I have had it up to here waiting for the Beatles catalogue to be remastered

I wish they could find a way of remastering my interest in those albums, I really loved them at the time.

BTW, my local Sainsbury's had Red and Blue for £6 each a couple of weeks ago. Probably all gone now though. I somehow managed to resist. But wish I hadn't.

did anyone get around to hearing the supposedly 'remastered' Anthology tracks? i wonder did these only come out on itunes? hasn't been much fuss about the CDs being reissued/remastered.

did they just drop the idea of releasing the box set on vinyl? :(

You know, the Anthology series came out fifteen years ago so maybe new the new version is a big improvement soundwise. It could well be. And yeah, it's only on iTunes but that stuff sounds great. Was just listening to the clips of the Please Please Me remaster last night. So good sounding - just really warm, soft, vibrant.

I think I'm just going to cherry pick a handful of tunes - Leave My Kitten Alone, That Means a Lot, and the other version of I'm Looking Through You.

The live version of "Money" on Anthology 1 is possibly their best live recording. Super raw, loud, distorted. And the live "Roll Over Beethoven" is my new first choice for what to play for Ringo-haters.

ringo haters are idiots

sound quality on iTunes in general is lousy tho innit? odd that they're not making CDs too.

The Beatles stuff on iTunes sounds really good.

"That Means A Lot" is a gem! I really love the drum sound on those raw Sgt. Pepper tracks in Anth 2 as well. Had no idea it was such a rocking album below all those string overdubs...

You know what's good Ringo evidence? Comparing "Please Please Me" with the Anthology version featuring the session drummer.

plastic ono band would basically suck w/o ringo and klaus voorman

His version of Boys on Anthology 1 is pretty ace, too - nice raw live take.

ringo haters are idiots

OTM. why even reason with these peo

ple

Surely there aren't any Ringo haters anymore?

this seems to have become the catch-all fabs thread so can i just..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXWZz2Bqlg

he says he's *four years* behind schedule but that all 3 publishers are happy because they've read some of what he's written so far. psyched!

I'm standing in a Target, and before me I see three different exclusive Beatles 7 inch vinyl+tshirt combo packs. "Let It Be", "Hello Goodbye" and "Can't Buy Me Love" are the singles. The packs are $19.99 each.

get the Hello Goodbye one!

That recording the Beatles book is getting restocked for the end of this year. www.recordingthebeatles.com

It's almost like theres a load of people with a Beatles book amount of cash left in their pockets.

especially with a non appearance of the Vinyl remasters.

So far, only one Vinyl Remaster has appeared.

http://beatlesblogger.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/paperbacka.jpg

This one.

Read somewhere recently that they are releasing "Let It Be" and "Magical Mystery Tour" finally on DVD/Blu Ray next year or 2013. Let's see "Carnival of Light" and an hour or so of unreleased summer '67 psychedelic jams as bonus tracks. As if that will ever happen.

But as with all things "Let It Be", best to take w a grain of salt.

Let it Be is kind of depressing to watch

So far, only one Vinyl Remaster has appeared.

― Mark G, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 10:58 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

which one? i didn't think any of them had been released

I'm gonna take a wild guess and say those Target 45s are sourced from the remasters. So there have been 4 vinyl issues, all singles w/some kind of marketing gimmick attached.

Let it Be is kind of depressing to watch

iirc, it was being prepared for DVD release a few years ago, but their dickishness on film bummed them out, so they scrapped it.

cuz let it be has been in print on vinyl forever, but it's not a remaster

iirc, it was being prepared for DVD release a few years ago, but their dickishness on film bummed them out, so they scrapped it.

I saw a bootlegged DVD copy (not sure what it was sourced from) awhile ago and it's not the dickishness as much as the musical performances are not really engaging, cuz you can tell most of them are not really into it. everything is sort of sluggish and half-assed, everyone is non-committal. honestly the best part is when John and Yoko abandon the music to go off dancing for a bit.

So far, only one Vinyl Remaster has appeared.

― Mark G, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 10:58 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

which one? i didn't think any of them had been released

― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 18:37 (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

The single of "Paperback Writer", the pic I supplied. That's the only remaster so far, it's the first time it's been released on single in stereo.

everything is sort of sluggish and half-assed, everyone is non-committal.

I actually saw this movie screened in a theater sometime in the 80's and yeah it was a serious bummer.

also that's pretty cool abt the PB Writer single, too bad it was an RSD-only release.

It was an e-bay 'sillymoney' thing for a while, but eventually the price came down, I got mine for a fiver or thereabouts.

Olympic standard Beatles denial/nerdery/speculative uploads on D3m0n0id at the minute:

Asking what might have happened if the Beatles never broke up is a question that has entered many fans' minds. Those that have ventured into the solo catalogs have found that the quality simply does not match what the four lads from Liverpool did when they were together. Still, I did my best to answer that question by compiling material from all four solo careers into a series of albums which have a cohesive theme and sound to each album. In the end, I found that I appreciated the Beatles solo efforts much more when each Beatles' material was bookended by songs from the other four. It reminded me of all the magic of hearing the original Beatles albums, while bringing songs from some of my favorite composers of all-time into a format where I could truly appreciate them for what they were.

While many have compiled mix CD's of the solo Beatles to create a "what-if" collection, The Beatles Redux project is much more than that. Many songs have been edited, cross-faded, or even turned into medleys to present them how the might have actually appeared on a real Beatles album. In many cases, EQ,limiting, and even decompression were applied to provide a consistent, cohesive sound with matching volume levels throughout the entire album. Although the best sources available to me at the same were used, some coming from high-res discs, vinyl rips or audiophile collections, in very rare instances lossy sources were used for songs which were unailable to me in any other form. The emphasis here is on presenting a collection has a consistent sound, and as such these discs are simply not trying to be audiophile quality. If there are any errors present, feel free to notify me, but please do not comment to complain about sound quality.

The Beatles Redux Collection spans 16 albums, plus a Past Masters Volume 3 and 4. These albums assume the Beatles recorded consistently until John Lennon was shot in 1980, at which point the individual Beatles finished up the 16th album using material that they had been working on, adding some special tributes to their fallen comrade. Most albums contain around 14 songs, some with less and some with more. When compiling the tracklists, I always divded the album in my head into side A and side B, as these would have been presented with two sides originally. In many cases, I mirrored the tracklist of existing post-1965 Beatles albums by picking songs with similar styles as the original albums. In this alternate reality, the Beatles allowed George to be a full-fledged composer. As such, on most albums the main 3 songwriters have between 3-5 songs each, while Ringo gets his customary one track per LP, with certain albums featuring more than one Ringo tune.

Songs were chosen for albums based not on their real-life chronology, but instead on the sound they had. This helped to mitigate the different directions they went in, especially after their first few albums. I did not limit myself to songs recorded while all 4 were alive, as there were a lot of songs that just made sense being part of this collection that were recorded well outside this time frame. The idea is to present albums the Beatles could have made, and not a best of for what the solo Beatles did before 1981.

While I have faux album covers for some of these, I do not have genuine artwork, nor ability to do so. If anyone is interested in creating some, I'd be glad to assist them in providing artwork to really complete this project.

I hope to present all the projects that I made if there is enough interest, but I will start around the middle with this one with the collection I feel is best. The discography is as follows:

1970. Silver
1971. Down on the Apple
1971. Letting Go
1972. Get On The Right Thing
1972. It Don't Come Easy
1973. Live & Let Die
1974. We All Shine On
1974. Don't let Me Wait Too long
1975. Vienna Rock Show
1976. Silly Love Songs
1977. Roots (Songs From The Material World)
1978. Somewhere In Oz
1979. Now & Forever
1980. Stepping Out
1980. Center Of A Circle

so what's zee track listing?

I hope at least one album is comprised entirely of bitter songs about each other - Sue Me Sue You Blues, How Do You Sleep?, Too Many People, etc.

ashamedly curious about these.

not sure about some of those album title choices ("Don't Let Me Wait Too Long", "Roots (Songs From The Material World") although some are inspired ("Live and Let Die" would have been an awesome Beatles album, ditto "We All Shine On").

Yeah, bring these on!

^^ otm!

doesn't some kind soul want to send me an invite to D3m0no1d? i've wanted in for years and would be SO grateful....

Check your ILX webmail.

I think you can D/L stuff from there without logging in, but only a couple at a time.

As requested.
---------------------------------------------------- 01 - Silver -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The dark days 0f 1969-1970 came and went, with the Beatles setting aside their differences to churn out the splendid Abbey Road and to turn the Get Back debacle into somewhat of a finished product in Let It Be. Although all was not right in Beatle camp, the four had come to one decision which would help keep them together; that George, having in recent years penned such songs as "Something" and "Here Comes The Sun", would be allowed more output within the band and even single opportunities. The result was that all 3 songwriters, Ringo in tow, entered the studio in 1970 with a mission to record as much as possible, lest they be outdone by their bandmates. The side effect was that the sessions degenerated in much the same way The White Album had done several years previously; often times one set of Beatles would be recording in one studio while another was simultaneously recording elsewhere. Because of the independent nature of many of these recordings, many were stripped back, relaxed recordings. At other times, excess occurred when other band members were not there to restrain constant multitracking and layering. This occurred mostly on Harrison's material, who brought along buddies like Eric Clapton again and even Bob Dylan to help flesh out his material.

The fact that these sessions were strangely similar to the White Album was not lost on the Beatles themselves. Having noted the similarities, the Beatles once again released a double album with no true title, though it came to be known as The Beatles Silver. Opinions were mixed as to whether or not the Beatles missed the mark on this one. Much like the last double album, there were a mix of high and lows. McCartney's material was most well-received, with songs like "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Too Many People", "Another Day", & "Junior's Farm" providing a real edge to the album's sides. John, on the other hand, provided material which reflected his mental state at the time; cutting, angry, and yet sometimes introspective. This was highlighted in songs like "Working Class Hero", "I Found Out", & "God". George's material ranged from a re-hash of his guitar crying, to scorching rockers like "The Art Of Dying", to gentle waves like "I'd Have You Anytime" & "Beware of Darkness". Ringo was given a chance to contribute with an old standard, "Bye Bye Blackbird", and a McCartney-penned "Six'o'Clock".

Disc 1
1. Too Many People
2. The Lovely Linda
3. Isolation
4. The Art of Dying
5. Another Day
6. Bye Bye Blackbird
7. I Found Out
8. Maybe I'm Amazed
9. I'd Have You Anytime
10. Every Night
11. God
12. Singalong Junk
13. Wah Wah
14. How
15. Monkberry Moon Delight

1. Junior's Farm
2. Hold On
3. Tomorrow
4. It's Johnny's Birthday
5. This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)
6. Well Well Well
7. Junk
8. Beware of Darkness
9. Smile Away
10. Working Class Hero
11. Dear Boy
12. Six'O"Clock
13. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
14. All Thing's Must Pass

---------------------------------------------------- 02 - Down On The Apple --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fans hoping for a second Abbey Road were somewhat disappointed when 1971's soft-spoken Down On The Apple came out, but those hoping for a Rubber Soul-esque collection of rocking tunes mixed with quality acoustic material found this album right up their alley. The album opens with George's magnificent "What is Life", easily one of the most memorable post-1970 Beatles tunes. Not to be outdone, Paul counters with the the jangling yet heavily rock tune "Helen Wheels". It's then we are treated to our first change-up with Lennon's honest ballad "Jealous Guy". "Apple Scruffs" & "Mama's Little Girl" continue the albums softer pace, and then we approach Ringo's country-ish rock tune "Down & Out". George throws in the torrid rocker "Awaiting On You All" before side one closes with John's open ballad "Look at Me", bringing back visions of the White Album's "Julia".

Side two opens with a song almost as notable for the lawsuit that followed its release as the tune itself, but that's not to say that George's "My Sweet Lord" is not an exceptional track, regardless of its origins. John throws in his witty, almost blue grass "Crippled Inside" before Paul gives us an extremely laid back "Teddy Boy". We follow with another treat from George, a well-executed Dylan cover called "If Not For You". The album peaks again with Paul's medley "Backward's Traveler/C Moon", another witty, silly but catchy tune. Ending on an upbeat note, we hear John profess his love in "Oh Yoko", providing a pleasant end to one of the Beatles more heartfelt collections.

The album was preceeded by a "My Sweet Lord"/"C Moon" single, and "What Is Life"/"Eat At Home" (available on Past Masters Volume 3) gave it the distinction of having two Harrison-penned A sides.

Disc 1
1. What Is Life
2. Helen Wheels
3. Jealous Guy
4. Apple Scruffs
5. Mama's Little Girl
6. Down & Out
7. Awaiting On You All
8. Look At Me
9. My Sweet Lord
10. Crippled Inside
11. Teddy Boy
12. If Not For You
13. Backwards Traveller
14. C Moon
15. Oh Yoko!

---------------------------------------------------- 3 - Letting Go -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1970's second Beatle release had been a double album, but 1971's Beatle releases Down On The Apple and Letting Go could have easily been paired together and nobody would have blinked an eye. "I don't even remember recording one from the other, then again, there's a lot of those days I don't remember really well" said drummer Ringo. We were recording really solid music", said Paul McCartney, "but I don't think we were pushing the envelope as we had in the past." 1971's second release, Letting Go, wasn't going to be confused by many of being an experimental, groundbreaking release, but it seems the Beatles still had demons to exercise, both within themselves & with other members of the group. It wasn't until 1972 that the Beatles seemed unified both with each other and with a purpose, and the albums released that year, Get On The Right Thing & It Don't Come Easy, really reflected that. The Beatles, or at least Paul, seemed aware that they were in danger of being passed; he wrore the album's dark namesake "Letting Go', which acts as the album's final message, expressing that feeling.

Saying that Letting Go wasn't pushing artistic boundaries doesn't give proper credit to the fact that the tunes, which save for Lennon's chilling "Mother", were still mighty fine pieces of music that most fans were eager to listen. While the BBC might not have agreed when they banned it, album-opener "Hi-Hi-Hi" possesed an infectious beat and hook that was hard not to enjoy. With songs like the aforementioned "Mother" & "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down & Out)", John had nothing to be ashamed of. The second half-opener, George's "You", may not have won any awards for best lyrics, but it's joyous sound certainly doesn't offend any ears. And Mccartney, aside from contributing standout openers and closers, also put out another slew of outstanding acoustic pieces; something he seems to be able to do with so little effort, you wonder why more can't do it. So while "Letting Go" was not the carnival of sound that some of the later 60's era Beatles recordings were, it brings to mind the days of "Help" & "Rubber Soul", where the Beatles did more with acoustic guitars and excellent songwriting than most bands could hope to do, all the while having a couple steady rockers to keep things moving.

While most Beatle albums spurred two or more singles, Letting Go was only represented by one single, Hi, Hi, Hi/Mother (single mix). With the A-side being banned by the BBC and the B-side not being very radio-friendly, it ended up being one of the least succesful Beatles single releases.

1. Hi, Hi, Hi
2. Remember
3. I'm Carrying
4. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp
5. Nobody Loves You (When You're Down & Out)
6. Miss O'Dell
7. Mother
8. You
9. Coochy Coochy
10. Put It There
11. It's So Hard
12. Calico Skies
13. Who Can See It
14. Letting Go

---------------------------------------------------- 4 - Get On The Right Thing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Although the Beatles had released some fine material since 1970, creatively they seemed to have grown somewhat stagnant. Opinions were changed after 1972's first release,

Get On The Right Thing. For the first time since Abbey Road, The Beatles seemed truly united in purpose, and that was to produce an album that was more socially and

politically aware than those that had preceeded it. Although John's "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" is one notable exception, many of the songs on this smash LP contained

optimistic, or idealistic views, or at least made appeals for love, peace, & understanding. Certainly, the most notable track is John's "Imagine", where he outlines a world

where people didn't fight over possesion or religion, but the underwhelming theme of the album is also heavily present in George's material. Songs such as "The Day The World

Gets Round", "The Answer's At The End", & "Run Of The Mill" have the power to make us want to be better human beings simply by listening to George's heartfelt pelase &

testimonials.

Perhaps most notable is the fact that John awoke creatively from the rut he had been in since releasing "Give Peace A Chance" as a single in 1970. While Silver, Down On The

Apple, & Letting Go had worthy contributions from John, the overwhelming theme of the bulk of his tracks was based on his psychological struggles, as he attempted to cope

with demons that had haunted him since childhood that he had only recently attempted to confront. John solidly puts that phase of his life behind by contributing his most

excellent slate of tracks since Magical Mystery Tour, including "Imagine", the opener & first single "Mind Games", & "Oh My Love". John had not earned an A-side since 1970's

"Give Peace A Chance"; on this album, both singles released ("Imagine" & "Mind Games") had a Lennon A-side. Imagine/Mull of Kintyre was not released as a double A-side, but

the B-side, a Mccartney tribute to a region around one of his homes, garnered extensive radio play itself.

The title of album, Get On The Right Thing, certainly could have applied to the Beatles themselves. This album was the first of what is largely regarded as a second creative

peak for the group, lasting through 1975's Vienna Rock Show.

1. Mind Games
2. That Would Be Something
3. The Day The World Gets Round
4. Woman Is The Nigger Of The World
5. Single Pigeon
6. Lady Gaye
7. Oh My Love
8. Get On The Right Thing
9. Imagine
10. Run Of The Mill
11. Mull of Kintyre
12. Isn't It A Pity
13. Bring On The Lucie (Freda People)
14. The Answer's At The End

---------------------------------------------------- 5 - It Don't Come Easy -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Throughout the sixties, the Beatles had restained for doing too much politically-oriented music, save for Revolution. 1970's single Give Peace A Chance seemingly opened up the floodgates that only burst through in 1972. Although their early 1972 album Get On The Right Thing seemed to be leaning towards a more politically aware group, It Don't Come Easy, released later in the year, went further than anyone could have expected. Although fans' opinions on the album were mixed due to the subject matter, the unified sound and flow of the album make it one of the Beatles more interesting seventies exploits. The album was followed by a Christmas single, John's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)".

Opening the album is perhaps Ringo's most famous tune (and the lead single from the album), It Don't Come Easy, where he reminds people that they have to work to get what they want, and that peace is how they make it. John follows it up with the name "Gimme Some Truth", where he demands honesty from politicians. George counters with "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth), a laid back appeal for peace. Paul makes it apparent how he feels about the state of things with "I've Had Enough", the next track. John then presents his track "John Sinclair", where he protests the imprisonment of a man whose crime amounted to two joints, which John points out in the famous line "they gave him ten for two". George, having been preoccupied with the country's troubles for some time, presents his appeal for "Bangladesh". He had written the song a year previously, to be released on special compilation, and here it makes its first appearance. Paul closes side one by reminding people to "Ram On".

John's anthemic "Power To The People" opens side two, followed by Paul's fast paced acoustic number "Mrs. Vanderbilt". George slows things down again with "Grey Cloudy Lies", another appeal for truth. Next we get two songs that focus on Ireland, one from John and one from Paul. John takes the slow, sorrowful approach with his "The Luck Of The Irish". Paul puts things bluntly with his much more rocking "Give Ireland Back To The Irish". Perhaps the most beautiful song on the album, John's "Angela" explores the hardships of another U.S. prisoner, Angela Davis, who John claims is being held merely for political reasons. The album closes with a distinct bang, as Paul's examination of the sexual revolution in "The Back Seat Of My Car" provides the perfect ending to an album full of substance. As Paul (and Linda) repeat the song's refrain, "we believe that we can't be wrong", provides an apt summary of this album. The Beatles have a message to give, and they will not be dissuaded, because they believe they can't be wrong.

1. It Don't Come Easy
2. Gimme Some Truth
3. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
4. I've Had Enough
5. John Sinclair
6. Bangladesh
7. Ram On
8. Power To The People
9. Mrs. Vanderbilt
10. Grey Cloudy Lies
11. The Luck Of The Irish
12. Give Ireland Back To The Irish
13. Angela
14. The Back Seat Of My Car