Release date : Friday, November 6, 2015
1+
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on May 14, 2021
Release date : Friday, November 6, 2015
By The Beatles • Official album • Part of the collection “The Beatles • Post break-up albums”
Last updated on May 14, 2021
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This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
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2:23 • Studio version • D • Mono • 2015 mix - This is the take with Andy White on drums and Ringo on tambourine. It is the same mix that we hear on the British Please Please Me album and is the mix that was released as an American single. Therefore, it is the “hit” version of the song. This version sounds like the 2009 remaster, but there is a slight difference. This mix has a slightly longer fade; we hear about half a second more than we do on PPM
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonica, Vocals George Harrison : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Andy White : Drums Ron Richards : Producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Sep 11, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Sep 11, 1962 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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1:58 • Studio version • E • Mono • 2015 mix - The song disappoints me by being the mono mix. The original tapes exist, so it would have been possible to compile a stereo mix that included the harmonica intro, but they didn’t do it.
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Harmonica, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Mar 05, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Mar 14, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:22 • Studio version • B • Mono • 2015 mix - The mono mix is the tape extant. The edits are quite clean here, but it sounds like parts of the song have been re?EQ’d in order to make the track’s eight edits less noticeable.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 01, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jul 04, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:27 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix - The mix is almost identical to the remaster, but the hand claps sound quieter. The remaster also had a little echo on the vocals, and that’s absent here. The vocals sound more clear and distinct in the second chorus, too. Could be the same mix with a bit of sonic tweaking.
Paul McCartney : Bass guitar, Handclaps, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Handclaps, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 17, 1963 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Nov 07, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:11 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals on this mix are spread out across the stereo image with the drumming in the center, and the main guitar overdub at right. The percussion is somewhat muted at the top end, but the original stereo mix (1964) also had the top end muted
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar George Harrison : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Second engineer Norman Smith : Hi-hat, Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jan 29, 1964 • Studio EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
Session Mixing: Jun 22, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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2:33 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix - The bongos are mixed further back, the vocals are spread out, and the guitars at the left are louder. So, while the arrangement is similar to the 1964, this is definitely a new mix
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Bongos, Drums John Lennon : Electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Apr 16, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 22, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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2:20 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The movement of the guitar feedback across the stereo is more abrupt in this mix, but most notable is the separation of the two lead vocals into the left and right positions. The answering (back) vocals are still in the middle of the mix. The fade is a bit early
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 18, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Nov 04, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:44 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - During the intro, some of the guitar work is in the center instead of at the left. The backing vocals are spread out L & R, instead of C & R. These are the vocals that come in at “hold me” and continue through the song title
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Handclaps, Lead vocals George Harrison : Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 06, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 27, 1964 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:10 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - Both stereo mixes have the lead vocal and Paul’s backing vocal in the center of the recording; however, the original mix has John’s second vocal (which appears in the second half of each verse) in the center with his primary vocal. In the new mix it appears faintly at the right side. The tambourine has been placed to the right in the new mix – instead of at dead center. The fade during the fifth repeat of “my baby don’t care” is a bit quicker on this mix, so the last notes are fainter
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmony vocals, Lead guitar Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps, Tambourine John Lennon : Double-tracked lead vocals, Rhythm guitar George Harrison : Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Feb 15, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Feb 23, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:39 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals are spread out during the intro on the new mix; they are together on the 1965 mix. There is not the echo that is present on the 1987 mix. The guitar overdub is spread across L & R instead of being at R only. The drums sound a bit muffled for some reason
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Apr 13, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Recording: Apr 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:06 • Studio version • G • Stereo • 2015 mix - Paul’s voice is clearer on this mix than on the 1965. It is dry throughout with no reverb. The echo in Paul’s double?track on the first chorus is reduced even more than in 1965. (Compare mono.) The stray bit of string work (sounds like someone resting their bow on the strings) is missing entirely from the new mix. The strings do not groan as loudly in the last verse.
Paul McCartney : Guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Tony Gilbert : Violin Sidney Sax : Violin Kenneth Essex : Viola Francesc Gabarró Solé : Cello Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jun 14, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jun 18, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:49 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - Guitars in both channels throughout, as the original UK mix and standard CD mix. Thank goodness that they have gotten rid of the echo that has been everywhere since the original 1 album in 2000. The edits are there, though, so we don’t get the dropout that was in all of the original mixes. The big difference between this and the original mixes is that the vocals are spread out between center and right – instead of being all at the right. The bass also sounds like it is at center, but it is mixed very low
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 16, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Nov 10, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 65, Abbey Road
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2:11 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The vocals are spread out C and R, instead of all at R. The harmonium is all mixed to the R, and it sounds softer during the chorus than in the earlier mixes.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Acoustic rhythm guitar, Harmonium, Vocals George Harrison : Tambourine George Martin : Producer Norman Smith : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 20, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 28, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Nov 10, 1965 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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2:15 • Studio version • C • Stereo • 2015 mix - The drums and lead guitar are at center instead of at one side; the vocals are at left and right, instead of mainly centered. There is less of the deliberate echo, and it’s all in the center. The fade is more rapid, so that the song is a bit shorter in the new mix.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Lead vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals, Tambourine George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Apr 13, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Apr 14, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2015 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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2:40 • Studio version • F • Stereo • 2015 mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums, Vocals John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Tambourine George Martin : Backing vocals, Producer Geoff Emerick : Backing vocals, Recording engineer, Tape loop (marching band) Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Mal Evans : Backing vocals, Bass drum Neil Aspinall : Backing vocals Pattie Boyd / Harrison : Backing vocals, Laughter Brian Jones : Backing vocals, Ocarina, Sound effects (clinking glasses) Marianne Faithfull : Backing vocals Alf Bicknell : Backing vocals, Sound effects (rattling chains) Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Unknown musician(s) : Brass band John Skinner : Sound effects (chains in bathtub) Terry Condon : Sound effects (chains in bathtub)
Session Recording: May 26, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jun 01, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2015 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
2:02 • Studio version • G • Stereo • 2015 mix
Paul McCartney : Vocals John Lennon : Harmony vocals George Harrison : Harmony vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Tony Gilbert : Violin Sidney Sax : Violin John Sharpe : Violin Jürgen Hess : Violin Stephen Shingles : Viola John Underwood : Viola Derek Simpson : Cello Norman Jones : Cello Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Apr 28, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Apr 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jun 06, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2015 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
3:00 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - This new mix basically has a lot moved around, and some instruments are at noticeably different volumes. Ringo’s tapping (center) is much louder in this mix, being somewhat distracting; the drums are also somewhat louder throughout. The bass is mainly at C in the 1971 mix (all but the overdub near the end) but is at L during the 2015 mix. The piccolo trumpet solo by David Mason during the instrumental bridge is at Right in the 1971 mix but is at Center here, and there seems to be more of it at the beginning of the bridge. The tambourine is at left instead of center. The vocals singing “there beneath the blue suburban skies” are at left and right in the new mix (instead of center). One guitar is at the left instead of center. The extra “grinding” guitar bits that are most noticeable during the last verse are much louder in the new mix. The horns are in different locations during the final choruses, too.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Harmonium, Percussion, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handbell John Lennon : Backing vocals, Congas, Guitar, Handclaps, Piano George Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer David Mason : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Ray Swinfield : Flutes, Piccolos P Goody : Flutes, Piccolos Manny Winters : Flutes, Piccolos Dennis Walton : Flutes, Piccolos Leon Calvert : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Freddy Clayton : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Bert Courtley : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Duncan Campbell : Flugelhorn, Trumpets Dick Morgan : Cor anglais, Oboes Mike Winfield : Cor anglais, Oboes Frank Clarke : Double bass Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Dec 29, 1966 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: 30 Dec 1966 and 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12 Jan 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jan 25, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
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4:02 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The opening “love love love,” which had come in at L in the 1968 mix, are at left and right in the new one. The drums and percussion are now centered instead of being at L. The stray voice just before the singing starts has been mixed further back, but it is still audible. John’s lead vocals are centered (as in the original mix), but there is some separation between them during the chorus. The backing vocals (ah…) are at L & R, instead of all being together at Left. The handclapping comes in at left and right instead of at center. The fade is also a bit different: although the 1968 mix and 2015 mix last about the same length – six repeats after the “She Loves You” reprise, the new mix drops down lower near the end, and the last repeats sound like the vocals and nothing else.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Double bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Banjo, Harpsichord, Vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Guitar, Violin George Martin : Piano, Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Eric Clapton : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mike McCartney / McGear : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mal Evans : Backing vocals, Handclaps Sidney Sax : Violin Pattie Boyd / Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps Marianne Faithfull : Backing vocals, Handclaps David Mason : Trumpet Lionel Ross : Cello Eddie Kramer : Recording engineer Mick Jagger : Backing vocals, Handclaps Patrick Halling : Violin Eric Bowie : Violin John Ronayne : Violin Jack Holmes : Cello Rex Morris : Tenor saxophone Don Honeywill : Tenor saxophone Stanley Woods : Trumpet Evan Watkins : Trombone Harry Spain : Trombone Jack Emblow : Accordion Keith Richards : Backing vocals, Handclaps Jane Asher : Backing vocals, Handclaps Keith Moon : Backing vocals, Handclaps Hunter Davies : Backing vocals, Handclaps Gary Leeds : Backing vocals, Handclaps Mike Vickers : Conductor Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Rose Nash : Backing vocals, Handclaps
Session Recording: Jun 14, 1967 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs: Jun 19, 23, 24, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jun 25, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Circa 2015 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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3:29 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The drums in the 2015 mix are centered in the mix, whereas they were at Left in the 1967 stereo mix. Since the tambourine remains at Left in both mixes, the drums and tambourine together create an interesting effect in the new mix. The “why why whys” have been moved from R (1967) to L (2015). Both mixes fade out after approximately 8.5 repeats of the coda, but the 1967 fade is longer/smoother, and the version found on the video disc ends abruptly after 7 repeats.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Bongos, Conga, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Maracas, Tambourine John Lennon : Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Organ George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Ken Scott : Recording engineer Kenneth Essex : Viola Leo Birnbaum : Viola Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: 2, 19, 20, 25 Oct, 2 Nov 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Nov 06, 1967 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
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2:19 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The placement of the vocals in the new mix confuses me. The backing vocals are spread around the stereo image, but they are centered the second time they appear. Likewise, the false horns are spread L & R the first time they come in and are centered the second time. Apart from that, the handclaps are at left (2015) instead of centered (1968), and the handclaps are at left (2015) instead of centered (1968). The song’s final note now comes to a complete fade, instead of trailing off to low volume and ending abruptly (as the original mix does).
Paul McCartney : Bass, Handclaps, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Handclaps John Lennon : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar George Harrison : Backing vocals, Handclaps, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Ken Scott : Recording engineer Bill Povey : Tenor saxophone Harry Klein : Baritone saxophone Ronnie Scott : Tenor saxophone Bill Jackman : Baritone saxophone Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Feb 03, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 06, 1968 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Dec 02, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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7:12 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The only significant difference between this mix and the 1969 (original) mix is that the drums have been moved from the left side to the center. The undeleted expletive by John Perry of Grapefruit is actually clearer in this mix than it was in either the original stereo or mono mixes
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Backing vocals, Drums, Tambourine John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Electric guitar George Martin : Producer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Ken Scott : Recording engineer Barry Sheffield : Recording engineer Bill Jackman : Flute Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Unknown musician(s) : Bassoon, Contrabass clarinet, Contrabassoon, Four trombones, Four trumpets, One flute, One percussionist, Ten violins, Three violas, Two cellos, Two clarinets, Two double basses, Two french horns Bobby Kok : Cello
Session Recording & overdubs: Jul 31, 1968 • Studio Trident Studios, London, UK
Session Overdubs: Aug 01, 1968 • Studio Trident Studios, London, UK
Session Mixing: Dec 05, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
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3:14 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - The instruments are positioned differently in the new mix. The drums, which were at Right in the single mix, are now centered. A guitar part that was centered is now at the right. The new mix also ends about one quarter?second earlier.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Lead vocal Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocal, Lead guitar George Harrison : Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Glyn Johns : Engineer Billy Preston : Electric piano Jerry Boys : Second engineer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: January 27, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Session Recording: January 28, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Session Mixing: April 7, 1969 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
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3:01 • Studio version • B • Stereo • 2015 mix - This sounds like the same mix as we hear on the Hey Jude album, but some of the piano track (right) is louder – particularly during the middle section.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Harmony vocals, Maracas, Piano John Lennon : Acoustic guitar, Guitar-thumps percussion, Lead guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording & overdubs: Apr 14, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 14, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
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Written by George Harrison
3:02 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - The new mix has the same basic arrangement as the original mix from 1969; however, the strings are more spread out across the image – particularly at the end of the song. In the original mix they were mainly centered
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Piano George Harrison : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Vocals George Martin : Producer, String arrangement Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Chris Thomas : Producer Jeff Jarratt : Recording engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Billy Preston : Hammond organ Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Unknown musician(s) : Four cellos, Four violas, One double-bass, Twelve violins
Session Recording: May 02, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: May 05, 1969 • Studio Olympic Sound Studios, London
Session Overdubs: 11,16 Jul, 15 Aug 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Aug 19, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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4:20 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - In the original mix, the song ends at yeahhh….; in the new mix, the song ends with some guitar just after yeahhh. In the original mix, the guitar that is at the right moves from R to C at the end of the instrumental bridge. In the new mix, the additional guitar stays at R.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric piano, Harmony vocals Ringo Starr : Drums, Maracas John Lennon : Handclaps, Harmony vocals, Rhythm guitar, Tambourine, Vocals George Harrison : Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar George Martin : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 21, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: 22, 23, 25, 29, 30 Jul 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Aug 07, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
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3:52 • Studio version • D • Stereo • 2015 mix - This is a new mix, but it mainly follows the single mix. The stray sound after “for though they may be parted” is absent, but Paul’s sour piano note during the final verse is present. The “oohs” pan from L to R the first time in the single mix, and then they stay at R; in the 2015 mix they appear at L & R and are stationary. There is an overdub right before the bridge that sounds slightly louder here. The guitar overdub comes in during the last verse at center and soft, just like in the single mix; however, the overdub moves to the right, and it sounds like it’s the second overdub now instead of the first; the single mix remains with the first overdub at center.
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass guitar, Maracas, Piano, Vocals Linda Eastman / McCartney : Backing vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocals George Harrison : Backing vocals, Lead guitar George Martin : Producer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Phil McDonald : Recording engineer Chris Thomas : Producer Jeff Jarratt : Recording engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Billy Preston : Electric piano, Organ Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jan 31, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Session Overdubs: Apr 30, 1969 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Three, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Jan 04, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
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3:38 • Studio version • E • Stereo • 2015 mix - This is Phil Spector’s 1970 mix with choir and orchestration. Considering the fact that they remixed “Let it Be,” one wonders why they didn’t remix this one … at least to put the orchestration further back in the mix (something that has been discussed since 1970).
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Bass George Harrison : Guitar George Martin : Producer Richard Hewson : Orchestra arrangement Phil Spector : Producer Giles Martin : Mixing engineer, Sound producer Peter Bown : Recording engineer Glyn Johns : Recording engineer Sam Okell : Mixing engineer Miles Showell : Mastering Unknown musician(s) : Eighteen violins, Four cellos, Four violas, Fourteen vocalists, Harp, Three trombones, Three trumpets
Session Recording: Jan 26, 1969 • Studio Apple Studios, 3 Savile Row, London
Session Orchestra overdubs: Apr 01, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio One, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Apr 02, 1970 • Studio EMI Studios, Room 4, Abbey Road
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From the press release:
THE BEATLES’ VIDEOS AND TOP HITS COME TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
All-New Editions of The Beatles 1 Pair Beautifully Restored Promotional Films and Videos with Brand New Stereo and Surround Audio Mixes
Beatles 1+ Deluxe Edition Celebrates the Sight & Sound of The Beatles in 50 Films & Videos
London – September 15, 2015
After The Beatles stopped touring, and because travelling around the globe to promote new releases was impossible, the band increasingly made what could be described as “mini movies”. These pioneering promotional films and videos helped to define the way we have come to watch music, not least because The Beatles approached filming with the same ease and innovative spirit they brought to the recording studio, exploring new creative possibilities with infectious delight. Showcasing the band’s filmed work to accompany their 27 No.1, U.K. and U.S. singles, The Beatles 1 is newly restored and expanded in multiple configurations for global release on November 6 by Apple Corps Ltd/UMG.
The 27-track CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray pairs beautifully restored videos for each song, with new stereo and 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS HD surround audio mixes. The brand new Beatles 1+ celebrates their career in over 200 minutes through 50 promotional films and videos. This includes the 27 No.1s, with the restored videos, along with a second disc of 23 videos, including alternate versions, as well as rarely seen and newly restored films and videos; all include new audio mixes in deluxe CD/2-DVD and CD/2-Blu-ray packages. The 27-track audio CD is also being made available with new stereo mixes. A 2 LP, 180-gram vinyl package will follow. […]
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