How The Beatles Recorded The Please Please Me Album + Mixing Secrets

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On February 11th 1963, The Beatles recorded most of their debut album at Abbey Road studios. In this video, we'll look exactly what was recorded that day and discover details about the equipment used to record the session. We'll uncover the mystery behind the out of synch stereo mix of 'Please, Please Me' and why George Martin couldn't recall mixing it the album in stereo.
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@TheTigersfan20 Год назад

This has to be the most in depth, and enjoyable analysis on Please Please Me that I’ve ever seen. I’ve always wondered why the song Please Please Me sounded so different in stereo, and now I know! Your knowledge of Beatles records and EMI is of my highest praise!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Alex. Much appreciated!

@brianparker663 Год назад

Quite a lot of the albums differ from stereo to mono in small but noticeable ways because the mono versions were not simply stereo recordings re-combined. They were separate mixes. Might be a good subject for a video Andrew!

@stereofreakdude Год назад

Listen to the mono mix carefully. There are dropouts that are actually splices.

@David_Hirsh Год назад

Andrew never disappoints.

@michaelconnelly1263 Год назад

Amen! 😊

@clivefernthecamper7831 Год назад

To me the Please Please Me album is one I like to listen to in context. You’re not listening to a mega-famous band, you’re listening to a club band who had just recently returned from a stint in Hamburg and a couple of days later were playing in the Cavern. It has a great energy I don’t think they ever captured again on record.

@Parlogram Год назад

Excellent point, Clive.

@ricardocornejo5503 8 месяцев назад

I agree on that . The Beatles for sale has that kind of energy too

@jameschristiansson3137 Год назад

As a kid, There's a Place was a favourite. Still love it.

@glennprangnell5767 Год назад

Ditto.

@danaschmitz5490 Год назад

This is probably in my top three of my favorite Beatles albums. Having grown up as a teenager in the 1970s, I was only ever exposed to the stereo mix. As not only a Beatles fan, but also a budding musician, my buddies and I used to make use of the primitive stereo mix, by turning down the vocal channel to listen to and learn the instrumentation, but then I think we learned a whole lot about vocal harmonies by turning down the instrumentation side to listen to the isolated vocals. The raw energy of the performances on this album made it much more worth than whatever it cost EMI to record this album. Even with the flubbed vocals on the title track, where they obviously sing two completely different lines in the last verse, This album is worth a thousand times more than it's weight in gold.

@David_Hirsh Год назад

Oh yeah, my mates and I learned our parts very accurately by listening to one speaker at a time.

@wininboy Год назад

Possibly the most important & influential lp in the history of popular music and definitely a personal favourite. This record smokes!!

@0010Kev Год назад

A thought occurred to me as I listened to this album after watching this. Sometimes luck played a huge roll in their success. Consider if you will ...what if John hadn't had a cold that day. Not only would the whole album felt a bit different, but we would have missed out on the treasure that is 'Twist and Shout'. They probably would still have recorded it that day, but in my opinion if his voice had been it's normal clean self the song wouldn't have had that wonderful edge that it has. John said later that he 'couldn't sing the damn thing' but thats exactly what makes it so special. If he hadn't been sick we would not have one of their most popular songs!

@CleberHarrisonGuitar 7 месяцев назад

I think he would have nailed it the same way. Check them out live in Sweden for the Drop In TV show. That is the best Lennon Twist and Shout rendition I've heard, or at least, the closest to the studio recording. I guess what could have made it so special in the studio is the tape distortion, which I believe is what made it sound so different. But I'd love to hear the author of this video commenting on this, cause I'm not totally sure this was the one element that made it sound like that.

@rexertek Год назад

Each of the Beatles albums offers something different. I often find myself choosing Please Please Me when deciding what Beatles album to listen to. I love the energy and the 'fresh' sound.

@phillippope6844 Год назад

For me, Please Please Me is just so full of energy and effervescence that its hard not to like it. Although its far from being one of the Beatles most creative albums it is perhaps, in my opinion, the most fun to listen to. It's 32 minutes of toe-tapping, air-drumming, head-bopping, pop magic. And in that way its easy to see why the album was a game changer and the start of something really special. As a band the Beatles are tight and efficient in their playing. You can tell they have logged some hours playing together and that these songs are not the first time they been played. I don't think you can go wrong either in mono or stereo for this album. This was never meant to be an audiophile experience or something to be taken too seriously. As long as it gets you smiling you know its accomplished its goal. A true Beatles classic and a sleeper pick for sure.

@mars7934 Год назад

I do think the early albums are getting somewhat overlooked as the years pass by. Understandable considering the giant leaps the band made in such a short time. The early ones are just as good but in a different way. Would love to see a 60th anniversary of both 63 LPs. Great video Andrew, fascinating and informative details as always! Sundays are always better with Parlogram!

@David-fn7ro Год назад

Well done Andy! Great explanation. It,s got to be the most interesting documentary, I,ve witnessed for many years. Thanks!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, David.

@54macdog Год назад

Fabulous work Andrew. Love all of your offerings. Early Beatles, for me, just kill it. Still exciting to this day. Only early Elvis can come close to the earth-shattering impact of this music.

@allanroberts5689 Год назад

First of all, this was the best video on this LP I have ever seen. As for which version I prefer, it's the mono 1987 CD.

@goldilocks678 Год назад

"The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963" which contains outtakes from February 11 is still available on iTunes and has been for years.

@chrisr1733 Год назад

Do I prefer the stereo or the mono version? Yes. 🙂 Love your presentations. Thank you for all the work, and your genuine appreciation of all things Beatle.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you for watching, Chris.

@linusw Год назад

As a teenager, nerd, and a massive Beatles fan, I’ve thought of taking please please me and using the same AI de-mixing tools Peter Jackson used, and applying it to the album to create a proper stereo mix, by isolating each instrument. I’ve already experimented with this on Twist and Shout with great results.

@Borella309 Год назад

Amazing stuff - would love to hear a sample of your efforts if that's all possible (you know how massive Beatles fans are!).

@fgm131 Год назад

what are you using? right now im using demcus V4

@craigwarner6156 Год назад

Please can I hear your remix of Twist and Shout? I don't know maybe use Google drive and only make that 1 track sharable and put a link here. I don't know if you know you can do that but you can just choose 1 track or 1 folder and make it available to whoever you provide the link too, and it doesn't even show or allow ANY other track or content available to the link other than what you have clicked on. Anyway, you know how we Beatles fans always wanna hear new stuff.

@derrick9313 Год назад

Andrew you are the GOAT when it comes to The Beatles. Best RU-vid channel on them by far! I prefer the 2014 mono because of the quality of the vinyl and the 1973 German stereo, which I picked up on your recommendation a couple of years ago.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Derrick. I'll be discussing sound quality next week.

@DynamicGoatSlayer Год назад

Fascinating! My go to version of this album is from my cherished Beatles In Mono cd box.

@PrankZabba Год назад

Even though I'm only 10 seconds into it. I know this is gonna be top shelf.

@alexshort8055 Год назад

Another wonderful video, thank you. I was reared on my late fathers original LP’s. The ‘Early Beatles’ have always been closest to my heart. I do hope that, one day, Giles Martin will lavish their 1962-‘64 output with the ‘deluxe treatment’ I feel that ‘Beatlemania’ is a little under appreciated by those who weren’t there, generally

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks again for watching, Alex!

@seid3366 Год назад

thx for giving me new content for Beatles lost media in terms of the lost outtakes.

@markjamesmeli2520 Год назад

This is just so splendid. Great detail and depth. In the UK, so much detail was given to the mono mixes, and it took us all years to appreciate it. By the time the worldwide recording industry would've been set up to just fold the stereo mixes over...mono albums weren't being pressed anymore. It's been awhile, I'll have to track down a dedicated mono mix of the original PLEASE PLEASE ME album.

@RingoStarr39 Год назад

Nice job explaining the basis of how the album was recorded, Andrew. If I may add a couple additional things. The start of the session had John's rhythm guitar routed to track 2 with the vocals. The entirety of There's a Place and take 1 of I Saw Her Standing There was recorded like this. Starting with take 2 of ISHST and for the rest of that song, the guitars had their routings swapped with George's lead guitar now on track 2 and John's 325 on track 1. After the lunch break and for the rest of the session both guitars would be routed to track 1 with the rest of the instruments. Boys is also cool because of the way the drums were mixed. Because the drum overhead mic also picked up Ringo's vocals, it was routed to track 2. But the microphone in front of the bass drum and the underside of the snare was still routed to track 1, so you get a sort of stereo drum track, albeit a subtle one. It should also be mentioned that the engineers deliberately chose not to minimize the amount of microphone leakage in an attempt to better convey the "live album in the studio" feel of the album.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for the extra info.

@audiosurge6405 Год назад

"the engineers deliberately chose not to minimize the amount of microphone leakage in an attempt to better convey the "live album in the studio" feel of the album " -> or "HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BLEED"

@RingoStarr39 Год назад

@@audiosurge6405 I love microphone leakage in old songs because it can reveal more insight into how everything was recorded. And it sounds better that way. haha

@audiosurge6405 Год назад

@@RingoStarr39 Oh yes! So do I. Reading George Martin's book "All You Need Is Ears" from the late 70s, one thing stuck with me, talking about the advent of new tech he said 'who in the world could need 32 tracks (tape) to record music??' Oh boy!! Fast forward today and it's 64 tracks.... just on the snare ;)

@varsityathlete9927 Год назад

@@audiosurge6405 64 'takes' and its just the snare. That is how Steely Dan did it

@videoplusdvd Год назад

“The Rutles recorded their first album in one day…the second took even longer…” Kidding aside, once again a great presentation, always look forward to your videos Sunday mornings (across the pond)..

@user-sq4jz9up6g 7 месяцев назад

The remixed version of Please Please Me and all the tracks on the new Red Album are fantastic The Fan Four have never sounded better!

@franklinhankel6168 Год назад

Most people don't realize just how hard these bands worked at their craft.

@dmitrysobolin5158 Год назад

Very interesting, Andrew. A real pleasure. Thanks a lot

@Parlogram Год назад

Many thanks again, Dmitry!

@senatorjimdracula1603 Год назад

You always have 'new' info to those of us who thought we knew 'everything' about The Beatles and their recordings, so cheers for that! Great channel.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Sir.

@paulreckamp7502 Год назад

So many fond memories of listening to this on my mono player in the day. In my opinion, the early 80's Dutch stereo is my favorite. It's the one with the dead wax ending in 2Y/3Y. The earlier Dutch 1Y sounds like the earlier German/British copies. Number 2 is the A2 German pressing. Number 3 is the mono. The cleanist copy you can find. The 2014 Mono Box set is a must for any Beatles collection. I can only suggest to set the timing and integrate the overdubs better when Giles does his Peter Jackson magic. For now the Dutch sound engineers win the trophy for me. Andrew, thanks again for the information. I always learn a golden nugget of information from you.

@Parlogram Год назад

Good choices, Paul. I'll be talking about sound quality/pressings more in the next video.

@bigbadm1 Год назад

I have the German issue too. I believe the German's didn't use reverb which is on the British version.

@paulreckamp7502 Год назад

@@Parlogram Thank you😊

@ricknbacker5626 Год назад

That was brilliant. So now we know when George Martin first used tape speed manipulation to record a piano riff and it was on 'Misery' !!?? Have you ever noticed how on the second bridge of Anna, George Harrison's vocal "Ahh' drops to the minor 3rd even though the guitars do not.(During ''Breaks my heart and leaves me sad') When ever we perform that song we play the minor guitar chord behind it be cause it actually is a very effective note. Even if George never meant to sing it in the first place. Loving this deep dive. Keep up the fine work Andrew. We Beatles fans are forever in your debt. Adieu, RNB

@DavidFell Год назад

Also: kudos for continuing to include Sam Okell in comments about future remixes; many who cover the Beatles only mention Giles.

@JohnHancotte Год назад

I have loved these recordings as Introducing The Beatles and The Early Beatles, with a few changes made. I only remember the stereo versions being on vinyl. I still have my original cd's of the first 4 from 1988 that are mono. I always enjoyed the odd stereo mixes for what they were, as they allowed me to hear vocals and instruments mixed separately. I do believe a good mono mix can be much more powerful - my favorite example is Cream's debut Fresh Cream, which is a lot heavier in mono. I bet Giles will have much to do to make the remixes more clear. It will sound unbelievable when he has finished his work on these early albums.

@jamescpotter Год назад

I just turned 12 in December 1963 and during that month my best friend Nic (12) acquired a copy of Introducing The Beatles on the Vee Jay label. He purchased the LP based solely on hearing I Want To Hold Your Hand radio air play. As for realizing there was a Parlophone/EMI company that started The Beatles rigamarole, we had no idea and truthfully couldn't care less. For we had a copy of Introducing The Beatles and were tuning into the two local radio stations in Salt Lake City that began airing tracks from the album. That was our reality. It would be decades later when we realized that everything began at Abbey Road.

@robertstewart239 Год назад

I bought the CD in the mid-nineties, and for a long time it was my favourite Beatles album until I fell in love with Abbey Road. For an album that was recorded so long ago on such primitive equipment, it still sounds great. I don't know about any other versions or mixes, but that CD to me is a masterpiece. It's only now watching your videos that I've seen that so many versions of their records are available.

@brianparker663 Год назад

Yes, that original late 80s mono CD is very well done.

@creeke_alley Год назад

I’ve actually been in a please please me is my fav mood lately (though it changes like the weather which album is my fav) so this is perfect thanks Andrew

@mr.sargentdrpepper9993 Год назад

This album shines in mono for sure.

@claudevandog Год назад

The story of the Please Please Me stereo mix is fascinating, I always wondered why the whole song suddenly becomes way out of sync at the end lol. If they remix the album I honestly wouldn't mind if they left the weird syncing in, at this point its a quirk/happy accident I'm used to and have just accepted as part of the song!

@luisu2kite Год назад

You blow my mind with the details of how they make this album 👏 !

@MrKaywyn Год назад

Another highly entertaining episode.

@danswan1047 Год назад

As a first generation Beatles fan, I would like to thank you for all the informative videos you have produced. You do a wonderful job relaying all the history, and recording details beautifully. Please keep up the amazing job and I look forward to your next post.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Dan. Much appreciated!

@mez5590 Год назад

Great job as always. Even as a little kid I noticed the edit on A Taste of Honey…

@stewartyboy Год назад

All that info and insight and you manage to include a photo of Harry H Corbett? Bravo Andrew!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Ian. Glad you enjoyed it!

@cvrobertogiammanco Год назад

Always great videos!

@joelnehl Год назад

Didn’t realize the Beatles Bootleg album was available on iTunes. Thanks so much!

@anthonykerr311 Год назад

Great information as always 👍

@rewind2play Год назад

What a well crafted, insightful video

@tonythepostman Год назад

You keep bringing out some great videos.....brilliant!

@mickontherock1 Год назад

As always , a fascinating and knowledgeable video. I don’t know where you get your information or your video inserts but it all goes to make a stunning video. Congratulations Andrew, and thank you for your hard work compiling such professional and creative videos. Thank you Andrew, all the best Mick

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for that, Mick!

@davidm7840 Год назад

One of the best videos you’ve ever done, and that is saying something. Incredibly and richly informative. Bravo. And for what it’s worth, I prefer the mono version of this classic album.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks David. Glad you enjoyed it!

@misterairgap4830 Год назад

I love the in depth details.

@guillerob99 Год назад

Excelente trabajo Parlogram!

@dansvideovault2186 Год назад

Excellent breakdown of the PPM album.

@edwardrussell5989 Год назад

Once again Andrew different class. So much info to take on board

@rayc4244 Год назад

Thank you for all your work. Love the videos.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you for watching, Ray. Glad you like them!

@ashlarhogmany Год назад

What a wonderful video. Some much information plainly explained. Now I know what happened to the stereo version of Please Please Me. I thought they re-recorded it but no it's all bits of tape joined together, how fascinating! Thank you

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@RomiPetrut Год назад

Hey, I have to admit that you are the best with all these wonderful stories about Beatles and their work!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Romi. Glad you like them!

@grahampaulkendrick7845 Год назад

Fantastic analysis, Andrew.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you kindly, Graham.

@IsaacBTTF Год назад

I'm so so glad I discovered this channel :) Great job

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you're enjoying it!

@nicknikipediacaulkin5943 Год назад

A fascinating deep dive into how the Please Please Me album was recorded and mixed, Andrew! Your knowledge astounds me! Another very impressive video!

@48musicfan Год назад

Thank you for this wonderful episode, Andrew!!! Keep up the great work.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Roger! Will do!

@DannerPlace Год назад

What I love most about PPM, it's the closest to The Cavern performances. Would love to have seen a few of those...

@jameseybhoy1974 Год назад

Fascinating video. I like the first press mono best and the German 1973 stereo mix. Looking forward to seeing the next video in this series. Great insight Andrew.

@attentiondeficitsquirrel7660 Год назад

We are so lucky to have had Sir George Martin at the helm of The Beatles’ recordings. The quality in sound over most rock ‘n’ roll bands who were popular at the time is night and day. I mean, just listen to the old Rolling Stones records from the same time. The Beatles early records sound just as new today and must’ve sounded extraordinary then.

@rec3de Год назад

Amazing explanation for why there’s out of sync instruments at the end of please please me!!

@jamiewm Год назад

Brilliant as usual Andrew, really enjoyed that 👌

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Jamie 👍

@murch13 Год назад

Fantastic as always,, look forward to next week's episode. I finally acquired the 1970's German "die beatles" vinyl on your recommendation and it sounds fantastic.

@bigbadm1 Год назад

Nice thorough job at these sessions. Dr. Ebbetts (A Bootlegger) mixed the recordings where he centered the vocals. I Prefer the mono mix of this album. “Hold Me Tight” Take 6 (2:26) and take 9 (2:29) on tape E48878 and the bad news is the tape is missing. “Boy’s” on Rockband is fifteen seconds shorter. Billy J. Kramer, I Believe he resides in New York, said he has, or had, a demo of John recording “Do You Want to Know A Secret”. John apologized saying that this is the quietist room he could find and then flushes the toilet. When Billy recorded “Do You Want To Know A Secret” on March 14, 1963. Take 14, mono mix, was released on “Mersey and the Beat” in Holland. Take 21, stereo mix was released on The Best of Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (CD) Imperial CDP 7 96055-2. On Dec. 8, 1962, there is a photograph of the Beatles & Mike McCartney (McGear) recording an Acetate at the Cavern Club. I wonder if this acetate is the one that features “I Saw Her Standing There”, “One After 909” and “Catswalk”?

@mallorga1965 Год назад

Precious information which is extremely appreciated!

@Parlogram Год назад

Our pleasure, Sergio!

@newdays007 Год назад

You are fantastic ! Your productions are incredible and the info is so in depth.... Thank you Andrew ~

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Joe.Glad you like them!

@deccagonerecords Год назад

GREAT VIDEO! So much info!! Do you think you might have a series of these for all the albums in the future?

@BeatleLOVER Год назад

And here I am Just like I said NOW let’s watch this banger of a vid 😊

@stuartshire Год назад

This is outstanding Andrew . The most info I’ve ever heard on Please Please Me - it’s much appreciated 😊👍

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Stuart. Glad you enjoyed it!

@CleberHarrisonGuitar 7 месяцев назад

Best video I've even seen on the making of the album. Thank you for such a great research in putting this together!

@Parlogram 7 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@michaelcarpenter2498 Год назад

Most of this I knew but the tape machines were new as well as how the stereo versions were mixed. I always thought the stereo version sounded odd but I knew the harmonica at the end was way out of synch. As always great stuff Andrew.

@neilafacci5833 Год назад

As usual Andrew you kept the standards high in the video with your glorious details

@DodgeDartSongs Год назад

Your videos are excellent!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks. Glad you like them!

@Mr.-J-2024 Год назад

Super episode Andrew. I always learn something from your videos. I love small details and you alwyays deliver. Thanks. :- )

@Parlogram Год назад

My pleasure, Mr Joe!

@thomasspravka1370 Год назад

Fascinating, thanks!

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Thomas!

@johnpresnell Год назад

Excellent presentation! I love this album, and actually prefer it over the one that followed (I know, sacrilege). Growing up with the American versions of everything up to Sgt. Pepper’s, I was knocked-out by the 2009 reissues. Clearly, the British versions are the way these albums were meant to be heard!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks John. Glad you enjoyed it!

@carlrudd1858 Год назад

Excellent explanation. Thank you.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for watching, Carl.

@ricardobranchini8723 Год назад

I've learned so much...thank you !! I'm a second generation Beatle fan and it amazes me how much info is still available on the greatest band EVER !!...

@naimusic362 Год назад

Another superb in depth video on our beloved Beatles. You already deserve a ‘gong’ for all your great work Andrew.. Thank You once again ‘Sir’ Andrew 😎👍

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you again!

@geoffpattern5088 Год назад

Fantastic show 👏- well done, great research - ready for a TV show?

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you, Geoff. I'm ready ;)

@brianparker663 Год назад

There are good mixes of some of these early songs on the now tricky to find MFP "Rock & Roll" compilations. So I made up my own CD of the album, mixing that source with either stereo, mono, single or E.P. versions of the other songs - whichever sounded best. Plus, of course, I have reinstated the original Ringo take of "Love Me Do" taken from the Past Masters album. Yes, a true nerd! 😄

@johndowling5850 Год назад

@Brian Parker I will have to dig out my copy of Rock & Roll. I hadn't thought of that as a source of PPM tracks. Thanks for that comment, Brian.

@brianparker663 Год назад

@@johndowling5850 Cheers! I understand that George Martin did do some remixing for those two albums. "I Saw Her" comes out very well despite some drop out in bass at the start (presumably because a vital tape was missing?).

@TheEeliciousOne Год назад

Another fine video. Thank you for the interesting info that I didn't know with respect to the recording and mixing.

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@jasonmackay7499 Год назад

Terrific video Andrew, the details are amazing and engrossing, excellent work 👏 👍 😀 Your videos are fast becoming a must see for all people who want just that extra piece of information on Beatles topics we thought we knew everything about. Wonderful job 👏 Jase

@Parlogram Год назад

Thank you so much, Jase! 😀

@winstonoreggae6332 Год назад

SPECTACULAR! 👏👏👏👏

@markkopernicky3489 Год назад

Wow..what a fantastic episode. Hi Andrew. ..sorry I haven't been commenting of late...I've been busy recording my own album...but this was a truly fantastic look at this album. I hope you will do more of these episodes in the future. All the best Mark Anthony K Projekt Gemineye

@jamesdrynan Год назад

Informative video! I've often wished someone had been filming the Beatles in the studio during their first two years. It would have been fascinating to watch Hard Day's Night and Rubber Soul being created.

@erwinwolters Год назад

Great story again. Tx! Can't wait for next week's story. I prefer the album in Mono btw.

@redscunthorpe5501 Год назад

This is the best information presentation piece on the Fabs ever on this platform......

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Red!

@PaulShepherd-dk6zm Год назад

I absolutely love this channel, and this is the best breakdown of the Beatles' debut album I have seen or heard. I love the vinyl albums and have been collecting them since 1979. This channel is a gem for people who love this timeless music and the stories behind them. Thank you Andrew, maybe you'll get to review a future 'demix' of Please, Please Me, that would be brilliant!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Paul!

@timothyweers8054 Год назад

In the US, we have mono versions of I saw Her Standing There on VJ Records where the complete number introduction was cut down to just 4, and when they reformatted the songs for Capitol Records, reset the complete intro for both stereo and mono versions of the album The Early Beatles. Introducing The Beatles if you can find a stereo version that is original and not a bootleg copy, pretty much sounds the same as the mono version with a little difference to hearing it in stereo over mono. This album also has a crude sound that holds it's place on original sound. Too bad at the time, we weren't able to get imported copies in the US like we do today. If we had imported copies, they were because someone went over and bought one to have over here, or a distributor found a way to get several copies shipped over for special sales. It wasn't until the Beatles Anthology series we actually got a first hand sound of reissued original albums.

@amb2745 Год назад

I Saw Her Standing There wasn't on The Early Beatles...

@AshCutlermusic Год назад

This is my new fav RU-vid channel and the only one I feel compelled to comment on. Thank you for putting these awesome videos together. I love these deep dives and finding new things out, especially when you thought you knew everything 😂

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Ash. Much appreciated!

@michaelconnelly1263 Год назад

Really high tech for back in the day! Thank you Andrew, now I want to go play it, with new perspective 🎶

@Parlogram Год назад

My pleasure, Michael. Enjoy!

@stephenlang8279 Год назад

Great video Andrew...I have an early mono pressing that sounds really great, also have a 70s German stereo pressing that is very nice. I also enjoy the 2012 stereo pressing

@carlosrenatodamotabezerra106 Год назад

My first audition of please please me was in stereo. And the master came from the capitol's release. For sentimental issue, I prefer the stereo version. Great video, Andrew. I hope Giles Martin watch this and consider take your advice.

@WC.mp3 Год назад

Very in depth. I love it ❤ 👍

@Parlogram Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@milesanddizzy 8 месяцев назад

Great info! my new fave youtube channel…

@Parlogram 8 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@rocdocs Год назад

Where are the 3 surviving BTR machines? Really interesting video, thank you!

@SethRomano Год назад

Another fascinating video! Thank you very much, Andrew!! I have the mono and stereo versions of this album, the FAAB CD single, and the 2013 bootleg recordings. I’ve read Mark Lewison sessions book many times, but still never understood how some of these songs were put together with overdubs using only twin track. Your detailed explanations of the machines used throughout the process etc. have filled in the missing holes in the story for me and set my mind at ease!

@Parlogram Год назад

Thanks Seth. Glad you enjoyed it!