And We Are All Together / The Beatles Thread

[ABNorman]

Been on a major Beatles kick recently - even trying to put together a solo compilation playlist - All Things Must Pass is such a great album.

Today's top 10:

A Day in the Life
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
I've Just Seen a Face
I Am The Walrus
Don't Let Me Down
Hey Jude
I'm So Tired
Happiness is a Warm Gun
For No One
Come Together

[evenslow]

All Things Must Pass is fucking majestic, especially side two.

[swan]

1. Come Together
2. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
3. We Can Work It Out
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5. Let It Be
6. Doctor Robert
7. Something
8. The Inner Light
9. I'm Looking Through You
10. I'm Only Sleeping


impossible!

[Birds in Hell]

Hey, so this is something.

THE BEATLES CELEBRATE ‘SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’ WITH SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION RELEASES

The Beatles will release a suite of lavishly presented Sgt. Pepper Anniversary Edition packages on 26th May. The album is newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo and 5.1 surround audio and expanded with early takes from the studio sessions, including no fewer than 34 previously unreleased recordings.

“It’s crazy to think that 50 years later we are looking back on this project with such fondness and a little bit of amazement at how four guys, a great producer and his engineers could make such a lasting piece of art” - Paul

For Record Store Day on 22nd April, Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe will release an exclusive, limited edition seven-inch vinyl single of The Beatles’ 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Penny Lane,' among the first songs recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, which began in November 1966.

To create the new stereo and 5.1 surround audio mixes for Sgt. Pepper, producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. All of the Anniversary Edition releases include Martin’s new stereo mix of the album, which was sourced directly from the original four-track session tapes and guided by the original, Beatles-preferred mono mix produced by his father, George Martin.

As George Martin described it, “We were into another kind of art form where you were putting something down on tape that could only be done on tape.” The Beatles clocked more than 400 hours in Abbey Road’s Studio 2 to record the album, wrapping sessions in April 1967.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Anniversary Edition releases include:

A CD featuring the new Sgt. Pepper stereo mix, complete with the original U.K. album’s 'Edit for LP End' run-out groove.

Deluxe:

Expanded 2CD and digital package features the new stereo album mix on the first CD and adds a second CD of 18 tracks, including previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly mixed in stereo and sequenced in the same order as the album. The second CD also includes a new stereo mix and a previously unreleased instrumental take of 'Penny Lane' and the 2015 stereo mix and two previously unreleased complete takes of 'Strawberry Fields Forever.'

Deluxe Vinyl:

Expanded 180-gram 2LP vinyl package features the new stereo album mix on the first LP and adds a second LP with previously unreleased complete takes of the album’s 13 songs, newly mixed in stereo and sequenced in the same order as the album.

Super Deluxe:

The comprehensive six-disc boxed set features:

CD 1: New stereo album mix

CDs 2 & 3:
- 33 additional recordings from the studio sessions, most previously unreleased and mixed for the first time from the four-track session tapes, sequenced in chronological order of their recording dates
- A new stereo mix of 'Penny Lane' and the 2015 stereo mix of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'

CD 4:
- Direct transfers of the album’s original mono mix and the 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Penny Lane' singles
- Capitol Records’ U.S. promotional mono single mix of 'Penny Lane'
- Previously unreleased early mono mixes of 'She’s Leaving Home,' 'A Day In The Life,' and 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (a mix thought to have been erased from a tape in 1967, but discovered during archive research for the anniversary edition)

Discs 5 & 6 (Blu-ray and DVD):
- New 5.1 surround audio mixes of the album and 'Penny Lane' by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, plus their 2015 5.1 surround mix of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
- High resolution audio versions of the new stereo mixes of the album and 'Penny Lane' and of the 2015 stereo mix of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
- Video features: 4K restored original promotional films for 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' 'Penny Lane,' and 'A Day In The Life;' plus The Making of Sgt. Pepper, a restored, previously unreleased documentary film (broadcast in 1992), featuring insightful interviews with McCartney, Harrison, and Starr, and in-studio footage introduced by George Martin.

The album’s vibrant artwork, including its extravagant Pop Art cover which finds The Beatles surrounded by a crowd of heroes in a 3D collage, was created by Peter Blake and Jann Haworth in collaboration with the band. The original artwork is showcased across the suite of Anniversary Edition releases, including the album’s pull-out sheet of 'Sgt. Pepper' cutouts. Housed in a 12-inch by 12-inch box with lenticular artwork and two bonus posters, the six-disc Super Deluxe set is presented with a 144-page hardcover book. The book includes new introductions by Paul and Giles Martin, and chapters covering comprehensive song-by-song details and recording information, the design of the cover, the album’s musical innovations and its historical context by Beatles historian, author and radio producer Kevin Howlett; composer and musicologist Howard Goodall; music producer and writer Joe Boyd; and journalists Ed Vulliamy and Jeff Slate, illustrated with rare photographs, reproductions of handwritten lyrics, Abbey Road Studios documentation, and original ‘Sgt. Pepper’ print ads. The Deluxe 2CD digipak is slipcased with a 50-page booklet abridged from the box set’s book, and the 2LP Deluxe Vinyl is presented in a faithful reproduction of the album’s original gatefold jacket.

[tragabigzanda]

[Kevin Davis]

Discs 2 and 3 sound pretty appetizing.

[darth_vedder]

wow, that thing looks pretty awesome. i doubt i get it anytime soon. i feel like it was just a few years ago when i bought a bunch of remastered ones to replace damaged cds, add to my collection, or b/c i just wanted to (wanted remastered abbey road / sgt pepper / white album)

speaking of adding to my collection, most of them included the early albums since i had only had the red album, help and beatles for sale (i had revolver and up). maybe it's because they are newer to me, but i've been listening to early beatles way more than later day beatles. 'with the beatles', 'past masters 1' and 'a hard day's night' are all really damn good.

[evenslow]

wow, that thing looks pretty awesome. i doubt i get it anytime soon. i feel like it was just a few years ago when i bought a bunch of remastered ones to replace damaged cds, add to my collection, or b/c i just wanted to (wanted remastered abbey road / sgt pepper / white album)

speaking of adding to my collection, most of them included the early albums since i had only had the red album, help and beatles for sale (i had revolver and up). maybe it's because they are newer to me, but i've been listening to early beatles way more than later day beatles. 'with the beatles', 'past masters 1' and 'a hard day's night' are all really damn good.

With the Beatles is crazy good. Captures some of that early spirit and chops.

[Anders]

Tomorrow Never Knows
Helter Skelter
Dear Prudence
For No One
Long, Long, Long
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Everybody's Got Something To Hide
I'm Looking Through You
Think For Yourself
You Won't See Me

[darth_vedder]

wow, that thing looks pretty awesome. i doubt i get it anytime soon. i feel like it was just a few years ago when i bought a bunch of remastered ones to replace damaged cds, add to my collection, or b/c i just wanted to (wanted remastered abbey road / sgt pepper / white album)

speaking of adding to my collection, most of them included the early albums since i had only had the red album, help and beatles for sale (i had revolver and up). maybe it's because they are newer to me, but i've been listening to early beatles way more than later day beatles. 'with the beatles', 'past masters 1' and 'a hard day's night' are all really damn good.

With the Beatles is crazy good. Captures some of that early spirit and chops.

I really does. "Don't Bother Me" is easily one of my favorites from the early era.

[evenslow]

Oh Darling
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I'm So Tired
If I Fell
Things We Said Today
The Night Before
The Ballad of John and Yoko
I Saw Her Standing There
And Your Bird Can Sing
Norwegian Wood

this is a terrible list. i really don't know what i was thinking.

[tragabigzanda]

[darth_vedder]

Oh Darling
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I'm So Tired
If I Fell
Things We Said Today
The Night Before
The Ballad of John and Yoko
I Saw Her Standing There
And Your Bird Can Sing
Norwegian Wood

this is a terrible list. i really don't know what i was thinking.

It that list your 10 least favorite Beatles songs?

[epilogue]

Don't Let Me Down
Happiness is a Warm Gun
A Day in the Life
Hey Jude
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'll Follow the Sun
Something
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
I Am The Walrus
Across the Universe

[evenslow]

Oh Darling
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I'm So Tired
If I Fell
Things We Said Today
The Night Before
The Ballad of John and Yoko
I Saw Her Standing There
And Your Bird Can Sing
Norwegian Wood

this is a terrible list. i really don't know what i was thinking.

It that list your 10 least favorite Beatles songs?

It's so god damn hard to narrow down to ten songs. I was having an off day. Need to regroup and get my head right.

[evenslow]

Happiness is a Warm Gun
Don't Let Me Down
Rain
If I Fell
Tomorrow Never Knows
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
A Day in the Life
Revolution
Something
Dear Prudence

There. That's better.

[darth_vedder]

I don't know if I've attempted to list my top 10 Beatles songs. That's tough to do.

This will probably change frequently, but here are a few I really like and would include on my list for now (no particular order):

You Never Give Me Your Money
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Don't Bother Me
I'm Looking Through You
I'm Only Sleeping
Doctor Robert
A Day In The Life
Don't Let Me Down
We Can Work It Out
Helter Skelter

[EJ]

Impossible. So, here's 10 of my favorites:

Dear Prudence
Dig A Pony
Something
Ticket To Ride
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Don’t Let Me Down
I Am The Walrus
Strawberry Fields Forever
A Day In The Life
Mother Nature’s Son

[i got bugs]

Off the top of my head..

Dear prudence
Hey bulldog
Ticket to ride
We can work it out
While my guitar gently weeps
Happiness is a warm gun
I am the walrus
You've got to hide your love away
Two of us
Day tripper

[chewm]

Rain
We Can Work It Out
Dear Prudence
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
For No One
She Said, She Said
Paperback Writter
I've Just Seen A Face
Norvegian Wood
A Day in the Life.

This is still pretty close to my current list, I'd probably switch one of the last 2 from here for "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"