The Beatles in the studio. Chronological Beatles; From Me To You and Thank You Girl. March 5th 1963. 

I'm 68 and just now realizing how talented they were. I took them for granted and didn't understand how much work went into their music,

Я когда иногда когда ночью просыпаюсь, я слушаю их. Они все чудесны!

I was but a nipper in the 60's, but I loved the music it was a good start

So, so true. I was almost 12 years old and just started middle school. No matter how much I've tried I can't explain what growing up with the Beatles was. If you weren't there, you'll never know... and if you were you understand exactly what I'm saying...

@@danytoob No, people who were not there will never, can never, know what it was like. Those who were there are in a special fraternity. Sure ame glad the transistor radio was invented before The Beatles came along.

@@danytoob SO true. And you had to be the right age too. If you were too old or too young you wouldn't have the same love for them we have. 8)

Yeah Love With love from you to you

If he wasn’t a Beatle you wouldn’t think that

Yes that is so true I think Ringo is probably one of them most underrated drummers if not the most. But pay attention when they're trying to figure it out when they have to redoing the take about 6 7 maybe 8.. times John suggests to George Martin in order for Ringo to keep the beat and maintain those fills that he does that he'll sort of strum the beat with his guitar to keep Ringo's timing in order to do those fills. Pay close attention go back and listen. But absolutely you're correct that is so difficult for him to do maintaining that beat and putting those signature fills in.. I'm not a trained musician or anything like that but please let me know what you think

You must like Pete Best. Cause it aint Ringo

@@aunch3

Ringo hated to practice.

Oh, shut up.

And Sir George Henry Martin was responsible for much of the unique sound they had.

@@FamousTVvoice true

🤷🏼‍♂️ Have had them shelved for years. Overplayed.

They weren't that good, even JPM said so. And George Martin, on first hearing them, thought their music was rubbish...

Couldn't agree more!

I've got hours and of this stuff on CD with them take after take you hear the songs evolve. While certainly not early material, the Strawberry Lane set by...I think it was Silent Sea maybe that put that out, is fascinating as it traces Strawberry Fields from John's Almeria demos up through the final version. Things like that really give you a sense of how organic their recording processes were. GREAT stuff.

​@@bradparker9664 I hadn't heard those! I'll try to find them. Thanks! Debbi in Arizona 🇺🇸

I was there with you, Lily. Thirteen as well. Congratulations on being part of the HS class of '67. Quite a ride we've had since then! But I've been there with you every step of the way.

This is, indeed, a great song, with a wonderful melody, awesome harmony, beautiful middle part, cha cha guitars included, Barry!! I just played it about 10 times in a row on my piano: Key of D major, of course, like them.....................I play the two voices too. It's awesome ...I'll never tire of it either Barry.........NEVER.

@@mathmusic1490 Yes Ringo finally nails it at 16:15. I just love the outro.

That would be John with the chunky rhythm chucks throughout the song and the ending. That's classic Rickenbacker sound. George would double it sometimes but it was primarily John's domain - rhythm. 🎸

@beatlealex9129 Negative. If you've ever played an early 60s J-160 (they were acoustics w/a pickup on them) and strummed ANY of the chords George or John did with them like the opening chords to This Boy you would KNOW a J-160 can not make the Rickenbacker electric rhythm sounds you can hear clearly on this song. George is playing a Gretsch electric. Neither guitars you hear are the guitars pictured above. Ears.

@beatlealex9129 If it's chunk it ain't J160, it's Rickenbacker. If it's strumming it's J-160s and/or Rick. If it's octaves - the main hook in this song it's Gretsch later Rick. Usually J-160s are strumming not picking. One rare exception of J160 LIVE was at MBE show - not even the way I Feel Fine hook was played on record - John plays the hook (you hear mainly George) on the J160 but it facilitates the strumming of the country verses - but obviously not the sound on record. J160 is a unique sound, it's 50% at least of the rhythm sound of the first 2 LPs with Lennon's 325. - easy to hear what it's NOT.

I would say that the real Beatles were from Rubber Soul onward as it was them doing what they wanted and not caring what the trends were, or what would be commercial. Tho there was a little of this in the beginning they were still being handled and that made them write and perform what these handlers thought would sell, including doing covers of other's songs. By Rubber Soul they were pushing the limits of studio ability, inventing sounds and recording techniques which were not known before and doing it because they wanted not because someone said it would sell.

From 1966 the beatles were better than the beatles

Agree. Rubber Soul was the start of the "recording" Beatles where they couldn't play Live what they did in the studio. The sheer originality of the chord changes and melodies - middle 8s pre '66 were the BEST. Rubber Soul and Revolver were the Best post '65 (Pepper was cute - only a couple great songs but a great gimmick - if Strawberry and Penny were included as they were supposed to be then I'd have another opinion) but by then the charm was wearing off. By Let It Be and Abbey Road the music chord changes were predictable - good, but not original like pre 65 Beatles. (exceptions would be Sun King w/ Beach Boys ripped harmonies fairly interesting) People forget that by the Beatles 3rd and last American tour they weren't selling out the venues any more - their time had waned a little and there were too many other options for kids by '66. 🎸

Obviously the early Beatles, 1963 - 65, changed music as much as their later period when you realize what came before '63. We're so blown away by their later stuff after '65 that we sometimes forget that fact.

I was ten and watched all three weeks. Beatlemania hit me. Still got it to this day, especially listening to these, it's like hearing them for the first time again.

Absolutely correct!!!!

won't it be too much?

I need food and a roof over my head....do they give me that?..:)

All you need is love. And a cheeseburger

Mi impresión también con esa primera toma, son adorables, jaja! Pero su evolución fue muy veloz y en cada paso eran genuinos. 😊

Es decir, en mi opinión cada etapa de los Beatles es valiosa en sí misma.

George mar-tin bloody Sharp he say lads take 100 that's the ticket , jolly good.

And James Paul McCartney.

@@thorpenator9148 lol

Still hurting

@@thorpenator9148 silly

You're very welcome

Indeed. Thank you for bringing us the progression of these recordings.

I think he has more to do with the final product than he is given credit for

Don't give him too much credit. They, not him, create the arrangements.

@@jhaduvala I think it was more him. If you listen to a lot of the bootlegs hearing the songs develop they (the Beatles) hadn't figured out the arrangements and Martin fixed them....later on they learned how to do it better.

He might have suggested a few structural things, but he didn't write their parts. They wrote their parts and integrated them into an arrangement song by song. And then they played their arrangements and didn't bust out in improv. Their skill at arranging is the other half of the Beatles skillset (after the songs) that sets them apart from other bands. They were collaborative arrangers. But they were lucky to have him, no doubt. Hearing songs and arrangements develop is listening to their process, that's all. Don't assume they didn't (couldn't) do it, and that Martin had to FIX them. That's not true at all.

@@jhaduvala I am not going to go back and forth on this one with you...read and listen more and get back to us...:)

Glad you enjoyed it!

He had only just gotten it back after the "Twist and Shout" incident according to the date listed here.

I agree...I always thought he sang a little better in the early days.

@@jameswallace5967 Agreed. Lennon was what we would call a Pop/Rock "Dramatic Tenor", especially in the early days. McCartney a Pop/Rock Lyric Tenor. The difference would be that the Dramatic Tenor (2nd Tenor) is slightly lower and a little more robust. The Lyric Tenor (1st Tenor)s slightly higher and a little lighter in tone.

@@yesterdayproductions1019 good analysis. Out of curiosity, how would you rate Lennon’s vocals later? And Paul’s?

@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv Lennon's PEAK was more in the earlier Beatles. He had more power in his voice during that time. He still was very good in the later Beatles. Paul actually peaked a little later but he always had that real high pitched tenor voice when he needed it. Both guys had great voices in the same way that the Everly Brothers both had great tenor voices in their prime. Not all tenors are the same just like not all baritones are the same. Some tenors are a little higher & have little lighter tone. Some baritones are a little lower with a little heavier tone.

He's also rock solid on the fills on From Me To You, not to mention the swing groove on the song. The backbone of the Beatles and the John rhythm guitar.

Thanks for listening

I agree it’s sounds more but better feel

nah , there is more energy in the final version.The only track I know they messed up for sure was "Strawberry fields"

You are welcome!

Ringo's Premier drum kit, the logo was said to have been designed by Paul

I saw that too...good observation. I love educated Beatles fans

Thank you. enjoy your videos also. Keep it up.

THERE ARE NO BAD BEATLES SONGS. LOVE THEIR MUSIC AND LYRICS.

I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan

I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for listening

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Still, though, they could put down a whole album in just a couple of days or less. The speed with which they wrote, learned, and recorded songs is truly astounding - averaging 2 albums a year for 8 years - plus early touring, 4 movies, and a rooftop concert in record time (oh and writing a producing other music, including with other artists) - I always wondered if they ever slept!

@@dino0228 Yes, they were extraordinarily dedicated to their music and that can always be heard on their recordings. Their earnest dedication, songwriting, and their intelligent willingness and ability to change, evolve and improve their songs in the studio surely eventually impressed Geroge Martin, a serious, experienced, professional, classically educated Producer. That crucial, magical collaboration gave us those works art. We can hear that they did indeed learn their art and craft very quickly both as a band and individually. That is what comes of deep personal devotion. Still, my point is that the finished, mixed and mastered recordings, theirs and others are not at all what songs or individual instruments sound like in rehearsal or in any raw live setting. The many technical and audio-electronic studio techniques and processing used to create them gives them a sound that cannot be duplicated when just plugging in and playing. Not knowing anything about this drove us crazy trying to "get that sound" in rehearsal when it was, after all, impossible to do so. The valiant attempt to do so did, however, open up our ears and made us much better musicians.

Some of those live bbc recordings sound nearly as good as the finished recordings. They were just a great band.

@@michaelharrington75 Of course, those BBC pro recordings were processed. They were studio recordings produced with pro mics into preamps, EQ, compression, studio reverb, etc. The tracks were mixed and mastered as studio recordings as well. The early Beatles studio albums were recoded live, that is the Beatles played and sang at the some time as if on stage. There were some overdubs, John's harmonica and double tracked voices, for instance, but thee was almost none of what we might call "production" until much later. This is not to take anything away from the Beatles. Just the opposite. Very few bands can play ad sing live in the studio, which is a precise, unforgiving mirror, and come up with the superb sound that they did. Hats off to them.

EMP were still very stuffy at this point.

@@jefftaylor2547 very interesting. I read that George Martins favorite album was Abby Road but never read he had a favorite song.

They were geniuses

They were instinctive songwriters from the very beginning. However, they fully blossomed and learned the ropes and all the tricks of the trade once they got their foot in the door. George Martin was a huge part of their musical development. They were very intelligent men who learned their craft well. They listened to the hits of the day, and nicked a bit here and there, and spat it back out in their own style. Which is what every excellent songwriter/band does. Look at how many bands/songwriters at the time nicked from them also. Songwriters/bands are influenced by everything around them, and everybody borrows from everybody. They call it being "influenced by." Very few bands at the time had their propensity for songwriting and harmony, which put them clearly at the top.

@@mtp4430 well said my friend

@@countalucard4226 Thank You. And of course a huge Thank You to The Beatles for the music. It was a pure magic, lightning in a bottle, type experience for those of us who experienced it as it was unfolding. But fortunately, the music is preserved forever for future generations to enjoy. Beatles Forever 👍

That's exactly how I felt when I heard ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN by Electric Light Orchestra...just loved that first album w/o Roy Wood....that second album seemed to carry on ...and the WISH YOU WERE HERE album by BADFINGER...not knowing it would be their last...both seemed to carry-on with that genius of perfection from Abbey Road album...the creative harmony and production just vibes through and unfortunately some get ripped to shreds ie... Badfinger , but ELO carry on !! The Beatles were Fortunate with Brian Epstein and George Martin...timing is everything, and poor George had to wait til they broke up for his songs to escalate...the world was so blessed to have BEATLES and the monumental touring they did and had to give up...!!

Wow. I wonder how much radio play those early singles got. Probably one of the few times it was played!

My pleasure!

Thanks for listening

We're they some of the best made microphones,,,,?

@@valsammut1084 Absolutely the best then and now. A 50 year old used Neuman U47 mic would be worth over $15k nowadays.

@@woodshome11 ok thanks, they were big microphones, how come they don't have the spit covers like they do today. Sorry don't know the correct term, if you know what I mean, I heard back in the day they were worth about 3 grand,,,,

@@valsammut1084 Yes back in the day, even 1980 they were about $3k. They had their own type windscreen, spitcover you might see in other pictures also a pop filter screen used alot nowadays.

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Or, " they were purely a product of great marketing."

@@mikefranklin3528 Few remember now or know that the UK charts were full of 'how much is that doggy in the window?' 'pink toothbrush' and 'I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts' ....and...Cliff Richard. On top of that they utilised simple chords but it was the chord progressions and harmonic notes that also set them apart. It would be unfair to put it all down to ''great marketing''

Amazing how many believe they were overnight sensations. Look at the schedules they had in ‘63, very few days off and all the hours they played in the red light district of Hamburg. Due to marketing? Don’t think so, it’s over 50 years later and they are still loved and have fans buying their records.

A lot of bands worked long hours. There was a large demand for live music everywhere back then. All the hard work and long hours performing live doesn't just translate into worldwide fame. It has to be marketed. There's a big difference in being successful in live music venues and securing a position in the recording industry. They are two separate things. Reality.

Well said!

Yeah, Thank You Girl fits that description. From Me to You though is sublime