I’m looking forward to this remix. It will finally fix the issues that exist on the original stereo mix.
I have a personal bonus; I love Ob La Di. It is catchy, fun, and makes me feel good every time I hear it. P.S. I really like Bungalow Bill too
would you rather have a lennon figure that looks this: http://www.beatlesebooks.com/files/1619622/uploaded/lennon february 68.jpg or this: http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/827/026/c36.gif
Here is a novel idea. Lets just listen to the original album with the original mixes (Mono and Stereo) and have a big party while we are doing it. You could have some truffles, some birthday cake, give the leftovers to some piggies, and see what else you can do without messing with the music. As to where we could do the party....why don't we do it in the road. Maybe we could get the Rutles to show up and do a concert too.
Back in 2009, a bootleg called Revolution: Take... Your Knickers Off was released with this track on it (at the correct speed of course). The guys who created the bootleg seemed to have gotten ahold of John's original acetate from the June 4, 1968 session when the Beatles made "RM1" of Revolution (Take 20). Countless articles were made about the release, including one from Rolling Stone. There's some other great tracks on it, like the first mono mix of "Dear Prudence," the "Hums Wild" mono mix of "Across the Universe," and some "Julia" home demos (not esher demos). All of the bootlegged material on it is presented in superior quality to any other prior release. I highly recommend it.
Rocky Raccoon is my favourite song from The White Album...."Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil but everyone knew her as Nancy." Think thems the lyrics...my favourite part anyway. Followed by Why Don't We Do It in the Road.
The White Album would be prefect if they had lopped off Dear Prudence and moved the track listing around for a 23 minute Revolution 9.
As someone who has never seen an original 1968 White Album vinyl, can I ask how you would have known whether it was a mono or stereo version before buying, does it say somewhere on the back cover?
The word 'stereo' is mentioning on the upper right of the backcover normally. For mono pressings either the word 'mono' is standing there instead or nothing is mentioned.
YES although the sleeves were dual purpose mono/stereo on the spine the stereo's had a small stereo stamped on them top right rear almost as an afterthought. There are small batches that do not adhere to the below rule but generally top open sleeves were numbered as follows :- 1-299,999 mono 300,000 to 599,999 stamped stereo 600,000 to approx 625,000 mono the numbered side opening sleeves are all stereo but are not stamped stereo as by that time mono's had ceased to have been pressed.
Seeing that it's a "50th Anniversary White Album Calendar" I'm glad the calendar producers are sticklers for detail, and are using a picture from the same photo session that the picture for the "Lady Madonna" picture sleeve came from . I don't have my White Album handy at the moment so please remind me. Which side of the White Album is "Lady Madonna" on ? It's not a big deal but "Lady Madonna " was released six months before the White Album. I wouldn't think it would be that hard to find only 12 pictures directly related to the White Album seeing that's the calendars subject , but then, at least it's not a Rubber Soul or Sgt. Pepper era picture.
