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- From: waltersm@logica.co.uk
- Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
- Subject: Re: The Singles on CD
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.083828.16@condor>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 08:38:28 GMT
- References: <A1249@HB.maus.de> <A54187@MS.maus.de> <BzKuoJ.Mq0@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
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- In article <BzKuoJ.Mq0@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, jbmorris@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeff Morris) writes:
- > "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman" - from this point on, until otherwise stated, all
- > the singles have mono mixes otherwise unavailable on CD. On this one, there
- > are no drastic differences other than the overall "feel" of the mono.
- Seem to recall SAW is few seconds longer on mono version.
- > "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" - A-side has louder bass drum, louder
- > background comments by John, and John's comments start one line earlier
- > (on "A life of ease!").
- Mono YS has an extra guitar chord at the start as well.
- > "All You Need is Love"/"Baby You're a Rich Man" - A-side is missing slight
- > speech that is heard in right channel of stereo just before lyrics start.
- > Also, it lasts about 10 seconds longer into the fade out than the stereo.
- > B-side is much better mix than stereo, as it uses "tape spin" - an effect
- > that I can't fully explain. It has to do with echo feeding back on itself,
- > or something like that, I believe. At any rate, when they went to do the
- > stereo mix later, they for some reason couldn't recreate this effect, and
- > thus the stereo mix sounds "flat" as compared to this mix. Listen especially
- > during the "build-up" after lines line "What do you want to be?" and "Far
- > as the eye can see."
- BYARM is, about, 6 seconds longer
- > "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" - A side lasts about 10 seconds longer than stereo
- > version. Also, there is some weird noise at about 3:20 into it. B-side is
- > much better mix - more distortion, and just a very powerful sound.
- HJ: also after the 1st set of "da da da da-da-da-da..."'s (for want of a better
- description) on the "...Hey Jude" lyric the orchestral backing (probably horns)
- sweeps in quite noticably.
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- MCW
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