Wauw - The start of what is going to be A legendary series of videos. I am both clapping my hands and rattling my jewels at the same time - Thank you Jerry and Warren..
Who else listened to each track on their phone (in mono) during this video? On my giant screen with 7.1 surround sound!!! Great job lads, this was one of the fundamental albums of my early years. Such memories....
Warren....This Beatles series is a "Marvelous" idea (to use your vernacular). Jerry Hammack did a great job too breaking down each song's history. He was a bundle of information. I totally enjoyed watching how the first Beatles album was made and amazed at how they could nail a song down very fast many times. I was a huge Beatles fan, even years before learning guitar. It's possible they were the inspiration for me to learn guitar...my memory is fuzzy! When I finally got my first guitar I used to listen to and try and learn their songs whenever possible. I also remember a cool book with a bright blue cover and a photo of Paul, George, John and Ringo in gold, like statues. It was called the "Golden Beatles" with many of their songs in the book. (The book I still own today and recently found it while cleaning my attic!)... Funny story: I was only playing guitar a short time and my guitar teacher showed me the guitar lick in "Day Tripper", which was the coolest lick at the time. (It's still cool). I was just a beginner, so I didn't know my guitar teacher showed the part to me in the key of G, instead of E. I was like, this can't be right. So with out a true understanding of different keys yet, I used to de-tune my guitar so while I was playing in key of G, it matched what was coming out of my small record player in the key of E. This way I could play along. Later, of course, I realized what the problem was...That darn guitar teacher! By the way, I have a ton of original Beatles 45 RPM records from the 1960s as my Grandparents owned a tavern/pub and every time the man came into change 45s in the Jukebox, my grandparents would give me all the records he took out! (That was true of all the records he removed). Most of the Beatles records I have are on Capital Records with the orange and yellow labels, but I remember, "Twist And Shout" was on a different label (yellow color I believe and if I remember correctly, "Please Please Me" was on a black colored label). I must make a trip to my attic and find out what I have! Worth re-mentioning...The Beatles series is a great idea, Warren. I am totally elated! I also thought you'd get a kick out of the "Day Tripper" story... All The Best, Philip (from the NYC area)
When I was Second Grade, a sixth grader would stand at the front of the School Bus, directing the kids in singing Beatles songs. Pointing to different areas of the bus on Twist And Shout’s Ah’s Pyramid Vocal Arpeggio.
Still one of the best RnR albums ever recorded, almost LIVE in the studio. Great video. I have to say the title cut PLEASE PLEASE ME is my favorite track. ANNA is also amazing! Thanks.
Excellent interview! Twist and Shout - I sang lead on this song in a cover band when I was 16 years old (40+ years ago) so it's interesting to hear the explanation of why Lennon's voice sounded the way it did. It's a difficult song to sing and capture that emotion with a rested voice, I can't imagine singing it after so many hours in the studio. I wonder how many producers would have chose to come back another day to record it, when Lennon was rested. I'm sure glad they didn't.
I love this background information. Very thorough and very entertaining. Thank you gentlemen. I was around when these LPs were new and hearing your breakdown brings back all that excitement.
One of the most important, overlooked magical aspects of these songs (with the exception of Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You) was the fact that the guitars were just a few hairs under standard Concert Pitch (A440 Hz). They range from 431 Hz to 437 Hz. If you're a musician playing along with the album, you'll have to re-tune your instrument to match the songs. A killer debut album, might possibly be the best one of all time!
Great stuff, mate. I've just finished reading Geoff Emerick's book and am re-reading Revolution in the Head for the fourth time. Love it!!! When you've done with The Beatles please do Freddie and the Queens discography. Well, up until Made in Heaven anyway. Please, please me, oh yeah and a few others possibleeeee.......
One of the secrets weapons of this album is the J160. This guitar, when plugged in, can sound very close to an electric. George used this sound a lot on this album
I'm 65 now and I remember making my parents watch the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show the first time they played. It was electric! I knew right then and there that I wanted to be a rock musician. My parents HATED them! "Look how long their hair is!" still rings in my ears. Now, I have my own little studio and have toured Canada and Europe. I even have the same birthday as Paul McCartney! June 18. AND I'm even left handed. I'm just not quite as talented and Macca. By a long shot!
I listened to each song as you talked about it and was blown away (again) by how good these songs are. The title track is a favorite, but the raw energy of Twist and Shout always impresses. Can't wait for the rest of this series!
THAT WAS AWESOME !!! I've always liked The Beatles music, known and appreciated their contribution to the change in pop music. It's so good to hear a deep dive into the process. Thanks so much, cannot wait for the next one. Btw, my favorite off that album has always been Twist and Shout. The energy vibe off that song is through the roof.
Love the fact that such a fundamental technology and simplicity is being admired 60 yrs later . For all the chops people have - you cant beat a good , honest toe tapper . I am becoming more and more smitten with early , honest rock n roll production and style . Excellent .
Thanks for watching, Michael. Everyone works with the toolset of their time and The Beatles were no different. If you go in committed to making the best music you can, you're going to come out with something cool.
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Yes ! of course ...i sometimes forget that it wasnt a choice to sound that way ...they worked with what they had ...ha...lots of us are tying to sound like they DID ....if they had a crystal ball they might have called us crazy ! -yep....work with what you have - with passion ...and you cant go wrong i suppose !
This is fantastic! Thank you Warren and Jerry...i have all of Jerrys books on this stuff its sooo important for musicians to understand...looking forward to Rubber Soul abs Revolver
Thanks for watching, Chris! There's a great book by David Bedford you might enjoy - 'Finding The Fourth Beatle: The 23 drummers who put the beat behind the Fab Three'.
Looking forward to giving this a good listen. I've been picking up Jerry's books and they are a fantastic insight on the instrumentation and hardware used.
This was great - I enjoyed every minute of it! Many people focus on Beatles guitar rigs and recording setup (including myself), but I also have an affection for Beatles piano tone. I'm hoping you gents can put a spotlight on some of their piano recording techniques, and mic choices. Cheers until the next video!
Absolutely, Reg! The tones came from a range of directions; the pianos (like the Steinway “Music Room” Model B Grand Piano (circa 1880s), 1905 Steinway Vertegrand (the “Mrs. Mills” upright piano) and Challen Studio Piano (circa 1930s) (#861834 - Studio 2), REDD consoles and a number of mics ranging from the AKG D 19c, Neumann U 48 and AKG C12. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching and for the compliment about my youthful appearance! I'm actually as old as dirt! As for my memory - I use LOTS of notes. As the proverb goes, 'The faintest ink is better than the strongest memory.'
Re: do you want to know a secret... Always loved the extra flat iii passing chord’s vocals...leading and pulling to the two chord vocals. Paul flubs one Bass note on the Bridge...still works though.
I'm reminded of the line from the Rutles film 'All You Need is Cash': "their first album took twenty minutes to record -- the second one took even longer!"
Incredible video and historic material on this earth shaking album. It's must be extremely hard if not impossible for some people to really put this into perspective if you didn't live during this time period and experience it happening in real time. It was so life changing to hear this totally new approach to music coming out the off the radio. Think about how young these four guys were and the immense raw talent they had and live playing experience from playing the hard-ass clubs of Hamburg. It was an extraordinary time in history, musically speaking. A musical revolution as they say - and it truly was. Just take the time to think about all the wonderful hits of 1963 we were listening to like "Hey Paula" and "Can't Get Use to Losing You" (Andy Williams) and don't forget classics like "Blue Velvet" (Bobby Vinton). Boy did we need The Beatles to shake things up. Great hearing the in-depth recording details of the songs and equipment used during this recording session. I would love to hear your take on what happened the stereo mix of "She Loves You"! Thank you Jerry for your years of hard work and sacrifice to brings these books wonderful books to us. That's an amazing studio set up you have behind you. Keep up the great work! Can't wait for the next album.
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Eric. I hope the books are of lasting value to people like you. As to the studio set up, it's one of a couple I work at here in Toronto, so I can't take credit for the amazing gear. It's a lot of fun to get stuck into though!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Greetings from Nova Scotia. Appreciate the response Jerry. Be safe and keep on, keeping on. Love the work you're doing.
I love it when Warren does these types of videos. So cool to hear how they did it back in the day. I'm an analog audio engineer who now works in the digital domain, it is truly amazing to see where music production has gone....some good and some bad. Back in the day, you really had to work out your parts and trim the fat, so to speak, because of your limitations. Today, no so much...maybe that's why music was so much better back then. But, I guess that is subjective....like all music.
Thanks for watching, PolyPhonic! There's certainly many lessons you can carry forward from the past to make your music of today stronger and trimming the fat is one of them! The limitations and workarounds we face now are different, but they are still there. It's in them that creativity is born.
It would be interesting to analyze that during the recording sessions of Love Me Do played by Ringo, on September 4, 1962, George and John had not yet acquired their Gibson J-160e guitars. Those photos showing them receiving their new instruments at Rushworth's Music House were taken on September 10, 1962. They were so amazed by their new guitars that they used both of them on "Love Me Do", "PS I Love You", "Please Please Me", "Ask Me Why" and lots of album songs... just like "Anna", "Do You Want To Know A Secret", "A Taste Of Honey", "There's A Place"... The question remains ... Did George Harrison play with another acoustic guitar during the recordings of the September 4th or the versions released on single and album were both recorded by Andy White???
Absolutely wonderful to hear this level of detail. I would love to know about the sessions for 'With The Beatles' as well as the session for 'I want to hold your hand'.
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Your presentation was absolutely fascinating and compelling listening for Beatles fans. I found this video online: th-cam.com/video/5-YtTE68ljo/w-d-xo.html In your opinion is it a genuine copy of the recording session edit of 'She Loves You'? Many thanks for your hard work and dedication, it is very appreciated.
I either read or heard on a podcast that The Beatles were somewhat foisted on George Martin because the powers that be at EMI disapproved of Martin having an affair with his secretary. Martin apparently wasn’t that interested in The Beatles, but all at Abbey Road who were involved at the studio had an epiphany moment during the production and recording of the ‘Please Please Me’ single I believe. Martin instantly declared that they should do an album and got fully behind the Beatles until the very end. I don’t think even Brian Epstein was looking towards an album at the time, it was all about getting a few singles out before the ‘fad’ died out. The Beatles had the talent to ensure that they weren’t just a fad.
Thanks for watching, Matthew. Mark Lewisohn does an amazing job in 'Tune In' revealing all the backroom machinations that occurred around the band in this era. It's a must-read!
Love Me Do might be known as charting at 17 but there were many different charts at the time and it charted differently in each of them. Lewisohn shows how it remained in the top 20 for a very long time as they toured it so it would sell out where they played. Many singles entered charts, went higher and dropped out while LMD was still there so its total sales were much higher than the chart position would indicate.
Lots of pop songs started w an intro as " do you want to know a secret " one that comes to mind is " take good care of my baby " Bobby Vee 1962 wrote by Goffin/King a song which George also sang at the time. Another one...." Runaround Sue " , I'm sure there's others, just can't think of them ( The Beatles did again too w " If I Fell " ) . The Beach Boys would do it in '63 w " Be True To Your School "
Ron Richards was certainly a producer worth his salt at Abbey Road. Amongst other artists he produced most of The Hollies records during the 60s, and The Hollies were definitely on par with the Beatles when it came to top 10 singles in the UK in the 60s 😎👍
The idea of an album was conceived on the 16th November 62 at a meeting George Martin held with the boys the original plan being a live album at the Cavern. This was purely based on the success of Love Me Do which had surprised George Martin as he really didn't rate it and did nothing to promote it.
I'm back. Excellent video. My eyes glaze over when talking about the names and numbers of machines and mics but the method totally captures me. So I guess when they're bouncing to another machine for a so called 'S.I.' it's a 'live' mix? Meaning they can't adjust levels later? An added detail, Ringo was playing his 'Premier' drum kit which he got in 59-60. He then got the Ludwig set later in 63. Consequently the drum sound changes quite a bit by 'She Loves You'. Another added detail: I'm too lazy to look it up right this minute but I think EMI made the decision to keep all session reels in the summer of 63. Not 66. Which explains all the alternate takes available. He probably meant 63 anyway. Slip of the tongue. Another detail: It seems stereo and mono mixes were constructed separately which on the odd occasion meant that different takes or edits would accidentally be used. The specific example that comes to mind is Please Please Me. Because of someone singing a wrong lyric on the last verse, John let's out a slight chuckle as he starts the last 'come on...' on the stereo version. The mono version used a ' correct' take. Which I suppose gives proof? to the fact that the mono mix was more important. Just my 10 cents worth. I enjoyed that video and his research is amazing. Love it. Cheers. My favorite song is There's a Place.
Thanks Derek! An SI - superimposition - is an overdub. When bouncing to another machine, it's called a 'tape reduction remix', and yes - once the bounce is done, that work is committed. As to EMI's trash policy, I'm not sure when they made a point of keeping everything, but there are holes in the Beatles archive due to it.
Omg! I thought I knew a lot already because I've read Mark Lewisohn's Beatles Recording Sessions dozens of times since 88. Now there's five bloody volumes? And I'll likely read every damn word too! Gosh where do I find the time!
Thanks for watching, Derek! I do hope you enjoy the books. They take a different approach than Lewisohn or any other books as they follow the progress of each song from take 1 to remix and give you numerous views into the work of making music! Cheers!
Very interesting comment about DYWTKAS. I see the intro as a micro recitativo (almost spoken) fused to the melody of the rest of the song, which could be seen as the aria. That is something you see on baroque opera. I know The Beatles didn't know about baroque opera at the time, but that's my take on it.
It's a great party album. For anyone under 30, the ancient sound might be unfamiliar to modern ears and not that easy to persevere with, at first hearing, ...but it's well worth persevering with. It has a fresh optimistic sound (due to recent remastering) as though a time machine from 1962 has brought these upstart kids to the 21st century for your ears alone. The covers 'Anna' and 'Twist and Shout' are superb, almost like the Beatles are claiming those songs as their own and originals like 'I Saw Her Standing' and 'Please Please Me' set the tone for what the Beatles would be doing from this ground zero moment to the manic years 24 months ahead.
This sure brings back memories. We used to get so excited every time a new Beatles 45 came out. You had to be at the store when it opened or they would be sold out. It didn't matter which was the A side. Both sides got the grooves played out of them on our primitive old record players. Lol
One final tidbit I remember, on Twist and Shout at the very end crank up your headphone volume and you can hear John give a slight cough. I don't know for sure which released version I hear that on. Poor guy was singing his tush off! Epic track!
Great 'listen for' Picker's Grip. The pace at which the Please Please Me album sessions were recorded can be readily illustrated with 'Chains'. Distortion and crackling are present in Lennon's guitar part, likely caused by a loose guitar connection to his amplifier (starting at around the 1:02 mark).
Good stuff lads. I'm looking forward to the series. I hope you keep to the UK releases and include the non-album singles along the way (please 🙏) BTW Warren. My first single cost me 6s 3d !! Then they went up to 6s 4d (horror 😱)
A Valley People 610 behind him. Awesome! Great compressor. Rare now. I love early and later Valley stuff. Later stuff started getting into SSL comp territory. IMHO. They sorted the distortion some by then. Still aggressive though. Thanks for the vid, both of you.
Actually, at 17:15 Jerry makes a bit of a common error putting Goffin and King in the Brill Building which was 1619 Broadway. Where it is true that was the location of most of the Tin Pan Alley composers such as Harry Warren and Al Duben and Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the real hits from 1960 to 1967 came out of 1650 Broadway, where Goffin and King wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Loco-Motion and Up On The Roof. It's where Neil Sedaka wrote Calendar Girl and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Chip Taylor wrote Wild Thing and Angel Of The Morning, Bert Berns wrote Twist And Shout and Piece Of My Heart and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote Blame It On The Bossa Nova and On Broadway.
I haven't read Mix Magazine for decades but I remember a column called "Track Notes" ( I think. I might have my magazines mixed up) and I always went straight to it. I look for a similar type of reference archive on the internet but haven't found much that is reliable.
Thanks for watching, Todd. It was just the absence of such a volume that got me to spend over a decade putting these books together. I hope you'll check out a volume covering your favourite Beatles era. Cheers!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 I absolutely intend to Jerry. Looking up links to purchase right now. Are there any Rutles references in the book? Must be. Can't help but think how they might have got a few things wrong. (sorry, but I must always interject to show that I am an ass). Seriously, your books sound so fantastic and too good to be true, I will buy them all if they are not over 100 dollars a book. how did I miss knowing about them. I went back to 2017 to watch a previous interview you did with Warren. That was before I was a regular PLAP watcher. It was also an excellent episode. Cheers from Todd in blizzardy Saskatchewan.
Can't wait for the rest of this series... My copy of Mark Lewisohn's "Complete Recording Sessions" beside me. My favourite from the album, if I had to pick one, is the start, "I Saw Her Standing There". I was 10 when this came out so I was lucky enough to have lived through some of the most amazing moments in modern music. PS: @Produce Like A Pro Loved your video of the Pretenders album.
Thanks for watching, johnpbh. Mark's book is foundational, for sure. Mine take a different approach and fill in many gaps in the recording history. I hope you get a chance to check out one of the volumes. Cheers!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Jerry... Don't worry, I noticed that you had written about them and believe me, I am searching out copies of your books. I live in Spain so I have checked and can get them. I shall be staring with Vol.1 A Beatles completist can never have too many books. It's just good to get the low down on yours from the source. I will be watching the rest with enjoyment. I don't know if that came over in my first comment. Stay safe.
Hi, I have a few questions Warren, hope you don't mind: 1. According to Mark Lewisohn, the BTRs were also capable of 30ips and Misery was recorded on that speed then George Martin recorded his piano fill in at 15ips. Was Mark wrong on this? 2. About the title track (Please Please Me), particularly the stereo mix, there seem like an out-of-sync thing going on. Like somebody played back another tape of the song. What was happening here? I also listened to the mono mix and this out-of-sync thing is not present. 3. Considering that Please Please Me and Ask Me Why have true stereo mixes from the same session for the mono singles, how it had survived to be given a proper stereo mix the next year but Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You's twin track tape disposed in no time. I am aware that many pop and rock master tapes for single releases were disposed or reused after the singles were released, so it is quite interesting that the master tapes of PPM and AMW survived long enough to be given a stereo mix the next year. Again according to Mark Lewisohn - the 4 early songs were all recorded to 2-track tape. 4. Though The Beatles did a proper recording of How Do You Do It, they ultimately rejected its release. Could it be that if they must record a cover that they only will do songs by American artists? All their covers were originally recorded by Americans (well Maggie Mae does not count hehehe). 5. Was the Gibson J-160E both mic'ed and plugged to an amp at the same time? Since Jerry Hammack said Do You Want To Know A Secret had both Paul and George used the Gibson J-160E, the guitar fill in before the main body of the song sounds like an electric guitar. I never knew it was also an acoustic until now. One has to note that John Lennon was suffering from a bad cold the PPM album was recorded and they did not take lunch! During lunch break the Beatles did not leave the studio, they stayed behind and rehearsed for their next songs to be recorded; they have bottles of milk to keep them full! Sorry for the long comment but the video DID kept me so interesting, I am taking notes because I will do another tribute to the Beatles on my radio broadcast on Sunday :-)
Hi Bryan - let me try and help. 1. Mark had it wrong. The machine ran and 7.5 and 15 ips. 2. the mono and stereo versions are different. There were a couple mono mixes, one unedited and the other edited. The stereo version is an edit, so that's what you are hearing with the out-of-sync quality. 3. The disposal of session tapes at EMI wasn't methodical, so some original reels did survive. 4. They didn't reject it's release so much as Martin thought their own material was stronger. 5. Yes - mic'ed and plugged in. This was par for the course. They would blend the signal based on the desired result. Thanks so much for watching!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 ok that clears a lot of things. As much as Mark was an early biographer/historian of The Beatles, there will be some inaccuracies in some info I reckon. And sometimes accuracy in historical accounts takes time. I am surprised that not all session tapes were reused or disposed then. Then it also answers the question why She Loves You and I'll Get You have no stereo mix. Hey thanks so much for helping out!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 these will be a great help in my spiels on my Beatles tribute this Sunday! So you are Jerry? Cool! Hope to get the funds to acquire the book series!
What is your favourite Beatles track off of their Please Please Me album? Comment below!
I’d say “I Saw Her Standing There”, it’s just a great rock song that starts the album with a bang! Also the count-in at the start is iconic!
I Saw Her Standing There
Got to be "Twist and Shout" even though it is a cover and only because of Lennon's vocals. Magic!
Twist And Shout! John's last song scratchy vocal is epic! The Isley Brother's version is quite good also.
Twist and Shout. John nailed it.
The way “I saw her standing there” jumps out of the speaker(s) is special. So much energy and urgency
Agreed! Amazing
It never gets old...Thanks for watching, nah cur!
Wow, what a fantastic series this is going to be. Can’t wait until you dive into the Revolver era and beyond!
Thanks for watching You!
The moment I heard "Please Please Me" was the moment I decided I wanted to be a musician and make records.
That's amazing to hear Kelly!
Hearing The Beatles for the first time changed a lot of lives. Thanks for watching, Kelly!
Wauw - The start of what is going to be A legendary series of videos. I am both clapping my hands and rattling my jewels at the same time - Thank you Jerry and Warren..
Thanks ever so much Jens!
Thanks for watching, Jens. We'll do our best with the albums to come!
Who else listened to each track on their phone (in mono) during this video? On my giant screen with 7.1 surround sound!!! Great job lads, this was one of the fundamental albums of my early years. Such memories....
That's amazing!
That's great, Eamonn - the diagrams in the book can give you a whole new listening experience too. Thanks for watching!
Warren....This Beatles series is a "Marvelous" idea (to use your vernacular). Jerry Hammack did a great job too breaking down each song's history. He was a bundle of information. I totally enjoyed watching how the first Beatles album was made and amazed at how they could nail a song down very fast many times.
I was a huge Beatles fan, even years before learning guitar. It's possible they were the inspiration for me to learn guitar...my memory is fuzzy! When I finally got my first guitar I used to listen to and try and learn their songs whenever possible. I also remember a cool book with a bright blue cover and a photo of Paul, George, John and Ringo in gold, like statues. It was called the "Golden Beatles" with many of their songs in the book. (The book I still own today and recently found it while cleaning my attic!)...
Funny story: I was only playing guitar a short time and my guitar teacher showed me the guitar lick in "Day Tripper", which was the coolest lick at the time. (It's still cool). I was just a beginner, so I didn't know my guitar teacher showed the part to me in the key of G, instead of E. I was like, this can't be right. So with out a true understanding of different keys yet, I used to de-tune my guitar so while I was playing in key of G, it matched what was coming out of my small record player in the key of E. This way I could play along. Later, of course, I realized what the problem was...That darn guitar teacher!
By the way, I have a ton of original Beatles 45 RPM records from the 1960s as my Grandparents owned a tavern/pub and every time the man came into change 45s in the Jukebox, my grandparents would give me all the records he took out! (That was true of all the records he removed). Most of the Beatles records I have are on Capital Records with the orange and yellow labels, but I remember, "Twist And Shout" was on a different label (yellow color I believe and if I remember correctly, "Please Please Me" was on a black colored label). I must make a trip to my attic and find out what I have!
Worth re-mentioning...The Beatles series is a great idea, Warren. I am totally elated! I also thought you'd get a kick out of the "Day Tripper" story...
All The Best,
Philip
(from the NYC area)
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Uptown!
When I was Second Grade, a sixth grader would stand at the front of the School Bus, directing the kids in singing Beatles songs.
Pointing to different areas of the bus on Twist And Shout’s Ah’s Pyramid Vocal Arpeggio.
that's awesome!
Nothing like a musical director to make a bus ride bearable! Thanks for watching, drbassface!
Did you go to school with Ferris Beuller?
The debut album of arguably the greatest Band of all time! Amazing showcase here!
Beatles was most popular but not the best, absolutely, one of the best of course, but not the best. Beatles fanboys can be annoying sometimes
Thanks ever so much RC32!
@@Producelikeapro Cheers!
@@RC32Smiths01 Thanks for watching and for your kind words!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Of course! You are welcome!
Still one of the best RnR albums ever recorded, almost LIVE in the studio. Great video. I have to say the title cut PLEASE PLEASE ME is my favorite track. ANNA is also amazing! Thanks.
Agreed! Thanks ever so much!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, 1rwjwith ToneDog!
yeah I’m with you, and “Anna” was always one of my favourite tracks - named my daughter after that song!
Excellent interview! Twist and Shout - I sang lead on this song in a cover band when I was 16 years old (40+ years ago) so it's interesting to hear the explanation of why Lennon's voice sounded the way it did. It's a difficult song to sing and capture that emotion with a rested voice, I can't imagine singing it after so many hours in the studio. I wonder how many producers would have chose to come back another day to record it, when Lennon was rested. I'm sure glad they didn't.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!!
Thanks for watching, PTM! It's amazing to learn about what some artists go through in creating the music we love.
Had to interrupt this to listen to Mysery. Brilliant.
Wonderful
I love this background information. Very thorough and very entertaining. Thank you gentlemen. I was around when these LPs were new and hearing your breakdown brings back all that excitement.
Oh goodie, my favorite band and era, can't wait to dig into Beatle recording lore in this video. Thanks Warren!
Thanks ever so much!
Thanks for watching, Picker's Grip!
My jaw literally dropped when you introduced the series. I am SO EXCITED!
Thanks ever so much
One of the most important, overlooked magical aspects of these songs (with the exception of Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You) was the fact that the guitars were just a few hairs under standard Concert Pitch (A440 Hz). They range from 431 Hz to 437 Hz. If you're a musician playing along with the album, you'll have to re-tune your instrument to match the songs. A killer debut album, might possibly be the best one of all time!
Our Grandma Elkins FAVORITE BEATLE song from their FIRST album. She just LOVED the piano bit.
This has honestly brought a whole new meaning to these albums for me after growing up hearing my parents play them constantly. The more you know 🌈
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
Great stuff, mate. I've just finished reading Geoff Emerick's book and am re-reading Revolution in the Head for the fourth time. Love it!!!
When you've done with The Beatles please do Freddie and the Queens discography. Well, up until Made in Heaven anyway. Please, please me, oh yeah and a few others possibleeeee.......
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Ghastly! RITH is a landmark work, for sure. Highly recommended!
Looking forward to hearing all about the recording sessions for each of the Beatles albums!
Thanks ever so much
One of the secrets weapons of this album is the J160. This guitar, when plugged in, can sound very close to an electric. George used this sound a lot on this album
I think 'Twist And Shout' is the most significant song here because it's a kind of 'what's going to happen next'... Thanks for your great work! :)
Thanks ever so much Pep!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Pep!
Please Please Me was my first CD ever. My mother gave it to me when I was a kid. :')
Fantastic
Thanks for watching, Martin! Your mother did the world a great service with that gift!
I'm 65 now and I remember making my parents watch the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show the first time they played. It was electric! I knew right then and there that I wanted to be a rock musician. My parents HATED them! "Look how long their hair is!" still rings in my ears. Now, I have my own little studio and have toured Canada and Europe. I even have the same birthday as Paul McCartney! June 18. AND I'm even left handed. I'm just not quite as talented and Macca. By a long shot!
Thanks for watching, Jeremy. So many picked up guitars after seeing The Beatles and generations later, they still do!
Im really partial to Theres a Place...beautiful harmonies abs chords, great lyrics...its the origins of power pop in my view
So lovely to hear from Jerry again! ❤️
The best!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Audrey!
I listened to each song as you talked about it and was blown away (again) by how good these songs are. The title track is a favorite, but the raw energy of Twist and Shout always impresses. Can't wait for the rest of this series!
Thanks for watching, Darrell! Check out the books, as they make even better listening companions than that guy talking to Warren!
Another killer show Warren! Kudos for Jerry too! Great content and information.
THAT WAS AWESOME !!!
I've always liked The Beatles music, known and appreciated their contribution to the change in pop music. It's so good to hear a deep dive into the process.
Thanks so much, cannot wait for the next one. Btw, my favorite off that album has always been Twist and Shout. The energy vibe off that song is through the roof.
Thanks for watching, Dean! We hope you took something away from the video!
I think it’s safe to say you have the Best content on TH-cam. Thank you!
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Brilliant stuff, you guys really are spoiling us. Can't believe you're going to do the whole catalogue. 😊
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching, Graham!
Great series very informative and enjoyable, thank you from Australia.
Thanks ever so much
Love the fact that such a fundamental technology and simplicity is being admired 60 yrs later .
For all the chops people have - you cant beat a good , honest toe tapper . I am becoming more and more smitten with early , honest rock n roll production and style . Excellent .
Agreed 100% Michael! It’s fascinating
Thanks for watching, Michael. Everyone works with the toolset of their time and The Beatles were no different. If you go in committed to making the best music you can, you're going to come out with something cool.
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Yes ! of course ...i sometimes forget that it wasnt a choice to sound that way ...they worked with what they had ...ha...lots of us are tying to sound like they DID ....if they had a crystal ball they might have called us crazy ! -yep....work with what you have - with passion ...and you cant go wrong i suppose !
So this is going to be "The Albums That Changed Everything" Super Deluxe Edition. Brilliant! Love it already. Thank You Warren & Jerry!
Thanks for watching, GrexKhusan and for your kind words!
Fantastic breakdown. Looking forward to the next episode!
Thanks for watching, Jon!
This is fantastic! Thank you Warren and Jerry...i have all of Jerrys books on this stuff its sooo important for musicians to understand...looking forward to Rubber Soul abs Revolver
The great thing about the Beatle’s albums, particularly in the old days was that practically every song on the album was 10!
Agreed Ken!!
Thanks for watching, Ken!
The whole drummer controversy on Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You is one of the "best" drama elements (pardon the pun 🤣)
Thanks for watching, Chris! There's a great book by David Bedford you might enjoy - 'Finding The Fourth Beatle: The 23 drummers who put the beat behind the Fab Three'.
Looking forward to giving this a good listen. I've been picking up Jerry's books and they are a fantastic insight on the instrumentation and hardware used.
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much Paul!
Thanks for watching, Paul and for your support of my work. I'm so glad they are of value to you!
This was great - I enjoyed every minute of it! Many people focus on Beatles guitar rigs and recording setup (including myself), but I also have an affection for Beatles piano tone. I'm hoping you gents can put a spotlight on some of their piano recording techniques, and mic choices. Cheers until the next video!
Absolutely, Reg! The tones came from a range of directions; the pianos (like the Steinway “Music Room” Model B Grand Piano (circa 1880s), 1905 Steinway Vertegrand (the “Mrs. Mills” upright piano) and Challen Studio Piano (circa 1930s) (#861834 - Studio 2), REDD consoles and a number of mics ranging from the AKG D 19c, Neumann U 48 and AKG C12. Thanks for watching!
This was EPIC!!! I'm so happy to be able to learn all this.
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching, Bobby!
I’m really excited about this series on Beatles albums!
Thanks for watching,
Gonçalo Veiga!
FANTASTIC! I think this will be a great series! Twist and Shout of course, but I always liked George’s vocals on Do You Want To Know A Secret.
Thanks ever so much!!
Thanks for watching, Jim. We're so excited to bring this series to you!
this guy doesn't look old enough to have had this experience. encyclopaedic memory too. amazing.
Thanks for watching and for the compliment about my youthful appearance! I'm actually as old as dirt! As for my memory - I use LOTS of notes. As the proverb goes, 'The faintest ink is better than the strongest memory.'
Coincidentally changing strings on my Gretsch 6122-1962 while watching this. Love this stuff.
Thanks for watching, tanukishady!
Warren and Jerry thank you! Very interesting and I love hearing about the details of this monumental Pop/Rock group and their recordings! Loved it!
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Bruce!
Probably my favourite album ever!!! Thanks for this videos Warren!
Wow! That's amazing to hear!
@@Producelikeapro A video about Def Leppard's Hysteria would be GREEEEEEAT :D
Aha!! Be careful what you wish for!
Thanks for watching, Javi! I agree the album is one of the best things every recorded (and I'm not even a little biased).
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 my pleasure!
Sir Warren, THIS is the guts... of THAT early Beatles sound. Fascinating!
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching, Brian!
Yeah, "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" WONDERFUL song. George did a GREAT JOB singing it.
So terrific...love, love this channel!
Thanks so much!
thanks for watching, geetarbube!
Absolutely love this!!! Thank you, gentlemen!!!
Thanks ever so much
You're very welcome - thanks for watching, mcpribs!
Very intereted in this !!! I'm a huge Beatles fan !!! I watched it and loved it ! Congratulations for the ideea !!!
Thanks for watching, dan! Glad you enjoyed the content!
Re: do you want to know a secret...
Always loved the extra flat iii passing chord’s vocals...leading and pulling to the two chord vocals.
Paul flubs one Bass note on the Bridge...still works though.
Talking Beatles is a great thing to do!
Thanks Mike!
Thanks for watching, Mike!
Wonderful video and content, but honestly I had to pause for a minute to check out all the amazing gear in Jerry’s background!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, timtimmh! Someone has hardware compensation issues and I see him in the mirror every morning.
I'm reminded of the line from the Rutles film 'All You Need is Cash': "their first album took twenty minutes to record -- the second one took even longer!"
Hahahahaha genius
Incredible video and historic material on this earth shaking album. It's must be extremely hard if not impossible for some people to really put this into perspective if you didn't live during this time period and experience it happening in real time. It was so life changing to hear this totally new approach to music coming out the off the radio. Think about how young these four guys were and the immense raw talent they had and live playing experience from playing the hard-ass clubs of Hamburg. It was an extraordinary time in history, musically speaking. A musical revolution as they say - and it truly was. Just take the time to think about all the wonderful hits of 1963 we were listening to like "Hey Paula" and "Can't Get Use to Losing You" (Andy Williams) and don't forget classics like "Blue Velvet" (Bobby Vinton). Boy did we need The Beatles to shake things up. Great hearing the in-depth recording details of the songs and equipment used during this recording session. I would love to hear your take on what happened the stereo mix of "She Loves You"! Thank you Jerry for your years of hard work and sacrifice to brings these books wonderful books to us. That's an amazing studio set up you have behind you. Keep up the great work! Can't wait for the next album.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, Jerry is an amazing talent!! I love making these videos!!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Eric. I hope the books are of lasting value to people like you. As to the studio set up, it's one of a couple I work at here in Toronto, so I can't take credit for the amazing gear. It's a lot of fun to get stuck into though!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Greetings from Nova Scotia. Appreciate the response Jerry. Be safe and keep on, keeping on. Love the work you're doing.
Can there be any more interesting video than Warren dissecting The Beatles. I’m doing marvelously well thanks to your videos
Thanks ever so much Keith!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Keith!
Marvellously done !
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Sunday!
I love it when Warren does these types of videos. So cool to hear how they did it back in the day. I'm an analog audio engineer who now works in the digital domain, it is truly amazing to see where music production has gone....some good and some bad. Back in the day, you really had to work out your parts and trim the fat, so to speak, because of your limitations. Today, no so much...maybe that's why music was so much better back then. But, I guess that is subjective....like all music.
Thanks for watching, PolyPhonic! There's certainly many lessons you can carry forward from the past to make your music of today stronger and trimming the fat is one of them! The limitations and workarounds we face now are different, but they are still there. It's in them that creativity is born.
Can't wait for the next one - With the Beatles! 😀
Thanks ever so much
Coming soon Paul! Thanks for watching.
It would be interesting to analyze that during the recording sessions of Love Me Do played by Ringo, on September 4, 1962, George and John had not yet acquired their Gibson J-160e guitars. Those photos showing them receiving their new instruments at Rushworth's Music House were taken on September 10, 1962. They were so amazed by their new guitars that they used both of them on "Love Me Do", "PS I Love You", "Please Please Me", "Ask Me Why" and lots of album songs... just like "Anna", "Do You Want To Know A Secret", "A Taste Of Honey", "There's A Place"...
The question remains ... Did George Harrison play with another acoustic guitar during the recordings of the September 4th or the versions released on single and album were both recorded by Andy White???
Absolutely wonderful to hear this level of detail.
I would love to know about the sessions for 'With The Beatles' as well as the session for 'I want to hold your hand'.
Coming soon!
Thanks for watching, local bud. 'With The Beatles' is on the way!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Your presentation was absolutely fascinating and compelling listening for Beatles fans.
I found this video online:
th-cam.com/video/5-YtTE68ljo/w-d-xo.html
In your opinion is it a genuine copy of the recording session edit of 'She Loves You'?
Many thanks for your hard work and dedication, it is very appreciated.
WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT! This is gold.
Thanks ever so much Todd!
@@Producelikeapro OH! your most welcome Warren. I really appreciate all of your content.
@@toddgreenwood9631 thanks ever so much!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words, Todd!
I either read or heard on a podcast that The Beatles were somewhat foisted on George Martin because the powers that be at EMI disapproved of Martin having an affair with his secretary. Martin apparently wasn’t that interested in The Beatles, but all at Abbey Road who were involved at the studio had an epiphany moment during the production and recording of the ‘Please Please Me’ single I believe. Martin instantly declared that they should do an album and got fully behind the Beatles until the very end. I don’t think even Brian Epstein was looking towards an album at the time, it was all about getting a few singles out before the ‘fad’ died out. The Beatles had the talent to ensure that they weren’t just a fad.
Thanks for watching, Matthew. Mark Lewisohn does an amazing job in 'Tune In' revealing all the backroom machinations that occurred around the band in this era. It's a must-read!
amazing as usual
Thanks ever so much Steve!
Thanks for watching, Mr stevetook!
Yeeeessss this is great. Keep doing this!!!! Cant wait for you to get to revolver. Oh my god They are so good. The beatles and you.
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, Paulo!
Oh how we in the US were deprived of the UK LPs. “Please Please Me” is an epic album that I’ve only recently come to cherish.
Im going to set aside the time and savour this, great series thank you.
Cannot get enough Beatles content like this.
Thanks
Thanks for watching, Alan. The books also serve as great companions for deep listening.
Love Me Do might be known as charting at 17 but there were many different charts at the time and it charted differently in each of them. Lewisohn shows how it remained in the top 20 for a very long time as they toured it so it would sell out where they played. Many singles entered charts, went higher and dropped out while LMD was still there so its total sales were much higher than the chart position would indicate.
Lots of pop songs started w an intro as " do you want to know a secret " one that comes to mind is " take good care of my baby " Bobby Vee 1962 wrote by Goffin/King a song which George also sang at the time. Another one...." Runaround Sue " , I'm sure there's others, just can't think of them ( The Beatles did again too w " If I Fell " ) . The Beach Boys would do it in '63 w " Be True To Your School "
Thanks for watching and for the clarification and context, Timothy!
Love this album, fabulous video
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching, Luiz!
Wow! Thanks
Ron Richards was certainly a producer worth his salt at Abbey Road. Amongst other artists he produced most of The Hollies records during the 60s, and The Hollies were definitely on par with the Beatles when it came to top 10 singles in the UK in the 60s 😎👍
Very cool indeed! Yes, wonderful talent, thanks for pointing him out!!
Thanks for watching, Jammy!
The idea of an album was conceived on the 16th November 62 at a meeting George Martin held with the boys the original plan being a live album at the Cavern. This was purely based on the success of Love Me Do which had surprised George Martin as he really didn't rate it and did nothing to promote it.
I'm back. Excellent video. My eyes glaze over when talking about the names and numbers of machines and mics but the method totally captures me.
So I guess when they're bouncing to another machine for a so called 'S.I.' it's a 'live' mix? Meaning they can't adjust levels later?
An added detail, Ringo was playing his 'Premier' drum kit which he got in 59-60. He then got the Ludwig set later in 63. Consequently the drum sound changes quite a bit by 'She Loves You'.
Another added detail: I'm too lazy to look it up right this minute but I think EMI made the decision to keep all session reels in the summer of 63. Not 66. Which explains all the alternate takes available.
He probably meant 63 anyway. Slip of the tongue.
Another detail: It seems stereo and mono mixes were constructed separately which on the odd occasion meant that different takes or edits would accidentally be used. The specific example that comes to mind is Please Please Me. Because of someone singing a wrong lyric on the last verse, John let's out a slight chuckle as he starts the last 'come on...' on the stereo version. The mono version used a ' correct' take.
Which I suppose gives proof? to the fact that the mono mix was more important.
Just my 10 cents worth. I enjoyed that video and his research is amazing. Love it.
Cheers.
My favorite song is There's a Place.
Thanks Derek! An SI - superimposition - is an overdub. When bouncing to another machine, it's called a 'tape reduction remix', and yes - once the bounce is done, that work is committed. As to EMI's trash policy, I'm not sure when they made a point of keeping everything, but there are holes in the Beatles archive due to it.
Rich in details. Amazing
Thanks ever so much
Thanks for watching Ricardo!
I think my favourite track is I Saw Her Standing There......but hey, they are all great!
Thanks ever so much for sharing
More of this - album breakdowns
Jerry's colour grading makes it look like he's talking to us from the '70s
How about 1962? That would be more apt!
@@Producelikeapro Did they have colour then? :D
God I hope so! Haha pretty sure they did
The album cover is in colour after all! Haha
@@Producelikeapro Fair point
Omg! I thought I knew a lot already because I've read Mark Lewisohn's Beatles Recording Sessions dozens of times since 88. Now there's five bloody volumes? And I'll likely read every damn word too! Gosh where do I find the time!
Thanks ever so much Derek! Yes, Jerry's books are amazing!
Thanks for watching, Derek! I do hope you enjoy the books. They take a different approach than Lewisohn or any other books as they follow the progress of each song from take 1 to remix and give you numerous views into the work of making music! Cheers!
George did in fact get a better solo for I Saw Her Standing There than what is on the record. It is in one of their live performances.
Ultimate cool info, thx so much!!
Thanks ever so much Ton E!
Thanks for watching, Ton!
The Beat Little Rock Ever
Very interesting comment about DYWTKAS. I see the intro as a micro recitativo (almost spoken) fused to the melody of the rest of the song, which could be seen as the aria. That is something you see on baroque opera. I know The Beatles didn't know about baroque opera at the time, but that's my take on it.
It's a great party album. For anyone under 30, the ancient sound might be unfamiliar to modern ears and not that easy to persevere with, at first hearing, ...but it's well worth persevering with. It has a fresh optimistic sound (due to recent remastering) as though a time machine from 1962 has brought these upstart kids to the 21st century for your ears alone. The covers 'Anna' and 'Twist and Shout' are superb, almost like the Beatles are claiming those songs as their own and originals like 'I Saw Her Standing' and 'Please Please Me' set the tone for what the Beatles would be doing from this ground zero moment to the manic years 24 months ahead.
Thanks for watching, terrythekittie. There's certainly something to be learned and appreciated from the past that can be carried into the present.
Awesome timing! just picked up a slightly beat up 2014 mono copy of the album from my local record store. plays perfectly fine though
Thanks for watching, Mildon! The mono versions of the majority of Beatles albums are really what we were meant to hear. Enjoy your find!
This sure brings back memories. We used to get so excited every time a new Beatles 45 came out. You had to be at the store when it opened or they would be sold out. It didn't matter which was the A side. Both sides got the grooves played out of them on our primitive old record players. Lol
Thanks for watching and sharing your memories, Dave!
One final tidbit I remember, on Twist and Shout at the very end crank up your headphone volume and you can hear John give a slight cough. I don't know for sure which released version I hear that on. Poor guy was singing his tush off! Epic track!
Great 'listen for' Picker's Grip. The pace at which the Please Please Me album sessions were recorded can be readily illustrated with 'Chains'. Distortion and crackling are present in Lennon's guitar part, likely caused by a loose guitar connection to his amplifier (starting at around the 1:02 mark).
Good stuff lads. I'm looking forward to the series.
I hope you keep to the UK releases and include the non-album singles along the way (please 🙏)
BTW Warren. My first single cost me 6s 3d !! Then they went up to 6s 4d (horror 😱)
Thanks for watching, Sharon! My books are all based off the UK releases.
Loved this ! ... How about doing one about Jimi Hendrix ? .. ;)
Definitely!
Thanks for watching and for your kind words, richard! Yes, a deep Jimi dive would be amazing!
You just know I’m gonna love this! 😉
Thanks for watching, Beatledave7! I did know that about you...and I don't even know you! :)
At 3:32 you can clearly see why they coined the term 'overhead.' That thing looks like it's touching Ringo's hair!
Haha indeed!
What you are doing is fan- tastic!!!!!
A Valley People 610 behind him. Awesome! Great compressor. Rare now. I love early and later Valley stuff. Later stuff started getting into SSL comp territory. IMHO. They sorted the distortion some by then. Still aggressive though. Thanks for the vid, both of you.
Thanks for watching, j pm. Yes, the VP 610 makes my ears quite happy.
Actually, at 17:15 Jerry makes a bit of a common error putting Goffin and King in the Brill Building which was 1619 Broadway. Where it is true that was the location of most of the Tin Pan Alley composers such as Harry Warren and Al Duben and Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the real hits from 1960 to 1967 came out of 1650 Broadway, where Goffin and King wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow, The Loco-Motion and Up On The Roof. It's where Neil Sedaka wrote Calendar Girl and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Chip Taylor wrote Wild Thing and Angel Of The Morning, Bert Berns wrote Twist And Shout and Piece Of My Heart and Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil wrote Blame It On The Bossa Nova and On Broadway.
Thanks for watching, horowizard and for the info!
I haven't read Mix Magazine for decades but I remember a column called "Track Notes" ( I think. I might have my magazines mixed up) and I always went straight to it. I look for a similar type of reference archive on the internet but haven't found much that is reliable.
Thanks for watching, Todd. It was just the absence of such a volume that got me to spend over a decade putting these books together. I hope you'll check out a volume covering your favourite Beatles era. Cheers!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 I absolutely intend to Jerry. Looking up links to purchase right now. Are there any Rutles references in the book? Must be. Can't help but think how they might have got a few things wrong. (sorry, but I must always interject to show that I am an ass). Seriously, your books sound so fantastic and too good to be true, I will buy them all if they are not over 100 dollars a book. how did I miss knowing about them. I went back to 2017 to watch a previous interview you did with Warren. That was before I was a regular PLAP watcher. It was also an excellent episode.
Cheers from Todd in blizzardy Saskatchewan.
Can't wait for the rest of this series... My copy of Mark Lewisohn's "Complete Recording Sessions" beside me. My favourite from the album, if I had to pick one, is the start, "I Saw Her Standing There". I was 10 when this came out so I was lucky enough to have lived through some of the most amazing moments in modern music.
PS: @Produce Like A Pro Loved your video of the Pretenders album.
Thanks for watching, johnpbh. Mark's book is foundational, for sure. Mine take a different approach and fill in many gaps in the recording history. I hope you get a chance to check out one of the volumes. Cheers!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 Jerry... Don't worry, I noticed that you had written about them and believe me, I am searching out copies of your books. I live in Spain so I have checked and can get them. I shall be staring with Vol.1 A Beatles completist can never have too many books. It's just good to get the low down on yours from the source. I will be watching the rest with enjoyment. I don't know if that came over in my first comment. Stay safe.
Hi, I have a few questions Warren, hope you don't mind:
1. According to Mark Lewisohn, the BTRs were also capable of 30ips and Misery was recorded on that speed then George Martin recorded his piano fill in at 15ips. Was Mark wrong on this?
2. About the title track (Please Please Me), particularly the stereo mix, there seem like an out-of-sync thing going on. Like somebody played back another tape of the song. What was happening here? I also listened to the mono mix and this out-of-sync thing is not present.
3. Considering that Please Please Me and Ask Me Why have true stereo mixes from the same session for the mono singles, how it had survived to be given a proper stereo mix the next year but Love Me Do and P.S. I Love You's twin track tape disposed in no time. I am aware that many pop and rock master tapes for single releases were disposed or reused after the singles were released, so it is quite interesting that the master tapes of PPM and AMW survived long enough to be given a stereo mix the next year. Again according to Mark Lewisohn - the 4 early songs were all recorded to 2-track tape.
4. Though The Beatles did a proper recording of How Do You Do It, they ultimately rejected its release. Could it be that if they must record a cover that they only will do songs by American artists? All their covers were originally recorded by Americans (well Maggie Mae does not count hehehe).
5. Was the Gibson J-160E both mic'ed and plugged to an amp at the same time? Since Jerry Hammack said Do You Want To Know A Secret had both Paul and George used the Gibson J-160E, the guitar fill in before the main body of the song sounds like an electric guitar. I never knew it was also an acoustic until now.
One has to note that John Lennon was suffering from a bad cold the PPM album was recorded and they did not take lunch! During lunch break the Beatles did not leave the studio, they stayed behind and rehearsed for their next songs to be recorded; they have bottles of milk to keep them full!
Sorry for the long comment but the video DID kept me so interesting, I am taking notes because I will do another tribute to the Beatles on my radio broadcast on Sunday :-)
Hi Bryan - let me try and help. 1. Mark had it wrong. The machine ran and 7.5 and 15 ips. 2. the mono and stereo versions are different. There were a couple mono mixes, one unedited and the other edited. The stereo version is an edit, so that's what you are hearing with the out-of-sync quality. 3. The disposal of session tapes at EMI wasn't methodical, so some original reels did survive. 4. They didn't reject it's release so much as Martin thought their own material was stronger. 5. Yes - mic'ed and plugged in. This was par for the course. They would blend the signal based on the desired result. Thanks so much for watching!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 ok that clears a lot of things. As much as Mark was an early biographer/historian of The Beatles, there will be some inaccuracies in some info I reckon. And sometimes accuracy in historical accounts takes time.
I am surprised that not all session tapes were reused or disposed then. Then it also answers the question why She Loves You and I'll Get You have no stereo mix. Hey thanks so much for helping out!
@@thebeatlesrecordingreferen8667 these will be a great help in my spiels on my Beatles tribute this Sunday! So you are Jerry? Cool! Hope to get the funds to acquire the book series!
Just goes to show it pays to be well rehearsed and ready to go when it comes time to put it down
Absolutely!
Thanks for watching, Mikey - there's nothing like being ready!
The Who Sell Out-- Kit Lambert, Chris Stamp. Doors debut-- Paul Rothchild. Aoxomoa-- whoever was there.