What Happened When I Took My Beatles Sgt Pepper Master Tape To Abbey Road Studios

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In our final installment from Abbey Road Studios, the amazing Miles Showell helps me to transfer and my high-speed 1981 Sgt Pepper's master tape using the finest vintage reel-to-reel equipment. But things didn't go as smoothly as planned.
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@johnnada. Месяц назад

I’m just sitting here watching the reels go round and round

@bernlitzner2739 Месяц назад

Good one!

@MegaMacReal Месяц назад

You just have to let it go.

@louiebee6745 Месяц назад

I really love to watch em roll.

@OuterGalaxyLounge Месяц назад

This man has a wit on him.

@TrevorOuellette Месяц назад

Yeah not sure why I’m watching this either… 😂

@MCAN Месяц назад

I’ve never been so thrilled watching someone rewind tape for 30 minutes

@bletheringfool Месяц назад

😄 my thoughts exactly

@caddelworth Месяц назад

EMI's own BTR2 tape machines make the Studer A80 almost sound silent by comparison (!). The BTR2 also rewinds at what looks and feels like the speed of light. During my editing test at the BBC in 1974, the tape caught under the top flange of the reel during rewind and I had to instantly "brake" it by hand. It hurt, yes, but I _did_ pass the test thanks to my quick thinking and reactions. And aligning with the test tones brought back memories, too! (And yes thanks, I'm aware that the BTR2 is a mono machine, unlike the Ampex and the Studer!) PS: It didn't help the chafing (when rewinding the Side Two tape) that the plate the tape was on was very clearly warped.

@lechatnoir22 Месяц назад

It was mesmerizing

@terencejay8845 Месяц назад

Nerve-wracking business.

@caddelworth Месяц назад

@@terencejay8845 Indeed, but not as life-threatening as rewinding on a Blattnerphone! 😲

@Apo458 Месяц назад

This has to be the wet dream of every Beatles fan: 1. Visit every corner of Abbey Road Studios 2. Talk directly to the legendary staff 3. Own a Beatles master tape copied directly from the 1st generation original tape 4. Play it back and listen to it on fine equipment along with one of the greatest cutting engineers

@marilotta Месяц назад

Asolutly true :)

@steadyyeve Месяц назад

Parlogram is a wet dream and a gold mine in itself for all Beatles fans out there

@RAFchurchlawford4469 Месяц назад

Alright, but apart from all that, what have the Beatles ever done for us? Well, they've given us Beatle music. SHUT UP, YOU!

@BaccarWozat Месяц назад

Travel to 1980 and stop Mark David Chapman... um

@Apo458 Месяц назад

@@RAFchurchlawford4469 Uh, what did I say?

@michaelcarpenter2498 Месяц назад

Watching Miles at a tape machine makes me realize what a treasure it is to still have him on this Earth. The fact he heard that defect on side two takes a different kind of hearing. I will never scoff at being a tape operator again. Fascinating video.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

He really is The Master. Glad you enjoyed it.

@Zappa-bn3dq Месяц назад

You’ve had all your birthdays and Christmas Days together there at Abbey Road! What a top bloke Miles is, he did go where us mere mortals could never go working with those tapes, especially the second one. BRILLIANT.

@tomgray6093 Месяц назад

My day had to go on pause as I watched this fascinating video, what a great experience for you, so glad you could share it 🎶🎶👍

@arcid63 Месяц назад

Such a great experience, really.

@stpworld Месяц назад

@@Parlogram Ive got a danliel radcliff master tape I should save.

@LanceHall Месяц назад

You are one of a few fans who have heard a genuine analog version of the master tape without any "remastering" or digital manipulation.

@michaeldeloatch7461 Месяц назад

Actually my late 70's Capitol cassette SPLHCB (which I had bought because my LP got some major damage to the lead-in grooves by accident) had an amazing "liveliness" that surpassed my shure cart pickup off the record, all other stages being equal. Can't remember if it was labelled XDR but the high end sounded great to my then-young ears for a cassette and the VU meters were getting pegged frequently with no distortion, so pretty good S/N. It probably wasn't too many generations removed from your copy, and maybe it wasn't even all-analog in the chain by then, but it sounded better than when the CD came out. So I imagine that to be about what you are hearing there, only 2^4 times as good at 30 ips haha.

@BB.......... Месяц назад

Everybody that owned copies on analog media, before digital was a thing, heard "a genuine analog version of the master tape."

@caryheuchert Месяц назад

@@BB.......... Exactly!

@michaeldeloatch7461 Месяц назад

@@BB.......... I think the original point in the comment was about generations of analog copying from the actual master tape with George Martin's grubby handprints on it. Even the subject of this video is not the true master itself. And even the master tape was a mix down COPY. My own comment was about getting close to the actual sound of the master without even any RIAA or other stuff done in production of vinyl records. Since Mr. Parlogram won't give us a listen, we can only speculate.

@BB.......... Месяц назад

@@michaeldeloatch7461 I understand what you're saying, but my point still stands. The OP wrote it like only a few have ever heard a " genuine analog version of the master tape without any "remastering" or digital manipulation," but everybody that owned an LP, 45, open reel tape, cassette or 8-track all heard " genuine analog version of the master tape without any "remastering" or digital manipulation" too, it just might have had more generational losses, but they're still "genuine analog versions" of the master tape.

@julianmorrisco Месяц назад

That’s a tape box I never thought I’d see again! I used to work at Studios 301, the Australian EMI studio, so kinda their Abbey Road. I was there in the late 80s early 90s and I remember someone decided to throw out a bunch of these 30IPS master dupes as the tape storage was full and the studio was moving to PCM U-Matic digital masters. I don’t remember who ended up with Sgt Pepper, but I remember the box quite well, as I coveted it. I did end up with Dark Side of the Moon in the same format, but that tape was caught in a flood (hooray for ‘Straya!) and I believe the tape was destroyed. I haven’t had the heart to look at it, I lost a whole bunch of stuff, photos, 2 inch multitracks etc. but anyway. Talk about nostalgia, seeing that box again!

@julianmorrisco Месяц назад

Yeah. I hadn’t seen the bit where he talks about flooding. Not good. There’s an irony that he’s using Ampex reels though. They’re the ones, I think it’s mostly 456, that often need baking. Most of my 2 inch tapes were 456. Grrr. I’d just about got over losing all that music I’d recorded. Sigh. Never mind. None of that other stuff mattered to anyone but me and a few musicians I’d recorded. But maybe it would have been screwed by the shedding anyway.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Fascinating to hear this backstory! Thanks for posting!

@last808 25 дней назад

Maybe send it to someone who can preserve it so any damage doesn't fester?

@edaudio 21 день назад

Even water damaged tapes can be rescued

@markcheetah4960 12 дней назад

Were these tapes baked?

@faltarego Месяц назад

If you'd come up to me the other day and told me that there was this video of a guy winding a tape from one spool to another, and that I was going to find it fascinating, I'd have said you were nuts. But, here we are.

@dfc99nyc Месяц назад

Only Andrew can make tape winding interesting. Sometimes he puts up a YT video on a topic that I'm not really interested in, but he always makes it interesting.

@billkeithchannel Месяц назад

31 minutes well spent.

@Turboy65 28 дней назад

I'm just thrilled that at the age of 58 I can hear that 15 KHz head alignment tone quite clearly!

@gasgas2689 17 дней назад

At 73 I can't even hear 3kHz! Aaaarrrrggghh, I have all the Beatle LPs I bought when they first came out, a good deck and amplifier and it's all wasted, I can't hear it. I have hearing aids but they distort the sound. A Steinway sounds better without wearing them, even though I can't hear the high notes. What am I to do with my Beatle records? Just sit and look at them and try to remember what the weather was like when I bought them? I do remember cycling 3 miles to the record store in the rain and bringing Beatles For Sale home tucked inside my rain jacket. I made my own record player and wondered what the strange echo was on the lead in groove at the start of the record. It was feed through from the actual start, when the original wax disc was being cut the cutting needle distorted the lead in groove a bit.

@Comedy4cast 16 дней назад

As someone who worked a lot with tape, I appreciate greatly all the care that was taken here. Reel-to-reel is beautiful, but so unforgiving.

@brianjames5685 Месяц назад

Anybody else thrilled by the clunks and clicks of those machines? I certainly was, it sounds like confidence.

@BugRib Месяц назад

Yeah, it's weirdly therapeutic, haha.

@kronos5385 Месяц назад

Those satisfying sounds are solenoids clicking in and out. That alone is music to most old time sound engineers ears.

@stephensaines7100 Месяц назад

@@kronos5385 Yup...sounds like old times! Also some of the earliest logic control on those machines as to the engagement sequence of the heads. Done by simple diode logic on the earlier ones.

@bunkie2100 Месяц назад

Did you notice that he managed the rewind (while using the alignment tones) of the Ampex deck by alternately pressing the RW and FF buttons? That's a skill required with older decks that didn't have full-logic controls (all the Teac and Tascam decks were full-logic). it was really easy to spill the tape if you didn't keep tension on it as you were trying to brake the spinning reel. You did this braking with the opposite hub motor. But it required finesse because too much would send the tape in the other direction. The mentioned Revox B77 had full logic but the earlier (and highly-regarded) Revox A77 did not. I learned this skill on the A77 and watching a pro do it triggered a visceral memory. Fun times!

@eefjuh5533 Месяц назад

I ws especially thrilled by the scraping tape sounds and the dirt on the deck..

@Havelbaude Месяц назад

Best winding-back-tape video in history 🤣 Well done.

@BaccarWozat Месяц назад

And without the use of a pencil!

@GreenGibbon Месяц назад

My heart was in my mouth the whole way....

@dunebasher1971 Месяц назад

For anyone confused by what Miles was talking about with print-through, storing the tape tail-out means that if print-through occurs, it will sound like a post-echo. If print-through occurs on a head-out tape, it sounds like a pre-echo - in other words, you hear a sort of echo of what's on the tape a moment or two *before* the proper audio. That is much more noticeable and distracting than post-echo.

@lenwennerberg1631 Месяц назад

You know something, I remember hearing that very same phenomena with some cassette tapes I used to own back in the day. Thanks for the explanation and the clarification! 👍

@audioengineer3720 Месяц назад

In addition, because the "tails-out" print-thru is so magnetically weak, it is the rewinding process that causes the print-thru to "collapse" or to weaken to such a degree, that when the rewound tape is finally played-back in a normal forward condition, the print-thru can no longer be heard over the original material. Apparently, these "Sgt. Pepper" tapes must have been wound in a "Fast-Forward" condition, which would cause the "ridge conditions" they were so concerned about. You are "supposed" to -- Play -- the tape onto the take-up reel, which would then cause the tape to be evenly wound on the take-up reel. So, there are many reasons of -- WHY -- studio tapes are stored in a "Played / Tails-Out" condition. I know

@WaterShowsProd 27 дней назад

I can remember hearing the pre-echo on television and radio as a kid and wondering how it was happening. I realised later how it was happening, but funny enough I'd forgotten about that condition until it was mentioned in this video.

@stuartreynolds4480 24 дня назад

Imagine the horror of hearing any kind of echo on a re-press!

@TheHesseJames 22 дня назад

I had vinyls in the olden days on which you could hear the print through. Mostly on secondary presses from Israel or wherever.

@trevorsneath4665 Месяц назад

It's so satisfying watching a competent technician in his element.

@OuterGalaxyLounge Месяц назад

What a pleasure to watch a master recording engineer at work, knowing the quirks of the material and how to jerry-rig solutions on the fly. This is one of the best things ever on RU-vid. Historic and valuable.

@tikvision Месяц назад

So glad it actually was the right tape and not any other random recording inside the box

@jimjam51075 Месяц назад

I mean, it would have been kind of funny if it had been audio from an episode of "Gimme A Break" someone had recorded over the original. "I hear...Nell Carter?" Funny...but massively tragic.

@OTOss8 Месяц назад

'This is the greatest version of Sgt. Pepper that's available and you'll never get to hear it." Alright.

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 Месяц назад

Never say "never". However hearing it in the Abbey Road Studio.. probably not so much. Such is life. However nothing is really preventing an album being released directly from these master recordings and if done right will suffer very little loss other then maybe some corrections. Wait and see.

@NickGoblin Месяц назад

The AudioPhil release of this album on RUtracker was supposedly sourced from a second gen master tape, too. 24/96 lossless rip, sounds great. So that's probably as good as it'll get for us right now.

@poiu477 26 дней назад

@@NickGoblin Man I miss what.cd

@jerahmaya77 23 дня назад

It's tough not to get to hear it. That's for sure.

@dieselbaby 16 дней назад

Indeed, the world lost something wonderful when what got taken down. In the years since I haven’t had the desire to really bother with getting into the replacement site(s) that have popped up as frankly I can find whatever I am looking for these days anyway, but they do exist and from what friends of mine who are on there say, it’s about equivalent to whatcd at this point if not superior in terms of offerings available.

@clintharrington9524 Месяц назад

When Miles said ‘the machine is clean’ were you tempted to sing ‘it’s a clean machine ‘

@meestuinier4486 21 день назад

😂😂😂

@simonw.2206 Месяц назад

Many congratulations on getting a digital copy of your tapes. I was fascinated when you showed them in your original video. It was magical seeing how they were expertly handled at Abbey Road. Thank you so much for sharing and letting us experience some of the 'tension' of working with tape.😊

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Simon!

@johndiloreto3738 Месяц назад

I need a full double album of nothing but tape machine clicks and clacks. Those noises are so much fun to listen to

@matthewwarner9390 19 дней назад

Lou Reed, "Metal Machine Music" is exactly that. Was even a double lp

@oddo710 Месяц назад

As someone who owns an original 15ips master from 1967 I totally understand your comment about She's Leaving Home. The whole album sounds amazing in its original mix but She's Leaving Home has some special magic on the master that I had never heard before. Thanks for confirming my observation.

@audioengineer3720 Месяц назад

And.....I have a reel-to-reel tape deck that can play 10-1/2" -- 15IPS tapes right here-at-home!!! Would you want a CD made of your 15IPS tape??? I still have and occasionally play the various studio tapes I had recorded of bands back during the late '70s here-at-home and I also have got some 10-1/2" -- 7-1/2 IPS tapes of -- YES -- in concert in the years 1979 and 1980!!! (1979 = Jon Anderson/Vocals & 1980 = Trevor Horn/Vocals).

@Edux17 Месяц назад

Throughout the video it seemed that I was there, in the studio, with both of you, hoping that the tape would not be damaged. It has been quite an experience for everyone. I'm glad you have those tapes, they are truly a treasure. Mr. Miles Showell is a kind person indeed. Congratulations, Andrew!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@paulg2733 Месяц назад

Amazing to see , i never thought watching a reel of tape re-spooling would be so interesting! Thanks Andrew

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Paul!

@aydinstone Месяц назад

Seeing these machine kept in such great working condition is one thing. Seeing the guy who has all that experience and skill is another. Superb. But it did make we wonder about the future. Who will know anything about these analogue techniques in a decade or so? Do Abbey Road train young apprentices up?

@arzabael Месяц назад

Couldn’t have said what I was feeling better

@allisons3663 Месяц назад

I love videos like this that offer a glimpse into the more technical side of the recordings.

@bradrapp3697 Месяц назад

Sgt. Peppers was the first album I ever bought, I was 10 yo. I started taking guitar lessons and eventually made my living teaching and gigging, all because of my love for the Beatles (and Jimi Hendrix). Your journey with this tape is extraordinary and yes, I wish I could hear it too. I’m tickled at how uncommon and rare it is (in this digital age so far removed in time) to appreciate fully what you have, and what you’ve done to preserve it. Congratulations to you, and thank you for sharing.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@larrydaniels6532 Месяц назад

You should file suit against the Beatles for misappropriation of your youth. You could get thousands, if you are lucky.

@davidrobertson1980 27 дней назад

Ahhh you need some Robin Trower to fill the gap 🤩

@GustavoSMoreira Месяц назад

This video was so great it healed me partially from this past week full of tragedy due to the floodings in my city. I can't explain, but watching Miles talking on the previous video, and acting on this one, gave me an inner peace. He's so in love for his job, and take it so seriously that looks like he lives every moment in the present - which most of us cannot do. Also his care on your master tape copy reminded me of all the care I've had when I've transferred my old cassete tapes with recordings from my childhood. Thank you Andrew!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

I'm glad it helped, Gustavo. My best wishes to you and your city.

@ArthAttack Месяц назад

Melhoras.

@rienpost3145 Месяц назад

"The tape might explode." Your heart rate must have been close to 200 when he said that. :D

@muziktrkr Месяц назад

But if it’s going to explode anywhere, it should be at Abbey Road.

@pdunderhill Месяц назад

@@muziktrkr I've worked with 1/4 inch for 50+ years, 40 in Broadcast and was trained by the BBC. Never seen a reel of Tape 'explode' or had to hand wind one off the floor. 2 inch 24 track or 16mm sepmag is a different matter. Slightly surprised not to see any leader tape between tracks, if nothing else to reduce print through. What were the frequencies of the squeak/alignment tones at the head of each reel? Bearing in mind they would have been mastered on Studio Machines and not Film Crew Nagras, for instance, I'd be very surprized if the replay Azimuth needed adjustment... Never liked platter tape, for some reason German Broadcasters and Recording Companies, DG and Archiv, seemed to use them almost exclusively. If your 5, 7 or 10.5 inch spool is bent then bin it. Then, and now, I can't see any reason to leave out that minimum of physical protection.

@rienpost3145 Месяц назад

@@muziktrkr Fair enough.

@rienpost3145 Месяц назад

@@pdunderhill When you're rewinding a 40+ year old tape, you want to be careful with ridges like that. 'Exploding' might be a bit dramatic but the tape could break or tear at that point. And there's no leader tape between tracks because Sgt Peppers is supposed to be cut without ridges.

@organfairy Месяц назад

@@pdunderhill I've worked with 1/4 tape for almost 50 years too - though on amateur level. I share your dislike for platters, and this video shows exactly why: It can go horribly wrong both in handling and in playing, but with a reel the tape is both protected and kept in the right place. By the way doesn't the Germans prefer "oxide out" on their machines?

@erestube Месяц назад

So cool of Abbey Road and Miles Showell to take on this project. Greatest studio ever!

@rogerturner1881 29 дней назад

that's what Connie Francis said in one of her many questions/answers of which recording studio was the best in sound etc..answer ABBEY ROAD,LONDON.She started in March 1959 and recorded her 2nd album MY THANKS TO YOU, ONE FOR THE BOYS [which sounds oh boy that orchestra]and many albums there-off incl her very good Spanish and Latin American Favorites, Italian Favorites, Christmas In My Heart, and even in the 1965 ALL TIME INTERNATIONAL FAVORITES.

@shnibby69 Месяц назад

It’s phenomenal that you have these tapes! And you get your first listen of them in ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS?!? Well done, Andrew!

@alonzowurlitzer5617 Месяц назад

Seeing the tape playing, it feels like being transported back in time, it's so few generations away from the tapes the Beatles recorded on.

@martinfenton1275 Месяц назад

We used to do the library wind with a rubber band trick in radio. Amazed to see it still being used here.

@crawfb Месяц назад

It's never dull watching a man who knows his job back to front and twice round the block doing what comes naturally to him.

@ricknbacker5626 Месяц назад

4 years ago, I needed to have two of our 2-inch 3m 996 Audio Mastering Tapes from 1994 baked up at Fantasy Studios at a cost of $300.00 per reel. It took a day or two to get them back. But it was well worth it. I was very pleased to see your reels didn't require this process. Saving you time and money. I can't imagine what your listening experience was. But obviously it was a moment in time you will never forget. Lucky buggar!! The most famous case of not storing a reel of tape 'Tails Out' is Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love". From 4:01 - 4:16. Robert Plants pre vocal echoes are easily heard. In this case the band was very pleased with these (in this case) fortunate results. Best wishes Andrew from the San Francisco Bay Area, RNB

@chair4361 Месяц назад

The one section of whole lotta love wasn’t actually from print through, but from an equally interesting mistake. When recording whole lotta love, Plant went through three takes that were kept for this section. The first was done live when the main track was being recorded, the second being the rough vocal heard on the rough mix on the deluxe edition of LZII, and the third being the final vocal take heard on the album. What happened was the first the two earlier takes “bled” through on the mics of the other instruments. The live vocal was captured by the mics for the drums, bass, and main guitar. And the rough vocal got captured by the guitar overdubs, since jimmy listened to a mix with the rough vocal while recording his overdubs.

@ricknbacker5626 Месяц назад

@@chair4361 I have heard the 'Tails Out' exclamation for decades and decades. Your exclamation makes equally good sense. Thanks for sharing this with me. I always love learning new things. Take care chair4361, RNB

@johnosullivan2017 Месяц назад

@@chair4361 just a casual Zep fan, so gotta ask: did they edit out the vocal bleeds on the digital remasters?

@chair4361 Месяц назад

@@johnosullivan2017 they did not, which is why you can still hear the other versions on the remasters. When mixing it originally, their sound engineer Eddie Kramer realized it would be next to impossible to fully remove it since both versions also bled into Plant’s final vocal take, coming from the bleed of the other tracks which bled on plants vocal. So rather than try to remove it, Kramer kept it and added some reverb to it, which the band liked the sound of.

@michaelshultz2540 25 дней назад

I thought you were going to say the worst case print through was ,CCR end of Run Through the Jungle .

@joecrowaz Месяц назад

As a recovering audio engineer, THIS is simultaneously giving me joy and PTSD 😂

@underthetornado Месяц назад

Me too. Lol

@sagauer Месяц назад

Same, I miss winding the tapes like that lol

@stephensaines7100 Месяц назад

Do you 'get the spins'?

@joecrowaz Месяц назад

@@stephensaines7100 I can barely look at a single edge razor blade 😜

@tammastrongbear Месяц назад

me too. I haven't worked with analog gear since 94. the q-tips brought back some nightmares. LOL

@Gigidag77 Месяц назад

Even from the few short snippets of tape audio you play AND through youtubes compression, I can tell how wonderful that tape must sound. If only we could get our hands on flat transfers (no EQ change, no "fixing" of lipsmacks and such and most important no digital compression of any sort) of all the Beatles albums officially...

@hustonpiner4283 Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing your visit to Abbey Road studios with us. Fabulous!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@poetsdreamsatc Месяц назад

Very exciting to be a part of this sound discovery! And thank you for taking us along. I almost felt like I was in the room with you.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@WilkinsonX Месяц назад

It’s really awesome to see this process documented. I imagine there aren’t many people left who still know how to maintain and operate these old studios.

@rhorto01 Месяц назад

A tip of the hat to Mr. Showall for taking the time to do these. Fascinating.

@68024 Месяц назад

The video I've been waiting for all week! Incredible, now you have your own unique personal copy of Pepper.

@tomfurgas2844 Месяц назад

Fascinating! Miles was the soul of kindness and professionalism. Hats off to him!

@billleary5779 Месяц назад

Spellbinding video Andrew…..glad you were able to listen to the masters …..great Abbey Road series…..thanks again for sharing!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Bill.

@JagadguruSvamiVegananda Месяц назад

A couple of generations down from the master tape, that is.

@renemies78 Месяц назад

This was one of my favorite videos on the channel ever! Really cool showing people the process of transferring tapes and how long the process can be. Miles Showell is so darn cool for doing this for you and for us as well. Awesome video!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@stevekirk7066 Месяц назад

Wonderful tension filled video. I loved the elastic band. Thanks for sharing your special day.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

You're welcome, Steve. Glad you enjoyed it!

@douglasboyle6544 19 дней назад

23:11 I've never watched a tape unspool so intently in all my life

@david.e.h. Месяц назад

Great video!!! I thought this was going to be a video solely about issues and the quality of the audio. It was great that you shared this issues Miles had concerns with in the physical condition of the tape, it's great to have an expert leading the way. This video is definitely in my "things I didn't know, I didn't know ". Thank you again for sharing this with us!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

@five-toedslothbear4051 Месяц назад

What an incredible story. I was riveted at every moment. And thank you so much to Miles for helping you get up an archive of those tapes. He’s an incredible person and his love for the music and the art and his skill with the tools and equipment is evident.

@michnygaard Месяц назад

That was great fun. Fortunately I do not have tapes like that. My wife just said that if I found Beatles tapes, I would for sure purchase an Apex machine plus the gear needed. So thank god for nice old vinyl records 🙂

@Spukmeyer Месяц назад

What can I say, simply that you have been lucky, not only because of the visits and interviews carried out at Abbey Road. But the icing on the cake has been that you were able to listen to the tape. And at Abbey Road... And because of the comments you make...it's wonderful, I hope with all my heart that you enjoy it for many years. Thank you for sharing this history.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed them!

@catmando7262 Месяц назад

Fascinating video. Never thought watching tape winding from one spool to another could be so watchable.

@LLYMYNT Месяц назад

Thank you for this video, I was excited and scared that the tape would have gotten damaged. Very knowledgeable and friendly crew at Abbey Road Studios. ❤

@Sekaoh Месяц назад

watching this as someone who was fascinated by VHS tapes and cassettes from my parent's collection, and by how it all worked together (alongside CDs too), it's my favorite way to see how these older forms of tech actually work. truly must be the peak of this channel's history

@quiastje6316 Месяц назад

loved the sound on the fixing a hole clip it! Thanks as always Andrew for one more incredible video.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you liked it!

@PaulShepherd-dk6zm Месяц назад

Absolutely brilliant. I loved every minute of this, watching a master at his craft. I visited Abbey Road in 1983 when they opened it up for the summer and was overwhelmed by the experience. To see the passion and dedication these good people put into their work makes me humble. Fantastic work Andrew, no wonder your channel is the best Beatles site out there. Thank you 👍🎸

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank Paul. Glad you enjoyed it! 😎

@TheHutt Месяц назад

Never experienced such tension watching a tape being rewound!

@JordyBoothy Месяц назад

I'm so happy you got to experience this!

@jasonwhiton174 Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure and your fab artifacts with us! Aside from the direct tape transfers, I imagine the playback sound in the studio itself was extraordinary.

@wolfybaby911 Месяц назад

This was one of the most exciting videos you have ever done !! My hat’s off to you !!👍👍

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you! 😊

@johnnytheg Месяц назад

Fantastic video Andrew. What a treat to not only be in Abbey Road Studios but to transfer and listen to a 30ips Sgt Pepper! What a shame that side two had that awful x-ray thump. Miles is such a nice guy and such a pro! Lastly, it was so great to finally put a face to the legendary Harry Moss!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@fgrady1 Месяц назад

Fascinating and so professional. He’s such a pro! Thank you for sharing this, Andrew!

@edwardrussell5989 Месяц назад

Just brilliant. Miles really knows his stuff. A genius. So happy you got to hear it all

@thomascaselli6139 Месяц назад

Fascinating, Miles appears to be as excited to hear this copy as you are. Seems to be a genuinely nice guy.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

He is!

@magneto7930 Месяц назад

What a fascinating video from start to finish! I'm sure that was a thrill that you'll never forget. It's totally understandable that you couldn't share the audio. Your detailed description of it and the process prior are more than enough for me. Thanks for sharing. Well done!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@mikeschieffer4206 Месяц назад

that was amazing to watch and must have been an incredible experience for you Andrew, thank you so much for sharing

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Vince_Tasciotti Месяц назад

A truly once in a lifetime experience in hearing a Sgt Pepper master tape in the studio where it was recorded.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Indeed it was, Vince!

@Musicradio77Network Месяц назад

The studio master tape of “Sgt. Pepper” is amazing, and it has the same sound quality than what you hear on the Capitol release in the US.

@jameswatson5370 Месяц назад

Who would have thought 30 minutes of watching tape rewind could be so fascinating and nerve wracking?

@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306 Месяц назад

This was actually exciting to watch. Not just because I am a hard core Beatles fan and a pro musician who has been in plenty of recording studios, but mainly because it is a master of Sgt Peppers. With the chance of something so precious and priceless "exploding" or damaged in any way is a scary thought.

@briteness Месяц назад

This was a great episode! We felt the tension as the tape was transferred to the new reel, and the relief when it was successful. Thank you for this window into a world most of us will never get to visit!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Many thanks! So glad you enjoyed it!

@Zappa-bn3dq Месяц назад

Blimey you’ve had all your Xmas and birthdays at once. What a top bloke Miles is. To boldly go where us mere mortals could never go. BRILLIANT.

@dfc99nyc Месяц назад

As we would say here in the US, Miles is The Man!

@KB-jz5rk Месяц назад

Facinating. You certainly found the right man for that job.

@AnalogueInTheUK Месяц назад

An absolutely awesome series. Many thanks to all involved.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@48musicfan Месяц назад

Very fascinating, Andrew! It was so very nice how Miles took the time to do this for you. This experience is something you will never forget. Thank you again for an outstanding episode. - Roger

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kevinbrown4947 Месяц назад

Definitely an analog world in his corner of Abbey Road Studio. Screwdrivers, rubber bands, weights and brushes.

@trevortamboline279 Месяц назад

... don't forget the Q-tips ;)

@soymartin07 Месяц назад

I assure you, Andrew, that watching that tape rewind has caused me more tension than when I saw Paranormal Activity, I'm having a great time!!

@moondogaudiojones1146 Месяц назад

I held my breath for far too long! A really wonderful episode Andrew! I can’t tell you how important to me, and I hope to others, this was…and how it brought back all the anxieties I’d acquired over the years of transferring tape! All in good fun really…🥵 I hope you get some quality time to listen to the transfers. Such great folks you got to meet and the wonderful information passed on to you. Rubber bands have so many uses! Thanks again for sharing your excursion into the wonderful world of Abbey Road’s inner sanctum. Cheers👍

@Parlogram Месяц назад

So glad you enjoyed it, Brian. I was a very special day.

@Jamie-B Месяц назад

Such an enjoyable video. Loved being in the studio with you and Miles experiencing the excitement of playing back this lovely piece of pop culture history.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks Jamie. Glad you enjoyed it!

@philippecolinge5334 Месяц назад

Truly fascinating! I absolutely love that Abbey Road technology of weights and elastic bands to have the machine working the required way without damaging the precious tape.

@emiliorozas Месяц назад

Congratulations, Andrew. Thank you for showing us these true treasures: a master tape, an original analogue equipment and an expert Abbey Road sound engineer. As one of the songs you have heard says, "Who could ask for more...". If "healthy envy" exists, that is what I feel. I would love to have had the same experience in that room.😊

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you, Emilio. Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@michaelharrington75 Месяц назад

I love watching this kind of stuff! Thanks for sharing this, Andrew!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks for watching, Michael!

@padraigcollins6525 Месяц назад

What an amazing experience. I’m so glad for you that you were able to do that. And what a gentleman Miles is.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

He certainly is, Padraig!

@adrianmorris2628 Месяц назад

Another brilliant film Andrew. Still totally amazed that you got into the great Abbey Road studios.🎙

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@deningunapartefilms8257 Месяц назад

i held my breath several times during the video haha... amazing, simply amazing!!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@danswan1047 Месяц назад

What a privilege to have Miles work with your tape. Just a remarkable experience to witness. Thanks so much for sharing.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it, Dan!

@alanrogs3990 Месяц назад

It's very amazing that you got to experience all of this.

@lucalone Месяц назад

Did you people know that tape and tape machine were invented by BASF and AEG in 1935 in a joint venture? The first practical tape recorder was called Magnetophon K1. You can read more about it on wikipedia^^

@MrMusic-nd5to Месяц назад

The tape reels made it home to Abbey Road!!! Only a true Beatles fan and a savant Abbey Road engineer, would show so much respect for these reels of music history!! Well Done Mate!!! I just subscribed to your AWESOME channel!!!🎶🎹🎶🎸🎶

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thanks mate and welcome aboard!

@stephen1480 Месяц назад

Andrew, thank you so much for the video. I gotta say that your content is some of the best on RU-vid. These past three were something special and open a window into a world that we often take for granted. To me, these show the magic of analog, and why it’s such a great format. The engineering, technique, and artistry behind it, all of that attention to detail comes out in the music in ways that can’t be done with digital. Much of my listening these days is digital but it doesn’t quite draw me in as much as analog does. Like others here, I absolutely loved seeing the winding of the tape. Just something truly magical with having music stored in that way. Thanks again:)

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you, Stephen. Glad you enjoyed them!

@kevystead Месяц назад

Thank-you for sharing this with us Andrew. Truly a wonderful experience. I wish I could've been there. Also Thank-you to Miles for doing a wonderful, professional job. I was holding my breathe for the respooling !

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@MaxLedZep Месяц назад

Amazing how he manages the tape machines!!!

@voicetube Месяц назад

My father had recorded two of his songs on an eight track half-inch tape in 1980 and I just recently (2024) had somebody in Los Angeles digitize it properly. I'm very surprised that this engineer did not BAKE the tape first. [UPDATE: I see that he says at 10:00 that BASF tape does not generally need to be baked. Seems like something I would do anyway because of the nature of that particular master, just to cover the bases.] The engineer I hired did something called "baking" the tape, where they heat it up for quite some hours in a special oven, which somehow creates a situation where the magnetic recording part adheres to the backing tape better (after baking) and stays stronger I guess for some hours afterwards, so that one can run it through machine without too much flaking, etc. Although there were dropouts here and there, it was a successful transfer.

@HarryBalz-mx3ss Месяц назад

Thank you so much for sharing this incredible experience with us Andrew. Your generosity is truly appreciated by all of us. As they say in Great Britain, “ Well Done Indeed “. 👍❤️🙋‍♂️

@Parlogram Месяц назад

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!

@jesserussell7242 Месяц назад

This has to be one of my favorite episodes ever it’s amazing to hear that take rewinding in for an engineer like miles to discover things like a defect on the tape is really awesome.

@jesserussell7242 Месяц назад

Sergeant Pepper is one of the greatest albums ever it is absolutely one of my favorites from beginning to end.

@thevinylfrontier3736 Месяц назад

RU-vid is very hypocritical. I've seen videos here on RU-vid, mostly showing the audio of the vinyl, that are not blocked, I just saw a video showing the complete song A Day In The Life on 3 editions and i'ts not blocked. I've also seen vinyl videos of Sgt Pepper/A little Help From My Friends and Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds and they're not blocked. I don't know why RU-vid blocks some videos and some they don't, that's why I hate RU-vid. It's a shame they don't let you show at least some seconds of the actual audio of the tape.

@verrucktaberschonemusik4288 Месяц назад

RU-vid is a b#tch

@Back2VinylLP Месяц назад

Yeah, I've noticed the same thing. I once uploaded COme Together and it was blocked, but I've seen 2 or 3 vinyl videos of that song that are not blocked.

@b2meb2meb2me Месяц назад

Not RU-vid's fault

@IsraelQuezada999 Месяц назад

@@b2meb2meb2me So whose fault is it that some get blocked and some don't???

@b2meb2meb2me Месяц назад

@@IsraelQuezada999 Record labels'

@stephenbarrette610 Месяц назад

It is stupid that certain artists prohibit their work from being played and many dont. This is a piece of rock history and we should be alllowed to hear it - Miles and your channel are amazing.

@dudidudoh Месяц назад

I think thats (usually) not a thing artists like the beatles could decide. I bet the rights of the songs are at some music catalog company....maybe SONY ... or Michael Jackson? ;-)

@svenllr Месяц назад

This video had me on the edge of my seat! Absolutely, brilliant! You are a blessed man to have graced the Abbey Road Studio and for Miles to assist in the transfer!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@vanbillsing Месяц назад

I hope this planet never loses the people with the knowledge of the likes of Miles.

@bugradio Месяц назад

It's my birthday, it's Mother's Day (here in the US), and I'm watching a video about carefully re-spooling a poorly packed vintage reel of tape! 😆 Thanks for thisI I was in the last class of students in my college communications media arts program that worked with quarter-inch tape: playing, recording, editing with a razor. My final audio project was done on a 4-track reel to reel with narration, dialogue SFX, music, etc on different tracks, live-mixed to cassette for submission. The radio station I joined after college phased out reel to reel within a year. As brief as it was, as tricky as it was, I feel lucky I got to work with tape. Thanks again for the memories, and for a tantalizing audio glimpse of a really nice-sounding copy of Pepper's!!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Happy brthday and thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!

@citygirlfarm Месяц назад

Thanks Andrew, these have been a great set of videos over the past few weeks. Keep up the good works my friend.

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Thank you" Glad you enjoyed them!

@thechuckster6838 Месяц назад

That was an exciting experience! Great video. I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing!

@Parlogram Месяц назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bayricker Месяц назад

Inadvertent comedy, stating this was the safest way to reload the tape while jury rigging the rubber band and CD spindle weight to facilitate the process.