re: Beatles obsession thread

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"The Long One" - Comprising ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’, ’Sun King’/’Mean Mr Mustard’, ‘Her Majesty’ [@7:24], ‘Polythene Pam’/’She Came In Through The Bathroom Window’, ’Golden Slumbers’/ ’Carry That Weight’, ’The End’.

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For those wondering what all is different from the final version, here you go. Off the bat, everything on every song is mixed to where every part is audible and discernible (bass as audible as everything else, etc.). Here are the new things.

DISCLAIMER / PSA: This edit was made on July 30 1969 (before the original release) by Paul McCartney and George Martin for the purposes of hearing how all the songs in this medley sound together. By that date, they were not finished recording the album, which is why some things are present and some things are absent. This is NOT the 2019 remix, only a test mix for Paul.

You Never Give Me Your Money - Now featured is the complete piano guide track Paul recorded live on take 30 with the other Beatles playing. On the original version, the piano overdub starts at the boogie section and ends after the first guitar solo. Now, the original piano track goes through the whole song. Ringo's first cymbal tap in the second verse is audible unlike the original version. There are (Oh-Darling-like) background vocals in the boogie section. (Side note: the chimes in the "magic feeling" section are more present.) The "counting" vocals at the end start one repetition earlier than the final version, and Paul's lead vocal is extended slightly to include his falsetto embellishment.
The song ends, and the song travels to the left channel (similarly to the original stereo mix of I Am The Walrus). Then, there's an organ playing an E major chord to transition, instead of crickets and such.

Sun King - There's not much that's new here. The organ and extra percussion are more prominent in the mix, but other than that, it's a new way to listen to the original song without crickets at the beginning.

Mean Mr. Mustard - There's not much that's new here either. Again, some things are louder and softer in the mix. John's strumming guitar has it's own spot in the left channel, and the piano is slightly lower in the mix. The vocals are separated and clear.

Her Majesty - It's finally in its original place! This is (from what I can tell) the exact mix on the original release of Abbey Road. I will note that the chromatic ending is not as smooth as I thought it would be.

Polythene Pam - Also a tiny drop out between Her Majesty and Polythene Pam, but I expected that since they're two totally different ways of playing acoustic guitar. Now, the percussion track is featured the whole way through the song instead of coming in after the vocals finish. The lead vocal is now its most dry state. I'm not sure if it was ADT'd in the studio or manually double-tracked later, but it is now a single-track vocal. The percussion track during the guitar solo also has John's exclamations (heard first on the LOVE soundtrack) that lead into the next song.

She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Nothing new on this track. The tambourine is very prominent. The ending might last a little longer than the final version.

Golden Slumbers - No orchestra! This also features Paul's guide vocal he sung at the piano during the live basic take with George and Ringo. This is basically take 13 of the song without overdubs.

Carry That Weight - Still no orchestra! The first guitar solo is absent as well, but the ending guitar riff is present.

The End - No vocals or orchestra! The famous guitar solos among the three guitarists is also absent. The two guitars are separated and distinct from each other now.

I hope this helps!

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This is the time of year we always get a hint from Apple Corps Ltd., Universal Music Group / Capitol Records and producer Giles Martin of what's to come. It looks like this may be their annual Thanksging/Holiday release. They'll clean it up, cram a shi÷load of A.I. onto it and package it as a "Super Deluxe Box Set". Regardless of the fact that they've already done Abbey Road.

...as we still wait for The Rubber Soul and Help box sets.

A death threat from an anonymous Beatle hater, before their show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on August 26, 1964

Ray Davies critiquing the Beatles is hilarious.

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Nope. It's Rubber Soul!

I already pre-ordered.

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BigScrub: Have you heard if the Bluray now may be included in new CD Deluxe Boxes?

I sure as sh$# hope not, because I already ordered mine and ordered the Bluray separately.