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[Richland123]

Happy 81st Birthday Ringo Starr!

 

[StereoPlayer]

 

[G-Dog]

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Rick Rubin Picks the Brain of a Beatle in Hypnotic McCartney 3,2,1 Docuseries: Review

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[StereoPlayer]

Edit: Added the article.
Listen to a moody drill remix of The Beatles' classic, 'Eleanor Rigby'

 

[WG Plum]

No idea if this is an original pressing, but it's got the poster and pictures.

 

[G-Dog]

No idea if this is an original pressing, but it's got the poster and pictures.

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Pretty sure my White Album is an early pressing. My mom managed a record store and she brought every new Beatles record home to me the day the store got 'em. Looks like a pretty low serial number. But, no pix or poster. (sigh) I was forced to share with my 2 years younger sister, who had no respect for things. She nailed the pix & poster to her bedroom walls and my protests fell on deaf ears.

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[Richland123]

 

[Richland123]

Anybody have this boxed set of Beatles LPs? I used to be a record dealer at conventions and traded another dealer a rare picture disc, which I can't remember what is was, for this boxed set.

There was a similar Beatles 45 record and cassette boxed set at the time.

The Beatles Box - From Liverpool (124-track EIGHT vinyl LP box set, featuring many rare versions of classic tracks, each LP has its own picture sleeve.

Tracklisting / Additional Info: Side One :
Love Me Do - (2:19) - Original single version w/Ringo on drums
P.S. I Love You - (2:02)
I Saw Her Standing There - (2:50)
Please Please Me - (2:00)
Misery - (1:43)
Do You Want To Know A Secret - (1:55)
A Taste Of Honey - (2:02)
Twist And Shout - (2:32)

Side Two :
From Me To You - (1:55)
Thank You Girl - (2:01) - Original mono version without John's extra harmonica fills
She Loves You - (2:18)
It Won't Be Long - (2:11)
Please Mr. Postman - (2:34)
All My Loving - (2:04) - features a 6 tap hi hat intro
Roll Over Beethoven - (2:44)
Money (That's What I Want) - (2:47)

Side Three :
I Want To Hold Your Hand - (2:24)
This Boy - (2:11) - mono version
Can't Buy Me Love - (2:15)
You Can't Do That - (2:33)
A Hard Day's Night - (2:32)
I Should Have Known Better - (2:42)
If I Fell - (2:16)
And I Love Her - (2:47) - final riff is repeated 6 times (instead of the normal 4)

Side Four :
Things We Said Today - (2:35)
I'll Be Back - (2:22)
Long Tall Sally - (1:58)
I Call Your Name - (2:02)
Matchbox - (1:37)
Slow Down - (2:54)
She's A Woman - (2:57) - True stereo version
I Feel Fine - (2:19) - true stereo version that begins with tapping drum sticks, whispers etc.

Side Five :
Eight Days A Week - (2:43)
No Reply - (2:11)
I'm A Loser - (2:31)
I'll Follow The Sun - (1:46)
Mr. Moonlight - (2:35)
Every Little Thing - (2:01)
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party - (2:33)
Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey - (2:37)

Side Six :
Ticket To Ride - (3:03)
I'm Down - (2:30)
Help! - (2:16)
The Night Before - (2:33)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - (2:08)
I Need You - George Harrison - (2:28)
Another Girl - (2:02)
You're Going To Lose That Girl - (2:18)

Side Seven :
Yesterday - (2:04)
Act Naturally - (2:27)
Tell Me What You See - (2:35)
It's Only Love - (1:53)
You Like Me Too Much - (2:34)
I've Just Seen A Face - (2:04)
Day Tripper - (2:37) - Different stereo mix (also found on "Yesterday & Today")
We Can Work It Out - (2:10)

Side Eight :
Michelle - (2:40)
Drive My Car - (2:25)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - (2:00)
You Won't See Me - (3:19)
Nowhere Man - (2:40)
Girl - (2:26)
I'm Looking Through You - (2:20)
In My Life - (2:23)

Side Nine :
Paperback Writer - (2:25) - Remixed stereo version (Also found on the "Hey Jude" album)
Rain - (2:59)
Here, There And Everywhere - (2:29)
Taxman - George Harrison - (2:36)
I'm Only Sleeping - (2:58) - Extremely rare version with the slightly delayed guitar solo
Good Day Sunshine - (2:08)
Yellow Submarine - (2:40)

Side Ten :
Eleanor Rigby - (2:11)
And Your Bird Can Sing - (2:02)
For No One - (2:03)
Doctor Robert - (2:14)
Got To Get You Into My Life - (2:27)
Penny Lane - (3:00) - Composite version taken from the US rarities album
Strawberry Fields Forever - (4:05) - True stereo version

Side Eleven :
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - (1:59)
With A Little Help From My Friends - (2:46)
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - (3:25)
Fixing A Hole - (2:35)
She's Leaving Home - (3:24)
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite - (2:36)
A Day In The Life - (5:03)

Side Twelve :
When I'm Sixty-Four - (2:38)
Lovely Rita - (2:43)
All You Need Is Love - (3:57) - original mono version
Baby, You're A Rich Man - (3:07) - the true stereo version
Magical Mystery Tour - (2:48)
Your Mother Should Know - (2:33)
The Fool On The Hill - (3:00)
I Am The Walrus - (4:35) - composite version also found on the US "Rarities" album

Side Thirteen :
Hello Goodbye - (3:24)
Lady Madonna - (2:17)
Hey Jude - (7:11)
Revolution - (3:22)
Back In The U.S.S.R. - (2:45)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - (3:10)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - (4:46)

Side Fourteen :
The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill - (3:05) - Without guitar intro
Happiness Is A Warm Gun - (2:47)
Martha My Dear - (2:28)
I'm So Tired - (2:01)
Piggies - George Harrison - (2:04)
Don't Pass Me By - Richard Starkey - (3:52)
Julia - (2:57)
All Together Now - (2:08)

Side Fifteen :
Get Back - (3:09) - Album version, produced by Phil Spector
Don't Let Me Down - (3:34)
The Ballad Of John And Yoko - (3:51)
Across The Universe - (3:51) - Version 2, produced by George Martin
For You Blue - (2:33)
Two Of Us - (3:33)
The Long And Winding Road - (3:40)
Let It Be - (4:01)

Side Sixteen :
Come Together - (4:16)
Something - (2:59)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer - (3:24)
Octopus's Garden - (2:49)
Here Comes The Sun - (3:04)
Because - (2:45)
Golden Slumbers - (1:31)
Carry That Weight - (1:37)
The End - (2:04)
Her Majesty - (0:23)

 

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[G-Dog]

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I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. But, it was a very nice visit with Macca summing up a lot of the things that I've read about him and The Beatles before.

What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

Lots of head bobbing to the beat, playing air guitar or piano, talking back and forth, and vocalizing of instrument sounds. My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. Macca says he still can't read music to this day!

Very cool. Highly recommended.

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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[StereoPlayer]

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I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. But, it was a very nice visit with Macca summing up a lot of the things that I've read about him and The Beatles before.

What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

Lots of head bobbing to the beat, playing air guitar or piano, talking back and forth, and vocalizing of instrument sounds. My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. Macca says he still can't read music to this day!

Very cool. Highly recommended.

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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Those are track labels showing what is on each track.

yes, it was very good.

 

[StereoPlayer]

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I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. But, it was a very nice visit with Macca summing up a lot of the things that I've read about him and The Beatles before.

What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

Lots of head bobbing to the beat, playing air guitar or piano, talking back and forth, and vocalizing of instrument sounds. My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. Macca says he still can't read music to this day!

Very cool. Highly recommended.

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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I thought I read somewhere, a long time ago that Lennon wrote the piccolo trumpet part…

 

[StereoPlayer]

It was nice that Rick Rubin got cleaned up and dressed for the show…

 

[beans-on-toast]

.When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

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The console is analog, this doesn’t rule out using protools. The tracks are hand labelled with a marker on the white tape. Some modern consoles have tiny screens for this.

 

[nixdad]

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I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. But, it was a very nice visit with Macca summing up a lot of the things that I've read about him and The Beatles before.

What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

Lots of head bobbing to the beat, playing air guitar or piano, talking back and forth, and vocalizing of instrument sounds. My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. Macca says he still can't read music to this day!

Very cool. Highly recommended.

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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Thanks for the review, @G-Dog Dog. It's on my list for this weekend.

 

[G-Dog]

... ... What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. ... ... there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is? ... ...

McCartney 3, 2, 1​

Those are track labels showing what is on each track. ... ....

Oh, yeah! That makes sense to me. I didn’t see if they actually laid that tape along the top of the faders, like in the olden days, in this interview. Thanks, Player!​

I thought I read somewhere, a long time ago that Lennon wrote the piccolo trumpet part…

Hmmm ... I don’t recall reading John did that, but I wouldn't be surprised if it had been mentioned that way at some point.​

It was nice that Rick Rubin got cleaned up and dressed for the show…

I just now googled him and was surprised that he's more'n 20 years younger'n Paul! From what I read, he was prob'ly just dressing to keep up his street cred ... while obviously just fawning all over Paul like any other Beatles fan! But, I have to admit, he showed a lot more poise than I would have!
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[b/o 402]

I don't ever recall seeing a 16 RPM record or record player. So, I just looked it up and, though kinda rare, I'm still surprised I never noticed them.

Anybody here have first hand experience with 16 RPM (actually 16-2/3 RPM) records?
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The primary use of the “16” RPM speed was for spoken word recordings, where extra play time was the priority. Speeches, educational discs, and so on. Many of the multi speed turntables we had as kids included 16-33-45-78 as speed selections.
And many of those turntables were manufactured by either Garrard or BSR - both British companies!

 

[nixdad]

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I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. But, it was a very nice visit with Macca summing up a lot of the things that I've read about him and The Beatles before.

What makes this different from other interviews is the presence and use of a recording console and Beatles & Wings studio tracks! When discussing a particular song Paul and the interviewer are pushing faders for various tracks up and down to bring certain parts out more. I don’t know what the console is. I assumed it would be something like an all digital Pro Tools rig, or something, but there were some white-ish 1" wide x 2-3 feet long tapes laying across the top of it that are unexplained, although the interviewer is shown holding one of them at one point. Anyone know what that is?

Lots of head bobbing to the beat, playing air guitar or piano, talking back and forth, and vocalizing of instrument sounds. My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. Macca says he still can't read music to this day!

Very cool. Highly recommended.

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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I saw all episodes McCartney 3, 2, 1 yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it.

We all know Rick Rubin is one of the most successful, talented producers from the last few decades, but what I enjoyed most is his attention to detail (no surprise here) and that he is clearly a fan of Paul's bass playing. Although he gives John, George and Ringo well deserved compliments throughout the doc, my guess is that Rick chose exactly which songs he wanted to wanted to review with Paul which set the stage. Although many great songs are reviewed that featured Paul's amazing bass contributions, when it ended I wanted more. Every bassist should see this documentary, especially the ones that think Beatles songs are simple tunes that anyone can play.

The reviews of the instrumental parts and playing styles are fun, including Paul's great bass part and aggressive tone (Jazz Bass with round wound strings) on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (you can also hear this tone as well on "Back In the U.S.S.R," although they don't dig into Paul's bass part.) The piccolo trumpet story and how it came about on "Penny Lane" was very enjoyable.

One of my favorite parts is in episode 6 where Rick starts digging into "And Your Bird Can Sing," both Paul's amazing bass part and the harmonized lead guitar parts (I watched this part twice.) This is one of my favorite Beatles songs, so I was hoping Rick would have directly asked Paul about who played guitar on the track. Years ago I think the general consensus was that this is George double-tracked, but I know I'm not alone in thinking that this was Paul & George playing together - the solo has a VERY Paul vibe to me. Although Rick never asks who created the guitar parts and who played them (at least not in what was presented,) separate photos of both George and Paul (playing guitar) are flashed during this sequence so maybe that answers my question without anything being said.

I also liked the shout out to Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys and James Jamerson.

So good!

 

[G-Dog]

I watched the "McCartney 3, 2, 1" documentary yesterday and, of course, I loved it! Not a lot of new information, I must say, that hasn't been published before. ... .... My favorite is when Paul explains how he told Dave Mason what he wanted the piccolo trumpet to play on "Penny Lane". He just made the sounds with his mouth and Dave wrote out the notation. ... ...

McCartney 3, 2, 1
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I thought I read somewhere, a long time ago that Lennon wrote the piccolo trumpet part…

David Mason said, "Although Paul seemed to be in charge, and I was the only one playing, the other three Beatles were there too." He was impressed that they were interested enough to attend!​

I saw all episodes McCartney 3, 2, 1 yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. ... ...

At just a half hour per episode, it's not too taxing to watch all six the same day!

Hmmm, ... Wonder if I'll be able to say that about Peter Jackson's three 2-hour episodes of "Get Back" this fall? ... Yeah, eventually, I pro'lly will! ​

... ... One of my favorite parts is in episode 6 where Rick starts digging into "And Your Bird Can Sing," both Paul's amazing bass part and the harmonized lead guitar parts (I watched this part twice.) This is one of my favorite Beatles songs, so I was hoping Rick would have directly asked Paul about who played guitar on the track. Years ago I think the general consensus was that this is George double-tracked, but I know I'm not alone in thinking that this was Paul & George playing together - the solo has a VERY Paul vibe to me. Although Rick never asks who created the guitar parts and who played them (at least not in what was presented,) separate photos of both George and Paul (playing guitar) are flashed during this sequence so maybe that answers my question without anything being said.. ... ...

This Guitar World article reads like "everybody knows Paul & George both played lead guitar on "And Your Bird Can Sing". And, it seems to me, everything else I've ever read said that, too.

It also shows how the 3 guitarists could have played it (including rhythm guitar), and a modern example of just 1 guitar playing the double lead!! While a great accomplishment, I think the single guitar is more staccato and lacks a lot of the bends & finesse of the two guitar method.

But this reminds me of the biggest reveal that was news, to me at least, when Paul said he had wanted to be the lead guitarist, but he blew his big chance when he just froze onstage! I don't remember ever reading that before! Mr. Cool, sleepy-eyed Beatle got stage fright?!? Granted, they were very young and hadn't become famous yet, but he was (at least then) just human after all!!
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[nixdad]

This Guitar World article reads like "everybody knows Paul & George both played lead guitar on "And Your Bird Can Sing". And, it seems to me, everything else I've ever read said that, too.

It also shows how the 3 guitarists could have played it (including rhythm guitar), and a modern example of just 1 guitar playing the double lead!! While a great accomplishment, I think the single guitar is more staccato and lacks a lot of the bends & finesse of the two guitar method.

Thanks, I never saw that article or heard anything confirmed. Yep, that makes perfect sense. All is right with the world.