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"Fool On The Hill" was recorded similar to "I Am The Walrus" with the flutes & harmonicas on a seperate tape that was manually flown-in to the final 4-track.

"A Day In The Life" is actually two 4-tracks synchronized and was a major pain in the ass to mix. They had to do it in sections and then edit together. This was also done with "Only A Northen Song" and the results were somewhat disasterous until the pro-tools mix on the "Yellow Sumbarine Songtrack".

I don't think there are any other examples of them doing that. They actually got kind of "lazy" with the White Album, bouncing a lot of shit down to mono for overdubbing like they did with "Penny Lane", because they couldn't be bothered with an elaborate recording process.

Birds in Hell wrote:You Can't Do That

Seriously fucking good.

Really into this one right now:

Tomorrow at work, everyone that comes through my office will be hearing some beatles, gonna start with Help and go through everything i have time for

Kevin Davis wrote:Anyone up for a pre-Help! top ten?

Things We Said Today
This Boy
I'll Be Back
All My Loving
All I've Got to Do
It Won't Be Long
Roll Over Beethoven
Tell Me Why
No Reply
Twist and Shout

Please Please Me
Every Little Thing
Bad Boy
Not A Second Time
Twist And Shout
It Won't Be Long
No Reply
You Can't Do That
She's A Woman
What You're Doing

I always find myself going back to I'm only sleeping lately.

Is it time for a tournament yet?

Maybe have 2 tournaments? A pre-1966 tourney (Please Please Me to Rubber Soul + singles/b-sides/outtakes), then a 1966 - 1970 (Revolver - Abbey Road + b-sides/outtakes/singles) one?

Anyone up for it? If so, who wants to put it together? I'm too lazy to start it, but I'll participate.

darth_vedder wrote:Is it time for a tournament yet?

Maybe have 2 tournaments? A pre-1966 tourney (Please Please Me to Rubber Soul + singles/b-sides/outtakes), then a 1966 - 1970 (Revolver - Abbey Road + b-sides/outtakes/singles) one?

Anyone up for it? If so, who wants to put it together? I'm too lazy to start it, but I'll participate.

I'm in, but I ain't running it fo sho.

Is there a definitive collection of Beatles b-sides one could look for under a single title?

not really but Past Master is a pretty good starting point.

lowlight79 wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:Is it time for a tournament yet?

Maybe have 2 tournaments? A pre-1966 tourney (Please Please Me to Rubber Soul + singles/b-sides/outtakes), then a 1966 - 1970 (Revolver - Abbey Road + b-sides/outtakes/singles) one?

Anyone up for it? If so, who wants to put it together? I'm too lazy to start it, but I'll participate.

I'm in, but I ain't running it fo sho.

same, I ran the last one.

mastaflatch wrote:not really but Past Master is a pretty good starting point.

What Beatles B-sides are there? Haven't they all been absorbed into the discography at this point?

There is no singles/b-sides collection like with the Stones. All of the tracks that didn't make a UK album are on "Past Masters" & "Mono Masters". This includes various a-sides, b-sides & songs from compilation albums.

To compile a complete singles/b-sides collection, you would need:

- The Mono Box (for everything up to Don't Let Me Down)
- Abbey Road (for Something/Come Together)
- Let It Be (for Long & Winding Road/For You Blue)
- Past Masters 2 (for everything else)

Beatles is one of my favorite bands. I never get tired to listen their records, sometimes I listen them with some of the solo albums that could have been Beatles records if they didnt break up. This is my list of some fav songs and albums:
1. White Album: this album has too much to say, it has 45 years but it so good you don't feel it old, sound pretty fresh. I love the diversity in this album, songs like Back in the USSR, Helter Skelter, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Savoy Shuffle, Rocky Raccoon among others.
2. Abbey Road: in my opinion the last album a great swan song. This is a very fun record from start to finish. My favorites are Something, Abbey Road Medley, Maxwell Silver Hammer among others.
3. All Things Must Pass: George recorded this album in 1970, this album is like a compilation of the songs George wrote but they were rejected by the other Beatles. It's so profound, spiritual. My favorites songs are The Art of Dying, Isnt it a Pity, Wah Wah among others.
4. Past Masters: this is an actual compilation of b-sides, singles. My favorite songs She's a Woman, Lady Madonna, Old Brown Shoe among others.
5. Revolver: this album is so innovative, I have recently found out how great it is. Fav songs Love You To, And You Bird Can Sing, For No One among others.
6. Rubber Soul
7. Sgt Pepper

Sometimes I listen to the white album and think that it could have been their best one if it were only one disc.

zeb wrote:Sometimes I listen to the white album and think that it could have been their best one if it were only one disc.

Wendy Carlos's Twin wrote:

zeb wrote:Sometimes I listen to the white album and think that it could have been their best one if it were only one disc.

which one is their best then?
(that's a serious question i ask because it's the album of theirs i enjoy the most)

I prefer Abbey Road.

yeah, that's a nice one too.

here's a little ranking:

The Beatles
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's
Abbey Road
Rubber Soul
Magical Mystery Tour
Beatles For Sale
A Hard Day's Night
With The Beatles
Help!
Please Please Me
Let It Be

I think the White Album would have been really weakened if they tried to cut it down by half, or close to it.