There's a lot of mention of Giles Martin, as if he alone mixed and compiled these. I feel like some credit should be thrown Sam Okell's way too. He's even in the promo videos!
Hopefully they'll go down some more because they're my top choice far as ordering; I find them very easy and reliable to deal with far as exchanges in case of a defective product. In fact, they're very understanding for any number of issues concerning customer dissatisfaction.
I'll pay a little extra to support companies that take the time to package and ship properly the first time (not to mention the issues I have with how they treat workers, but that's a whole other ball 'o wax!) Amazon couldn't ship a package without the contents being beaten to crap if the fate of the world depended on it. But you're right, their customer service phone reps are very pleasant to speak with usually.
I seem to remember that too—at least about the drumming on Dear Prudence. Too bad Ken Scott bailed from the forum. It was really cool talking with him.
I have almost never had a problem with Amazon shipping and never had a problem with customer service or returns.
I thought the non-SHM CD version of Pepper re-mix was too loud and would've paid more for a more dynamic / less compressed recording. What do people think of the SHM discs for that recording - were they worth the $ premium, sound-wise? If yes, I’ll order the SHM version of the White Album - Super Deluxe Edition from Japan to get better sound.
Then it's a brilliant mess. Sometimes precision isn't what's called for on the song. Kinda like John's sloppy bass suits Helter Skelter.
Actually, the released version of Helter Skelter has Paul on bass. John played bass on the early slow takes. Ondra
That's not what Lewisohn's Recording Sessions book says but maybe that was one of the "mistakes" Mark was talking about recently that he wants to correct?
Well..it definitely "works". But it's hard for me to imagine what Paul wanted Ringo to do that was so different from what he ended up doing.
I agree. I don't knock anyone who has to watch their pennies or are frugal. I'm often frugal. But Beatles is my passion and my hobby. I bought over 100 vinyl boots of the band and solos starting about 1978. Many CDs after that until I found it's all freely available. If the artists had been selling this stuff I would have preferred to pay them. As it is I bought the White reissue from The Beatles Store, wanting them to get the profit Amazon would have gotten. If Giles would call me and say I've got more, how much per song would you pay I'd probably go to $10 a song. The only way they will be incentivized to keep releasing is if it's lucrative. If they don't, and it's available elsewhere, well I'm not sitting in the corner at an orgy. Call me an ultra-fan. Casual fans are encouraged to see things differently.
It was forum member @Ern that has discovered this little in between takes (the released version) dialogue where Paul is instructing his band mates and he's obviously accompanying himself on bass. So yeah, it is one of the mistakes in Mark Lewisohn's book. But still one of the best book about The Beatles ever written. Ondra
We make assumptions about all sorts of things in life. That was a perfectly reasonable one to make. Not everyone will have heard these demos. Rolling Stone use hyperbole and over-simplification to make a point. I detect agression in your tone though, for some reason.. Whatever.
Since this has gone off-topic somewhat (my fault!) I’ll just say I’m very envious of your experiences, as I imagine are many other people. Doesn’t change my own experiences or my opinion of Amazon.
Well, playing a little "What if", I think the Yellow Submarine problem could have been solved if EMI had left Capitol to do their thing. I mean, they finally nailed it with the MMT album, why not repeat the process with YS: complete the soundtrack songs with the stray songs from 1968: So, Side 1 would be the same, and side 2 would comprise Lady Madonna, The Inner Light, Across the Universe (I know it wasn't released until late 1969, but it wouldn't be the first time Capitol got an unreleased song first), Hey Jude and Revolution. Not a bad album I remember them in Apollo XIII, on Tom Hanks' daughter's bedroom wall. She is crying in the scene because she just heard the Beatles have split. She's shouting "I hate Paul!"
