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I’m using this comment to just shout into the void that I want a remix-remaster-re-WHATEVER of Free as a Bird and Real Love. They have the technology now, they’re good songs, and THEY CAN MAKE THEM BETTER! Alright, that’s all I got. Great video, Matt. 👍

I agree with the inclusion of "It's All Too Much", a great and innovative track that has never really gotten it's due.

For early George, I would have included "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" instead of "Roll Over Beethoven." It was a Lennon-McCartney composition, but George sang lead. Instead of "You Really God a Hold on Me" and "You Can't Do That," I would have selected "If I Fell" and any of the following: "You're Gonna Lose That Girl," "Think for Yourself (if you want more George), or "The Word."

Matt, I agree with everything you said. How could this album not include Rain?

Was definitely hoping they would remix Free as a Bird and Real Love and include them in this release. HUGE missed opportunity in light of the new tech they're using for Now and Then.

BOTH of those record were my "Gateway portals" to the Beatles...LOVE them both! I started with the Blue one though when I was 14, such fond memories..

To those who are decrying the omissions of “Free As A Bird” and “Real Love”, I have it on good authority that there are plans for a “Beatles Anthology” remix: both the CDs and the DVDs although it has never been released on Blu-Ray. Reportedly, there are additional hours of footage of Paul, George and Ringo from 1995-96 which has never been seen. And, Peter Jackson is rumored to be involved with this. Last but not least, there is possibly going to be additional outtakes on the remixed “Anthology” albums. The 30th anniversary is coming up in a couple of years.

Matt, i TOTALLY agree with you about the questionable addition of the tracks "Roll Over Beethoven", "You Can't Do That", "I'm Only Sleeping", "Glass Onion" & "I Want You". If you look at this from the point of view of someone just discovering The Beatles - these songs don't represent the Beatles mainstream sound - or in the case of Roll Over Beethoven & You Can't Do That some much better choices could have been made. Also "She's A Woman" & "Rain" were an absolute must for this set.

Within You Without You was groundbreaking. Indian classical played such an integral part in George's life. Compilations shouldn't always have to be 'Greatest Hits'. It's not the Eagles. But 'It's All Too Much' would've been cool.

My guess is Free as a bird and Real Love is probably being saved for The Anthology remix for 2025. I also think they are giving us a taste of the 2023 remixes so we can get an idea of the New technology for further album releases. I think the 2023 remixes are going to be awesome and Rubber Soul will follow next year.

I’m excited to hear the new remixes. Especially Love Me Do and She Loves You in stereo!

As a younger (and poorer) person, I see these as being more for streaming. I don't think the physical releases are the main concern anymore. Most older Beatles fans probably have the songs they love on vinyl already. That said, I would definitely have picked different tracks and this definitely seems like a pandering to George songs which, honestly, don't need to be here all the time. I love the original demo of 'Now And Then' and hope the new version retains at least in part some of that lonely soulfulness John carries. To have a 'new' Beatles song released in my lifetime is definitely exciting, and if it's the same technology used as was with Get Back then I'm sure it could sound really good. I just hope it's not a Disney Star Wars situation - fanfare for emptiness.

I totally agree about "Don't Bother Me" being inlcuded instead on the 1962-1966 set.

Them tacking Now And Then onto the Blue Album is so friggin' weird. It's called "1967-1970" and they're slapping on something written in 1979, worked on in 1995, and finished in 2022..... It begs the question of why they aren't just calling it "1967-2023" and also not including Free As A Bird and Real Love (both of which breached the Top 20 in the 90s).

Agree with you 💯 about adding “It’s All Too Much,” and I wondered the same thing about this being the end of the remixes considering the additions to the Red album. As always, thanks for the videos, they are always enjoyable and highly informative.

The red and blue albums were my very 1st Beatle albums that I ever owned that I received in 1975. I don’t play them now but I have such fond memories of getting to know their music during that time period.

I tend to agree with everything you said. I, too, would include Cry Baby Cry, and It's All Too Much, but the long version. I also would have included It's Only a Northern Song. Love that song

It's difficult to be a fan of the Beatles or Paul McCartney. I'm eager to listen to "Now And Then," but I'm still saving my money for the 75th Anniversary Super Collector's Diamond Uber Platinum Edition of the 5th remix of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band. ...and that's not even including the prices for the 24 different colored vinyl variants!

I can't believe they didn't include the Abbey Road medley!!! It's definitely a highlight of my own playlist.

Great discussion regarding track listing with great graphics that clearly show the new track list inclusions. The Beatles pushed "I'm Only Sleeping" with the Revolver box even with a music video. Of course "Rain" is superior! Great push for "It's All Too Much" and the rare film version! I would push for Magical Mystery Tour as well on the "Blue" album....

I think you are spot on with your analysis. "Rain," "She's a Woman," "Birthday" & "It's All Too Much" would be great choices. Yes, "Within You Without You" and some of the other choices are going to turn off some fans.

Agreed, 'Within You Without You' is an odd choice for what is essentially a best-of collection. 'It's All Too Much' would have been a better choice, more upbeat and deserving of more attention than it probably gets on the Yellow Submarine collection, plus it's in keeping with the trend of more Harrison penned songs.

I think we will get box sets for the early albums. The John Lennon compilation from 2020 featured entirely new mixes for everything, and then six months later the Plastic Ono Band box came out with even newer mixes for those songs.

Wonderful analysis! Thank you stay well stay safe! And almost forgot to mention, I would love more outtakes also! That's what is truly fascinating. When I listen to an outtake it's as though I get to be in the studio with them and as a musician that's really to hear.

My scratchy 50 year old vinyl still sounds good. I can understand adding bonus tracks and B sides since the red album was so short. But wasn’t that what Past Masters was for?

God, couldn't agree more. Free As A Bird and Real Love is a missed opportunity. I'm just wondering if they're going to make the newly definitive stereo mix of She Loves You. Nobody is talking about the possibility of finally getting that.

Matt, I love your channel. If you could ever do one on the Small Faces ( both Decca and Immediate years) or early Fleetwood Mac that would be great.

Apple released 1963 bootleg series, so what’s left? Anthology series could add 27 min helter skelter and carnival of light as examples, they kept red album track numbers low to make sure we buy SDE of albums in future with full remixes

Great assessment, Matt. And thanks for this: "Rubber Soul, one of the most important rock albums of all time."

Stole the blue LP from my high school library back in the early 80's. Good times.

Great review, Matt. Personally, having all the original albums on all formats, the only song I need now is "Now And Then".

I was about 6 when I dug through my parent's record collection and started listening to the Blue Album over and over again. It wasn't only an introduction to the Beatles, but an introduction to music as a whole. Due to its incredible flow and aesthetic diversity it opened me up to all genres from jazz to punk. I wish they handled this release with a little more thought and care.

Matt this channel is so awesome, you do a great job with the material.

Personally I'm set when it comes to Beatles original mixes mono/stereo in vintage Vinyl and Digital. So too me these new mixes are just fun some are better some are worse but most are just different and it makes me appreciate the old mixes as well as the new. I would've liked to see more 23' mixes on the the added Blue tracks but overall we are getting a lot of new mixes so it is wonderful. Thanks p.s. although Rubber Soul is heavily represented on the RED I still would love a RS Deluxe version soon.

I would have preferred a deluxe Rubber Soul with the outtakes, book and remixes. However will gladly take these looking forward to the new 2023 remixes on the Red Album and the Blue Album Revolution and MMT mixes. I do wish they had included I Should Have Known Better since for me that was such a perfect representation of the early exciting Beatles energy. Perfect vocals and instrumentation. I do agree, the anthology holds little excitement for me. I’d take another 5 hours of Jackson’s Get back before Anthology.

A good report, Matt. I actually saw the listing of the songs here first. Thanks for the update.

Great critique and recommendations, Matt. Those blue/red albums are the first vinyl I ever owned, but for whatever reason I never added the CDs to my collection. I might get these just to complete the collection, but yeah -- some odd choices and missed opportunities (NO "RAIN"???) And I agree the focus should be on making releases of the individual albums as special as possible. For example, as I mentioned down-thread how cool would it be to have box sets of A Hard Days Night and Help! with both the US and UK versions so that everyone has the George Martin film scores? And they could also include all the studio outtakes now available. Much more money to be made that way, I'd think. Btw, have you done a video about the Stowe School live recordings that came out recently? I just heard them and -- quality notwithstanding -- they're a revelation for any Beatles geek.

The stereo remixed Red Album is very exciting for me, can’t wait for that.

I agree that Rain should have been on this. For No One would have been a great one to add. I would have put Happiness Is a Warm Gun instead of Glass Onion.

Never saw that promo sampler of the red & blue before. Waaay cool. I don't know if I stated it here, but what they should've added to the existing red and blues would be to add #1 - all the charting songs from 1963-1976 and #2 - all the "other" songs from UK & US "hit" compilations (A COLLECTION OF BEATLES' OLDIEIS to 1982s 20 GREATEST HITS). Right there, might be lengthy, but there you have it. The trailer for the single is veeeery interesting. They talk with Ringo about playing on the track, but the excerpt from a George interview (1995) is about them finding the track, or "a" track. Ringo mentions Paul contacting him to put the drum track on, etc., etc. They don't mention George participation on the track because, the old "lore" (circa 1999-2000) was that George never was on it, because he didn't want to do it and/or didn't care for the song. Then, shortly after, George passed, and the song went in to a "limbo" state. Unless they lifted a track from a band rehearsal of the song before George went back home, he's probably not on the "new" track at all. We'll see what they credit George with on this track, if anything. I've heard (maybe here) that they might "AI" some backing vocals. Also, with "Now And Then," the Jeff Lynne produced version kept on popping up here on RU-vid every two to three years, and I think most of us have had our own dub of that mix for a while. Paul was probably advised against releasing that now. What would Jeff Lynne do about it? My feeling is that perhaps Paul doesn't want to find out, and that's why the Lynne co-produced ANTHOLOGY tracks aren't part of this new collection. The new compilations aren't the answer to everything. That's not their intent, it's to get a "new" product out by Christmas. Following the Apple schedule, the actual "box set" might be out by 2040 or so.

Couldn’t agree more about some those head-scratching blue album additions and the omission of “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love.”

I once read in a magazine that the Beatle's era between Ticket To Ride and Tomorrow Never Knows is considered the, "Electronic Era." And the 2023 releases reflect that. This includes Yesterday.

Rain and She's a woman are great shouts

Baby’s In Black She’s a Woman, and I’m Down were concert staples. They should have been on there on the Red album. Totally agree with Rain.

I agree with your Red/Blue analysis…I think Within You Without You could’ve been traded out for The Inner Light, but the movie edit of All Too Much is an interesting idea from a completionist perspective

Really excited for these new releases. My first 2 Beatles albums were the Red Album, on red vinyl and the Blue album on blue vinyl 😃Way back in the 1970's...

Matt, I agree with many of your comments about the Red & Blue releases. However, I strongly disagree with you about "You Can't Do That", which is a terrific song, IMO. The band's playing and singing are very strong, and John's bossy, biting attitude is priceless.

'Please Please me' remixed 2023 should be fantastic. 🙏

I agree with everything you said here, though I'd probably put Helter Skelter in place of Glass Onion. With the Yellow Submarine songtrack from 1999 and the Magical Mystery Tour Blu Ray and all the box sets, "The Inner Light" is the only 1966-1970 to still await a released remix. So, I'd have put that in place of Within You Without You (it's also a better song in my opinion).

Rain should be on there for sure

I agree with the 3 songs you thought really didn't make the grade for Disc 1 of 62-66. I was thinking : Do You Want To Know A Secret, Money, No Reply and add You're Going To Lose That Girl. I'm really looking forward to binge watching your recent Beach Boys videos. Take care Matt, RNB

Truly wonderful.

Once again you nailed it Matt. I agree with you on everything. Sad thing is that all the powers that be will milk the golden cow until it’s dead. How many times can you pay for the 15:35 same songs?? And truthfully not many people can hear any difference between them when they do remix. Lol. I know I can’t.

Also, when you talk about how many songs they can fit on... with a CD, how much are they compressing the audio to fit everything in? (Or hopefully not trimming track lengths...)

Agree with you entirely about 'Rain' ! Fantastic track .

Great video Matt, agree with you 100%.

Considering that 7 of the 14 Rubber Soul tracks were remixed for the updated Red compilation… representing perhaps the best songs on Rubber Soul… they kind of shot their wad for an upcoming album remix project, if one is ever planned. Did Giles remix the whole album while he was at it… or did he stop with just those 7 tracks? Would love to know. I am looking forward to true official stereo mixes of Love Me Do and She Loves You. There have been some excellent fan efforts to demix/remix the early tracks, so I’m wondering what the official efforts will sound like in comparison. I wish they had left covers off of these compilations, as there is simply too much great original material to choose from. I don’t mind the inclusion of Twist and Shout, but the other covers were unnecessary. Why not highlight other tracks like It Won’t Be Long, Things We Said Today, If I Fell, etc. Only one Beatles For Sale track is here. Why not add No Reply or any of the other excellent original tracks from this album? On the other hand, I’m okay with not remixing Free As A Bird and Real Love at this time. I kind of like the ghostly-sounding vocals from John. He sounds like he’s singing from a faraway dimension, which works for those tracks.

The point of this release is to provide a gateway to The Beatles, much like "1" did before. There is no doubt that hearing the catalog with the new technology left certain impressions on the Apple decision-makers. The question is why were these songs chosen? Summary below! I Saw Her Standing There (Paul's energy and familiar Paul tour staple) Twist and Shout (energy/the legend of John's vocal takes) This Boy (vocal harmonies in new technology) Roll Over Beethoven (a George song/young George energy) You Really Got a Hold on Me (vocal performance/groove/George Martin piano in new technology!) You Can't Do That (groove appeal) If I Needed Someone (George/beautiful chimey guitar clarity in new technology) Taxman (George classic) Got to Get You Into My Life (groove, horns with new technology) I'm Only Sleeping (soundscape experience) Here, There and Everywhere (pristine vocals with new technology) Tomorrow Never Knows (soundscape experience) Within Without You (George classic/legacy) Dear Prudence (John/vocals/soundscape) Glass Onion (John/energy/song texture in new technology) Blackbird (Paul classic/staple/mandatory for guitarists) Hey Bulldog (energy/Beatles' fun/just a great song overlooked for decades) Oh Darling (Paul classic/upfront vocal in new technology) I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Rock/Soundscape with new technology) Now and Then (new Beatles' song filled out to the max with new technology?/doesn't qualify as '67 to '70) I will summarize the choices like this: 1. These songs sound great with the new technology! 2. Great little rock and roll numbers representing the Red period. 3. Strong vocal harmonies from the Red period. 4. Groove possibly appealing to modern audiences from the Red period. 5. George Martin and Abbey Road's production and innovation on display in late Red period and Blue period 6. Eclecticism ranging from beautiful vocal harmonies to excellence in rock appealing to a wide range of audiences. I'll stop here, but all of these decisions represent portals into The Beatles music. Face it, the timing of these releases makes them holiday season gifts from Beatle-lovers to potential Beatle-lovers. You can view this as blatant marketing, or a list of reasons for people to discover what The Beatles were all about. And supposedly hearing The Beatles with "the best sound possible" should be somewhat of an experience for all of us.

Nailed it. Thanks for the video.

I can’t wait for the new Beatles releases especially Now And Then. Also keep up the good work Matt keep up the good videos and I can’t wait for the next beach boys part 5. Also want to thank you for introducing new music to me like The Association & The Lovin Spoonful which now I enjoy very much.

Great spot, Matt...at 67, I am officially burned out on new Beatle releases...about as much as imagining crowds still paying hard-earned money for Paul and Ringo shows...but I guess I am just an old curmudgeon! Thanks again!

I’m not surprised about the inclusion of I’m Only Sleeping, Glass Onion, and Within You Without You. They all had promotional videos for their remix releases and in the case of WYWY, a video of the mashup from Love.

My track listings… I agree with some of your amendments too. Strictly no covers… 62-66 CD1
1: Love Me Do 
2: Please Please Me 
3: I Saw Her Standing There 
4: From Me To You 
5: She Loves You 
6: I Want To Hold Your Hand 
7: This Boy 8: It Won’t Be Long 
9: All My Loving 
10: Can’t Buy Me Love 
11: You Can’t Do That 
12: A Hard Day’s Night 
13: And I Love Her 
14: Eight Days A Week 
15: I Feel Fine 16: I’m A Loser 17: Baby’s In Black 
18: Ticket To Ride 
19: Yesterday 
CD2
1: Help! 
2: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 3: I Need You 
4: We Can Work It Out 
5: Day Tripper 
6: Drive My Car 
7: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) 
8: Nowhere Man 
8: Michelle 
9: In My Life 
10: If I Needed Someone 
11: Girl 
12: Paperback Writer 13: Rain 
14: Eleanor Rigby 
15: Yellow Submarine 
16: Taxman 
17: Got To Get You Into My Life 
18: Here,There And Everywhere 
19: Tomorrow Never Knows

Always love hearing your insights Matt! You break things down so well and help nitwits like me totally understand what’s going on! Ha ha! Seriously, I loved your alternative song choices! That promo EP is fantastic too! Cheers 🍻 Matt

Seems like they added a lot of songs from the 1976 album "Beatles Rock & Roll". Also, fans have complained for years that when the red album went to CD they could put the whole thing on one CD instead of being charged for a double album. The new version will correct that with more songs added for a true double album. I would have left off " I'm only sleeping" and "Within You Without you. They ruin the flow of the albums I feel. I might have added "PS I Love You" and "Do You Want To Know a Secret". Both songs got a lot of radio play back in the day.

A remixed version of "Free As Bird" and "Real Love" would have been awesome. Also "She Said She Said" would have been a great inclusion. It would also be nice if the Anthology DVD could be transfered to Blu-ray.

I think it’s pretty awesome that they’re including some counter intuitive tracks. It makes these compilations special. I don’t want a greatest hits from the Beatles. Within You Without You is an incredible track! I do agree that Rain should be on there.

Why only one song from Beatles For Sale? I would have wanted No Reply and I'm a Loser added to the set!

Totally agree with you that Rain would have been a great fit for the Red album. I also agree that Free as a Bird and Real Love would have worked alongside Now and Then. Maybe the inevitable Anthology update will finally include Carnival of Light! I still have my Red album on vinyl.....never got a Blue copy for whatever reason. Great video once again!

Thank you for your review! I like pretty much their whole catalog and it's difficult to draw the line. Maybe have If I Fell, I Call Your Name, She's a Woman and Rain included (not Roll Over Beethoven, You Really Got a Hold on Me and I'm Only Sleeping) on the Red. I also agree with the idea of Birthday (not Glass Onion, Within You Without You, Oh Darling and I Want You (She's So Heavy) on the Blue. Glad they included Hey Bulldog for sure.

very fine video, thank you!

It’s all about the remixes for me. To hear the old four tracks w Demix/remix is wild. I can’t wait!

Great video Matt . Exactly my thoughts on Free as a Bird and Real Love . Crazy missed opportunity ! I’m going to have to make up my own Beatles Singles collection. ..

I agree with your feedback on the new editions of the Red and Blue albums. They should have experts like you as an advisor to the Apple board.

Amazing, I also would have picked 'Rain' over 'I'm Only Sleeping', good call. Although I grew up with those Red and Blue albums and cherished them I never bought them on CD. The Red album could have fit on a single disc it was so short. And I can make my own CDRs if I wanted to. They definitely could have added more to that one. I like your choice of 'It's All Too Much' as well. I did not re-purchase their first 5 albums when the 2009 remasters came out. But if they could remix them with new technology to give us true stereo I'd certainly buy them. When the Anthology releases came out 'Free as a Bird' and 'Real Love' were released as CD singles with 3 extra tracks NOT on the albums. They could re-release those as singles.

Respectfully, I have to disagree with the complaints, the red and blue compilations were always intended as primers to get into The Beatles, and into the official albums. I think the new selections will just entice casual fans to go further.

I always seen these as their version of Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks, or vice versa, I’m not sure which ones came out first. I loved these when I was a kid because they were greatest hits packages, and they allowed me to dig deeper when I was starting my Beatles collection…

Question for all Beatles experts: on RU-vid, there’s a version of “Revolution” which appeared on the Anthology box set which, as far as I can tell, doesn’t exist anywhere else. It combines the hard rock version with a the “shooby doo-wahs” from Paul and George. Does anyone know if there’s anywhere else to hear it? Thanks!

Matt-thank you so much. Indulge me, as I reminisce but in the seventies when the red and blue set came out, the big albums knocked us flat. We knew the past 10 years had been a wild ride, but the boxed set absolutely stunned us. We thought of the Boys as Mozart and Beethoven. To our ears “Hide Your Love” was the cornerstone of folk rock; “I Want to Hold Your Hand” now in stereo was a revelation. The red and blue hit all the highest high points without missing a beat. The playlist on the 2023 set is fine but won’t have the impact of the 1973 issues. There are just too many “deep cut” songs that will bore, distract or confuse the casual listener. Play Within You to any millennial and they’ll be reaching for their vapes and starring out the window. What I would have done would be this: add the great songs that never made the cut: If I Fell; I Should Have Known Better; She’s a Woman; Rain; Hey Bulldog; You’re Gonna Lose That Girl; I Need You; Blackbird; Two of Us. Instead of “Within You Without You” I would have used the demo of “Sour Milk Sea”. It’s better than anything on the Yellow Submarine album.

I was looking at the track listing and no Beatles for Sale material. Only Eight Days a Week. They should have added No Reply, Im a Loser, Rock and Roll Music.

Things We Said Today I'll Follow The Sun Rain Love You To For No One She's Leaving Home Blue Jay Way Baby I'm A Rich Man The Inner Light Happiness Is A Warm Gun I Will Helter Skelter Cry Baby Cary Because You Never Give Me Your Money Golden Slumbers Carry That Weight The End Free As A Bird Real Love The above listed songs would make a greater album than almost any other band's greatest hits compilation and yet none of these songs are included on the new and expanded albums. My point isn't just that it's unfortunate that none of these songs are included, but rather that The Beatles were so great and prolific that even a 75 song compilation isn't enough.

YES. The focus should be on the original albums!

I remember the blue and red LPs from my gran’s house. I got my own in college. I wonder if the remix will be any better (louder).

Totally agree about “Rain!”

I'm very excited for the new song, although I don't really care for the Red and Blue Albums since I don't like compilations. Apple missed the mark of doing something with the Anthology series which would've been far more interesting. Some of the added songs are also very odd, there's still barely any songs from Beatles For Sale. They could've at least included No Reply or Kansas City, considering that they added cover songs.

Great to hear from you Matt, but I don't have much to say with these releases. I own all the original British releases,as I would suspect most big Beatle fans have as well. I did enjoy your take on the added songs and pretty much agree with you on them and those obvious omissions too.

I agree with the several comments regarding the omission of 'Rain.' Where is 'Yes it Is'? It's simply gorgeous, a great song with a plaintive Lennon vocal, beautifully harmonised.

All I can say is WHAT A CATALOG.

The end of Beatles remixes/reissues? Of course not. The Beatles people will see to it that there will be some Beatles-related event or release every year or two, as has been the case for a long time now.

Great preview Matt as ever. My thinking is along the same lines as yours in terms of tracks that should have been on these expanded versions - a degree of placation going on behind the scenes I suspect. One thing, that for some reason, I have never come across was the JB intro to Help - will have to track that version down! Keep up the great work on the channel. Robert

I disagree with I'm Only Sleeping, which if you remember was released as a video for the Revolver box set, and Glass Onion which is absolutely great song and fits very well. Those weren't technically "greatest hits" albums, since many of the songs originally included had never been released as singles. I do agree including Within You Without You is an odd choice, but that's fine. And there's no way they don't remix Rubber Soul, but who knows their exact plans. And I am with you that the mono versions of their albums up through Sgt. Pepper are really the definitive versions as far as I'm concerned.

I notice among the old-songs-newly-added for both Red and Blue albums, fully HALF are John-focused: RED BLUE Twist and Shout Dear Prudence This Boy Glass Onion You Can't Do That Hey Bulldog I'm Only Sleeping I Want You (She's So Heavy) You Really Got a Hold on Me Tomorrow Never Knows with the other HALF divided equally between Paul: RED BLUE I Saw Her Standing There Blackbird Got to Get You into My Life Oh! Darling Here, There and Everywhere and George: RED BLUE Roll Over Beethoven Within You Without You If I Needed Someone I Me Mine Taxmen implying that John was twice as important for contributig to the group musically as Paul was, who in turn was no more a contributor than George. So who chose these tracks, Yoko Ono??

Dude, You are spot on.. I agree with your song choices.. She's a Woman and Rain. Yes..

I'm kinda excited for these as I've never bought the Red & Blue albums on cd before. Even though those were the first Beatles albums I had as a kid. Given to me by my Mom for Christmas in 1975 and still have them. The remixes are definitely drawing me to purchase them. I agree about Real Love & Free as a Bird, would have been a perfect way to end the Blue album.

My first surprises after seeing the track listings were: 19 "red" tracks/disc, not 20...or more? "Roll Over Beethoven"? "You Really Got A Hold On Me"? "Within You, Without You"? "Glass Onion"? But I consider "You Can't Do That" and "Hey Bulldog" no-brainers. I have pre-ordered both CD sets and will be more than happy with them.

Very interesting video Matt. Always enjoy your take on things. I'm looking forward to the Red album to hear the 2023 remixes. I did order both fron CD Japan. Looking forward to buying some Pop Goes the 60s gear when available! Hint Hint!

On the CDs the additional songs are inserted in chronological order. Not so on the vinyl where a “bonus” LP has been created just for the extra songs. They got it right with the CDs and wrong with the vinyl

The Red and Blue were my gateway. With their re-release, I'm 14 again ❤

Totally agree with your analysis.

I love I’m only Sleeping. When I first heard it on Past Masters, I fell in love with song.For the first time I am not planning on buying the box set …speaking as someone who owned the original albums (Pepper through the original Red/Blue albums, Later I bought all of the original CDs, the Stereo and Mono versions, Anthology 1-3, BBC Sessions plus most of the special release (Love etc.)…makes me wonder if I really need red and Blue in a new mix?