Guitar a bit distant.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Fake-out.<span style=""> </span>A certain circulating mp3 has the channels reversed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast and is very bright, enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 9, Right 8.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Intelligent</span>.<span style=""> </span>Spectral analysis indicates lows tilted somewhat upwards, with highs tilted somewhat downwards. <span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Very loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Left 8, Right 9.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Very loud and bright.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, Left 2, Right 3.<span style=""> </span>Ebbetts, Left 8, Right 7.<span style=""> </span><i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Great cave sound.<span style=""> </span>Focus on drums, vocal. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>A little bright. The actual vocal mix muddied by the reverb.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Close to the vinyl. <b>Bad. </b>Very loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation was mixed and mastered by George Martin in 1975 and/or 1976, and has two changes: (1) channels reversed, Left becoming Right and vice versa, and (2) the Left channel is moved very close to Center, the Right even closer, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">______V_______I_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 2-LP Rock & Roll Music </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1976, 1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s1600/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s200/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569830999513639074" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">This Variation was released in the US in 1976 on a double LP (Capitol </span><span style="color:black;">SKBO</span><span style="color:black;">-11537), and in 1980 on the first of two separate reissue single albums, in the US (Capitol SN-16020 & SN-16021) and in the UK (EMI/Music for Pleasure MFP-50506 & MFP-50507).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (both </span><span style="color:black;">US</span><span style="color:black;"> issues). (2) <i>All Together Now</i> bootleg FLAC. (3) <i>Rarities 3: The Final Mixes</i> bootleg mp3.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl (1976), Left 2.5, Right 3.<span style=""> </span>Vinyl (1980), Left 2.5, Right 3.<span style=""> </span><i style="">All Together Now</i>, Left 6, Right 8.<span style=""> </span><i style="">Rarities 3</i>, similar to <i style="">ATN</i>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing.<span style=""> </span></span></b>Vinyl (1976), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Mix of elements similar to the German LP.<span style=""> </span>Vocal mix very good.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Not much. <span style=""></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl (1980), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Very clean mix of elements, reminiscent of MFSL vinyl.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Not much. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;">All Together Now</span></i><span style="color:black;">,<i> </i></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><span style=""> </span>Comes across like the EQ for 1976 vinyl.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color:black;">Rarities 3</span></i><span style="color:black;">, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Less quality control.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts, fake-out.<span style=""> </span>An incorrect (wider) Stereo image, and incorrect (thin) equalization.<span style=""> </span>This is also on the bootleg <i style="">Every Little Thing Vol. 3</i>, Disc 2.<span style=""> </span>I refuse to rate this.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.2</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>Brennan wrote, “A second (Stereo) remix, probably made for the film <i style="">Ferris Bueller's Day Off</i>, or at least for the promotion of the single related to it, has the left instrumental track relatively louder.”<span style=""> </span>This needs much clarification.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">First, “Twist and Shout” was never released as a single to promote the movie.<span style=""> </span>Neither was there a soundtrack album (ref: <a href="http://crapple.iwarp.com/80s/ferris.html">here</a>). <span style=""> </span>Instead, Capitol issued a Stereo single, backed with “There’s a Place” (Capitol B-5624), in late 1986 or early 1987.<span style=""> </span>But no official word states it purpose to be cross-promotion for this film.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Second, the mix for the film is entirely different from that for the Capitol single.<span style=""> </span>The film mix places the entire Mono mix (Variation 1.0) Center (“B” in the diagram below), crowds cheering on both the Left and Right channel (“CH” in the diagram below), claps and chants Center (“CL” in the diagram below), and marching band horns Right (“H” in the diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">__CH________B+CL________H+CH__ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The Capitol single is the common Variation 2.0.<span style=""> </span>But while the Left instrumental channel is a bit louder on that 45 than on most (or all) other US and UK vinyl releases, the Relative Channel Loudness is about the same as the 2009 Remaster, and quite like the German <i style="">Die Beatles </i>and Swedish <i style="">Beatles’ Greatest</i>.<span style=""> </span>Since I am not in the habit of designating new Variations for such loudness deviations, I see no reason to start here simply to accommodate previous Variation compendia.<span style=""> </span>Note also that tracks purporting to be Capitol B-5624 on digital bootleg releases (such as <i style="">All Together Now </i>and <i style="">Every Little Thing Vol. 4</i>) tested as nearly identical to Ebbetts’ Blue Box FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Variation 2.2 is designated only to the actual film mix.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcayX268pGWOzLf2tetSurz9QlNhFYf1W4LM2VBo2hCHExfXUKuFT3hAVz12AWBelcXecgF_Hr9N_goL8yfTKkHLxn6u78q-05Qi-tGKl8tunivBo28iPrEUjWnt6OEudrotjLLRR1i0l/s1600/ferris+bueller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcayX268pGWOzLf2tetSurz9QlNhFYf1W4LM2VBo2hCHExfXUKuFT3hAVz12AWBelcXecgF_Hr9N_goL8yfTKkHLxn6u78q-05Qi-tGKl8tunivBo28iPrEUjWnt6OEudrotjLLRR1i0l/s200/ferris+bueller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575909729403702882" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Videotape.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Not applicable.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing.<span style=""> </span></span></b>It is what it is<span style="color:black;">. <span style=""></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>OUTFAKES</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, John Barrett Cassette Dubs Vol. 6 (“</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Abbey Road</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Video Show”)</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The track listing claims this to be “Take 1 – RS1 – 63.02.25” (that is, the released Stereo mix), but it is unlike any authorized Stereo release.<span style=""> </span>Spectrum analysis appears like Mono but with great imbalance, and I think this is the truth.<span style=""> </span>Under headphones, vocals are slightly Left-of-Center (“V” in the diagram below), guitar and drums reside in the Left and Right channels with occasional intrusion to the Center (“I” in the diagram below), bass ambiguously Center (“B” in the diagram below), approximately thus :</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_______V+B________I_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Let’s call this an unauthorized, but very cool, Fake-Stereo non-Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with heavy instrumentation Left (“I” in the diagram below), vocals Center (“V” in the diagram below), light instrumentation Right (“R” in the diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I________V_______R_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">PROMOTIONAL</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">The Beatles mimed (lip-synced) to “Twist and Shout” for promotional purposes on many television shows, some of which are available: (captures appear below descriptions)</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The first available video is possibly the most famous.<span style=""> </span>Taped on </span><span class="apple-style-span">August 14, 1963</span><span class="apple-style-span">, it was broadcast the same day for <i style="">Scene at </i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="">6:30</i></span><span class="apple-style-span">.<span style=""> </span>The four lads wear black turtle-necks, and John looks like he’s putting it out there.<span style=""> </span>This is commonly available on bootleg, <i style="">Chronology 2</i> being about the best choice. Snippets of the film were used in the <i style="">Anthology </i>clip.<span style=""> </span>The 1988 film <i style="">Imagine: John Lennon</i> has this video in part.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvqhhdPJXvVJHUw_vUzBLsf5Jdyb9Ay66sB3VsPFW7NuwA-t2N_RposSWBC5bKV6NU1EZXnjEeCG36kdLabci3GJcFf_v4I8xH17mCuhhO4rCA6Qp1WBe8nNeKm5CW8b3adB-aP9boHtW/s1600/63.08.14+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvqhhdPJXvVJHUw_vUzBLsf5Jdyb9Ay66sB3VsPFW7NuwA-t2N_RposSWBC5bKV6NU1EZXnjEeCG36kdLabci3GJcFf_v4I8xH17mCuhhO4rCA6Qp1WBe8nNeKm5CW8b3adB-aP9boHtW/s200/63.08.14+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575909906097429218" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(2) The second available video was taped on </span><span class="apple-style-span">September 1, 1963</span><span class="apple-style-span">, broadcast September 7 for <i style="">Big Night Out</i>.<span style=""> </span>The boys wear Beatles suits and perform on a platform. Two of the best bootleg sources for this show are <i style="">Beatles Big Night Out! 1963, 1964 & 1965</i> (Misterclaudel MCCD125-127) and <i style="">Odds and Sods but Upgrades Vol. 2</i> (Hiwax).<span style=""> </span>Snippets of the film were used in the <i style="">Anthology </i>clip.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfX2gh1bKH2SeP0Wq6dVV1MBdJKAcXlMmbL6EIXT1rAYby1N3KhUGjARvNPOyXsp9pciZLUrRzqnUxQXlXYKOQsrQZ-khbbfSqr1skefI28jKSOZtPFnkv7IfQge7PIN6SrgcvHfgINW3/s1600/63.09.01+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfX2gh1bKH2SeP0Wq6dVV1MBdJKAcXlMmbL6EIXT1rAYby1N3KhUGjARvNPOyXsp9pciZLUrRzqnUxQXlXYKOQsrQZ-khbbfSqr1skefI28jKSOZtPFnkv7IfQge7PIN6SrgcvHfgINW3/s200/63.09.01+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575910053052674738" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(3) The third available video was aired live on </span><span class="apple-style-span">October 4, 1963</span><span class="apple-style-span"> for <i style="">Ready Steady Go!</i>, rebroadcast December 31. Dusty </span><span class="apple-style-span">Springfield</span><span class="apple-style-span"> introduces the band, and they perform among dancers.<span style=""> </span>The first bar of guitar is missing. <span style=""> </span>I have no clear-cut recommendation among the many bootleg collections.<span style=""> </span>This was officially released on <i style="">Ready Steady Go: Volume 2</i>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZfjq0kA4SliMmCd2ASfjRlTUc4erp1tcBwyqGnck3CDVLRvEqDH9yyFSa7wLBrtxW9YlVYzU80yVAysUPV5Y0jgoZ8cvr1zLFfLZKa_Jf1oMXop5tibEhFV0zHK5nmFCz2NAJNYjObdh/s1600/63.10.04+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZfjq0kA4SliMmCd2ASfjRlTUc4erp1tcBwyqGnck3CDVLRvEqDH9yyFSa7wLBrtxW9YlVYzU80yVAysUPV5Y0jgoZ8cvr1zLFfLZKa_Jf1oMXop5tibEhFV0zHK5nmFCz2NAJNYjObdh/s200/63.10.04+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575910198726038674" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(4) The fourth available video was taped on </span><span class="apple-style-span">December 15, 1963</span><span class="apple-style-span">, broadcast December 21 for <i style="">Thank Your Lucky Stars</i><sup> </sup>. <span style=""> </span>The Beatles perform amidst slanted stage pillars painted (I guess) with the names John, Paul, George, and Ringo.<span style=""> </span>Two versions exist, one with audience screaming, one without.<span style=""> </span>The bootleg </span><span class="apple-style-span">DVD</span><span class="apple-style-span"> <i style="">Thank Your Lucky Stars 1963, 1964 & 1965</i> (Misterclaudel MCDVD20) presents this with both audio tracks (“original” and “remastered”), and covers the commonly-seen timecode (pictured below) with a “Thank Your Lucky Stars” banner.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vn9gZSxhjB_S4LufDfNgCNB-KNo_2a2c1h6b9eYvf8y2PCF5wIxu9BfAjfCVBohMRJLq7BYoS9UsnOU6f3miyAIdyBfnIz2DaFL53f-iFQo0LWp7O6ZU8S8dDhhxty2Ft-khItgLUO6q/s1600/63.12.15+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vn9gZSxhjB_S4LufDfNgCNB-KNo_2a2c1h6b9eYvf8y2PCF5wIxu9BfAjfCVBohMRJLq7BYoS9UsnOU6f3miyAIdyBfnIz2DaFL53f-iFQo0LWp7O6ZU8S8dDhhxty2Ft-khItgLUO6q/s200/63.12.15+Twist+%2526+Shout.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575910302282594594" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(5) The fifth available video is a bit of a cheat.<span style=""> </span>On </span><span class="apple-style-span">June 5, 1964</span><span class="apple-style-span">, in </span><span class="apple-style-span">Hillegom</span><span class="apple-style-span">, </span><span class="apple-style-span">Netherlands</span><span class="apple-style-span">, the Beatles mimed to “Twist and Shout” per normal, but the microphones were left on, perhaps intentionally.<span style=""> </span>This created a unique experience for fans, who essentially heard the lads karaoke their own music.<span style=""> </span>I think Hillegom counts as both promo and performance, so it will also be featured on its own.<span style=""> </span>VARA Television broadcast this tape on June 8 as <i style="">The Beatles in Nederland</i>, and aired it again on July 18.<span style=""> </span>I have no clear-cut recommendation among the bootlegs.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVr-q7IwOi9oNPhYazkzWG_ylkbUCP6imtc7w-86_Rjh8tYTEsXWKrevI29SP0m8dOtnV8Xvv33duXBPC9KV4Et1JKC166CEP9AEje9JTtyulTNlCQ3PcT0YYTHZpWkVevpI4h7Y1oBNl/s1600/64.06.05+Twist+and+Shout+VARA.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVr-q7IwOi9oNPhYazkzWG_ylkbUCP6imtc7w-86_Rjh8tYTEsXWKrevI29SP0m8dOtnV8Xvv33duXBPC9KV4Et1JKC166CEP9AEje9JTtyulTNlCQ3PcT0YYTHZpWkVevpI4h7Y1oBNl/s200/64.06.05+Twist+and+Shout+VARA.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575910485653786786" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"> (6) The sixth available video is from <i style="">Anthology</i>, and is a compilation of clips (no capture).</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"> <b style="">Reference for dates</b>: Lewisohn, <i style="">Chronicles</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">(1)<i> The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 8, includes an animated segment, the Fabs performing in an art gallery with impromptu objects d’art as instruments.<span style=""> </span>Very clever. A capture appears below.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDVKW3xVh_vCovUEDSUfXLijCYrrFtwxEb8fGSIRevCcKvTsc2l0x5vtuSFe1UlXs4RuJ0UuPLhH4-8i_bucxA469xCufAtts1dfJf7guKlKKUTLyWc2Hs3RXn2hoxrdgSKDH23_miV6Y/s1600/Twist+%2526+Shout+ep8.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDVKW3xVh_vCovUEDSUfXLijCYrrFtwxEb8fGSIRevCcKvTsc2l0x5vtuSFe1UlXs4RuJ0UuPLhH4-8i_bucxA469xCufAtts1dfJf7guKlKKUTLyWc2Hs3RXn2hoxrdgSKDH23_miV6Y/s200/Twist+%2526+Shout+ep8.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575910894204454274" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><br />"Twist and Shout" was also utilized for an animated sing-a-long in <i>The Beatles </i>cartoon series, Episode 9, reusing much of the footage from Episode 8. However, the song is missing the entire first third, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">ROCK</span></b><b><span style="color:blue;"> BAND</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game offers this song as a performance at the Cavern Club. Various angles are presented in several combinations, so there are many enjoyments.<span style=""> </span>Obscuring game elements, both visual (meters and counters) and aural (crowd noise), are virtually impossible to eliminate.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">Some enterprising individuals have collected the video game performances to bootleg DVD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2011 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-60238058676728566512011-02-08T06:46:00.000-08:002011-03-07T09:33:48.149-08:001963, February 25: Sources: I SAW HER STANDING THERE<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“I SAW HER STANDING THERE”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the true Foundational Variation was Take 1 (the “best” twin-track), which is available in an “untrimmed” state, that is, with the original (incorrect) count-in and with extra sounds (click, buzz, click) after the fade. This Take 1 is Variation 1.0. The next Foundational Variation, Take 12, in the same untrimmed state, includes “best” handclap overdubs, and is Variation 2.0. <span style=""> </span>The final edit, incorporating the new (correct) count-in from Take 9, is not technically available.<span style=""> </span>This adds up to a very good history of the Foundational Variations.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>Since Take 12 is Variation 2.0, we begin in this section with 3.0.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There are two Mono mixes, three total Variations (and at least one "deviation"). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Mono mix concerns every release except <i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game, and has two Variations. The first Variation, 3.0, is designated to every release of the first Mono mix except one. The second Variation, 3.0.1, is a derivative of 3.0, and is found on Vee-Jay Mono albums, such as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Mono mix, on <i>The Beatles Rock Band</i> video game, is a remix, designated 5.0 since it arrived after (well after) the Stereo mix.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is only one Stereo mix, but there are several Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 4.0, is designated to all Stereo releases of “I Saw Her Standing There” except two following.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 4.0.1, is a derivative of 4.0, and is found on Vee-Jay Stereo albums, such as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The third Variation, 4.1, is on the 1976 US edition of, and the 1980 US and UK reissues for, the 2-LP <i>Rock & Roll Music</i>. It has reversed channels and also a different Stereo image (the consequence of increased bleed), earning a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Not Variations.<br /></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(1) This track on Capitol’s <i style="">Meet the Beatles </i>Mono LP has no discernible difference in reverberation when compared to any other Mono source, whether US or UK.<span style=""> </span>It could be a “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) from the Stereo LP, or it could be Variation 3.0.<span style=""> </span><span style="color:black;">If it is a fold-down, it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The same commentary applies to the B-side for Capitol single 5112, although I felt the vinyl was, of all things, a tad <i style="">drier</i> (no new Variation).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(2) This track on Capitol’s <i style="">Meet the Beatles </i>Stereo LP has no discernible difference in reverberation when compared to any other source, whether US or UK<span style="color:black;">.<span style=""> </span>All such reports of extra reverb appear to stem from differences in channel loudness and/or equalization.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(3) In testing* “I Saw Her Standing There” on the German Stereo <i>Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i>Please Please Me </i>pressings (details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">here</span></a>), I heard no difference in the reverberation quality.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i>Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i>Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i>Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i>Please Please Me </i>remaster.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(4) Any small differences in Stereo image positioning will not be designated as new Variations, but as deviations. Naturally, judgment has been used to differ between Variation and deviation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(5) Other mastering differences between Stereo sources, such as discrepancies in loudness, will be discussed below, but they earn no new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Singing Anomalies. </b><span style=""> </span>There are various muffs: (1) At 1:25, Paul sings, “Now, I'll never dance” as John sings, “I wouldn't dance.” (2) At 1:29, John sings, “When I saw her standing there” as Paul sings, “Since I saw her standing there.” John and Paul both distinctly laugh at this mistake, while still singing (1:30-1:31). (3) At 2:26, Paul sings, “Now, I'll never dance with another” while John sings, “H-I wouldn't dance with another” (mixing “How could” + “I wouldn't,” both of which were wrong!).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“I Saw Her Standing There” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>“I Saw Her Standing There” in Mono ends with a quick fade, then a click (per untrimmed state), heard on many sources. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 3.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Airy bright master. <b>Bad: </b>Loud claps.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Compared to Ebbetts, smoother; though still bright,</span> the bass is improved; spectrum analysis shows all frequencies except 1-3 KHz lowered a bit. <b>Bad: </b>Envelope pushed too hard at guitar solo. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Bass is well-done here, something this song desperately requires.<span style=""> </span>Vocal mix has some substance.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Drums a bit low, but nothing drastic. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Slightly-modified from Millennium Remasters is just what the doctor ordered, about where it needs to be.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s1600/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s200/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567018762456060370" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8883) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer. (2) pbthal FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Pbthal, FLAC signature. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Lively bass/vocal setup, similar to the red wax. <b>Bad:</b> Guitar somewhat buried.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, for the third time, looks and sounds like a slightly-louder version of pbthal’s red wax LP (see also pbthal EP FLAC remarks for “Anna” and “Chains”).<span style=""> </span>However, a little brighter, so I’ll call it “Very Good.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhS-oUVWpWK5cfVQDhTWpTEsdQltAlf_PKSFK4OLU9XpuGKj5dBQr84QxjEf3Yx4GH6QkGVGZlLtF0GDMXW414gWlcuwFKJq_JNGzM6o9QREcQ09bT39lTqOaO52gtTL1YgZxDgWomz78/s1600/capitol+5112+label.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhS-oUVWpWK5cfVQDhTWpTEsdQltAlf_PKSFK4OLU9XpuGKj5dBQr84QxjEf3Yx4GH6QkGVGZlLtF0GDMXW414gWlcuwFKJq_JNGzM6o9QREcQ09bT39lTqOaO52gtTL1YgZxDgWomz78/s200/capitol+5112+label.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571330899555603426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This B-side hit #3 on the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">US</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> <i style="">Billboard </i>chart, </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">March 14, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Despite reports to the contrary, “I Saw Her Standing There” on this source has no additional reverberation.<span style=""> </span>I personally believe this is a true Mono mix, not a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, Capitol, “F5” dead wax. (2) Vinyl, Apple, “P1” dead wax.<span style=""> </span>(3) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>US Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl (Capitol), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good: </b>Fat vocal/guitar/drum focus.<span style=""> </span>Very good vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Gained loud, causing some shrillness and peakiness, so it’s somewhat of an overreach.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl (Apple), muddy and deteriorated.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, was not authentic.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Meet the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964) - <b style="">Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme-2hMDCch5gO-S6dFGlUFV9fy6DknNJcPfWzcYPsI6WM2beP3tp3NY-luv5uXP4dwNO5ZhG1ZO-gOLxR1US1xMiqikDECNIHOJERfWDOs__NhSybjBC6MSpmTYNkcSENKAEfGbY512dc/s1600/Meet+the+Beatles+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgme-2hMDCch5gO-S6dFGlUFV9fy6DknNJcPfWzcYPsI6WM2beP3tp3NY-luv5uXP4dwNO5ZhG1ZO-gOLxR1US1xMiqikDECNIHOJERfWDOs__NhSybjBC6MSpmTYNkcSENKAEfGbY512dc/s200/Meet+the+Beatles+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331101245542002" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This album (Capitol T-2047) was released </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">January 20, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, and hit #1 on February 15 the same year.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Despite reports to the contrary, “I Saw Her Standing There” on this source has no additional reverberation.<span style=""> </span>I personally believe this is a true Mono mix, not a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, Capitol, -1 lacquer, 3<sup>rd</sup> pressing. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’<i> </i>needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good: </b>It must be the nostalgia of the cover.<span style=""> </span>Good all-around vocal/bass focus. <b>Bad: </b>You could say the drums and claps feel a bit lost, but that can be a positive.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good: </b>Similar to vinyl, but a bit more focus on drums. Call it peppy. <b>Bad: </b>Gained loud.<span style=""> </span>Guitar a tad obscured.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Strong vocal/bass entry, with decent vocal mix.<span style=""> </span>Not far removed from CD EP, with slightly less lows, slightly more highs. <b>Bad: </b>The guitar solo is humpy in the volume department.<span style=""> </span>Claps a bit loud.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s1600/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s200/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567019153886320098" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Swollen bass adds nice patina.<span style=""> </span>A demanding master. <b>Bad: </b>Claps vary between perfect and too loud.<span style=""> </span>Drum sound is a bit flat.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Spectrum is a lot like the red wax, which is just fine<span style="color:black;">. This master is very smooth.<span style=""> </span>Maybe it t</span>ries too hard, providing <i>too</i> much clarity (I’m tempted to call it bright), but it does drive the train home bass-wise, although there’s no denying the more modern feel. <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The 50Hz hum heard on previous releases has been fixed.</span><span style="color:black;"> <span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Claps a bit loud.<span style=""> </span>Drums may vary a bit.<span style=""> </span>Might be missing some pop in the lower mid-range, as <span style="color:black;">evidenced by the vocal and drums, the latter of which seem to float a bit in volume</span>.<span style="color:black;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 3.0.1</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Rather than the full “1,2,3, faw!” count-in, this Variation begins with “...faw!” clipped start.<span style=""> </span>Now, whether this was done accidentally or deliberately, I do not know.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It has been reported that the Vee-Jay engineer(s) thought it proper protocol to remove the exciting count-off (possibly a custom of the day); this may be, yet they did such an awful editing job that one must wonder what they thought of their own handiwork.</span><span style="color:black;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “I Saw Her Standing There” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Very nice vocal/bass focus, with upfront guitar and nice vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Deficiency in the drums.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Guitar before vocal. Spectrum analysis shows a likeness to CD EP, with quieted highs and mellow lows. <b>Bad: </b>Some loudness, some variability, some thinness.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 5.0<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Section updated February 10, 2011</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>Some of the vocal is definitely drier in this remix.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VIDEO GAME The Beatles Rock Band </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s1600/Rock+Band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s200/Rock+Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625697371746674" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span>More details on the video game mix, .MOGG file multi-tracks, and outfakes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/beatles-rock-band-video-game.html">here</a>.</p> <b style="font-family: times new roman;">My Sources.</b><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" > Internet (all).</span><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The video game mix has an inherent imbalance which gives this Variation a different and very nice ambience.<span style=""> </span>After using Channel Duplication Solution, the ambience is deflated, but it still sounds great.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Video Game Mix,<b> <span style=""></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Great separation of the elements. <b>Bad: </b>Some metallic sound on the claps, guitar, and vocal, with a bit of sibilance.<span style=""> </span>The click is missing at the end.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">MOGG File Multi-Tracks. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This section regards the extracted .MOGG file, consisting of 10, that is five pairs of Stereo, tracks. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Playback </span></span>is more digital-sounding than the extracted game mix. <b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 1 & 2: Miscellaneous Frequencies. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Digital noise. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 3 & 4: Bass. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Muddy, but listenable. Very good when mixed with Tracks 5 & 6, or Tracks 7 & 8. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 5 & 6: Lead Guitar. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Listenable. Terrific if mixed with Tracks 3 & 4. Drums come alive if mixed with Takes 1/2/3/4. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 7 & 8: Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Drums. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pretty good. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 9 & 10. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Count-in and handclaps. </span><b><span style="color:green;">VERDICT: Give it some action.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Outfakes.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As we know, an "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording</span>. The video game mix and the .MOGG file multi-tracks have both been subjected to various fan-created treatments, including extraction and remix. The bootleg <span style="font-style: italic;">Beatles Rock Bandology Vol. 1</span> is devoted entirely to 28 treatments of "I Saw Her Standing There." Other outfakes exist (I discovered 6), some with, and some without, crowd noise and/or count-in.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">I have decided to avoid review of these outfakes, since they have purely subjective value.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously.<span style=""> </span>For Stereo mixing, bass and lead guitar, along with handclaps overdubs, were sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals and rhythm guitar were sent hard to the Right channel. Drums are variable, mainly in the Left channel, but moving to the Right channel whenever the lead guitar has a decisive presence, a consequence of microphone placement.<span style=""> </span>There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental/handclaps track, “V” = vocals/rhythm guitar track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Stereo Image Deviations. </b><span style="">There is at least one deviation known which I think does not approach the status of Variation.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(1) <i style="">The</i> <i style="">Beatles Box </i>(“crate”) is approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I____________V____ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. <span style=""> </span>For “I Saw Her Standing There,” most sources have fairly even channels, the Left (instrumental) side slightly louder than the Right.<span style=""> </span>Deviations to this norm will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Volume Drop.<span style=""> </span></b>Brennan reported, “The original Stereo has a drop in volume in verse 3 near ‘we danced through the night’ which is corrected in the remix (<i style="">Rock & Roll Music</i>), which also has the two tracks brought slightly to Center.”<span style=""> </span>This volume drop occurs from about 2:14 to 2:16 into the song, after the line “we danced through the night” (which is actually verse 4). <span style=""> </span>It is not “corrected” on <i style="">Rock & Roll Music </i>as much as it is obfuscated by the bleed which causes the more narrow Stereo image. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Fake-Outs.<span style=""> </span></b>There are several digital productions for “I Saw Her Standing There” in Stereo which are not the same as their vinyl counterparts, and I consider them to be intentional fakes: (1) a particular circulating mp3 for <i style="">Meet the Beatles</i>, (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ MFSL, (3) a particular circulating mp3 for <i style="">The Beatles Box </i>(“crate”), and (4) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i style="">Rock & Roll Music</i>.<span style=""> </span>I deal with each appropriately in their respective sections.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>On all Stereo sources, about the same for each, the song fades before the click.<span style=""> </span>During this fade, audible in the Right (vocal) channel, is a distant voice saying several words which I cannot make out (the same phenomenon is evident at the end of Take 1).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, as described above, moderate gain. FLAC, about the same as vinyl.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Cheers for the guitar and claps, adequate on everything else. <b>Bad: </b>Perhaps skinny.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Close to the vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>The feeling is a bit thin. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl.<span style=""> </span>(2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.<b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, a bit louder than the first lacquer.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, much louder, with a slightly bigger Left channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Bass/vocal focus, with controlled clap loudness. <b>Bad: </b>Lead guitar a bit too loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Vocal/drum focus, with moderate lead guitar. <b>Bad: </b>Some issues with channel discrepancies due to loudness.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Meet the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964) - <b style="">Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yjzcVpSpvP-0oeWi9tjj9-2T73sSMw_C1Jz9COJ0DMOY577EN4WfDzOCNXcirXhjv3AXLli1Cn34TJpgO1xvPV20liji7A7Y01bkVCYpEwlAxbm0-HovZWuDZckV1Wd2d-vwrsMtn3f1/s1600/Meet+the+Beatles+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yjzcVpSpvP-0oeWi9tjj9-2T73sSMw_C1Jz9COJ0DMOY577EN4WfDzOCNXcirXhjv3AXLli1Cn34TJpgO1xvPV20liji7A7Y01bkVCYpEwlAxbm0-HovZWuDZckV1Wd2d-vwrsMtn3f1/s200/Meet+the+Beatles+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331826905959506" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Despite reports to the contrary, “I Saw Her Standing There” on this source (Capitol St-2309) has no additional reverberation.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Dr. Ebbetts’<i> </i>needle-drop FLAC.<span style=""> </span>(2) <i style="">The Capitol Versions Vol. 1</i> mp3 (this is actually digital, so I’m cheating here).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, pretty loud. </span><i style="">The Capitol Versions</i><span style="color:black;">, much too loud.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good: </b>Decent bass/vocal focus, with controlled claps. <b>Bad: </b>Gained loud, with vocal raggedness and peaking in the lead guitar.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><i style="">The Capitol Versions</i>, distorted.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Fake-out.<span style=""> </span>There is a certain circulating mp3 which reverses the channels.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mexico</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP She Loves You +3 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26zbYMIZVFOCeL_yKpfyRYOamJ-Ab9DWmsG-QeGbNx6U28SFgVs_KBCS_X6QHlR1jWjfhZ3TyOtT_qViobREIUOZbIHSKaAND1W5IIXUg1xARSJ6kvEpJkXcxPfJ3gMGjdVn_JhFeoMvo/s1600/Mexico+EPEM-10033.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26zbYMIZVFOCeL_yKpfyRYOamJ-Ab9DWmsG-QeGbNx6U28SFgVs_KBCS_X6QHlR1jWjfhZ3TyOtT_qViobREIUOZbIHSKaAND1W5IIXUg1xARSJ6kvEpJkXcxPfJ3gMGjdVn_JhFeoMvo/s200/Mexico+EPEM-10033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571332379369699330" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This EP (EPEM-10033) presents this song in Stereo.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (1971 reissue).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to Blue Box vinyl, quieter.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:black;">Reverb.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">It sounds to me like this source has a touch more reverberation, but it’s not enough to earn a new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Pretty close to the EQ of Blue Box vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Sounds ragged<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"> </a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “I Saw Her Standing There” 4.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "I Saw Her Standing There” 4.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, the same.<span style="color:black;"> Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, about the same.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">A great bass sound, like the Blue Box; but a better vocal mix, like the first lacquer UK LP.<span style=""> </span>I can’t stop listening to it! <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Lead guitar a bit loud.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Excellent vocal mix.<span style=""> </span>Powerful drum sound. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Bright-ish, so it’s not the same as the vinyl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> Vinyl, from The Black Box. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, quieter than Blue Box vinyl.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Huge bass.<span style=""> </span>Nice mix of all elements. <b>Bad: </b>Some sibilance.<span style=""> </span>A “metallic” feel.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts, fake-out.<span style=""> </span>On vinyl, the count-in has reverb, but on the Ebbetts version (two different sources tested), the count-in has no reverb.<span style=""> </span>Waveform analysis proves that the Ebbetts Left channel has been altered to produce this result.<span style=""> </span>Specifically, as Paul counts in “1,2,3..” there is nothing in the Left channel, where normally would reside echo.<span style=""> </span>I can guess that the intention was to produce a “drier” Variation, but it is a fake, and I refuse to rate it (it actually sounds pretty bad).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Much different than MFSL vinyl. Tinny and sibilant entry. Avoid.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8-LP The Beatles </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Box</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TKgc5k5ryrcdNz_PgfTVtezjGm4q2tEyynnSM2jrfHUAEzfitpXz-FAnhOpJvr_lq4TSGnI2Ibi_boxEjDDzj5UFfszKQkASdqCYeCVXWwmoU8MDJ4-z-nNdCXnwuGHdOhNE1_DKSPu8/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2TKgc5k5ryrcdNz_PgfTVtezjGm4q2tEyynnSM2jrfHUAEzfitpXz-FAnhOpJvr_lq4TSGnI2Ibi_boxEjDDzj5UFfszKQkASdqCYeCVXWwmoU8MDJ4-z-nNdCXnwuGHdOhNE1_DKSPu8/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571332732727490722" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer, cut by Harry T. Moss.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Compared to the Blue Box vinyl, quieter.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Seems like Blue Box vinyl to me. <b>Bad: </b>Seems like Blue Box vinyl to me.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Fake-out.<span style=""> </span>A certain circulating mp3 has the channels reversed.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 4.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs slow, which is enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Comparable to Ebbetts’ Blue Box, which means a loud Left (instrumental) channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Great bass and moderate lead guitar volume saves the day</span>. <b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vocal distant at times.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Unnecessary.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Bright and raggedy.<span style=""> </span>Pass.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>As Mono, this Variation has a clipped count-in.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Louder than normal.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>. <b>Good: </b>Full sound.<span style=""> </span>Decent vocal mix. <b>Bad: </b>Somewhat bright<span style="color:black;">.<span style=""> </span>Lead guitar very loud.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Fake-out.<span style=""> </span>On the bootleg <i style="">Every Little Thing Vol. 1</i>, Disc 2, Track 21, is purported to be this Variation.<span style=""> </span>It is, however, a fake, as one can hear a vestige of “three” before “faw!”.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation was mixed and mastered by George Martin in 1975 and/or 1976, and has two changes: (1) channels reversed, Left becoming Right and vice versa, and (2) the Left channel moved very close to Center, while the Right channel is moved about halfway to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_______V________I_____ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 2-LP Rock & Roll Music </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1976, 1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s1600/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s200/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569830999513639074" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">This Variation was released in the US in 1976 on a double LP (Capitol </span><span style="color:black;">SKBO</span><span style="color:black;">-11537), and in 1980 on the first of two separate reissue single albums, in the US (Capitol SN-16020 & SN-16021) and in the UK (EMI/Music for Pleasure MFP-50506 & MFP-50507).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (both </span><span style="color:black;">US</span><span style="color:black;"> issues). (2) <i>All Together Now</i> bootleg FLAC. (3) <i>Every Little Thing 4</i>, Disc 1 bootleg mp3. (4) <i>Rarities 3: The Final Mixes</i> bootleg mp3.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>1976 vinyl about as loud as Blue Box LP. 1980 vinyl is a little louder. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Bootlegs, <i style=""><span style="color:black;">All Together Now</span></i><span style="color:black;"> appears to be similar to the vinyl (which I cannot say).<span style=""> </span><i style="">Every Little Thing 4 </i>and <i style="">Rarities 3</i> have the Right (instrumental) channel much louder.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">The ratings for these sources apply only when headphone ears are reversed to restore the original Stereo configuration, that is, when vocals and rhythm guitar are in the Right channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl (both), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">A terrific mix of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Those who say George Martin never did justice in Stereo to any of the early songs has not given this a chance. <b>Bad. </b>Not much. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black;">All Together Now</span></i><span style="color:black;">,<i> </i></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><span style=""> </span>True to the vinyl.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color:black;">Every Little Thing 4 </span></i><span style="color:black;">and <i style="">Rarities 3</i>, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><span style="color:black;">True EQ to the vinyl, but the Left channel loudness is a bit distracting.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts, fake-out.<span style=""> </span>Incorrect Stereo image (wider, but not the same as Variation 4.0), causing the volume drop to reappear.<span style=""> </span>Thin, with incorrect equalization.<span style=""> </span>I refuse to rate this.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with lead guitar and drums Left (“I” in diagram below), vocals and bass Center (“V” in diagram below), rhythm guitar and drums (phenomenon described above) Right (“R” in diagram below), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I________V_______R_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This took a certain amount of wizardry.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Nevertheless, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" ><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Section updated February 16, 2011</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >"I Saw Her Standing There" is utilized for an animated sing-a-long in </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >The Beatles </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >cartoon series, Episode 19, as a bull terrorizes Ringo. However, the song is missing a large chunk in the middle, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;">This song is also used for an animated segment in <span style="font-style: italic;">The Beatles </span>cartoon series, Episode 20, during which John is chased by a jealous Spanish lover. However, the guitar solo is missing, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">ROCK BAND<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> <i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game offers this song as a performance at the Cavern Club. Various angles are presented in several combinations, so there are many enjoyments. Obscuring game elements, both visual (meters and counters) and aural (crowd noise), are virtually impossible to eliminate.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;">Some enterprising individuals have collected the video game performances to bootleg DVD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-8442320049006996322011-02-04T05:44:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:38:55.255-08:001963, February 25: Sources: BOYS<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“BOYS”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Foundational Variations. </b>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material. For this song, the original twin-track Take 1 is not available for inspection. On the released Stereo recording, the original material is divided between the channels. Thus, we can go no further back than the released mixes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>There are two Mono mixes, three total Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Mono mix, designated Variation 1.0, is on every release except <i style="">The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Mono mix, on <i>The Beatles Rock Band</i> video game, is designated 3.0, since it arrived after (well after) the Stereo mix.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is only one Stereo mix, but there are three Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to all Stereo releases of “Boys” except two (see below)<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Boys” has somewhat more reverberation than on the <i>Please Please Me </i>album. It’s not quite “cavernous” (as are some other tracks on this US LP), but it nevertheless earns a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The third Variation, 2.1, is on the 1976 US edition of, and the 1980 US and UK reissues for, the 2-LP <i>Rock & Roll Music</i>.<span style=""> </span>It has reversed channels and also a different Stereo image (the consequence of increased bleed), earning a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.<span style=""></span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(1) In testing* “Boys” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color: black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(2) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(3) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Boys” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>In the fadeout for “Boys” 1.0, the last sounds are the response “yeah, yeah, boys!” after Ringo sings “well, I’m talkin’ ‘bout boys, now.”<span style=""> </span>This is fullest, I think, on Millennium Remasters Red Wax and on the 2009 Remaster, others fading or cutting off a hair too quickly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 1.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Nice mix of the elements. <b>Bad: </b>Vocal a bit peaky.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>It’s a wee bit darker, which I like a little better. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Warm bass.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>A bit muffled, and spectrum analysis shows some loss of mid-range.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>An eyelash brighter than Millennium Remasters.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Still somewhat muffled.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Boys” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.<span style=""> </span></i>Capitol Starline 6066 probably used this master as well.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>All the elements present.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <b>Bad: </b>Perhaps a tad bright, and a touch of sibilance. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Close to the vinyl</span>. <b>Bad: </b>Highs tweaked a bit more, so the stinging guitar, for example, seems irritating.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The Mexican EP (EPEM 10040) is bright and imbalanced, with a cut ending (“yeah, yeah...).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 1.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Almost exactly like Ebbetts UK LP FLAC.<span style=""> </span>Vocal delightful, and drums pop. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not as tangy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Very similar to many others, except a smidge less bright, so (ding!) great bass. <span style=""> </span>Modified mid-range is super.<span style=""> </span>Warmth and dimension.<span style=""> </span></span><span style="color:black;">Full ending.<span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Some tradeoff in high frequencies makes the guitar a whisker weak.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Section updated February 10, 2011</span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">(1) Rather than two choruses culminating in a fadeout end, as Variation 1.0, “Boys” 3.0 employs an ending with one chorus and a tacked-on full stop (new edit).<span style=""> </span>(2) The guitar is mixed lower in this Variation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VIDEO GAME The Beatles Rock Band </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s1600/Rock+Band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s200/Rock+Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625697371746674" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span>More details on the video game mix, .MOGG file multi-tracks, and outfakes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/beatles-rock-band-video-game.html">here</a>.</p> <b style="font-family: times new roman;">My Sources.</b><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" > Internet (all).</span><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes</span>. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Video Game Mix,<b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Energy and dynamics of the 2009 Remaster.<span style=""> </span>Slightly-boosted low end and slightly-quieted high end allows bass and drums to shine without vocals acquiring sibilance.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b></span>Some sandiness in the guitar.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">MOGG File Multi-Tracks. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This section regards the extracted .MOGG file, consisting of 10, that is five pairs of Stereo, tracks. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Playback</span></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">has a problem in the drum sound. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 1 & 2: Miscellaneous High and Low Frequencies. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Digital noise. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 3 & 4: Bass. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mud. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 5 & 6: Guitar/Snare. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Too much echoed bleed to have any value.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead guitar is not well here.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 7 & 8: Vocals. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Digital drums noise comes with it. </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 9 & 10. </b>Count-in. <b style=""><span style="color:red;">VERDICT: Not worth much.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Outfakes.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As we know, an "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording</span>. The video game mix and the .MOGG file multi-tracks have both been subjected to various fan-created treatments, including extraction and remix. The bootleg, <span style="font-style: italic;">Beatles Rock Bandology Vol. 2</span>, is devoted entirely to 28 treatments of "Boys." Other outfakes exist (I discovered 10), some with, and some without, crowd noise and/or count-in.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">I have decided to avoid review of these outfakes, since they have purely subjective value.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other. For Stereo mixing, the instrumental (minus drums) side of the twin track was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, vocals and drums hard to the Right channel, with nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/drums track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating and Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Unhealthy Competition.<span style=""> </span></b>The Left (instrumental) channel for “Boys” in Stereo has a tendency to overpower the Right channel, the guitar being the great offender.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>Stereo has the same ending as Mono, the fullest fadeout coming, I think, on the first lacquer of the UK LP.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b style="">VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP, Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, this source is a little louder than most.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, attempts to rectify by lowering the overall gain.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD</span></b><span style="color:green;">.</span><span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>A good mix of the elements.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Guitar is perhaps too loud. Bit skinny on bass.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Pbthal, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD</span></b></span><span style="color:green;">.</span><span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>Vocals are strong.<span style=""> </span>Drums and guitar slick.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>The bass is weak here, weakest among sources.<span style=""> </span>Tiny bit of sibilance. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.<br /><br /></span>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, the Right (vocal) channel is a little quieter than the first lacquer UK LP.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, has the Left (instrumental) channel somewhat louder.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Although the vocal is somewhat overshadowed here, it seems like an upgrade from the first lacquer, bass more prominent without being obnoxious.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b> Guitar a little loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Though channel loudness is configured reverse to the vinyl, the dynamics come out similarly. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Guitar peaks, especially at solo. Vocals a bit ragged.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, the Left channel is much louder and the Right channel is a little louder.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b><span style="">A</span> bit darker than the Blue Box, but the Left channel is just too loud. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><span style=""></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"> </a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Boys” 2.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Boys” 2.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to first lacquer vinyl, gained lower.<span style="color:black;"> Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, gained slightly higher.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono </span>Summing. </b>Vinyl, not very impressive, probably due to lower gain.<span style=""> </span>Seemed murky.<span style="color:black;"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>A little more bass than on the UK LP first lacquer.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Vocals a bit ragged, guitars a bit loud.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, gained somewhat lower.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, has a much louder instrumental channel, and a somewhat louder vocal channel.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Great bass.<span style=""> </span>Guitar not as harsh as other sources. <b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Tubby bottom isn’t too bad. <b>Bad: </b>Vocals and guitar distant.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Much different than Ebbetts’ original MFSL offering.<span style=""> </span>Pretty close to the sound of the Blue Box FLAC, but gained much lower.<span style=""> </span>Skip it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast, which is enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, gained somewhat louder.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">EXCELLENT. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">A lot going for it, with a little more bass than the Blue Box, and a nice texture to the highs</span>.<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Not much.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Emulative of the 2009 Remaster (or the other way around).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="">Unfortunately, the channel loudness does not translate to correct dynamics.<span style=""> </span>This is merely a too-loud version of the Blue Box.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to the first lacquer UK LP, Right channel is a bit quieter. <span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, the Left channel is much louder, and the Right is somewhat louder. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Nice range of dynamics.<span style=""> </span>Reverb feels good.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Right (vocal) channel a little obfuscated due to extra bass.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Close in texture to the vinyl.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>It’s way too loud!<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation was mixed and mastered by George Martin in 1975 and/or 1976, and has three changes: (1) channels reversed, Left becoming Right and vice versa, (2) a slight amount of reverberation added, and (3) the Right (instrumental) channel is almost Center, and the Left channel is moved much closer to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_____V________I_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 2-LP Rock & Roll Music </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1976, 1980)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s1600/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJYmeX6j1ZtSLT-d9J5RwlShZ8oBwrzR3MaYrLvR9hjcCHMa90SRwLiGqqw0CiAEIOIB5-IxhbXq0pnWqtq6zX0pDVQjRCE4umQ6N6xJqxdGzkoDzHOciQAhG7CNSxSRtJptkE2REaVes/s200/Rock+%2526+Roll+Muisc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569830999513639074" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">This Variation was released in the US in 1976 on a double LP (Capitol </span><span style="color:black;">SKBO</span><span style="color:black;">-11537), and in 1980 on the first of two separate reissue single albums, in the US (Capitol SN-16020 & SN-16021) and in the UK (EMI/Music for Pleasure MFP-50506 & MFP-50507).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (both </span><span style="color:black;">US</span><span style="color:black;"> issues). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. <span style=""> </span>(3) <i style="">All Together Now</i> bootleg FLAC.<span style=""> </span>(4) <i style="">Every Little Thing 4</i>, Disc 1 bootleg mp3.<span style=""> </span>(5) <i style="">Rarities 3: The Final Mixes</i> bootleg mp3.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl (US 1976), considered in reverse fashion to the first lacquer UK LP, has a much louder Right (instrumental) channel and a bit quieter Left (vocal) channel.<span style=""> </span>Vinyl (US 1980) is modified a bit, bringing down the Right channel a little, and bringing up the Left channel a little.<span style=""> </span>I think the 1980 vinyl has the better relative loudness.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Bootlegs, <span style="color:black;">I can’t really tell from which LP any derive, although my guess is that only <i style="">All Together Now </i>was taken from the 1980 reissue.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="">Vinyl (</span><span style="">US</span><span style=""> 1980), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Nice mix of the elements, especially bass and vocals. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Bit of a mish-mash.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Vinyl (</span><span style="color:black;">US</span><span style="color:black;"> 1976), I didn’t like the Relative Channel Loudness, and that really threw it off for me.<span style=""> </span>The equalization, however, did not seem to be different than 1980 vinyl.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, should not even be considered, as it has been remastered, and not well.<span style=""> </span>Harsh, without much bass, and possibly an adjusted Stereo image.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color:black;">All Together Now</span></i><span style="color:black;">,<i style=""> </i></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Seems to have added a little too much bass to be authentic, but it’s not bad at all.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><span style="color:black;">Every Little Thing 4</span></i><span style="color:black;">, and <i style="">Rarities 3: The Final Mixes</i>, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">These are, I think, from the same master, and seem much closer in sonic quality to the vinyl, though the channel balance is more like 1976.<span style=""> </span></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with the Right (vocal) channel very close to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I__________V_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This was accomplished by mixing the vocal channel into the instrumental channel, and bass frequencies into the vocal channel (giving the impression that Paul’s bass is somewhat Center). <span style=""> </span>Drums show up in the Right channel when Ringo is not singing.<span style=""> </span>It’s pretty good, though the drum movement is distracting.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEszbQOcsvDfgJYpw-9fDVCU5Ol2Q3QHhSYh8gcSLYRm0yVVNpYe00Mc2oR8Dzzf97_stG0qYLVGUEYulm0FoQpQhU981jJRKA0r-03o4YAsFY7ZUR1lVjfTuw82MXchjdqXHMQiObY8G/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEszbQOcsvDfgJYpw-9fDVCU5Ol2Q3QHhSYh8gcSLYRm0yVVNpYe00Mc2oR8Dzzf97_stG0qYLVGUEYulm0FoQpQhU981jJRKA0r-03o4YAsFY7ZUR1lVjfTuw82MXchjdqXHMQiObY8G/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569831191773140434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Section updated February 16, 2011</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> (1)<i> The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 19, includes an animated animated segment in which the boys play to an enthusiastic audience at a muscle beach. A capture appears below. Sound effects are overdubbed.<br /></p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4eZyKCUT0jNiEIYwxOhg7rG8gbYwRijuBQmP3w7yeOoYoEF5IVLNImvkGUfTo-VZr1wV6tPGh6Mh_xMrF9UnHwZ_TTbXGi4O_gsUl4uriKvSBp6V1QoEEhrm8qZTvLC9BI-OkSJYJr2e/s1600/Boys+ep19.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4eZyKCUT0jNiEIYwxOhg7rG8gbYwRijuBQmP3w7yeOoYoEF5IVLNImvkGUfTo-VZr1wV6tPGh6Mh_xMrF9UnHwZ_TTbXGi4O_gsUl4uriKvSBp6V1QoEEhrm8qZTvLC9BI-OkSJYJr2e/s200/Boys+ep19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574319405916878290" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">ROCK BAND<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> <i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game offers this song as a performance at the Cavern Club. Various angles are presented in several combinations, so there are many enjoyments. Obscuring game elements, both visual (meters and counters) and aural (crowd noise), are virtually impossible to eliminate.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;">Some enterprising individuals have collected the video game performances to bootleg DVD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-1769727898591637912011-02-03T16:28:00.000-08:002011-04-22T09:51:52.770-07:001963, February 25: Sources: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Foundational Variations.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material.<span style=""> </span>For this song, the true Foundational Variation was Take 6 (the “best” twin-track), which is unavailable.<span style=""> </span>The next Foundational Variation, Take 8, was the “best” backing vocal and percussion (drumsticks) overdub, and this is Variation 1.0. On the released Stereo recording, it is possible to isolate the guitar, bass, and drums (with bleed) in the Left channel, but this does not constitute a Foundational Variation, only a karaoke opportunity. This is as far back as we can go.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b><span style="">Since Take 8 is Variation 1.0, we begin in this section with 2.0.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There are two Mono mixes, three total Variations.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Mono mix concerns every release except <i style="">The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game, and has two Variations.<span style=""> </span>The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to every release of the first Mono mix except Vee-Jay and Capitol singles.<span style=""> </span>The second variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0, and is found on VJ 587 and other such North American singles (details below).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Mono mix, on <i style="">The Beatles Rock Band</i> video game, is designated 4.0, since it arrived after (well after) the Stereo mix.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is only one Stereo mix, but there are two Variations (as well as a few "deviations"). </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 3.0, is designated to all Stereo releases of “Do You Want to Know a Secret” except one.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 3.0.1, is a derivative of 3.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Do You Want to Know a Secret” has somewhat more reverberation than on the UK <i>Please Please Me </i>album. It’s not quite “cavernous” (as are some other tracks on this US LP), but it nevertheless earns a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UPDATE February 28, 2011.</span></span><span style="color:black;"> Previously, due to its different Stereo image positioning, I counted "Do You Want to Know a Secret" on </span><span style="color:black;"><i style="">Ballads</i> as Variation 3.1. However, I now think such small positional movements are "deviations" rather than Variations.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:black;">Not Variations.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Section UPDATE February 28, 2011.<br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color:black;">(1) In testing* “Do You Want to Know a Secret” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color:black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(2) Any small differences in Stereo image positioning will not be designated as new Variations, but as deviations. Naturally, judgment has been used to differ between Variation and deviation.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(3) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(4) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Do You Want to Know a Secret” in Mono has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>The fadeout for “Do You Want to Know a Secret” 2.0 and 2.0.1 ends with three measures of “oo-oo-oo----oo----oo--”, commonly faded before or during the final “oo” (that “oo” slightly audible on Take 8, and completely audible on Take 7). This is longest, I think, on the 2009 Remaster and on all Vee-Jay releases. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 2.0: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>A bit more focus on guitar than vocal.<span style=""> </span>Exciting bass. <b>Bad: </b>Bright-ish.<span style=""> </span>Ends a little soon.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Better than Ebbetts, darkening the mid-range for slightly-improved dynamics, esp. concerning vocals. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Muffled, some sibilance, and I heard vinyl noise in the middle-eight, at about 1:10 into the song (a unique flaw).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax Japan LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Slight improvement over Millennium Remasters, sibilance reduced.<span style=""> </span>Vocal and bass focus.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Still muffled.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZLVXaZzMP1rfkltget5_1QTTv59ypyu5vfS6UjF3xqA1DWMuUWnqEw4AS2PohUM9TaD4z2Na0LHlt51znHsaJBBdwC8RH1ww3Fjh2YYRe14sol7bTLm80Xxuy2uCWXdKavnBhrhTlHqv/s1600/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZLVXaZzMP1rfkltget5_1QTTv59ypyu5vfS6UjF3xqA1DWMuUWnqEw4AS2PohUM9TaD4z2Na0LHlt51znHsaJBBdwC8RH1ww3Fjh2YYRe14sol7bTLm80Xxuy2uCWXdKavnBhrhTlHqv/s200/twist+and+shout+vinyl+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625039792311378" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8882) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color:green;">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Good dynamics, bass before vocal.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <b>Bad:</b> Some sibilance.<span style=""> </span>A bit erratic.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Do You Want to Know a Secret” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i>Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Damn good vocal/bass presentation, with nice mix of the elements. <b>Bad: </b>A bit of sibilance.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Guitar before vocal.<span style=""> </span>Spectrum analysis shows a likeness to CD EP, with quieted highs and mellow lows. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Missing something special. A bit loud.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Very strong guitar/vocal entry, a little brighter than the CD EP.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some peaking.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP Twist and Shout </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRZu544y1TSyS3VYA1GojYAxPOXECQyJzOsADPwUbWYhdiqYNFxbBxejcuU4lJRJ6WUYvaSRPCMkFebzpZ6lPgq061OByD4X572tcpu2odHbcIBkVQT5OdLjRvuKbcARj2fT5qWWQYSvL/s1600/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRZu544y1TSyS3VYA1GojYAxPOXECQyJzOsADPwUbWYhdiqYNFxbBxejcuU4lJRJ6WUYvaSRPCMkFebzpZ6lPgq061OByD4X572tcpu2odHbcIBkVQT5OdLjRvuKbcARj2fT5qWWQYSvL/s200/twist+and+shout+cd+ep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625224341217458" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color:blue;">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Comparable to Ebbetts UK LP, but with more low frequencies.<span style=""> </span>Transparent and clean. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>A bit chaotic.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Nice mix of the elements, drums coming to the fore to break up the guitar/vocal hegemony<span style="color:black;">.<span style=""> </span>Good lows. Comparable to pbthal UK LP, with a bit more mid-range, filtered highs. Complete ending. <span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Not much.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">VARIATION 2.0.1</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This Variation has somewhat more reverberation than Variation 2.0.<span style=""> </span>The middle-eight (“I’ve know a secret for the week or two”) tests thus: in Variation 2.0, the echo comes on drumstick clicks 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12; in Variation 2.0.1, echo is heard from click 3 onward, and the difference in reverb quality (for example, on click 4) is noticeable.<span style=""> </span>Vocals are also more swollen in 2.0.1.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 7-inch 45 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1964)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10-20</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnnwVBA_1tsD2tlMPImSW4hFw_QYLSIRJJ5YPUYj6dvqAyWnHAkTNkwdoeWJVVDKuwMyWa1oNEN3oRP1gm4BzpPDSTaEISrARXZ1-ODFLVKoONVASW_fu7azEN_r3A34_on8Yh6ZpovYK/s1600/vj587.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnnwVBA_1tsD2tlMPImSW4hFw_QYLSIRJJ5YPUYj6dvqAyWnHAkTNkwdoeWJVVDKuwMyWa1oNEN3oRP1gm4BzpPDSTaEISrARXZ1-ODFLVKoONVASW_fu7azEN_r3A34_on8Yh6ZpovYK/s200/vj587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625366639949170" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">This single, released </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">March 23, 1964</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> in the </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">US</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">, reached #2 by May 9 of that year.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The same master for this single (VJ 587) is likely to be found on the singles Oldies OL 149 (Oldies a Vee-Jay subsidiary) and Starline 6064 (Starline, a subsidiary of Capitol, re-released the Vee-Jay masters). </span><span class="apple-style-span"></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;">More information and photos for Vee-Jay masters, mothers, and stampers are: <a href="http://www.beatlesource.com/bs/mains/VJ.html">here</a>. </span>More information on Vee-Jay releases and chart: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/vee-jay-and-beatles.html">here</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl x 2 (“VJ” in oval, “VJ” in brackets).<span style=""> </span>(2) Dr. Ebbetts’ <i>US Singles Collection </i>needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Vinyl (both labels), <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.<span style=""> </span></span>Good: </b>Very close to <i style="">Introducing the Beatles</i>, except faded a hair earlier.<span style=""> </span><b style="">Bad: </b>Gained very loud.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.<span style=""> </span></span>Good: </b>Like the vinyl, but gained much lower.<span style=""> </span><b style="">Bad: </b>Perhaps some limiting used.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mexico</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Do You Want to Know a Secret +3 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$10 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_hqfh0kZiEjxW0kgppdlLZa4Cgu4LBuvsMgUoaUt7vThFaRDPm_Y_VkEQrXOR4XoaNT1uKCfwKjBSg5NOeLzuyr_hl7g3poFpkyyTDE4Dc6a_oJt2kMt4iBTdX3uZt28Q3pe1_S4ukkU/s1600/epem-10037.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_hqfh0kZiEjxW0kgppdlLZa4Cgu4LBuvsMgUoaUt7vThFaRDPm_Y_VkEQrXOR4XoaNT1uKCfwKjBSg5NOeLzuyr_hl7g3poFpkyyTDE4Dc6a_oJt2kMt4iBTdX3uZt28Q3pe1_S4ukkU/s200/epem-10037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625540668703154" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">This (EPEM-10037) is the </span><span style="">US</span><span style=""> 45 master.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (1971 reissue).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Untested. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Just like the US 45, except gained moderately.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not quite as dynamic: it’s not muffled, just a bit muddled.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 4.0<br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Section updated February 10, 2011</span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">The following applies to the video game mix: (1) At the end, rather than a third line fading, this Variation employs two </span>measures of “oo-oo-oo----oo----oo--”, followed by <span style="">a tacked-on full stop (new edit).<span style=""> </span>(2) There is a little more reverberation here than on Variation 2.0, the amount pretty similar to 2.0.1. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">VIDEO GAME The Beatles Rock Band </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s1600/Rock+Band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 157px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb_F8ecRo51TcdEkyV4vRaP-les8W_insWbEuXxQBHSBMDr0s50wKUlNVRY37maqgv01aHjSCsSLrQrSkmxxkyRBTn96wKhKHuQU1XLIxOGMxueo4NK81WIvh7mvQqxoHfHWfF8Fwzp0-/s200/Rock+Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569625697371746674" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span>More details on the video game mix, .MOGG file multi-tracks, and outfakes: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2011/01/beatles-rock-band-video-game.html">here</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources.</b> Internet (all).<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The video game mix has an inherent imbalance which gives this Variation a different and very nice ambiance.<span style=""> </span>After using Channel Duplication Solution, the ambiance is deflated, but the reverberation remains.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Video Game Mix,<b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Spectrally, this Variation works out to be the equivalent of a much louder red wax, but the added reverb and ambiance makes it better.<span style=""> </span> <b>Bad: </b></span>A little bright, with some attendant harshness and slight sibilance.<span style=""> </span>Digital intrusion noise near the end.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">MOGG File Multi-Tracks. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This section regards the extracted .MOGG file, consisting of 10, that is five pairs of Stereo, tracks. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Full Playback </span>sounds about</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> the same as Variation 4.0.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 1 & 2: Miscellaneous High and Low Frequencies.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Digital noise.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 3 & 4: Bass.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Muddy, but listenable.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The final eight seconds seem to be digitally manufactured.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 5 & 6: Guitar/Snare.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Listenable, if you mix with vocal/acoustic guitar track.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 7 & 8: Vocals/Acoustic Guitar.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pretty good on its own.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I heard “pennywhistle” noises, which I think are buried on the original recording.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Isolated Tracks 9 & 10. </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Count-in.</span><span style=""> </span><b style=""><span style="color:green;">FINAL VERDICT: Give it some action.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Outfakes.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">As we know, an "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording</span>. The video game mix and the .MOGG file multi-tracks have both been subjected to various fan-created treatments, including extraction and remix. The bootleg, <span style="font-style: italic;">Beatles Rock Bandology Vol. 3</span>, is devoted entirely to 28 treatments of "Do You Want to Know A Secret." Other outfakes exist (I discovered 7), some with, and some without, crowd noise and/or count-in.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">I have decided to avoid review of these outfakes, since they have purely subjective value.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other.<span style=""> </span>Backing vocals and percussion (drumsticks) overdubs were added the same day.<span style=""> </span>For Stereo mixing, the instrumental side of the twin track was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, vocals and overdubs hard to the Right channel, with nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/overdubs track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Stereo Image Deviations. </b><span style="">There are at least two deviations known which I think do not approach the status of Variation:</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(1) <span style="font-style: italic;">Ballads,</span> approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I______________V____ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">(2) <i style="">The</i> <i style="">Beatles Box </i>(“crate”), approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">___I_____________V___ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Many Stereo releases have issues with sibilance. This will be noted for each source.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Unhealthy Competition. </b>The Left (instrumental) channel for “Do You Want to Know a Secret” in Stereo has a tendency to overpower the Right channel, especially as the song goes forward.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Hump.<span style=""> </span></b>At about 1:31 into the song (at the end of “whoa-o-oooooh...”), there is a slight volume jump that last subsides almost immediately.<span style=""> </span>It is only evident in Stereo.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>End of Song. </b>The fadeout for “Do You Want to Know a Secret” in Stereo is about the same as that in Mono, with no clear-cut winner.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP.<span style=""> </span>Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Yes, both vinyl and FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, moderate. FLAC, instrumental (Left) channel drastically reduced to accommodate the “Unhealthy Competition” problem.<span style=""> </span>It works.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">GOOD</span></b><span style="color:green;">.</span> <b>Good: </b>Guitar/drum focus. <b>Bad: </b>Overpowering instruments. Some harshness as well.<br /></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">FLAC, <b><span style="color:green;">GOOD</span></b><span style="color:green;">.</span> <b>Good: </b>Vocal/guitar focus. <b>Bad: </b>Besides sibilance, the bass is a little low. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from the <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"). "-2" lacquer.<br /><br /></span>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Vinyl, yes. FLAC, no.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, like the first lacquer. FLAC, about even with the vinyl.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, below par.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">No general flaws. <b>Bad. </b>The vocals are lost more so than on the vinyl.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sibilance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Unnecessary.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Something bad happened here, bass bleeding all over everything.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /><br /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Do You Want to Know a Secret” 3.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Do You Want to Know a Secret” 3.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Vinyl and Pbthal, No.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, the same.<span style="color:black;"> Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, gained a bit louder, with the same intentions, but not the same outcome.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Drums, vocal, and bass do a nice combo. <b>Bad. </b>A little wonky on the bleed.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">About the same as vinyl, but did not notice the wonky bleeding. <b>Bad. </b>Low gain.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Yes, vinyl and FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, about the same as the Blue Box. FLAC, unnecessary.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Along the lines of the Blue Box, with a little more bass. <b>Bad: </b>Overpowering instruments, and sibilance.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, another casualty. Bleeding into both channels, causing incorrect Stereo image not reflected on vinyl MFSL.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Much different than any MFSL offering.<span style=""> </span>Tinny and sibilant entry.<span style=""> </span>Avoid.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> 8-LP The Beatles </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Box</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 or so (a bargain!)</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAubpfZ0tfyoL4HFPlTsAtJnTTbUjzj4Bki7rv8NX5aegRvqeC3MDu0IZW2O1PUEM3mL6ICDAp6dKQnD41a2aNtpRcBQnolL_nQ0aL3SVlsOzUxaHXuWsRuf0WZN7LwFbYwA2Qduv6IlyT/s1600/beatles+box+crate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAubpfZ0tfyoL4HFPlTsAtJnTTbUjzj4Bki7rv8NX5aegRvqeC3MDu0IZW2O1PUEM3mL6ICDAp6dKQnD41a2aNtpRcBQnolL_nQ0aL3SVlsOzUxaHXuWsRuf0WZN7LwFbYwA2Qduv6IlyT/s200/beatles+box+crate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569626122499010562" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General.</b> This is “The Crate” (its nickname), issued by World Records (SM 701/8), EMI’s mail order division.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>UK Vinyl, first lacquer, cut by Harry T. Moss.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Not really.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, about the same as the Blue Box.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Similar to the Blue Box, with I think more bass. <b>Bad: </b>Overpowering instrumental side.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Beatles Ballads </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1980)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6dFyBP4nDYX4sGL8eolRWUxW4tYESELJ3NSnkWGf9Om8Z3erTV5P5a9zH8nVLx_LpLzG7EKvELXGOMqXYvt8Mko85iNTcodaU6A-qL4bRMKbtkuXLv7j-DvsM1qfFuY5T8rwgs5vcOo/s1600/ballads.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a6dFyBP4nDYX4sGL8eolRWUxW4tYESELJ3NSnkWGf9Om8Z3erTV5P5a9zH8nVLx_LpLzG7EKvELXGOMqXYvt8Mko85iNTcodaU6A-qL4bRMKbtkuXLv7j-DvsM1qfFuY5T8rwgs5vcOo/s200/ballads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569626430751632082" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>The album (Parlophone PCS-7214) was not released in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In Australia, the album was a giant hit, spending 7 weeks at #1 (Wikipedia).</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This seems to have less reverberation (is drier) than other Stereo sources (could be an optical illusion).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sibilance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Compared to the Blue Box FLAC, instrumental channel quieted to accentuate vocals<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Very pleasing ambiance. <b>Bad. </b>Very sibilant. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 3.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast, which is enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>No.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Blue Box FLAC, a bit more gain.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Drum/vocal focus without sibilance</span>. <b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Disappointing in a few areas, particularly the raggy bass, the slightly-incomplete ending, and the overpower instrumentation.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Yes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Emulative of the 2009 Remaster, but with slightly-louder instrumental channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Sibilance and loudness makes it unworkable for me.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Star Mark, <i style="">Greatest Hits Vol. 1</i></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sibilance. </b>Not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. <span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Like Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD, but one degree louder.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The vocal/bass focus works</span>. <b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">It’s loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 3.0.1</b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sibilance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no. Ebbetts, a bit.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, about like the Blue Box. <span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, about as loud as the Star Mark. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Vocal/drums. Bass sounds nice too. Even with extra reverb and what sounds like extra bleeding, the Stereo image remains at its post.<span style=""> </span>Possibly most complete ending. <b>Bad. </b>A little bright. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Adequate presentation. <b>Bad. </b>Besides being very loud, the bass is a bit overpowering here. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">General. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <i>Please Please Me</i> "Stereo Remix"</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with the Right (vocal) channel very close to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I__________V_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This was accomplished by mixing the vocal channel into the instrumental channel.<span style=""> </span>Drumstick clicks remain in the Right channel due to some additional wizardry.<span style=""> </span>It’s really a very nice accomplishment, but it’s also quite sibilant.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, <i style="">Fab Forgeries 2</i></span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This runs Take 7 with Take 8.<span style=""> </span>Since the creators obviously wanted to give an alternate presentation of the released mix, I think it belongs on this webpage.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /> </span></span></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Section updated February 16, 2011</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> (1)<i> The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 13, includes an animated sing-a-long, with silhouettes and dancing hearts, but no Beatles. A capture appears below.</p><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW5lJjRMRLrWXsgiwnzWOYd0Z54MqnD2kL-NctgpSS_VkAZteUEQj7ZMFPRcVL9dZAhuDeVKLincSh2RAH11gj-bj8WSh66WaGDjhLU4xG2YlB8hMawS2W8fLUWSaGyleAgfGW-uGeay7/s1600/Do+You+Want+to+Know+a+Secret+ep3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEW5lJjRMRLrWXsgiwnzWOYd0Z54MqnD2kL-NctgpSS_VkAZteUEQj7ZMFPRcVL9dZAhuDeVKLincSh2RAH11gj-bj8WSh66WaGDjhLU4xG2YlB8hMawS2W8fLUWSaGyleAgfGW-uGeay7/s200/Do+You+Want+to+Know+a+Secret+ep3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574306718053625970" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >"Do You Want to Know a Secret" is also utilized for an animated segment in </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >The Beatles </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >cartoon series, Episode 12, wherein the boys follow a Tinkerbell-like fairy. However, the song is missing the middle-eight, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">ROCK BAND<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> <i>The Beatles Rock Band </i>video game offers this song as a performance at the Cavern Club. Various angles are presented in several combinations, so there are many enjoyments. Obscuring game elements, both visual (meters and counters) and aural (crowd noise), are virtually impossible to eliminate.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;">Some enterprising individuals have collected the video game performances to bootleg DVD.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-50391275762730683622011-02-03T11:32:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:31:12.502-08:001963, February 25: Sources: BABY IT'S YOU<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“BABY IT’S YOU”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Foundational Variations.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material.<span style=""> </span>For this song, the original twin-track Take 3 is not available for inspection. On the released Stereo recording, “Baby It’s You” has extra material on the Left channel, and material missing from the Right channel. Thus, we can go no further back than the released mixes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 1.0. Any mastering differences for "Baby It’s You” 1.0 have not been given any new Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is also only one Stereo mix, but two Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to all releases except <i style="">The Early Beatles</i> Stereo LP<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Baby It’s You” has more reverberation than on the UK <i>Please Please Me </i>album, possibly by use of compression (or perhaps even delayed bleed). It’s somewhat “cavernous” and earns a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.<span style=""></span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(1) In testing* “Baby It's You” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color: black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(2) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(3) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Hum.<span style=""> </span></b>Buildup of low hum is encountered throughout the song, the first instance coming about 0:05 into the song, when the chorus sings “sha la la la la la la” for the second time.<span style=""> </span>I don’t know if it’s the fault of Paul’s bass, or the recording and/or mixing equipment. <span style=""> </span>This is worse in Stereo.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Volume Problems.<span style=""> </span></b>Throughout the song, the vocal level varies, the worst offense (a great jump in loudness, at about 0:48 into the song) coming at the first instance of the line “cause, baby, it’s you.” This kicks off a period of distortion for this song on many sources, more noticeable in Stereo.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Celesta.<span style=""> </span></b>Under the line “I sit alone, at home I cry...” (from about 0:35 to 0:39 into the song), a delightful and subtle celesta (celeste) can be heard.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Baby It’s You” 1.0 has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>“Baby It’s You” 1.0 continues on in the fadeout, with this progression: (1) “Come on home” from George, (2) “sha la la la la la la” from the backup, (3) “Cause, baby, it’s you” from George, the word “you” changing keys, and (4) a guitar chord in the new key.<span style=""> </span>This is heard fully on <i style="">Introducing the Beatles</i> vinyl, other sources cutting off sooner, sometimes much sooner.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">MONO: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Bright mix allows vocals and celesta to stand out. <b>Bad: </b></span>Bass and guitar are pretty weak.<span style=""> </span>The ending cuts off much too soon, after “sha la la...”</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating.<span style=""> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Bit darker than Ebbetts, making a very natural sound, especially on the vocal.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Diminished mid-range causes some blandness.<span style=""> </span>The ending cuts off too soon, after “sha la la la la la...”<span style=""></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Gain Deviation.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">The Red Wax has different gain dynamics, as waveform analysis proves.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>More bass and a bit less mid-range than Ebbetts, but aggressive, so it’s pretty good.<span style=""> </span>Nearly-complete ending (“cause, baby, it’s...).<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Roughness.<span style=""> </span>Kind of a stifling atmosphere.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Gain Deviation.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="">The Red Wax has different gain dynamics, as waveform analysis proves.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Exactly like Millennium Remasters, except the ending is “cause, baby, it’s you.”<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Exactly like Millennium Remasters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Baby It’s You” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Decent bright master, centered around vocal.<span style=""> </span>The <i style="">complete </i>ending. <b>Bad: </b>A little sibilance. The instruments seem lost.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>This sounds almost exactly like the<i style=""> Please Please Me</i> CD LP, although spectrum analysis did not reveal that. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b><span style="">Same as the CD LP, including the shorter ending</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>MONO: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>It’s bright, but with decent bass. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Tendency to be squalid. Unlike the vinyl UK LP, this cuts off during “sha la la la la la...”</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Spectrally, this is just a slightly-louder version of the CD LP</span><span style="color:black;">.<span style=""> </span>Aurally, however, it seems smoother. It’s not logical but it works.<span style=""> </span>Nearly complete ending (“cause, baby, it’s you”).<span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Some roughness.<span style=""></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other.<span style=""> </span>Celesta was added as an overdub several days later.<span style=""> </span>If we follow the Stereo mixing formula applied to other songs on this album, we should expect the instrumental side of the twin-track and the celesta overdub to be hard (wide) to the Left channel, vocals hard to the Right channel, and nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental/celesta track, “V” = vocals track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">But this is not exactly right.<span style=""> </span>The Left channel is as expected (bass, soft drums, jangly guitar, and celesta), but the Right channel includes (besides vocals) harder drums and lead guitar.<span style=""> </span>At the very least, one must acknowledge that during the solo there are two distinct sets of drums.<span style=""> </span>How was this accomplished?</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating and Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>Almost all of the Stereo vinyl issues progress beyond the final guitar chord, allowing us to hear one extra drumbeat.<span style=""> </span>In the digital domain, only pbthal’s <i style="">Die Beatles </i>did the same.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b style="">VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP.<span style=""> </span>Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, this source is gained at a moderate loudness.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, modifies the channels lower.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">EXCELLENT</span></b><span style="color:green;">.</span><span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>Overall volume level pretty consistent, the vocal precisely where it needs to be, and the celesta not too loud.<span style=""> </span>Nice dynamics and tone.<span style=""> </span>Full ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>There is some distortion in the mid-section.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>In Mono, this sounds pretty good, especially vocals and drums.<span style=""> </span>Subdued bass is mellow.<span style=""> </span>Ending runs up to guitar chord.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>In Stereo, the vocals are somewhat overpowered and celesta is a little low.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from the <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"). "-2" lacquer.<br /><br /></span>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, the Right (vocal) channel is a little quieter than the first lacquer.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, has the Left channel much louder and the Right channel a bit louder.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Decent mix of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Overall volume level very nice.<span style=""> </span>Ending runs up to guitar chord.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Left (instrumental) channel competes a little much with vocal. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>More balanced than Tube-Cut FLAC in both channel loudness and the elements, making this the best Stereo version I heard.<span style=""> </span>Ending runs up to guitar chord. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Not much. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Modified.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">In Stereo or Mono, this has great problems with hum, as well as poor balance of the elements.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"> </a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Baby It’s You” 2.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Baby It’s You” 2.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to first lacquer UK LP, gained a bit louder.<span style="color:black;"> Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, the Left channel is a bit louder and the Right channel is about the same, somewhat modified.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono </span>Summing. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Overall volume level very good.<span style=""> </span>Nice drum/guitar sound.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Vocals subordinate to instruments.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Complete ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Stereo or Mono, vocals are subordinate to guitar and drums.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to first lacquer UK LP, gained a little more.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, the same but much more bass.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Good mix of the elements. Complete ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Vocals in competition with instruments.<span style=""> </span>Some distortion from mediocre volume stability.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, </span>in Mono, passable, pretty much vocals and bass. In Stereo, muffled, distorted, and noticeable hum.<span style=""> </span>Ending does not include the guitar chord.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Much different than Ebbett’s original MFSL offering.<span style=""> </span>Pretty close to the sound of the Blue Box FLAC, but volume jumps give this trouble, causing distortion.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs at the correct speed (for a change), but is extremely bright, with distortion and some sibilance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Blue Box FLAC, louder instrumental channel, and slightly louder vocal channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Strong guitar/drum combo</span>.<span style=""> </span>In Mono, excellent. Ending includes guitar chord.<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">In Stereo, only adequate, being too loud (celesta is a good example).<span style=""> </span>These aggressive dynamics cause a bit of distortion in Mono as well. Hum buildup evident.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The Left channel is similar to, but gained a little less than, the 2009 Remaster.<span style=""> </span>Right channel is louder than 2009 Remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><span style=""> </span>Distorted and overly-loud.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to first lacquer UK LP, has Left (instrumental) channel a bit louder. <span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, is gained much louder. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">The American sound.<span style=""> </span>Complete ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Vocal is very much hidden.<span style=""> </span>Some distortion.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b>wow, that’s a lotta distortion!<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with the Right (vocal) channel very close to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I__________V_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This was accomplished by mixing the vocal channel into the Left (instrumental) channel, and low frequencies into the vocal channel, giving the impression that Paul’s bass is somewhat Center (interestingly, the hum ends up in the Right channel). <span style=""> </span>During the solo, second guitar and second drum is Right.<span style=""> </span>This is very good.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /> </span></span></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal" >None.<span style=""> </span>The 1995 promo video utilizes the live recording from the CD EP.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-84707984371965819262011-01-29T17:32:00.000-08:002011-01-29T18:03:11.437-08:00The Beatles Rock Band Video Game<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxpGhaaWWkL9WlWpGcMMBlscRSxaOHsBaxNOZTukPPVbD0av4D_T1iSyaIKMMu6y5e6xqnw7rjrBIRRVjuHQsCqRkOe9BHYbgnaeMWqnTmB7SgQKsBBi3H32ixdx0C5RWwT3mnmyZf-ZB/s1600/Rock+Band.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxpGhaaWWkL9WlWpGcMMBlscRSxaOHsBaxNOZTukPPVbD0av4D_T1iSyaIKMMu6y5e6xqnw7rjrBIRRVjuHQsCqRkOe9BHYbgnaeMWqnTmB7SgQKsBBi3H32ixdx0C5RWwT3mnmyZf-ZB/s200/Rock+Band.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567786166567632274" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Beatles Rock Band </span>video game was released September 9, 2009 ("number 9... number 9... number 9").<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">From an audio standpoint, there are three levels of understanding which shall be discussed here.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Actual Game Mix. </span>That is, what one hears when playing the video game.<span style=""> Several </span>enterprising individuals have extracted all of the video game mixes, with varying degrees of efficacy, and distributed the results via the Internet. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;">The actual video game mixes are Variations, since they are authorized remixes.<span style=""><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Digital Multi-Tracks. </span>To </span>create the video game mixes, the original Beatles master tapes were digitally separated into new multi-tracks.<span style=""> <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">The </span><i style="">Beatles Rock Band</i> disc contains these digital multi-tracks as separate files with a particular file extension (.MOGG).<span style=""> </span>This is quite extraordinary, for when these files are extracted each track of the multi-track (guitar, vocal, etc) is available for manipulation! <span style=""></span> Enterprising individuals have also extracted and distributed all of the .MOGG files. One extractor wrote: “These are all the MOGG multi-track files that are available from every song from <i style="">The Beatles – Rock Band</i> game. These files require software (such as Audacity or Reaper) that would enable the listener to be able to manipulate all the tracks for each song. Once a song is loaded into the program, the listener can then mix the individual channels till their heart’s content. This is likely the closest we’ll get to being able to actually mix a Beatle record. Unfortunately, these files are not playable as regular music tracks. They will require the software in order to enjoy what’s on them. But once that software is up and running, you’ll have quite the listening experience! Approximately one-third of the group’s entire released catalog is here and awaiting your mixdown.”<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style=""> </span>The .MOGG files cannot be considered Variations because they multi-tracks, not mixes.<span style=""> </span>However, because it is possible to play with the multi-tracks, fake “Variations” may be created by the zealous fan.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fake Variations. </span>Some enterprising individuals have not only created fake "Variations" from the .MOGG files but also distributed them. It might be argued that any fan-created foundational mix or remix from the .MOGG files ought to be considered a valid Variation.<span style=""> </span>I do not agree. While certain isolated tracks from the .MOGG files may qualify for foundational Variation status (and I will make such recommendations as I see fit), all fan-created remixes must be rejected from Variation status since they are altogether unauthorized.<span style=""> </span>While it is possible to discover these fan-created remixes posing as "alternate mixes," they are, after all, outfakes (fan-created). Caveat emptor.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-17263337039786140822011-01-29T15:05:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:29:23.928-08:001963, February 25: Sources: CHAINS<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“CHAINS”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Foundational Variations.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE February 3, 2011: </span></span>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material.<span style=""> </span>For this song, the original twin-track Take 1 is not available for inspection. On the released Stereo recording, it is possible to isolate the guitar, bass, and drums (with bleed) in the Left channel, but this does not constitute a Foundational Variation, only a karaoke opportunity. Thus, we can go no further back than the released mixes.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 1.0. Any mastering differences for "Chains” 1.0 have not been given any new Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is also only one Stereo mix, but two Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to all releases except <i style="">The Early Beatles</i> Stereo LP<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The second Variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Chains” has a bit more reverberation than on the UK <i>Please Please Me </i>album, possibly by use of compression (or perhaps even delayed bleed). It’s not “cavernous” (as are some other tracks on this US LP), but it nevertheless earns a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.<span style=""></span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(1) In testing* “Chains” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color: black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(2) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(3) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Fuzz.<span style=""> </span></b>There are unmistakable instances of a guitar amp making a fuzz sound throughout the recording.<span style=""> </span>This is almost certainly a bad cord or wire, or amplifier speaker, although some have erroneously described it as premeditated “fuzz guitar.”<span style=""> </span>At one point, about 0:30 into the song, it does sound intentionally “dirty,” like a mini-Marshall amp. But numerous other such moments, during the section from about 1:02-1:15, and in the fade-out at about 2:13 and 2:18, obviously point to equipment failure. Why did The Beatles use such a flawed performance?<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">Theory:</span></b> The Beatles recorded four takes of “Chains,” but chose Take 1 as “best” for release, a slightly unusual move since the “best” take was usually the final take recorded.<span style=""> </span>Take 1 was probably originally thought unfit due to the equipment malfunction (the fuzz sound), and therefore three more takes were attempted.<span style=""> </span>Having reached Take 4, the boys and/or George Martin perhaps decided that Take 1, with its unusual noise, was quite appealing after all. <span style=""> </span>Thus we see an early example of our heroes innovating by their great intuition.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>At times, George does not pronounce the “s” at the end of “chains,” so it sounds like “chain.”<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Despite reports to the contrary, there does not seem to be any time during this song that an “s” sound is pronounced as “sh.”</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Chains” 1.0 has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>The last sounds in the fadeout of “Chains” 1.0 are two guitar notes following “chains of lo-----o-----o---ve.” They occur with varying clarity among sources, fullest I think on the Millennium Remasters Red Wax, others fading or cutting off a hair too quickly.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">MONO: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Clear, with springy bass.<span style=""> </span>Cozy feel with excellent vocal quality. <b>Bad: </b>Seems to be missing a tad in the mid-range.<span style=""> </span>The ending is short two notes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Compared to Ebbetts, the mid-range is not as elevated, and therefore the bass stands out.<span style=""> </span>The ending is complete. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Perhaps a bit dull in the upper-mids. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>From the spectral analysis, one would think this the same as, or even brighter than Ebbetts, but it is in fact a bit darker. The ending is most complete here, I think.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Some questions of clarity.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Exactly like Millennium Remasters, except the complete ending fades a bit quickly.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Exactly like Millennium Remasters.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s1600/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s200/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567018762456060370" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8883) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Sources: </b><span style="">(1) </span>Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer.<span style=""> </span>(2) pbthal FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. <span style=""> </span>Pbthal, FLAC signature. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good:</b> Zesty. Bass (a bit low), guitar, and vocal (a bit distorted) are quite chummy.<span style=""> </span>Low fidelity sound has charm. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b><span style=""> </span>Drums a little distant.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Pbthal, this looks and sounds like a louder version of pbthal’s red wax LP (see also remarks for pbthal’s EP FLAC for “Anna”)</span>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Chains” on any other Vee-Jay album, but I assume they use the same master as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Nice and bright, if you like that, which in this case I do. <b>Bad: </b>Low end nothing to write home about, the bass and drums somewhat quiet.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Bubbly mastering, sounding similar to Ebbetts UK LP FLAC, with some increase in the lows, decrease in the highs.<span style=""> </span>Full ending. <b>Bad: </b>Not much. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mexico</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP Devil in Her Heart +3 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzhTdRl_DrZQEwHQkZ1GernkbsQGvJYr62aouFmt_lb5S5mAnwmghLW0VzWll-IewhiGo7Ufv2sjXy7xDMWdq1T1MMSgiGpC3-bH6jFq_EC9J7gt5pVx_bv_HRphB5MKLi8tbTCoQQxRQ/s1600/EPEM-10038.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzhTdRl_DrZQEwHQkZ1GernkbsQGvJYr62aouFmt_lb5S5mAnwmghLW0VzWll-IewhiGo7Ufv2sjXy7xDMWdq1T1MMSgiGpC3-bH6jFq_EC9J7gt5pVx_bv_HRphB5MKLi8tbTCoQQxRQ/s200/EPEM-10038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567749136845279842" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (1971 reissue).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>For a change, a Mexican EP sounds nice; to me, very much like the UK vinyl EP.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Besides a terrible imbalance, it’s missing the two guitar notes at the end. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) Concerning the Japan LP <i style="">Beatles No. 5</i>, I was not impressed with the master for this song.<span style=""> </span>Very different from the UK LP, the bass frequencies are way low in favor of increased highs</span>.<span style=""> </span>High marks for vocal and guitar, but overall a disappointment. Very quiet vinyl.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>MONO: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Peppy, even edgy, with a huge mid-range.<span style=""> </span>Full ending, though a very quick fade on it. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Somewhat bright, but not to irritation. The drums and bass have a little bit of a stony quality.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s1600/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s200/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567019153886320098" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Clean and dynamic. Soothing bass, with no great loss of high end.<span style=""> </span>Full ending. <b>Bad: </b>You might think the bass is intrusive rather than soothing.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Quite similar to the CD LP, with some small modifications in both the high and low end, making this smoother than smooth. You can’t beat the vocal EQ, and the bass rocks!<span style=""> </span></span><span style="color:black;">Full ending.<span style=""> </span></span><b>Bad: </b>Is it possible to be too smooth?<span style=""></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Mix Information. </b>The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals and harmonica to the other. For Stereo mixing, the instrumental side of the twin-track was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals and harmonica were sent hard to the Right channel. Drums are variable, mainly in the Left channel, but moving to the Right channel whenever the lead guitar has a decisive presence, a consequence of microphone placement. There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals/harmonica track):</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating and Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Stereo releases have issues with sibilance, especially at the line “your lips are sweet” (about 1:33 into the song).<span style=""> </span>This will be noted for each source.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Healthy Competition.<span style=""> </span></b>The Left (instrumental) channel for “Chains” in Stereo has a tendency to overpower the Right channel, especially as the song goes forward.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>As with Mono, the last sounds in the fadeout of “Chains” in Stereo are two guitar notes following “chains of lo-----o-----o---ve.” They occur with varying clarity among sources, with no clear-cut winner.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b style="">VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP,<span style=""> </span>Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Vinyl, yes.<span style=""> </span>Pbthal, yes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, this source is a little louder than most.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, attempts to rectify by lowering the overall gain.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD</span></b><span style="color:green;">.</span><span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>An excellent mixture of the elements.<span style=""> </span>Full ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Besides sibilance, the bass is a little low.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>It’s very clear. <b>Bad: </b>Where’s the bass? </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.<br /><br /></span>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Vinyl, mostly yes.<span style=""> </span>Ebbetts, not really.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>Vinyl, the vocal channel is a little quieter than the first lacquer.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, is gained a little higher.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </b>Vinyl, I didn’t like this.<span style=""> </span>Besides sibilance, there are many frequencies debilitated.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Very even mix of the elements, with almost no apology in dynamics.<span style=""> </span>Complete end. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Bass just a touch low. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:black;">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Yes.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, a little more gain.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Mediocre, sounding muffled.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /></a><span style=""> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"> </a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Chains” 2.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Chains” 2.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Vinyl and Pbthal: not much.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, the same.<span style="color:black;"> Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, gained slightly less.<span style=""><br /></span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono </span>Summing. </b>Vinyl, maybe it was for the sake of removing sibilance, but the dynamics seem sucked out.<span style=""> </span>Oddly dark.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, about the same, but even more distant, perhaps because of lower gain.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Vinyl, yes.<span style=""> </span>Ebbetts, not really.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, gained pretty low, with the channels evened out.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, has a much louder instrumental channel, and a somewhat bigger vocal channel.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Fight me all you want, but this is a big winner.<span style=""> </span>Delicious bass, and you can still hear every crackle on the guitar. <b>Bad: </b>Sibilance, and the complete ending fades a bit quickly.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b></span> <b>Good: </b>Similar to the vinyl, with a big bottom and lots of crackle. <b>Bad: </b>Vocals have a raggedy sound.<span style=""> </span>At the very end, digital noise!</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Much different than Ebbett’s original MFSL offering.<span style=""> </span>Pretty close to the sound of the Blue Box FLAC, but gained much lower.<span style=""> </span>Skip it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast, which is enough to reject it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Minimal, if any.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Blue Box FLAC, louder instrumental channel, and slightly louder vocal channel.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">EXCELLENT. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Edge comes off in favor of softness</span>.<span style=""> </span>Does it work?<span style=""> </span>I think yes.<span style=""> </span>Nice powder-puff bass.<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Not much.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></b>Yes.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Emulative of the 2009 Remaster (or the other way around).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span><span style="color:green;">VERY GOOD. </span><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Many of the same qualities you’d find in the 2009 remaster</span>.<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">The sibilance is very prominent.<span style=""> </span>Hum at the very end.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color:black;">Sibilance.<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, no.<span style=""> </span>Ebbetts, no.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, about the same as the first lacquer UK LP. <span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, is much louder.<span style=""> </span>Compared to HDCD, the instrumental channel is louder, the vocal a bit quieter. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="">Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span>Good.</b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Good mid-range, t<span style=""></span>he guitar crackle standing out but without adding sibilance to the vocal.<span style=""> </span>I like that reverb.<span style=""> </span>Full ending.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>A little bright, on guitar especially. Bass is a tad low.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts<b>, </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD. </span>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Close in texture to the vinyl.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>It’s way too loud!<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span>An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <span style="font-style: italic;">Please Please Me</span> "Stereo Remix"<br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with the Right (vocal) channel very close to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I__________V_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This was accomplished by mixing the vocal channel into the instrumental channel, and low frequencies into the vocal channel (giving the impression that Paul’s bass is somewhat Center). As well, guitar and drums are often heard in the Right channel. It’s pretty good.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /> </span></span></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Section updated February 16, 2011</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p> <span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >(1)</span><i style="font-family: times new roman;"> The Beatles</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" > cartoon series, Episode 5, includes an animated sing-a-long, depicting the boys on a sailing ship. A capture appears below. The song starts without the harmonica intro and ends without the coda fade.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzW58D-oc2ydMBFOaQji8K7WRFguZ4vyr8qKmBX5roj0LJI4MHqekzVW5gBpVdozr5RqbaZiXvXIVdv_EZdO9E1w7NBABUHauO_p_DKIy6sYmUzrHf24fC_yQnjF7JSu_ctBj7Uc_OiOz/s1600/Chains+ep5.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzW58D-oc2ydMBFOaQji8K7WRFguZ4vyr8qKmBX5roj0LJI4MHqekzVW5gBpVdozr5RqbaZiXvXIVdv_EZdO9E1w7NBABUHauO_p_DKIy6sYmUzrHf24fC_yQnjF7JSu_ctBj7Uc_OiOz/s200/Chains+ep5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574300366711532802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">(2)<i style=""> The Beatles</i> cartoon series, Episode 6, includes a clever animated segment wherein Ringo is a pirate captain and the other Beatles are his prisoners<span style=""></span>. A capture appears below. The song begins without the harmonica intro but includes the full fade-out.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KQxyf5Vz3Vnv3qDkMu_rMwrup5Dv7n5qtYdtbWhxQbu661RMLxEzH6Lc-J7KunHsaKL4gx1IHzgZcLsinQ1vYftlgD4Hnb0lqWEyqtLFmBY91DAJdIeKLiEd4NRBkEOdNX1RLd35MDCW/s1600/Chains+ep6.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KQxyf5Vz3Vnv3qDkMu_rMwrup5Dv7n5qtYdtbWhxQbu661RMLxEzH6Lc-J7KunHsaKL4gx1IHzgZcLsinQ1vYftlgD4Hnb0lqWEyqtLFmBY91DAJdIeKLiEd4NRBkEOdNX1RLd35MDCW/s200/Chains+ep6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574303370788174642" border="0" /></a></div></div></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8816449071220212739.post-57122385936681225252011-01-27T15:53:00.000-08:002011-02-28T12:27:14.548-08:001963, February 25: Sources: ANNA<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:21.5pt;" >“ANNA (Go To Him)”</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General Comments. </b>For brevity, I will be referring to this song simply as "Anna."</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Versions. </b>There is only one version.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Foundational Variations.<span style=""> </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE February 3, 2011: </span></span>A “Foundational Variation” is any preceding base for a released recording which (with some exceptions) has no extra material.<span style=""> </span>For this song, the original twin-track Take 3 is not available for inspection. On the released Stereo recording, it is possible to isolate the guitar, bass, and drums (with bleed) in the Left channel, but this does not constitute a Foundational Variation, only a karaoke opportunity. Thus, we can go no further back than the released mixes.<b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Variations. </b>There is only one Mono mix, designated Variation 1.0. Any mastering differences for "Anna” 1.0 have not been given any new Variation.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">There is also only one Stereo mix, but two Variations. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">The first Variation, 2.0, is designated to all releases except <i style="">The Early Beatles</i> Stereo LP<span style="color:black;">.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The second Variation, 2.0.1, is a derivative of 2.0. On <i>The Early Beatles </i>Stereo LP, “Anna” has more reverberation than on the </span><span style="color:black;">UK</span><span style="color:black;"> <i>Please Please Me </i>album, possibly by use of compression. This more “cavernous” (if you will) quality earns it a Variation.</span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="color: black;">Not Variations.<span style=""></span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(1) In testing* “Anna” on the German Stereo <i style="">Die Beatles</i> LP, considered to have less processing than all other Stereo <i style="">Please Please Me </i>pressings </span>(details: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a>)<span style="color: black;">, I heard a <i style="">tiny </i>(if any!) discrepancy in the reverberation quality on the vocal (Right) channel, but not enough to earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">* I tested using both vinyl (German <i style="">Please Please Me</i>) and needle-drop FLAC (<i style="">Die Beatles</i>), performing A-B tests against several other sources, including UK <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), Blue Box <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), MFSL <i style="">Please Please Me </i>(vinyl and FLAC), and the 2009 <i style="">Please Please Me </i>remaster.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(2) Discrepancies in channel loudness generally do not earn any new Variation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">(3) Concerning the “Mono Fold-Down” (Mono-from-Stereo) track on <i style="">The Early Beatles </i>Mono LP, it’s interesting from the standpoint that it proves this album to be filled with such fold-downs, but it can be replicated by simply summing to Mono while playing the Stereo track, and therefore earns no new Variation. </span></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Squeak.<span style=""> </span></b>The website "What Goes On" reports that Ringo's bass pedal squeaks throughout the recording. I don't hear it.<br /></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >AUDIO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Ratings. </b>All recommended sources will receive a subjective sonic rating, either Excellent, Very Good, or Good. This subjective rating is based on various factors, including (1) clarity vs. murkiness, (2) smoothness vs. distortion (including harshness) or peaking, (3) balance vs. over-loud elements (for example, too much emphasis on bass), and (4) comparison to other sources under a particular category (for example, Mono). Any source not given a rating of at least Good will at least be provided explanatory notes (including whether or not I’ve heard that source).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Price Tags. </b>Vinyl sources will include an estimated 2010 price tag in US dollars, taken mainly from completed eBay auctions.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"Analog" refers only to vinyl. No tapes were tested.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>“Anna” 1.0 has mastering imbalances of several varieties, differing from source to source. In cases where I was able to test for such imbalance, I provide details.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Terminology. </b>"FLAC signature" and "Channel Duplication Solution" are terms under the subject of imbalance, discussed: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html"><span style="text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>After “Anna” 1.0 fades, several “clomps” (which sound like footsteps) are heard. A website for Beatles anomalies (“What Goes On”) proposes these clomps to be a drumstick click and a guitar “pop.” <span style=""> </span>The 2009 Remaster and several other sources allow you to hear three clomps, while the UK LP gives you two before cutting off.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:black;">MONO: ANALOG</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20-1000.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s1600/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XAsy-Zbu-yTtiIxSAB8wgct8WfAU1wY66PujEqCRb7efAbfOiX5dd8gqsw-DwRRbWZ17lSwQa-24DCLdnsjp50dpKm2HsDYjWKEsd6T_vH2eppwhGX05nPmoAUWV8bHiR56OXoOrQYks/s200/PPM+Mono+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563359023229082434" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> </b></span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Ebbetts FLAC hiss: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Guitar and drums stand out. <b>Bad: </b>At times, the vocals are overcome by the rhythm, other times they peak.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal needle-drop FLAC.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>More natural and less overbearing than Ebbetts.<span style=""> </span>Guitar jangles nicely. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Perhaps a bit dull in the upper-mids, but I think this is the original sound. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Millennium Remasters Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP needle-drop 320 kbps mp3.</span></b> </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>Millennium Remasters mp3 signature: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Not terrible, but muffled to some extent, the fault (as spectrum analysis shows) not of elevated lows but of depressed mid-range.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Pbthal Red Wax </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP<i> </i>(Toshiba </span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">EAS</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">-70130) needle-drop FLAC.</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Imbalance. </b>FLAC signature.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Almost exactly like Millennium Remasters, but with a dot more low end.<span style=""> </span>Still not to my liking.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> EP The Beatles' No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-50, the lower price for the reissue from the vinyl box set</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s1600/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7NtQXr2ksuMbSopC3vMYH5rDQNixogKwHc5oDjzel18oIHb8Jeu2Ow6G9tc1SUV-IunmMlErerPuxj53GD73oupeEL7bfmPPplZW7X-8UxNup5GF2JBayvfnFUbiPw0RpG7sKCwQTAF9/s200/beatles+no+1+vinyl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567018762456060370" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">This (Parlophone GEP 8883) is also part of <i>The Beatles EP Collection</i> 1981 vinyl box set.<br /><br /></span><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl box set, “-1N” lacquer.<span style=""> </span>(2) pbthal FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. <span style=""> </span>Pbthal, FLAC signature. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The CDEP is reportedly remastered differently (see below).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good:</b> Bass, guitar, and vocal are quite the mates.<span style=""> </span>Low distortion. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad:</b><span style=""> </span>Drums a little distant.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, spectrum analysis shows FLAC for this EP to be remarkably similar to his red wax LP FLAC, and indeed it sounds like it (see also remarks for pbthal’s EP FLAC for “Chains”).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles, et. al. </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$100+ (Introducing the Beatles, </span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">if genuine<b>)</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s1600/Introducing+Mono.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qzwUCjhOWm1KLwgma3ICWEt-z6p7SDNPwLD4jagKUWEuef8ZJXaeZHHuIuL8206J9I5nVhf8UG3hc0JItYri5mp1TJ1jvDYBjONuF-QpS42q_HPb71G0wlnA4MFVdZyCxnBA9nCcqs0S/s200/Introducing+Mono.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548155349026593938" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>I did not test “Anna” on any other Vee-Jay album or EP, but I assume they use the same master as <i style="">Introducing the Beatles.</i></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts’ needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, untested. Dr. Ebbetts, none.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. </b>Vinyl, didn’t like this one.<span style=""> </span>Timid bass and drums, semi-sibilant vocals.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Beefy in the bass department. <b>Bad: </b>Gained too high to make up for rapidly-declining high end.<span style=""> </span>This can be accommodated by turning down the volume, but it’s an inconvenience. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan LP Beatles No. 5 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965-1976)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$20 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginRDSfEUj5kCOFx0rOe-0RgAxqkvTUEW2wqz7_GzKIhI7EMJC49vx45u2CB1hkbhMe1rpVvDUsPPn2rqoLztH0ba3UYVs8Gh3uBYPFqxIRN72CZRkjkaiWSbFubLvSYNEFWcCoKP8VV9q/s1600/beatles+no+5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginRDSfEUj5kCOFx0rOe-0RgAxqkvTUEW2wqz7_GzKIhI7EMJC49vx45u2CB1hkbhMe1rpVvDUsPPn2rqoLztH0ba3UYVs8Gh3uBYPFqxIRN72CZRkjkaiWSbFubLvSYNEFWcCoKP8VV9q/s200/beatles+no+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567018967757847858" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span class="apple-style-span">This LP was first released in 1965 (Odeon OR-7103), reissued in 1967 (Odeon OR-8028) and 1970 (Apple AR-8028), then again in 1976 (Apple </span><span class="apple-style-span">EAS</span><span class="apple-style-span"> 70102).</span><span style="color:black;"><br /><br /></span><b>My Source: </b>Vinyl (EAS 70102).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Untested. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Great mid-range, the vocals and bass benefiting greatly. Cozy and warm. Quiet vinyl. <b>Bad: </b>Drums a little soft, and perhaps a tiny bit of peak on vocals. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Mono, Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span">(1) The Mexican EP (EPEM 10039) is bright, imbalanced, and has a cut ending (no clomps)!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b>MONO: DIGITAL </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1987)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s1600/PPM+CD+LP.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76Qc21KjwhyphenhyphenOPzqQSJhM6OQwR5pmaroNX_H9sI6litqroT_nQvoa40Y8_HfuBcwFbBMsMBibstgygQ7C-TyKeO9ZQYrozWtuYTE4MCnUOxCjA2GZ-DOS6mLGEblDfT53s3mjWsMQCmZM1/s200/PPM+CD+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563360236648474114" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source. </span></b><span style="color:black;">CD.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;"><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Terrific guitar sound.<span style=""> </span>Spectrum analysis shows this to be within parameters of the 2009 remaster, with slightly smaller mid-range. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Vocals peak with a little harshness.<span style=""> </span>Mid-range donut hole. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD EP The Beatles No. 1 </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1992)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s1600/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI23aR71NI15IokXmEuT_w58-9igEE9RL2hpyYM81tA_fYYCPlvF7AsI-FVSoCd7dYbBsxHNZb_D-opC2sPCQVYizXF2Dp4TnbdLIWTOISmY4Lm2zRgU2Tmez4STEHTHODRK6fqu5IkCv/s200/beatles+no+1+cd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567019153886320098" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This is from the CD EP box set, although it can also be found at auction as a separate CD.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source. </b>CD box set. <b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Note.</span> </b>Dr. Ebbetts' <i>UK EP Collection </i>(2000 edition) used the CD EP, <i>not </i>vinyl, for this track (checked with Audacity).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">None: <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/12/imbalances-on-beatles-mono-releases.html">link</a></span>.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Big bass!<span style=""> </span>Clean sound, with lots of air. <b>Bad: </b>Missing a tad at the top end.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>- Mono</b></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Imbalance. </span></b><span style="color:black;">FLAC signature. </span>Spectrum analysis of WAV file from CD showed same characteristics as FLAC signature. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">EXCELLENT.</span></b> <b>Good: </b><span style="">Dynamic, </span>balanced, and a great thump on the bass.<span style=""> </span>Vocals sound so good that at times you’ll think they’re artificial! <span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Gained a bit high, so there are a few moments of vocal peaking.<span style=""> </span>Some variable softness on the lows.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >STEREO</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Mix Information. </b><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="1026"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->The takes were recorded as twin-tracks, two tracks recorded simultaneously, instruments to one side, vocals to the other. For Stereo mixing, the instrumental side of the twin-track was sent hard (wide) to the Left channel, while vocals were sent hard to the Right channel. Drums are variable, mainly in the Left channel, but moving to the Right channel whenever the lead guitar has a decisive presence, a consequence of microphone placement. There is nothing (except bleed and occasional echo) Center, approximately thus (“I” = instrumental track, “V” = vocals track):</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span></b><b><span style="color:blue;">_I_________________V_ </span></b><b><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Deviations from this standard, if any, will be noted below.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Relative Channel Loudness. </b>This is the relation of the Left channel to the Right channel. Each source has its own recipe, affecting the listening experience, especially under headphones. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Relative channel loudness differs from overall loudness. Whereas the former may cause a desire to rebalance the channels (by whatever method), the latter (which I will call “gain”) motivates to adjust the volume knob.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>Sonic Rating and Mono Summing. </b>The deviations to Wide Stereo are limited, those deviations being (1) channel placement (see “Mix Information” above), (2) relative channel loudness (already covered), and (3) equalization. Due to this minimalism, I decided to listen in Mono to determine the sonic rating (this also satisfied any curiosity concerning “how it would sound”). When I double-checked my findings in Stereo, I was pleased that they matched.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b style="">End of Song.<span style=""> </span></b>As with Mono, after “Anna” in Stereo fades there are several clomps.<span style=""> </span>Most sources give you three clomps, and a quick pop (tape machine turning off?).<span style=""> </span>However, at the end of Dr. Ebbett’s Blue Box FLAC, I hear three clomps, a very quiet voice saying “turn it down,” and what sounds like a tape machine shutting down.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b style="">VARIATION 2.0</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">- Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50-24,000</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s1600/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 154px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTSsHLP5HweEJjfy22OilHFwY01ngKcmh2W89XuzbS7BHj9yQ8cbH42WHdYMlstqjJ76m6urbGNXiiPuDqxWmSwfgwawFiUbhlBLVYkJUiCfu0QIbfEX_u28G38Uw2gt_IYjFkXVwt2wV/s200/PPM+Stereo+Cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362384856363426" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b><span style="color:black;">Details for various incarnations of this album are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>My Sources:</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP,<span style=""> </span>Two-box label, "-1" lacquer. </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources: </b>(1) Vinyl, “2” mother, deep stamper (9th label, ca. 1970). (2) Pbthal “Tube Cut” needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, this source is a little louder than most.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, attempts to rectify by lowering the gain.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>.<span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>The guitar sounds nice, and the bass is adequate.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Drums a little low.<span style=""> </span>Vocals somewhat peaky.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Pbthal, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">GOOD.</span></b> <b>Good: </b>Guitar and drums. <b>Bad: </b>Brightness causes the vocals to sound loud, though they’re not. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">UK</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP from <i>The Beatles Collection</i> ("Blue Box"), "-2" lacquer.<br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, lower gain than the first lacquer.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, gained much higher.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD</span></b>.<span style=""> </span><b>Good: </b>Very similar to the first lacquer.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad: </b>Very similar to the first lacquer.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, I don’t like this.<span style=""> </span>Too bright, even harsh.<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP Introducing the Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1963)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo<br /></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ expensive !</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s1600/Introducing+Stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVG0OEwFe6kK8GHde6P2aCSPysLKK-0iNTigMtZ0GwWnglIk8nmRFTN6hCPGjBa5QIUqyy28PN1raV0Klphlq7yq3ddMBid2o3zXXKB0nN5nIITcI2AFwmDJvuJA1HUZKmCcYNjagdutmV/s200/Introducing+Stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362670636643106" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vee-Jay album, catalog SR-1062.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Source: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, the instrumental track is louder, and the vocal track is smoothed lower.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Wasn’t thrilled here.<span style=""> </span>The bass is overloud, vocals too low, and the rest mediocre.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">German LP Die Beatles, or Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1966-1977) <b>- Stereo</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$ 20-100</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s200/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563362901740020930" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq5ga8mAqJpEY0A1LlRHUaU7JxU5lDx0ctlLGzfhGnM43toCiV9q9Y_ePPwaMit7NFXXyynLUSothYFmbENr0N51EM6ZLyNxYyAIz05wxjurtVH5B3cmDLB77RwQLUAPInbn-NuSL5Tgy/s1600/Die+Beatles+cover.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a><span style=""> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s200/PPM+1c062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363037593119842" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs7MUJjqwEZlLWBOkRj5bvVrNfV8XYrYgene6EC2I8i_kM_mtjoGW9t51hJNzgd74UXvZbMSRObjmvK_ozNXnYMLbV30lyHxtlTM-U3qjHgXnG0Njx67vYgiemZRANDTFBtSrX2LRU9zXI/s1600/PPM+1c062.jpg"><span style="text-decoration: none;"></span><br /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" face="times new roman" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General. </span></b><span style="color:black;">There is no perceivable difference in reverberation for “Anna” 2.0 here compared to other sources. Details on the German sources for "Anna” 2.0 are:<b> <a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp_17.html">here</a></b></span><b>.</b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl, German <i>Please Please Me</i> (Apple Electrola </span>1C 062-04219), lacquer “SHZE-117-A2/-B2.”<span style="color:black;"> (2) Pbthal <i>Die Beatles </i>needle-drop FLAC. (3) Dr. Ebbetts was used to verify testing.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, the same. Pbthal FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, gained slightly lower.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><b><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Drums and bass. <b>Bad. </b>Guitar bland, vocals a bit peaky. </span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Pbthal, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><b><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">All the mid-range. <b>Bad. </b>Somewhat bright, making the bass fade.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Japan (MFSL) LP Please Please Me </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1986)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$50 up</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s1600/PPM+MFSL.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfSZId_DrdUuVxybS1t5MkH6izvv-MczBgNbhGzwH6Am-XE5jhtVzFlLtIy_lCHWmUSdPBIternn6EvwWWmzPXiGP6eXxKswARsLB7Fu1t85frSE5X3q5GC3vuWTLoWf8xuS3QURbcyH5/s200/PPM+MFSL.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563363313480669250" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This release (MFSL 1-101) was also part of a box set (the “Black Box”).</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Sources:</b> (1) Vinyl, from The Black Box. (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Note that Dr. Ebbetts’ 2008 Upgrade was a remaster, not a needle-drop. I deal with this appropriately.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, compared to Blue Box vinyl, is about the same.<span style=""> </span>FLAC, compared to Tube-Cut FLAC, is out of control loud with bass.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b>Vinyl, was bright and sibilant!<span style=""> </span>Rejected.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Ebbetts, WAY too much bass, and it didn’t cure the sibilance!<span style=""> </span>Thumbs down.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Dr. Ebbetts 2008 Upgrade. </span></b><span style="color:black;">You couldn’t get much different from Ebbetts' original MFSL offering.<span style=""> </span>Bright, especially the drums.<span style=""> </span>Interestingly, the sibilance has calmed down.<span style=""> </span>Denied.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:blue;">Variation 2.0 Analog, Notes</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">(1) The Millennium Remasters red wax runs fast, and is bright.<span style=""> </span>No go.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: DIGITAL</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">CD Please Please Me - Remaster </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(2009) <b>– Stereo</b></span></p> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s1600/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyLMVEbaLMkHV_NvNuUA_HAqujSu_GB-F2NV9uMhd3P-oeANQKEbDA-U5GCYeFggiqPWfUAW2u6lhO7qYgDzPFu180VeSRY4vms6_-lIOTy3Z7bKzH9L68eXglk-agXA3krGO3WjweBpyF/s200/PPM+remaster+stereo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548541003070857058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source.</b> FLAC.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Compared to the Blue Box FLAC, the Left (instrumental) channel is somewhat louder, and the Right channels is somewhat smaller. Though loud, it’s not obnoxious.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><b><span style="color:green;">EXCELLENT. </span></b><b><span style="color:black;">Good. </span></b><span style="color:black;">A very interesting build, intensifying the instrumental channel with maximum bass and no distortion, while keeping the equalization of the vocal channel</span>.<span style=""> </span>There is extra bleed to the Right channel at times, making for aural illusions under headphones, which I find pleasing.<span style=""> </span><b><span style="color:black;">Bad. </span></b><span style="color:black;">All the attention to the instrumental side sometimes makes the vocals a second-class citizen.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0: BOOTLEG</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Fabulous Sound Labs HDCD Please Please Me</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>My Source:</b> 320 kbps mp3. </p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Emulative of the 2009 Remaster (or the other way around).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Sibilant, which is too bad, because I really liked this display of the elements.<span style=""> </span>It’s just too wild with brightness, overcompensating with bleed to the vocal channel with the intention to settle it down.<span style=""> </span>It didn’t.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b>VARIATION 2.0.1</b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>General. </b>This Variation adds some reverberation.<b> </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">US</span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> LP The Early Beatles </span></b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(1965)</span><b> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">– Stereo</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">$5-10</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s1600/Early+Beatles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RRR9vOSHTjxbotUIR_Z1tQU5G_hyIs_cgZKgIDM1-CO9mrC2iZSDhsBkKopToE4ZAsPQk0uckpHS9f_9mtq_5sLHULmpL7SfWdoeK_nRV8XIIREKqp7kTS9EQy6NRYOhv73uWQuRt31k/s200/Early+Beatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548693686837524770" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">General: </span></b><span style="color:black;">Capitol album, catalog ST-2309. It’s the familiar “American” sound, if you will.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">My Sources: </span></b><span style="color:black;">(1) Vinyl (orange label; also, Apple label). (2) Dr. Ebbetts needle-drop FLAC. (3) <i>The Capitol Versions Vol. 2 </i>FLAC (since this is actually digital, I cheated here).</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Relative Channel Loudness. </span></b>Vinyl, about the same as the first lacquer UK LP. <span style="color:black;">Ebbetts, compared to the Tube-Cut FLAC, has a gigantic instrumental channel and a slightly-elevated vocal channel. <i>The Capitol Versions</i>, even louder than Ebbetts (disqualified from further testing). I am not convinced that Ebbetts did not use the <i>Capitol Versions </i>CD as his foundation.</span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">Sonic Rating by Mono Summing. </span></b><span style="color:black;">Vinyl, </span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><b>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Nice instrumental panel, with more-than-adequate bass and very little softening of the mid-range.<span style=""> </span>I like the reverb.<span style=""> </span>Gain did not cause sibilance. <span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b>Vocals a little peaky.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Ebbetts,<b> </b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">VERY GOOD. </span></b><b>Good.</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> </span><span style="color:black;">Close in texture to the vinyl.<span style=""> </span><b>Bad. </b><span style="">Bass not quite as prominent.<span style=""> </span></span>It’s pretty loud!<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">OUTFAKE</span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">General. </span>An "outfake" is a fan-created mix or recording.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 15pt; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Bootleg, Dr. Ebbetts' <span style="font-style: italic;">Please Please Me</span> "Stereo Remix"<br /></span></b></p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Dr. Ebbetts worked a “Stereo Remix” (details: <a href="http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=PCS3042rm&section=1">here</a>), with the Right (vocal) channel very close to Center, approximately thus:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style="color:red;">Left </span><span style="color:blue;">_I__________V_______ </span><span style="color:red;">Right</span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">This was accomplished by mixing the vocal channel into the instrumental channel, and low frequencies into the vocal channel (giving the impression that Paul’s bass is somewhat Center). As well, guitar is often heard in the Right channel. It’s pretty good for what it is.</p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal">Naturally, being unauthorized, this is not a Variation.</p><p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:15.5pt;color:blue;" >MONO FOLD-DOWN: ANALOG & DIGITAL </span></b></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">The 1965 Mono LP <i>The Early Beatles </i>(Capitol T 2309) used a Mono-from-Stereo fold-down, as did the 2006 CD set, <i>The Capitol Albums, Volume 2</i>. This “mix” is not collectible nor a Variation, as you can “make” it yourself by pushing the “Mono” button on your amplifier. For a few more details on the original album, go: </span><b><a href="http://comprehensivebeatles.blogspot.com/2010/10/sonic-hierarchy-please-please-me-lp.html">here</a></b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s1600/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG65vfjZEvXeSkV2pVuk0OlvrGnGBf0p72-BUrNGdLyxkbd1f7drL7gOfplENthGsmbpfltO4XRlFHYaVsOIZ3wKGgUgpIzHapc300sNjBmcSTKHNIJiaRBfFTpaIg9-IuPdRb-QQ5HIAD/s200/capitol+albums+vol+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531081077377682162" border="0" /> </span></span></a></p> <p style="font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;">______________________________________________________________________</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-size:21.5pt;color:black;" >VIDEO SOURCES</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Section updated February 16, 2011</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="color:blue;">CARTOON</span></b></p> <span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >(1)</span><i style="font-family: times new roman;"> The Beatles</i><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" > cartoon series, Episode 16, includes an animated sing-a-long, depicting Paul giving freedom to caged birds in love. A capture appears below.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS8_rnP1hRSp7_d-p4JI0XHF2CzACi0qzj1LMbVgu5mVUr-2wLSLzGM3Jo1zyVGSS0-VJSgCobi0X5gY8Ggl4_jbCSkhQsOr5vG7vdUtlomdZ8GWnTSCK6wsB_zzvvp3BZOCggJf_4X-z/s1600/Anna+ep16.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS8_rnP1hRSp7_d-p4JI0XHF2CzACi0qzj1LMbVgu5mVUr-2wLSLzGM3Jo1zyVGSS0-VJSgCobi0X5gY8Ggl4_jbCSkhQsOr5vG7vdUtlomdZ8GWnTSCK6wsB_zzvvp3BZOCggJf_4X-z/s200/Anna+ep16.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574294944588598450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >"Anna" is also utilized for an animated segment in </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >The Beatles </span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" >cartoon series, Episode 17, wherein Paul is mesmerized by a "dragon lady." However, the song is interrupted by dialogue several times, making it not a suitable "music video" experience.</span><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>_______________________________________________________________________</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b><a href="http://tommyzgifts.blogspot.com/"><i>Tom Wise</i></a><br /><i><a href="mailto:gengar843@msn.com">gengar843@msn.com</a></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><b>Although I use quotes from sources, or cited fact, much of the material on this and other pages of my blog is original, from my own pen. This is not cut-and-paste, it is a work of art. Copyright © 2010-11 Tom Wise.</b></p>Tommy Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088641256533291465noreply@blogger.com0