Beatles Red & Blue Albums (2023) (w/ "Now and Then")

With info leaking like crazy now and the announcement of the 2023 versions of the Red & Blue compilation albums seemingly imminent, I figured we could start a separate Red & Blue (2023) thread... So have fun kids!

 

Looking very much forward to checking out new remixes and ofcourse Now And Then.

 

I will be emotionally unavailable a week after the release of this song. I just hope they do us proud!

 

Can you share the leaked information?

 

Now that the cat is out of the box, these discs are hopefully, not a loudness wars.

 

The greatest band ever. Here we go again!

 

Here's what we know about the tracklist so far:

Spoiler: 1962-1970

1962-1966
LP 1 - Side 1
Love Me Do - Mono (?)
Please Please Me - 2023 Mix
From Me to You - 2023 Mix
She Loves You - Mono (?)
I Want to Hold Your Hand - 2023 Mix
All My Loving - 2023 Mix
Can't Buy Me Love - 2023 Mix

Side 2
A Hard Day's Night - 2023 Mix
And I Love Her - 2023 Mix
Eight Days a Week - 2023 Mix
I Feel Fine - 2023 Mix
Ticket to Ride - 2023 Mix
Yesterday - 2023 Mix

LP 2 - Side 1
Help! - 2023 Mix
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - 2023 Mix
We Can Work It Out - 2023 Mix
Day Tripper - 2023 Mix or 2015 Mix
Drive My Car - 2023 Mix or 2015 Mix
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - 2023 Mix

Side 2
Nowhere Man - 2023 Mix
Michelle - 2023 Mix
In My Life - 2023 Mix
Girl - 2023 Mix
Paperback Writer - 2022 Mix
Eleanor Rigby - 2022 Mix
Yellow Submarine - 2022 Mix

LP 3
Twist and Shout - 2023 Mix
Roll Over Beethoven - 2023 Mix
You Really Got a Hold on Me - 2023 Mix
Track from Rubber Soul - 2023 Mix
Track from Revolver - 2022 Mix
Track from Revolver - 2022 Mix
Track from Revolver - 2022 Mix
Track from Revolver - 2022 Mix
Tomorrow Never Knows - 2022 Mix
+ some more tracks (?)

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1967-1970
LP 1 - Side 1
Strawberry Fields Forever - 2015 Mix (likely?)
Penny Lane - 2017 Mix
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - 2017 Mix (will be labeled Remastered 2017)
With a Little Help from My Friends - 2017 Mix (will be labeled Remastered 2017)
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - 2017 Mix (will be labeled Remastered 2017)
A Day in the Life - 2017 Mix (likely? will be labeled Remastered 2017)
All You Need Is Love - 2023 Mix

Side 2
Hello, Goodbye - 2023 Mix
I Am the Walrus - 2023 Mix
Magical Mystery Tour - 2023 Mix
The Fool on the Hill - 2023 Mix
Lady Madonna - 2023 Mix
Hey Jude - 2015 Mix
Revolution - 2023 Mix

LP 2 - Side 1
Back in the U.S.S.R. - 2018 Mix
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 2018 Mix
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 2018 Mix
Get Back - 2023 Mix
Don't Let Me Down - 2021 Mix
The Ballad of John and Yoko - 2023 Mix
Old Brown Shoe - 2023 Mix

Side 2
Here Comes the Sun - 2019 Mix
Come Together - 2019 Mix
Something - 2019 Mix
Octopus's Garden - 2019 Mix
Let It Be - 2021 Mix (tho in truth: 2015 Mix)
Across the Universe - 2021 Mix
The Long and Winding Road - 2021 Mix

LP 3
Now and Then
Within You Without You - 2017 Mix (will be labeled Remastered 2017)
Hey Bulldog - 2023 Mix
Blackbird - 2018 Mix
Track from The Beatles - 2018 Mix
Track from The Beatles - 2018 Mix
Track from Abbey Road - 2019 Mix
Track from Abbey Road - 2019 Mix
+ some more tracks

 

What's the point of starting a new thread if you don't have the details to put in the first post?

 

See the posts from the past few weeks / months by @Rigsby @mikecarrera @maccawings @jlf @hidlive and @nikh33 in this thread: Beatles Upcoming Releases: group or solo

 

The Countdown Begins

 

See here: https://x.com/thebeatles/status/1717165715302555840?s=20

Official announcement is imminent!!

 

Right. So why not wait until there's an announcement and then start the new thread?

 

Because in his household, he's the threadwinner.

 

Or… we could be adults about the whole thing and understand that this thing is coming and here is the ready made thread to discuss it.

 

because there's only 17 hours left and it's practically been confirmed 10 times over? not much room for speculation anymore....

 

You've been here four years longer than me, and you don't know the answer to that one already...?

 

This

 

Cool, I was hoping for another thread loaded with speculation and frustration.

 

I hope there is an Atmos mix of all of these as well. That will be something special.

 

I don't begrudge anybody feeling a given release is "pointless" if that's the way they feel. But while the advice of "you don't have to buy it" was true even many many years ago, it's even more so today, where you can *listen to the entire thing*, *legally*, without paying one cent!

 

I'll probably get the CD version... can't imagine the vinyl will beat the 2014 AAA cuts...

I haven't been following the leaks... are "new" versions of "Free As a Bird" and "Real Love" gonna be on this? Like, upgraded with the de-mixing tech?

 

Not to be pedantic, but "Free As A Bird" was recorded a year before "Now and Then" was even prepped and attempted, so they certainly didn't reject "Now and Then" in favor of "Free As A Bird."

They sort of did for "Real Love", although it was more a case of putting "Now and Then" on the shelf because "Real Love" was quicker and easier to finish.

I can't expect everybody to wade through the 800 plus 300 pages of the other two threads on this topic, but I've posted a number of times in detail about the history of "Now and Then." I guess my position on it is that if you're going to s**t on the song, at least know the details first.

I suspect we'll see a fair amount of "right for the wrong reasons" criticisms of "Now and Then" in the near future, even in the midst of reviews that have good things to say about the song too.

 

No, per the leaks. We could still be surprised but I highly doubt it.

 

Bummer... thanks.
Just saw the spoiler on the first page. I should read before I ask!

I'll probably still get it.