When I look closely I see two books not the outer box. Now maybe its the same book standing up as laying down but the one standing up is definitely a book not the box cover.
Any casual fan who bought [or listened to] Past Masters. Edit: PS. And you actually said it was "originally released on Let It Be" which is not correct. So I corrected you. There was no mention of "first Beatles product it was on".
A subtle reference to the slow take of Helter Skelter, which (according to Lewisohn) goes into "a somewhat bizarre version of 'Blue Moon'"???
I have a boot on which Paul appears to be playing the song to the others for the first time..he prefaces it by saying something to the effect of, "listen to this man..it's gonna knock you out".
CUT THAT OUT!! Don't tell me they excised Blue Moon (The Marcels, Presley) from the 27 minute Helter Skelter??? Nooooo. Ron
Indeed it was. I understand why it was not included but kinda bummed all the same. A small point but I always thought it was significant that the entire band asked for copies of Take 3 to take home....I believe copies were made to take him several months after the session.
Nah, casual fans don't recall what charity record it's on or why or when that came out (whether it was before or after LIB). Only members of this forum and similar audiophiles and hardcore music fans recall that footnote 50 years later. That's a small minority. And sure you can parse my words to correct me but that's not the same as making a point. My point is that "Across the Universe" is a Let it Be album song, therefore it makes more sense for its outtakes and the evolution of the song to be collected and presented on a box set for Let it Be than it does for a box set of the White Album. Fact: It was never worked on during the White Album sessions proper Fact: It was recorded in an unfinished state several months before the White Album sessions Fact: It was rehearsed during the proper Get Back/Let it Be sessions Fact: It was overdubbed and edited to completion as per its writer's desires during the proper Get Back/Let it Be sessions Fact: The first Beatles album it was released on officially was Let it Be in 1970. Fact: Let It Be Naked in 2003 used the same basic 1968 recording (sans 1970 overdubs) in the album's line up.
It's not just centered vocals, at least not for me (Pepper had all but a couple centered anyway). It's a question of balance: For example, I don't like to hear all the elements center and left with nothing on the right (Lovely Rita). In contrast, in Here Comes The Sun George's vocals are on the right, but I don't mind, because the stereo image is full and well balanced. But it's a question of different tastes, I guess. I don't think you are alone in this. Not at all.
Well, after the wealth of information that has spurred from this thread in the past 24 hours, there's only one more important question to ask: Will there be hi-res downloads for the Esher Demos at a later date, like the 2LP/2CD version of Sgt. Pepper 50?
@mikecarrera the book in the super set will be focus in rare or even unreleased images of the sessions? And the May Day Out sessions? It will have photos of this days?
