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Scott D. Atwell
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Location: Michigan (U.S.A.)
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Local Date: 10-13-2008
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Re: Rhino Records -- Nice 70's catalog, but...MONO MIXES???
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Originally Posted by Jamey K
Oh good call!!!! The original version was recorded in El Paso while Fuller was still in high school on his own label "Exector". The later version was re-recorded in Los Angeles. Supposedly...and the band denied it, the L.A. stereo version had Fuller singing " I miss my baby and a good f***". In the mono version, he is clearly singing " and the good fun". We'll never know but I cant imagine a "blue" version being released in any form in 1965.
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Jamey,
Wow, that's very interesting information. I had never heard (or read) that before. Thanks. I am still saddened when I think of Fuller's passing, esp. under such mysterious circumstances.
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A completely different mix! The Monkees' "Headquarters' was released about a month before Sgt. Pepper and it too had a different Mono mix. There is a rumor, that once the EMI sale is finished, special double CD's of Sgt.Pepper & The White Album, will be released with both the Mono and remastered Stereo versions.
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I would tend to believe this rumor. A very good friend of mine is personal friends (I kid you not) with Pete Best. As such, he has been able to get some very interesting recordings of the Fabs and has sent these along to me. Over the past year or two, he has sent me over seventy CDs of alternate takes of virtually every song they did ca. 1962-1970. I have one CD with eleven (11!) versions of Don't Bother Me on it, including one in E-flat minor! Not surprisingly, this is my favorite version of that tune. So very dark and ominous in that key. I also have Alternate Please Please Me, Alternate With the Beatles, Alternate A Hard Day's Night, etc. (These are the titles given to the albums by my friend. He also makes up some very cool labels to go with each of the CDs. The alternate CDs of Anthology material alone are about six CDs worth.)
One of my most prized possessions is an autographed picture of Pete (along with John, Paul, and George in the picture--the one that is on the cover of The Savage Young Beatles, I believe) that was sent along as a gift to me a couple of years ago. If I want (although I honestly don't have the time!) my buddy told me that I could meet Pete in person, and coordinate a Beatles event in my state with Pete's endorsement. My friend (he too plays drums) has also sat in with Pete's band, and recently sent along a couple of recordings of The Pete Best Combo. About three years ago, I learned that Pete--by virtue of Anthology I, Anthology II, and Anthology III--became a millionaire off of the royalties. I was very, very pleased to learn this. He's a great guy, and very generous, according to my friend.
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Originally Posted by Jamey K
One final catch....the Mono version of "Please Please Me" is a different vocal performance than the stereo. It's easy to spot ....the stereo version has a miffed vocal from John Lennon, in the last verse! McCartney is singing one thing and Lennon another. George Martin left it for the stereo version, because the performance was so good.
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Yep, that's the one. The other version of Please Please Me also has the over-emphasized (probably from being too close to the microphone, if I were to hazard a guess) "In my heart...". Speaking of George Martin, did you know that he--to this day--doesn't know if Ringo or Andy White is playing drums on the released version of Love Me Do? It took seventeen takes, and coincidentally reached no. 17 on the charts.
Good post, BTW!
Last edited by Ockeghem : 04-22-2008 at 12:28 PM.
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