I'd much rather they deliver on Deluxe versions of the original 13 albums than bothering with Greatest Hits compilations, and as an exercise in gathering up all the singles over two sets they muffed up by not including "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love." With the addition of the last Beatles single, the title "1967-1970" no longer makes any sense, and with everything going 5.1, what good are the 2009 remasters now...?
The best mix of I Am the Walrus is on the Love album. Even the second half of the song sounds great, I don't know why they had problems in 2023 when they absolutely nailed it in 2006
They tried doing too much, when I remixed the song I barely used any effects because the song itself was basically ready, all that phasing and heavy bass absolutely ruined the song, killing the protagonists (the keys, strings and Lennon's voice)
The original monomix (made 29 september 1967) used a live feed from a radio. It was BBC channel 3 who was broadcasting a Shakespeare play 'The tradegy of King Lear'. This caused a problem when the stereo mix was made 17 November 1967 as the radio sounds was not on tape. The solution was to mix the first half of the song in stereo and then use the mono mix for the second half in fake stereo. The start of the fake stereo is when John sings 'Sitting in an english garden...". It is quite obvious when you listen with headphones. Giles Martins solution in 2023 was to totally redo the second half of the song. Like it or not. The old mix is still there to enjoy. The Love remix was probably done using the mono mix to insert the radio sounds into the new stereo mix. The radio sounds are not so prominent in that mix. But I agree that the Love mix are better than the one on the blue album. Revolution is also a much better mix on the Love album than on the new Blue album. On Love you have the guitars panned hard left and right and the drums and base centered. This is how hard rock should be mixed. On the Blue both guitars are on one side and the drums and base on the other side like on the original stereo mix. This ruins the mix totally for me.
@@rolfolsson6333Revolution still sounds better than the 2009 remaster especially on headphones. That being said I do agree the best version is on the Love album. But, the Love album is disqualified because that is a true remix where Giles added music etc.
YES !, AND IN MY CASE I HAVE THE 2000 COMPILATION OF ALL 27 NUMBER 1 SINGLE BEATLES SONGS ....HOW THE HELL DO I GET TO FIT IN THIS NUMBER 28TH ONE 😂😂😂😂😂😂...I AM IN THE REAL MUD NOW😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, OH WELL , I WILL WORK IT OUT, IWILL WORK IT OUT 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵😂😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳💥🔥
(Tom here.) CRAP!!!! "Old Brown Shoe" is one of my favorite George tunes ever. (Along with "Don't Bother Me".) Heck with these re-hashes then. At least "She Loves You" got a great review. (My favorite Beatle tune ever.) Thanks for the indepth review of these CDs, Joe. You're The Man!!!! (Tom)
Absolutely correct on I Am The Walrus - what the heck were they thinking? The whole momentum of the end with the chord progression is lost while things we couldn't hear on the radio before are turned up loud and the things we are used to hearing are buried. What a mess...
Yeeee it's pretty doable, ofc she loves you and love me do are messy, but the rest is pretty ok, I tried messing with early songs and Peter jackson (with his ai wizard stuff) and Giles managed to work well the twin track stereo to get food stems and work them to a full stereo mix (it's not incredibly hard but not easy either)
Agree re Andy White version of Love Me Do. Not because of the drum performance of White over Ringo. It’s that the energy and singing performance of John and Paul is way better on the White version. Plus it’s the one that was on the original Red album.
I agree. Plus, the Andy White version went to #1 in the United States, while the Ringo version only went to #17 in the U.K. I think they also should have included a stereo remix of P.S. I Love You as a bonus track, since it went to #10 on the U.S. charts.
I tried to give these a critical listen but 3 songs in I just said fuck it, I’m singing along and air drumming. All these incredible songs in 7 years…untouchable.
Nice helpful review, thanks. I agree that Giles Martin has been "hit or miss" on the remixes, in fact I'd say he's been a lot more miss than hit. I hate most of what he did to Revolver (other than the song "Yellow Submarine") . I don't know who should be remixing instead, arguably someone with the hearing of a 25 year old and the soul of a 75 year old. I'm glad that you praise the high points but you aren't a cheerleader for every song. I agree that not every song was meant to be heard in an aggressive or even crystal clear way. Giles seems to have little or no "feel" for the songs, he doesn't even seem to be paying attention to the mood of the lyrics. Just because his dad produced The Beatles is not the reason to hand him the job. But it is what it is, not what we wish it was, so I will probably get the Red CD set but not the Blue one.
Yeah you did a great Review ngl, but yeah you would need a mixing engineer that is totally out of the mainstream to so the remix job because everyone nowadays in the industry have terrible habits that don't translate to old songs (heavy compression, too much bass, bunch of brick wall, complete disregard for dynamics and etc)
Thanks for your summary. I also knew these compilations for nearly 50 years and the album versions of those songs as well. Comparing to the earlier versions, there are much more details in the mix. I also like that the mix is not so overloaded with the reverb effect as ist use to be in the former versions. All in all in my opinion the mix is much more balanced in terms of frequency spectrum and volume ratio. I just love it.
Wonderful video Joe. Looking forward to the Red Album on cd. Can't wait to hear Now and Then from the Blue on my system. Thanks for covering both Red & Blue.
5:55 - George's guitar solo on I Saw Her Standing There was THE highlight of the whole song. Paul screams, George jams - then a minute later they all throw themselves into the riff and drive it home. The solo sounds best in mono, I think. It's right in your face then.
Agree with you 100% Spot on! "I am the Walrus" is definitely a mess. I absolutely LOVE the 1967 stereo mix, A real fun listen especially on good headphones. Even the "Love" remix is pretty cool. No idea what the deal is here, the radio bits are distracting and just plain WRONG! Also, what happened to the punchy snare drum sound? Totally disappointed when I know how good it could have sounded. "Old Brown Shoe" sucks, too. Too much bass, rhythm guitar is GONE, some of the lead guitars are missing as well and the voice is way to far back in the mix. "Hey Bulldog"... terrible mix. 1999 mix sounds better. You Nailed it, couldn't agree more. Love the red album remixes though, it was revelatory and like hearing those songs for the first time. 😁
Sounds great, with mostly the kind of improvements to the early stuff that we've always wanted. The more reviews I hear from people whose opinions I actually trust, the more optimistic I am about this release. The Beatles store tells me they're getting ready to ship it to me, which means I should have it around Thanksgiving.
Great review Joe! I streamed the red and blue while I am waiting for my cds from the Beatles store. I like all of the remixes especially on the red album. But for the blue album. I like the new remix of I am the walrus I like how the Beatles drift in and out of the mix. I been used to fan mixes for the last 5 years. So I am looking forward to my Cds! Take care Joe! 🎸🎸🎸
I love your review. You're obviously a long time Beatles fan, and know the songs and mixes well. Very genuine and balanced review. None of this fake TH-cam hyperbole. One observation from my listening re Rubber Soul tracks - in a word wonderful. I always loved this album, and this is just revelatory. Paul’s bass sound fantastic, and the overall stereo mix brings this material into the 21st century. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed listening to this new mix. Norwegian Wood has been transported from a great song, to possibly the best ever pop song of all time! Oh, and I agree, I'm not being bothered by too much Bongo on Hard Day's Night.
One thing I didn’t like about the Rubber Soul tracks is the tambourine. In the originals, they had snap and clarity. In the new mixes, they are sorta just there, buried in the mix.
Love this review. Unpretentious and completely from the heart. Like you, I don’t care about bits, bytes and waveforms. It’s the overall music that matters. Thank you
Oh, great 👍 review Joe. You’re always the first person I think of when I hear about Beatles stuff. You crack me up about the technicality of the so called, “Audiophiles”!!! 😅😊
So excited. Cannot wait to get mine. I enjoyed your review. I think I read some interview with Giles where he himself mentions that Walrus was very difficult because of the Radio feed. So I think he may have already anticipated the reaction to that one.
Happy you got and enjoy the discs 😻. I'm finding Beatle fans ARE a particular bunch, (every last dang one!)☮️. Thanks for the review, i ❤ Ringos beats 100%! I think some forget how much energy that early work has. Pure joy.
Thanks for the overview, Joe. I'm looking forward to getting my copies later today, although now I'm dreading hearing the new mix of I Am the Walrus (one of my favorite songs)!
Over all I’m impressed with your review. We Can Work It Out and Daytripper are actually 2023 Mixes per The Beatles website. I get you like the reverb because you grew up on it, but I can’t stand it. I feel the reverb ruins songs like the American version of Help and I Feel Fine.
Hey Joe, Great video!! I am excited to hear the albums. I’m counting down the days till I get them. Very fair review of both albums It just makes me want to listen more. Take care Joe Thanks for the review.
I'm excited to hear I Am The Walrus! I look forward to differences revealed in a remix, particularly from the psychedelic period where they are mixing many layers and elements. If I don't like the new remix, there's always the original :)
I wonder why they didn't make use of some of the excellent 2006 versions from the LOVE album. Those versions, especially "I Am The Walrus" and "Revolution" (with less distortion), were so good!
Hi Joe, I've heard you express appreciation recently for your viewers who are not Beatles fans and I want to tell you my story. I am a Beatles fan, but I guess I must consider myself a casual Beatles fan after watching your videos and those of your TH-cam friends. I loved the Beatles when I was a kid in the 70s (I also was born in 1962) and I still have all of my old Beatles vinyl. I also have Beatles CDs from the 80s and 90s and a more recent Abbey Road CD. I've never owned any versions of the Red or Blue albums. My only memories of hearing the Red and Blue albums are from my friend's house in the 70s. However, after hearing your recent videos, I'm very interested in getting a copy of the 2023 Red album! Thanks so much for reigniting my interest in the Beatles and in the Red album in particular. Don't you know that you can count me IN! --Michael
Thanks for the review Mr. Mayo You got me more excited about the red album Now the blue album I wasn’t so excited about because I have most of the songs on the anniversary box sets that have been coming out However, when you mention that Dear Prudence has a clear opening and that I Am The Walrus has John‘s voice more clear, I got very excited as well I’m also excited to hear Hey Bulldog and finally having Now and Then on CD I’m just sorry to hear about what they did to Magical Mystery Tour and Old Brown Shoe Hopefully they will fix Magical Mystery Tour, if we get a box set of the album For now, I will just listen to it on my 1987 CD and I will hear Old Brown Shoe on my Past Masters 2 CD
surprised that they included cover songs this time around. although, personally, I've always thought Twist and Shout SHOULD'VE made that exception back in the original release. i think that's the one cover Beatles did that they really made it their own. I mean, I know A LOT of people (including me, back in the 80s..who didn't know that much about this and that in music) who think that's a Beatles original tune. the rest...I'm not sure whether I would include This Boy...and If I Needed Someone. Personally, I prefer the inclusion of Do You Want to Know a Secret and There's a Place. On You Can't Do That, it's a toss between that or I Call Your Name for me. I'm over the moon for all the long deserved addition of the Revolver tracks..that should've been on the album since 73. but, I was surprised they included I'm Only Sleeping instead of another 1966's non-Revolver number, Rain. On the Blue ones... I was surprised at the inclusion of Within You Without You (I prefer The Inner Light as George's Indian track to be included instead...I was also expecting Getting Better, as the additional Sgt. Pepper's track) The rest: Dear Prudence (glad), Glass Onion (glas, but indifferent), Blackbird (expected). I did expect instead of those White Album tracks tho, that they would include: Happiness Is a Warm Gun and Helter Skelter...and perhaps, Birthday. Personally, I would also add I Will..a track that really grew out to be one of Beatles' most well known and beloved classics...but, I'm so glad they deemed the much underrated Hey Bulldog to be worthy of inclusion in this. On the rest of the added tracks...I expected Oh Darling to be one (I think that's just Paul's best vocals on any Beatles or Wings tracks). I did not expect I Me Mine to be included instead of For You Blue...and I think I've Got a Feeling should've been added to this "expanded" edition.
Hi Joe, I love the video, but I thought I had better tell you that the versions of Get Back and Let It Be are from the 2015 version of 1(+) album which was also remixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. The single version of Get Back did not appear in the Let It Be box set and the single version of Let It Be from the EP in the Let It Be box set might be a different remix than the 2015 1 remix. It would be interesting to compare the Martin/Okell remixes of songs like She Loves You, A Hard Day's Night, Eight Days A Week, Yesterday, We Can Work It Out and Penny Lane from the 2015 version of 1 to the "Red" and "Blue" albums. It looks like Strawberry Fields Forever was remixed by Martin/Okell for the 2015 "1" album before realising that it doesn't appear on the album.
Yeah, I noticed that. Don't see the point in buying the Blue album when a lot of the mixes are from other albums that were mixed. It is advertised as the 2023 remix album after all.
Sorry Joe, I’ve been a little out of control with the comments because of my passion for the Beatles (plus I wasn’t feeling well). That being said I most likely will purchase this. The way I see it is even the tracks like Walrus, Old Brown Shoe, She Loves, make for an interesting listen (plus nobody can take away the originals). Revolution sounds good, I just love the Love rendition of it better, but that was mix mixed (if you know what I mean). Overall most songs sound incredible. Nobody is talking about You Can’t Do That which sounds extraordinary.
hi joe, will be looking forward to getting the red and blue albums on cd. i have the red and blue lps that i got in the 70s so it will be fun hearing the new mixes on these. thanks for sharing this review and your thoughts on this new release, take care, rob
Original mixes of the early Beatles in stereo are garbage (and understandably so.) Hard panned, vocals on one side, instruments on the other.. I'm glad that's all been fixed with these. I listened to the new Red and Blue and compared the new mixes with the old, and it's a huge game changer. The technology that they have is revolutionary and I can't wait to get the entire catalog *finally* remixed. Magical Mystery Tour was one of the best remixes Giles has done so far, but some of those early tracks were improved on a lot too. Would love for them to finally just give us the rest of the albums in a big box set. Deluxe editions and new mixes.
On A Limited Budget - Red Or Blue For Now. For those of you who want to pick up both Red or Blue albums in CD or Vinyl format but a limited budget means you have you cannot purchase both at once here is something to consider in choosing the first purchased. As for myself I am going with Red because out of the 38 songs on it, 30 of them are 2023 remixes. The rest are the 2022 Remix from the Revolver album that is on this collection. The Blue album has only 5 2023 remixes. The rest are remixed selections from the more recent anniversaries reissues of their albums. If you do not own any of the anniversaries reissues and like their later period music more than the earlier years then you might want to go with blue. If you do have those reissues albums as I do then Red is the bigger gang for the buck for more recent remixes. I hope this has been helpful. Cheers everyone. )
I'm the walrus (and kinda old brown shoe, that keeps the vocals that don't complement the song) spoils the entire blue release, you would be better getting the remixes out of unnoficial sources and just get the red album, sure piracy isn't morally right but the blue album is a ripoff for ppl who bought all the remixes from revolver onwards
I've been waiting very excitedly for someone to post their first review of these albums Joe. These remixes are generally hit and miss. Glad to hear you enjoyed them mostly, although I Am the Walrus is a big reason to buy the blue album and if they've messed it up that's a real shame.
Oh and Rain should have been included! Just bought both vinyl mixes and have gotten through halfway listening. Very impressed with the mixing but disappointed that Rain was excluded!
I can confirm that We Can Work It Out and also Day Tripper are new mixes! They sound so much better than the 2015 remixes!.. I was slightly disappointed with “She Loves You”, it almost sounds kind of distorted
Just listened to the Red album 23 Wow it rocks I think this will make Lennon happy i think it really early on captured the raw power of the live shows ? The beat rocks on Got the Now and Then single its soooo good through a nice system
Amazing honest review of both albums.Happy to hear how most of the tracks improved on the red LP interesting how they didn't change as many on the blue LP that sounds upsetting with I Am The walrus the way they changed it .
Great analysis and review! God bless you and all you love! Mr. Mayo I agree with you 100% on the new mix of I Am the Walrus! The intro is weird. The way it is currently mixed on the 2023 recording now has holes in the fabric of the sound. John Lennon's voice is really good! And I do like the fact that I can hear more cold wind sounds from their voices! But the ending is all messed up like you analyzed! And of course I was not at the mixing session originally with George Martin but I will say this one thing I can tell that there's something definitely wrong with the remix. I like George Martin's original mix there's kind of a grittiness and a warmth to what George Martin originally did. And thanks again for taking time to do a great analysis of the Red and Blue!
Thanks for the insight, Mr. Mayo! I was born in 64 so the Red and Blue LPs were my gateway to the Beatles. I’m more excited about the 2023 Red release than the Blue but, of course, I’m going to buy both! I do wish they had included I’m a Loser and Things We Said Today. We’ll probably get them some day!
Some great remixes here. However, in some cases I prefer older remixes. Tracks on "Yellow Submarine Songtrack" (2012) are still state of the art (for me). Also, some tracks from the "Love" Album are great and I still prefer the “Naked” remixes over the 2021 "Let it be" Version which you can find here on the "Blue" one…. But of course it's a matter of personal taste;-)
I'm off to get my copy's today, had a little listen on Spotify. I think Giles has done a good job making the beatles sound more dynamic. It is a remix so it's fair to expect a difference compared to a remaster.
I've said this before and I'll say it again: EVERY track on EVERY "Beatles" LP was played on AM radio. The result was that the LPs were #1 on BOTH the LP and SINGLES charts. So even though not singles the LP tracks were HITS.
@@peteseaton1547 I'm talking about the United States, and the US LPs. And when the worthwhile music moved to FM, for the two weeks before the release of "The Beatles" (aka "White" LP) the entire LP was played, all four sides, without commercials or interruptions, every evening. And then the weekends were filled with playing all those tracks mixed with all prior "Beatles". Don't know about your part of the world, but in the US "The Beatles" became the soundtrack of the world.
It says on Spotify that We Can Work it Out and Day Tripper are new 2023 mixes! Are you referring to I Am The Walrus Take 17 mono with the longer break ? Yes great version!
Hey Joe Very Exciting that you got two of the new Beatles cds Sets 🎶🎶🎹🎹🎵🎵😉🙂😉😊sounds great 🙂😊😃😁i originally thought i heard with this reworked collection of the Beatles 1962-1966 & 1967 -1970 They Were Gonna Take Off the Years for Both albums , i seen several video where people pointing to the years at the top of both Records and saying " all this will be gone "💢💥💫wow you got your set quick 📫✉ 📦Glad you the Red and Blue Album is getting a positive responds from you them , i need to get mine 💢💫💥wow what a great time to be a Beatles Fan 🐞🐞🐞🐞Beatles Beatles Everywhere 🙂😊take care ✌👍
I thoroughly enjoyed the way you went over these 2023 Remixed red and blue cds! I ordered the red on just the standard black vinyl for the new Sound! I already have enough of these 2 on colored variations, US and import, so I felt it was unnecessary to have colored vinyl with these new issues! I am going to hold off on the Blue for now, but may get the CD version eventually, Joe! Thanks for reviewing these after listening to both. Enjoy your evening, Allan
There is a great article from a few years ago by DJ Ken Dashow called, 12 Of Paul McCartney's Greatest Bass Lines Ever from the radio station Q104 and he says in the begining, One of the greatest song writers of all-time also helped write the book on rock and roll bass guitar. There is a TH-cam link to the video of The Beatles great live 1963 performance in Sweden of Paul's great rock song, I Saw Her Standing There and he rightly says that Paul was already a killer bassist by the time the band broke through in America and he said his line from I Saw Her Standing There positively cooks with rock n roll walking bass excitement. There is also a great article by self taught bass and piano player Dennis Alstrand from his book about Paul's great bass playing called, The Beatles And Their Revolutionary Bass Player. And Dennis says that the bass is not an easy instrument to learn and that you can hear even in 1961 when The Beatles backed up Tony Sheridan that Paul's bass playing was already first rate and Paul was almost 19 and he taught himself to play it like he did with so many instruments.
The pepper tracks and daytripper and those tracks from 2015 and 2017 have indeed been tweaked because I saw a tracklist in some media info that states the full tracklist origins. And the tracks are based on those 2015 and 2017 mixes because it said "2023 from 2015 mix" and "2023 from 2017 mix"
Had to listen to I Am The Walrus after hearing your opinion on the song. I think it was quite good and a fun new way to listen to the song. I like how the song clears John's vocal a little while still preserving the gritty sounding effect on his voice. The choir is cleared up too and I'm hearing things louder in the mix that was subdued in the original. Now for the ending, I did like how different it sounds and it emphasis the psychedelic ending they went for the 60's. Lifting things louder in the mix and having the radio static go absolutely nuts without losing the backing track the Beatles did. Now, I do wish the string orchestra at the ending was a little more prominent and I would've liked to have the "bury my body" part preserved because I wasn't able to hear it. I heard the song through headphones and it was a treat for my ears that way trying to follow along with all l the new sounds.
The end of I am the Walrus was not just remixed or remastered, it was rethought. This might be ok as an alternate version but not in place of or equal to the original. John Lennon never heard this redesigned ending so it will always be an alternate version only.
I wasn't too interested in buying the Red and Blue Albums. I had them on 8 track back in the 70s, but never got the CDs. After your review, I'm inclined to get the vinyl versions.
Congrats getting your copies Thanks for sharing review. I'm hanging out for the vinyl version from local record store to listen to. Very excited Look forward to your video.
Regarding the red: high points for me were I saw her standing there, this boy, we can work it out, if I needed someone and Michelle; for their clarity, separation and rythmn sections. Excellent job. Low points were She loves you- not much change really- no separation and low drums; Help- punch has been taken out, and Nowhere Man- the reverb, which always made it a bit other- worldly is missing, and the solo is too low.
Nice comprehensive review. Too bad about Walrus. Chris Carter has been playing a version on BWTB where the Shakespeare chatter is much more prominent, kind of annoying. I'm with you, in general the original version we all heard of that song is hard to beat. If someone has all the recent remixed boxed sets then yes the Blue Album is probably redundant, except of course for Now and Then. Sounds like the Red Album is a must. Thanks!
Hey, Joe. Always enjoy your videos. The original US single version of "I Am The Walrus" had the extra beats just before "sitting in an English garden." The original UK single and EP versions had the 6-beat introduction instead of the 4-beat one. No official version had both sets of extra beats. Then in 1980, for the US version of the "Rarities" album, Capitol made a special edit containing both oddities. That version has never been released on CD. Maybe when we get the MMT/YS box set in 2027...
In terms of tweaking, one thing that has been done is that the Dolby Atmos mix (in my case on headphones) mix of the Sgt. Pepper LP was vastly improved in terms of surround activity, so maybe some improvements were done in stereo as well.
Always enjoy your take Joe...and now I will pay close attention to what you have noticed...hehehe my young buddies and myself came in 3rd place in a grade school talent show with “From Me To You” lol 😂 such a wonderful memory 😁😌
Hey Joe Ive been watching since about 2018 but haven’t commented before. As a young artist, mixing and recording, I noticed a huge difference in Old Brown Shoe. I think the new mix muffles the piano in the verses and makes it less noticeable and less audible then it was on the old master. Thats the biggest change I noticed anyway. Anyway much love from England cheers!!!!
The reason you feel that way about the 2022 mixes is because they were mastered to even out the album. They are the 2022 mixes, but the album gets mastered so it might be slightly louder…
I was hoping a couple more songs like 'No Reply, I'm A Loser, and 'I'll Follow The Sun' would have been included on the expanded Red album to represent Beatles For Sale a little better. All the original songs on that album are good songs.
@@MeanMrMayo Yeah, it's definitely the weakest one of the originals, but I still like it. It's not one I would have wanted on the Red album, but think Beatles For Sale is under represented in the time period.
You are now able to hear what the Beatles heard at the time through the studio monitors…..the quality was always there….but it was subdued for vinyl and now you can hear all the instruments properly.
I started doing some comparisons and A Hard Days Night definitely has more definition over the 2015 remix. Also Drive My Car on Headphones compared to the original (night and day). I’m loving it. I’ve been a little too hard on Giles because I expect perfection. Walrus he still shouldn’t have made those type of changes but all is forgiven with these other mixes.
@@01chippe The love album sounds amazing but the issue is that it’s a real remix where Giles changed/added to the music. I’m totally against that. But I do love Revolution and Walrus on the love remix minus the added stuff.
Joe….good review….after one listen I find most of these remixes as an alternative listening experience similar to the way they remixed John Lennons Gimme Some Truth box set a couple years back. On this set and that set the songs sound more modern and I like them but I’m not sure I like them more than the previous remasters done before. Definitely a different listening experience but it’s to early for me to determine if they are go to mixes yet.
The Walrus has always been one of my very favorite in it's original form. I'm quite disappointed cus I was waiting for something better and it's kinda butchered🍃😭
I like about 75% of all the remixes that Giles Martin has done, but I find it odd that on many tracks he really brings the drums to the forefront and others he seems to bury in the mix (Get Back, Day Tripper). I like almost all the remixes but I think the winners here are "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "We Can Work It Out", "Yesterday" and "A Hard Day's Night". These remixes allow all the songs to breathe. Well done.
What I notice is the difference in the track "Twist and Shout", for example. no more of John's vocals on one side. they are front and center right where they belong so they finally got it right!
I'm glad you got the Red And The Blue CD's MrMayo.. )^_-)/ I've yet to see anything at Target. It may be there today. I might buy them at Tunes here in Hoboken. They should have them. Brendon Snyder here on TH-cam goes there from time to time and so do I. I've never seen Brendon there yet. But I know he digs that Record Shop. Keep rOcKin' MrMayo!
It's mostly a hit and miss affair for me some sound crisp and clear and some sound awfully muddy..I wish they included Rain,If I Fell,I Should've Known Better,I Got A Feeling ect
The reason the original mix of I am the Walrus goes into faux stereo after "sitting in an English garden" is quite basic. When Walrus was first being mixed as the 'B' side of Hello Goodbye (a mono mix), the excerpts from King Lear were added to the mono tape during the mixing session. They were taken from a BBC radio broadcast that was being aired while they were mixing. That excerpt does not exist on the multitrack tapes. When going back to do a stereo mix, they became aware that the King Lear segment was not on the session tapes and couldn't be included, so they just made the last part fake stereo. There was no way to extract that excerpt from the mono tape in 1967.
I think both the Red & Blue redux will serve as excellent introductions to a new generation of Beatles fans & that is a good purpose.
Agree
I agree also!!! Great intro to the Beatles!!!
I'd much rather they deliver on Deluxe versions of the original 13 albums than bothering with Greatest Hits compilations, and as an exercise in gathering up all the singles over two sets they muffed up by not including "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love." With the addition of the last Beatles single, the title "1967-1970" no longer makes any sense, and with everything going 5.1, what good are the 2009 remasters now...?
@@lpquagmire3621 I'm sure we'll get the deluxe sets of all the albums, but what's wrong with getting these too?
@@MeanMrMayo Hopefully "1" is next...
I think they had to have Rain instead of I'm only sleeping, I think is a better representation of the 66 sound
Why not have both? There was plenty of space!
The best mix of I Am the Walrus is on the Love album. Even the second half of the song sounds great, I don't know why they had problems in 2023 when they absolutely nailed it in 2006
They realy messed up this song.
They tried doing too much, when I remixed the song I barely used any effects because the song itself was basically ready, all that phasing and heavy bass absolutely ruined the song, killing the protagonists (the keys, strings and Lennon's voice)
The original monomix (made 29 september 1967) used a live feed from a radio. It was BBC channel 3 who was broadcasting a Shakespeare play 'The tradegy of King Lear'. This caused a problem when the stereo mix was made 17 November 1967 as the radio sounds was not on tape. The solution was to mix the first half of the song in stereo and then use the mono mix for the second half in fake stereo. The start of the fake stereo is when John sings 'Sitting in an english garden...". It is quite obvious when you listen with headphones. Giles Martins solution in 2023 was to totally redo the second half of the song. Like it or not. The old mix is still there to enjoy. The Love remix was probably done using the mono mix to insert the radio sounds into the new stereo mix. The radio sounds are not so prominent in that mix. But I agree that the Love mix are better than the one on the blue album.
Revolution is also a much better mix on the Love album than on the new Blue album. On Love you have the guitars panned hard left and right and the drums and base centered. This is how hard rock should be mixed. On the Blue both guitars are on one side and the drums and base on the other side like on the original stereo mix. This ruins the mix totally for me.
On XM they are playing the original stereo mix and not the 2023 mix like they usually do with other songs. That speaks volumes….
@@rolfolsson6333Revolution still sounds better than the 2009 remaster especially on headphones. That being said I do agree the best version is on the Love album. But, the Love album is disqualified because that is a true remix where Giles added music etc.
I suppose now that Now and Then is #1 in the UK, we will be seeing an updated re-release of the “1” compilation in the not too distant future.
YES !, AND IN MY CASE I HAVE THE 2000 COMPILATION OF ALL 27 NUMBER 1 SINGLE BEATLES SONGS ....HOW THE HELL DO I GET TO FIT IN THIS NUMBER 28TH ONE 😂😂😂😂😂😂...I AM IN THE REAL MUD NOW😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂, OH WELL , I WILL WORK IT OUT, IWILL WORK IT OUT 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵😂😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳💥🔥
@@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294The 2000 version sound quality blows. The 2015 version is fine.
Only problem is that a CD only contains 80 mins so they would have to skip another #1 hit in order to make room for Now and Then.
In the USA, now and then ....😢
(Tom here.)
CRAP!!!! "Old Brown Shoe" is one of my favorite George tunes ever. (Along with "Don't Bother Me".) Heck with these re-hashes then. At least "She Loves You" got a great review. (My favorite Beatle tune ever.) Thanks for the indepth review of these CDs, Joe. You're The Man!!!! (Tom)
Thanks for listening
Absolutely correct on I Am The Walrus - what the heck were they thinking? The whole momentum of the end with the chord progression is lost while things we couldn't hear on the radio before are turned up loud and the things we are used to hearing are buried. What a mess...
Have always thought that Beatles For Sale is still sadly overlooked!
Yeah, you're right. I was expecting "I'm a Loser" or "No Reply" in this new expanded version... sadly, no.
True
I'm A Loser, No Reply and their cover of Rock And Roll Music should have been added.
The red album makes me fairly optimistic for when they finally tackle the early albums
Yeeee it's pretty doable, ofc she loves you and love me do are messy, but the rest is pretty ok, I tried messing with early songs and Peter jackson (with his ai wizard stuff) and Giles managed to work well the twin track stereo to get food stems and work them to a full stereo mix (it's not incredibly hard but not easy either)
Agree re Andy White version of Love Me Do. Not because of the drum performance of White over Ringo. It’s that the energy and singing performance of John and Paul is way better on the White version. Plus it’s the one that was on the original Red album.
Completely agree
I agree. Plus, the Andy White version went to #1 in the United States, while the Ringo version only went to #17 in the U.K. I think they also should have included a stereo remix of P.S. I Love You as a bonus track, since it went to #10 on the U.S. charts.
I tried to give these a critical listen but 3 songs in I just said fuck it, I’m singing along and air drumming. All these incredible songs in 7 years…untouchable.
Joe,
I totally agree with you about the missing bar on I Am The Walrus!!!!
I have a copy on a bootleg but would have loved an official copy!!!!
Yes, the one before "yellow matter custard "?
Thank you for these detailed reviews going to pick these up today. I have the earlier versions of these can't wait to compare them.
Nice helpful review, thanks. I agree that Giles Martin has been "hit or miss" on the remixes, in fact I'd say he's been a lot more miss than hit. I hate most of what he did to Revolver (other than the song "Yellow Submarine") . I don't know who should be remixing instead, arguably someone with the hearing of a 25 year old and the soul of a 75 year old.
I'm glad that you praise the high points but you aren't a cheerleader for every song. I agree that not every song was meant to be heard in an aggressive or even crystal clear way. Giles seems to have little or no "feel" for the songs, he doesn't even seem to be paying attention to the mood of the lyrics. Just because his dad produced The Beatles is not the reason to hand him the job. But it is what it is, not what we wish it was, so I will probably get the Red CD set but not the Blue one.
Yeah you did a great Review ngl, but yeah you would need a mixing engineer that is totally out of the mainstream to so the remix job because everyone nowadays in the industry have terrible habits that don't translate to old songs (heavy compression, too much bass, bunch of brick wall, complete disregard for dynamics and etc)
Old Brown shoe is fantastic, full of life and freshness, merci for your review
Thanks for your summary. I also knew these compilations for nearly 50 years and the album versions of those songs as well. Comparing to the earlier versions, there are much more details in the mix. I also like that the mix is not so overloaded with the reverb effect as ist use to be in the former versions. All in all in my opinion the mix is much more balanced in terms of frequency spectrum and volume ratio. I just love it.
Wonderful video Joe. Looking forward to the Red Album on cd. Can't wait to hear Now and Then from the Blue on my system. Thanks for covering both Red & Blue.
I’m picking up my copies today from my favorite record store today. I believe in supporting local independent record stores.
Good review by the way.
5:55 - George's guitar solo on I Saw Her Standing There was THE highlight of the whole song. Paul screams, George jams - then a minute later they all throw themselves into the riff and drive it home. The solo sounds best in mono, I think. It's right in your face then.
Agreed! The solo DOES sound best in mono. Here it it bathed in way to much reverb.
Great stuff Joe! Getting my vinyl delivered tomorrow
Agree with you 100% Spot on! "I am the Walrus" is definitely a mess. I absolutely LOVE the 1967 stereo mix, A real fun listen especially on good headphones. Even the "Love" remix is pretty cool. No idea what the deal is here, the radio bits are distracting and just plain WRONG! Also, what happened to the punchy snare drum sound? Totally disappointed when I know how good it could have sounded. "Old Brown Shoe" sucks, too. Too much bass, rhythm guitar is GONE, some of the lead guitars are missing as well and the voice is way to far back in the mix. "Hey Bulldog"... terrible mix. 1999 mix sounds better. You Nailed it, couldn't agree more. Love the red album remixes though, it was revelatory and like hearing those songs for the first time. 😁
Thanks
I just got done listening to this remix for the first time. WTF did Giles do to it! Did he add his own radio garble to the song??
@@WoodlandGoblin2030 I Think he did. What a mess! I hate being negative but I'm getting fed up with these weird remixes. lol! Some work, some don't
Sounds great, with mostly the kind of improvements to the early stuff that we've always wanted. The more reviews I hear from people whose opinions I actually trust, the more optimistic I am about this release.
The Beatles store tells me they're getting ready to ship it to me, which means I should have it around Thanksgiving.
Great review Joe! I streamed the red and blue while I am waiting for my cds from the Beatles store. I like all of the remixes especially on the red album. But for the blue album. I like the new remix of I am the walrus I like how the Beatles drift in and out of the mix. I been used to fan mixes for the last 5 years. So I am looking forward to my Cds! Take care Joe! 🎸🎸🎸
I love your review. You're obviously a long time Beatles fan, and know the songs and mixes well. Very genuine and balanced review. None of this fake TH-cam hyperbole. One observation from my listening re Rubber Soul tracks - in a word wonderful. I always loved this album, and this is just revelatory. Paul’s bass sound fantastic, and the overall stereo mix brings this material into the 21st century. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed listening to this new mix. Norwegian Wood has been transported from a great song, to possibly the best ever pop song of all time!
Oh, and I agree, I'm not being bothered by too much Bongo on Hard Day's Night.
Thanks for watching and commenting
One thing I didn’t like about the Rubber Soul tracks is the tambourine. In the originals, they had snap and clarity. In the new mixes, they are sorta just there, buried in the mix.
Love this review. Unpretentious and completely from the heart. Like you, I don’t care about bits, bytes and waveforms. It’s the overall music that matters. Thank you
I appreciate that!
Oh, great 👍 review Joe. You’re always the first person I think of when I hear about Beatles stuff. You crack me up about the technicality of the so called, “Audiophiles”!!! 😅😊
Great Review Joe Thanks , Glad to hear the Early stuff has been Improved , My Favorite era '62- '66 .
So excited. Cannot wait to get mine. I enjoyed your review. I think I read some interview with Giles where he himself mentions that Walrus was very difficult because of the Radio feed. So I think he may have already anticipated the reaction to that one.
Happy you got and enjoy the discs 😻. I'm finding Beatle fans ARE a particular bunch, (every last dang one!)☮️. Thanks for the review, i ❤ Ringos beats 100%! I think some forget how much energy that early work has. Pure joy.
Thanks for the overview, Joe. I'm looking forward to getting my copies later today, although now I'm dreading hearing the new mix of I Am the Walrus (one of my favorite songs)!
Mine too! I will not be playing this version again.
Man, Walrus was top of my wishlist. Can’t believe he messed that up as well as Helter Skelter
Over all I’m impressed with your review. We Can Work It Out and Daytripper are actually 2023 Mixes per The Beatles website. I get you like the reverb because you grew up on it, but I can’t stand it. I feel the reverb ruins songs like the American version of Help and I Feel Fine.
Thank you so much Joe for your review. We can all count on you to be honest and thorough with these new releases !
I appreciate that!
Glad you like it. I was waiting to see what you had to say. I can't wait to see Giles remkxes for the early albums. Hopefully they come out soon...
Hey Joe, Great video!! I am excited to hear the albums. I’m counting down the days till I get them. Very fair review of both albums It just makes me want to listen more. Take care Joe Thanks for the review.
I'm excited to hear I Am The Walrus! I look forward to differences revealed in a remix, particularly from the psychedelic period where they are mixing many layers and elements. If I don't like the new remix, there's always the original :)
Best "I Am The Walrus" is on the Yellow Submarine Songtrack
I forgot that was on the YS SongTrack ha@@lionheartroar3104
Not on YSS
Are you thinking of the LOVE soundtrack?@@lionheartroar3104
@@lionheartroar3104 You must be thinking about the “Love” version
I wonder why they didn't make use of some of the excellent 2006 versions from the LOVE album. Those versions, especially "I Am The Walrus" and "Revolution" (with less distortion), were so good!
Hi Joe, I've heard you express appreciation recently for your viewers who are not Beatles fans and I want to tell you my story. I am a Beatles fan, but I guess I must consider myself a casual Beatles fan after watching your videos and those of your TH-cam friends. I loved the Beatles when I was a kid in the 70s (I also was born in 1962) and I still have all of my old Beatles vinyl. I also have Beatles CDs from the 80s and 90s and a more recent Abbey Road CD. I've never owned any versions of the Red or Blue albums. My only memories of hearing the Red and Blue albums are from my friend's house in the 70s. However, after hearing your recent videos, I'm very interested in getting a copy of the 2023 Red album! Thanks so much for reigniting my interest in the Beatles and in the Red album in particular. Don't you know that you can count me IN! --Michael
Thanks, Michael
@@MeanMrMayo Hi Joe, I bought Blue too. I'll just skip Walrus! 🤣 --Michael
Thanks for the review Mr. Mayo
You got me more excited about the red album
Now the blue album I wasn’t so excited about because I have most of the songs on the anniversary box sets that have been coming out
However, when you mention that Dear Prudence has a clear opening and that I Am The Walrus has John‘s voice more clear, I got very excited as well
I’m also excited to hear Hey Bulldog and finally having Now and Then on CD
I’m just sorry to hear about what they did to Magical Mystery Tour and Old Brown Shoe
Hopefully they will fix Magical Mystery Tour, if we get a box set of the album
For now, I will just listen to it on my 1987 CD and I will hear Old Brown Shoe on my Past Masters 2 CD
surprised that they included cover songs this time around.
although, personally, I've always thought Twist and Shout SHOULD'VE made that exception back in the original release.
i think that's the one cover Beatles did that they really made it their own. I mean, I know A LOT of people (including me, back in the 80s..who didn't know that much about this and that in music) who think that's a Beatles original tune.
the rest...I'm not sure whether I would include This Boy...and If I Needed Someone. Personally, I prefer the inclusion of Do You Want to Know a Secret and There's a Place.
On You Can't Do That, it's a toss between that or I Call Your Name for me.
I'm over the moon for all the long deserved addition of the Revolver tracks..that should've been on the album since 73.
but, I was surprised they included I'm Only Sleeping instead of another 1966's non-Revolver number, Rain.
On the Blue ones...
I was surprised at the inclusion of Within You Without You (I prefer The Inner Light as George's Indian track to be included instead...I was also expecting Getting Better, as the additional Sgt. Pepper's track)
The rest: Dear Prudence (glad), Glass Onion (glas, but indifferent), Blackbird (expected).
I did expect instead of those White Album tracks tho, that they would include: Happiness Is a Warm Gun and Helter Skelter...and perhaps, Birthday.
Personally, I would also add I Will..a track that really grew out to be one of Beatles' most well known and beloved classics...but, I'm so glad they deemed the much underrated Hey Bulldog to be worthy of inclusion in this.
On the rest of the added tracks...I expected Oh Darling to be one (I think that's just Paul's best vocals on any Beatles or Wings tracks). I did not expect I Me Mine to be included instead of For You Blue...and I think I've Got a Feeling should've been added to this "expanded" edition.
Have just heard both albums. Sounds great on my stereo system. Especially the Red album
Can’t wait to get my copies.
Excellent look at these classics 😊
Your take on “Now and Then” is perfect…Like the song…love the Song and Video combined !!! Thanks Joe !!!
Hi Joe, I love the video, but I thought I had better tell you that the versions of Get Back and Let It Be are from the 2015 version of 1(+) album which was also remixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell. The single version of Get Back did not appear in the Let It Be box set and the single version of Let It Be from the EP in the Let It Be box set might be a different remix than the 2015 1 remix. It would be interesting to compare the Martin/Okell remixes of songs like She Loves You, A Hard Day's Night, Eight Days A Week, Yesterday, We Can Work It Out and Penny Lane from the 2015 version of 1 to the "Red" and "Blue" albums. It looks like Strawberry Fields Forever was remixed by Martin/Okell for the 2015 "1" album before realising that it doesn't appear on the album.
Yeah, I noticed that. Don't see the point in buying the Blue album when a lot of the mixes are from other albums that were mixed. It is advertised as the 2023 remix album after all.
Sorry Joe, I’ve been a little out of control with the comments because of my passion for the Beatles (plus I wasn’t feeling well). That being said I most likely will purchase this. The way I see it is even the tracks like Walrus, Old Brown Shoe, She Loves, make for an interesting listen (plus nobody can take away the originals). Revolution sounds good, I just love the Love rendition of it better, but that was mix mixed (if you know what I mean). Overall most songs sound incredible. Nobody is talking about You Can’t Do That which sounds extraordinary.
hi joe, will be looking forward to getting the red and blue albums on cd. i have the red and blue lps that i got in the 70s so it will be fun hearing the new mixes on these. thanks for sharing this review and your thoughts on this new release, take care, rob
I listened to the red one and thought it sounded great. I enjoyed all the songs
I look forward to listening to the blue one.
Original mixes of the early Beatles in stereo are garbage (and understandably so.) Hard panned, vocals on one side, instruments on the other.. I'm glad that's all been fixed with these. I listened to the new Red and Blue and compared the new mixes with the old, and it's a huge game changer. The technology that they have is revolutionary and I can't wait to get the entire catalog *finally* remixed. Magical Mystery Tour was one of the best remixes Giles has done so far, but some of those early tracks were improved on a lot too.
Would love for them to finally just give us the rest of the albums in a big box set. Deluxe editions and new mixes.
I really love the new red and blue albums Joe!
On A Limited Budget - Red Or Blue For Now.
For those of you who want to pick up both Red or Blue albums in CD or Vinyl format but a limited budget means you have you cannot purchase both at once here is something to consider in choosing the first purchased. As for myself I am going with Red because out of the 38 songs on it, 30 of them are 2023 remixes. The rest are the 2022 Remix from the Revolver album that is on this collection. The Blue album has only 5 2023 remixes. The rest are remixed selections from the more recent anniversaries reissues of their albums. If you do not own any of the anniversaries reissues and like their later period music more than the earlier years then you might want to go with blue. If you do have those reissues albums as I do then Red is the bigger gang for the buck for more recent remixes. I hope this has been helpful. Cheers everyone. )
I'm the walrus (and kinda old brown shoe, that keeps the vocals that don't complement the song) spoils the entire blue release, you would be better getting the remixes out of unnoficial sources and just get the red album, sure piracy isn't morally right but the blue album is a ripoff for ppl who bought all the remixes from revolver onwards
I've been waiting very excitedly for someone to post their first review of these albums Joe. These remixes are generally hit and miss. Glad to hear you enjoyed them mostly, although I Am the Walrus is a big reason to buy the blue album and if they've messed it up that's a real shame.
Oh and Rain should have been included! Just bought both vinyl mixes and have gotten through halfway listening. Very impressed with the mixing but disappointed that Rain was excluded!
I can confirm that We Can Work It Out and also Day Tripper are new mixes! They sound so much better than the 2015 remixes!.. I was slightly disappointed with “She Loves You”, it almost sounds kind of distorted
Day Tripper has Ringo's fills separated too. She Loves You may be missing the Master. It's probably from a Acetate or Vinyl copy.
Just listened to the Red album 23
Wow it rocks
I think this will make Lennon happy i think it really early on captured the raw power of the live shows ?
The beat rocks on
Got the Now and Then single its soooo good through a nice system
Amazing honest review of both albums.Happy to hear how most of the tracks improved on the red LP interesting how they didn't change as many on the blue LP that sounds upsetting with I Am The walrus the way they changed it .
Great analysis and review! God bless you and all you love!
Mr. Mayo I agree with you 100% on the new mix of I Am the Walrus! The intro is weird. The way it is currently mixed on the 2023 recording now has holes in the fabric of the sound. John Lennon's voice is really good! And I do like the fact that I can hear more cold wind sounds from their voices!
But the ending is all messed up like you analyzed! And of course I was not at the mixing session originally with George Martin but I will say this one thing I can tell that there's something definitely wrong with the remix. I like George Martin's original mix there's kind of a grittiness and a warmth to what George Martin originally did. And thanks again for taking time to do a great analysis of the Red and Blue!
Thanks for the insight, Mr. Mayo! I was born in 64 so the Red and Blue LPs were my gateway to the Beatles. I’m more excited about the 2023 Red release than the Blue but, of course, I’m going to buy both! I do wish they had included I’m a Loser and Things We Said Today. We’ll probably get them some day!
We probably will. Hey, they couldn't include every song and every fan has different favorites.
Some great remixes here. However, in some cases I prefer older remixes. Tracks on "Yellow Submarine Songtrack" (2012) are still state of the art (for me). Also, some tracks from the "Love" Album are great and I still prefer the “Naked” remixes over the 2021 "Let it be" Version which you can find here on the "Blue" one…. But of course it's a matter of personal taste;-)
I'm off to get my copy's today, had a little listen on Spotify. I think Giles has done a good job making the beatles sound more dynamic. It is a remix so it's fair to expect a difference compared to a remaster.
I've said this before and I'll say it again:
EVERY track on EVERY "Beatles" LP was played on AM radio. The result was that the LPs were #1 on BOTH the LP and SINGLES charts.
So even though not singles the LP tracks were HITS.
yep they were on the EPs
@@peteseaton1547 I'm talking about the United States, and the US LPs.
And when the worthwhile music moved to FM, for the two weeks before the release of "The Beatles" (aka "White" LP) the entire LP was played, all four sides, without commercials or interruptions, every evening.
And then the weekends were filled with playing all those tracks mixed with all prior "Beatles".
Don't know about your part of the world, but in the US "The Beatles" became the soundtrack of the world.
HI JOE GREAT REVIEW ON THE BEATLES RED AND BLUE 2023 CD'S. THEY SHOULD BE BIG SELLERS. TAKE CARE. 👍
It says on Spotify that We Can Work it Out and Day Tripper are new 2023 mixes! Are you referring to I Am The Walrus Take 17 mono with the longer break ? Yes great version!
Hey Joe Very Exciting that you got two of the new Beatles cds Sets 🎶🎶🎹🎹🎵🎵😉🙂😉😊sounds great 🙂😊😃😁i originally thought i heard with this reworked collection of the Beatles 1962-1966 & 1967 -1970 They Were Gonna Take Off the Years for Both albums , i seen several video where people pointing to the years at the top of both Records and saying " all this will be gone "💢💥💫wow you got your set quick 📫✉ 📦Glad you the Red and Blue Album is getting a positive responds from you them , i need to get mine 💢💫💥wow what a great time to be a Beatles Fan 🐞🐞🐞🐞Beatles Beatles Everywhere 🙂😊take care ✌👍
Cheers!
You did it! I can hear the excitement in your voice! Great PURPLE sweatshirt to mark the occasion! After all RED & BLUE make.....
I never considered that! 😅
....like a slot machine, these Views spun quickly from 4 to 500 by the time I finished the 29 min review,. Congrats Mayo!....
@@MeanMrMayo The Mayo subconscious at work, spot on!
Well done Joe! Thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed the way you went over these 2023 Remixed red and blue cds! I ordered the red on just the standard black vinyl for the new Sound! I already have enough of these 2 on colored variations, US and import, so I felt it was unnecessary to have colored vinyl with these new issues! I am going to hold off on the Blue for now, but may get the CD version eventually, Joe! Thanks for reviewing these after listening to both. Enjoy your evening, Allan
Thanks, Allan
@@MeanMrMayoYou're welcome, Joe!
There is a great article from a few years ago by DJ Ken Dashow called, 12 Of Paul McCartney's Greatest Bass Lines Ever from the radio station Q104 and he says in the begining, One of the greatest song writers of all-time also helped write the book on rock and roll bass guitar.
There is a TH-cam link to the video of The Beatles great live 1963 performance in Sweden of Paul's great rock song, I Saw Her Standing There and he rightly says that Paul was already a killer bassist by the time the band broke through in America and he said his line from I Saw Her Standing There positively cooks with rock n roll walking bass excitement.
There is also a great article by self taught bass and piano player Dennis Alstrand from his book about Paul's great bass playing called, The Beatles And Their Revolutionary Bass Player.
And Dennis says that the bass is not an easy instrument to learn and that you can hear even in 1961 when The Beatles backed up Tony Sheridan that Paul's bass playing was already first rate and Paul was almost 19 and he taught himself to play it like he did with so many instruments.
Good review I can't believe 50 years have passed when I bought those on 8 track keep going
The pepper tracks and daytripper and those tracks from 2015 and 2017 have indeed been tweaked because I saw a tracklist in some media info that states the full tracklist origins. And the tracks are based on those 2015 and 2017 mixes because it said "2023 from 2015 mix" and "2023 from 2017 mix"
Wow, great! I nailed it. Thanks!
Had to listen to I Am The Walrus after hearing your opinion on the song. I think it was quite good and a fun new way to listen to the song. I like how the song clears John's vocal a little while still preserving the gritty sounding effect on his voice. The choir is cleared up too and I'm hearing things louder in the mix that was subdued in the original. Now for the ending, I did like how different it sounds and it emphasis the psychedelic ending they went for the 60's. Lifting things louder in the mix and having the radio static go absolutely nuts without losing the backing track the Beatles did. Now, I do wish the string orchestra at the ending was a little more prominent and I would've liked to have the "bury my body" part preserved because I wasn't able to hear it. I heard the song through headphones and it was a treat for my ears that way trying to follow along with all l the new sounds.
You're the first and only one I've heard to like it so far.
The mix on the Love album blows this new one away
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The end of I am the Walrus was not just remixed or remastered, it was rethought. This might be ok as an alternate version but not in place of or equal to the original. John Lennon never heard this redesigned ending so it will always be an alternate version only.
I wasn't too interested in buying the Red and Blue Albums. I had them on 8 track back in the 70s, but never got the CDs. After your review, I'm inclined to get the vinyl versions.
Great
Congrats getting your copies
Thanks for sharing review.
I'm hanging out for the vinyl version from local record store to listen to.
Very excited
Look forward to your video.
Nice that you have the set already, Joe. (I get mine tomorrow.) Thanks for the details on these remixes and new stereos.
Regarding the red: high points for me were I saw her standing there, this boy, we can work it out, if I needed someone and Michelle; for their clarity, separation and rythmn sections. Excellent job. Low points were She loves you- not much change really- no separation and low drums; Help- punch has been taken out, and Nowhere Man- the reverb, which always made it a bit other- worldly is missing, and the solo is too low.
By the way I checked, and it is the 2023 remixes for we can work it out and day tripper.
I wonder if Love me do is still sourced from an original vinyl disc as it is on Beatles 1? Or did they find the tapes? No one has mentioned this .
They used two 45's. The tapes are gone, destroyed, never to be seen.
Nice comprehensive review. Too bad about Walrus. Chris Carter has been playing a version on BWTB where the Shakespeare chatter is much more prominent, kind of annoying. I'm with you, in general the original version we all heard of that song is hard to beat. If someone has all the recent remixed boxed sets then yes the Blue Album is probably redundant, except of course for Now and Then. Sounds like the Red Album is a must. Thanks!
Awesome, Joe! 🙂
Thanks! 😃
Hey, Joe. Always enjoy your videos. The original US single version of "I Am The Walrus" had the extra beats just before "sitting in an English garden." The original UK single and EP versions had the 6-beat introduction instead of the 4-beat one. No official version had both sets of extra beats. Then in 1980, for the US version of the "Rarities" album, Capitol made a special edit containing both oddities. That version has never been released on CD. Maybe when we get the MMT/YS box set in 2027...
Well done!
In terms of tweaking, one thing that has been done is that the Dolby Atmos mix (in my case on headphones) mix of the Sgt. Pepper LP was vastly improved in terms of surround activity, so maybe some improvements were done in stereo as well.
I ordered the now and then cd single . Maybe later I’ll get the red and blue albums .
*Campaign now! #Rescue "I Am The Walrus"! Opportunity is there for a future deluxe MMT treatment.
Always enjoy your take Joe...and now I will pay close attention to what you have noticed...hehehe my young buddies and myself came in 3rd place in a grade school talent show with “From Me To You” lol 😂 such a wonderful memory 😁😌
😎 cool
Joe, you are my first go-to for a review of any Beatles release, then John Heaton. Looking forward to your review....
Thanks
Hey Joe Ive been watching since about 2018 but haven’t commented before. As a young artist, mixing and recording, I noticed a huge difference in Old Brown Shoe. I think the new mix muffles the piano in the verses and makes it less noticeable and less audible then it was on the old master. Thats the biggest change I noticed anyway. Anyway much love from England cheers!!!!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great review Joe! Waiting for my red/blue box vinyl. Should be here next week.
The reason you feel that way about the 2022 mixes is because they were mastered to even out the album. They are the 2022 mixes, but the album gets mastered so it might be slightly louder…
I was hoping a couple more songs like 'No Reply, I'm A Loser, and 'I'll Follow The Sun' would have been included on the expanded Red album to represent Beatles For Sale a little better. All the original songs on that album are good songs.
I think What You're Doing is a little weak.
@@MeanMrMayo Yeah, it's definitely the weakest one of the originals, but I still like it. It's not one I would have wanted on the Red album, but think Beatles For Sale is under represented in the time period.
overall sounds very positive Joe. Looking forward to mine arriving
You are now able to hear what the Beatles heard at the time through the studio monitors…..the quality was always there….but it was subdued for vinyl and now you can hear all the instruments properly.
Well, in some instances certain instruments are lower or gone!
I started doing some comparisons and A Hard Days Night definitely has more definition over the 2015 remix. Also Drive My Car on Headphones compared to the original (night and day). I’m loving it. I’ve been a little too hard on Giles because I expect perfection. Walrus he still shouldn’t have made those type of changes but all is forgiven with these other mixes.
He should have used the Love remix for that, minus the crowd cheering.
@@01chippe The love album sounds amazing but the issue is that it’s a real remix where Giles changed/added to the music. I’m totally against that. But I do love Revolution and Walrus on the love remix minus the added stuff.
Joe….good review….after one listen I find most of these remixes as an alternative listening experience similar to the way they remixed John Lennons Gimme Some Truth box set a couple years back. On this set and that set the songs sound more modern and I like them but I’m not sure I like them more than the previous remasters done before. Definitely a different listening experience but it’s to early for me to determine if they are go to mixes yet.
Glad you like it. Enjoy My Friend!!!
The Walrus has always been one of my very favorite in it's original form. I'm quite disappointed cus I was waiting for something better and it's kinda butchered🍃😭
Good Review! I’m a fan of Ringos drumming too.
Thanks!
I like about 75% of all the remixes that Giles Martin has done, but I find it odd that on many tracks he really brings the drums to the forefront and others he seems to bury in the mix (Get Back, Day Tripper). I like almost all the remixes but I think the winners here are "I Want To Hold Your Hand", "We Can Work It Out", "Yesterday" and "A Hard Day's Night". These remixes allow all the songs to breathe. Well done.
What I notice is the difference in the track "Twist and Shout", for example. no more of John's vocals on one side. they are front and center right where they belong so they finally got it right!
Yeah I agree with I am The Walrus . What happened in that last section?????
Probably couldn't do it justice because the end of the song was in mono, or faked stereo
I'm glad you got the Red And The Blue CD's MrMayo.. )^_-)/ I've yet to see anything at Target. It may be there today. I might buy them at Tunes here in Hoboken. They should have them. Brendon Snyder here on TH-cam goes there from time to time and so do I. I've never seen Brendon there yet. But I know he digs that Record Shop. Keep rOcKin' MrMayo!
It's mostly a hit and miss affair for me some sound crisp and clear and some sound awfully muddy..I wish they included Rain,If I Fell,I Should've Known Better,I Got A Feeling ect
The reason the original mix of I am the Walrus goes into faux stereo after "sitting in an English garden" is quite basic. When Walrus was first being mixed as the 'B' side of Hello Goodbye (a mono mix), the excerpts from King Lear were added to the mono tape during the mixing session. They were taken from a BBC radio broadcast that was being aired while they were mixing. That excerpt does not exist on the multitrack tapes. When going back to do a stereo mix, they became aware that the King Lear segment was not on the session tapes and couldn't be included, so they just made the last part fake stereo. There was no way to extract that excerpt from the mono tape in 1967.