I believe we could all write a book with the info we've forgotten. I first heard Hold on via the 2000 remix, so when I heard the original I was surprised to find the start to be "missing." I did however know that the Meat City remix had faded out early and that the remixed We're All Water faded out VERY early.
I generally listen to vinyl and like to have the physical content for The 5.1 , wouldn't be the same for me if it was a file on a PC , plus can only listen to 5.1 through an amp.
I heard a version of WCH on a bootleg tape back in the early eighties and if memory serves it sounded like Ringo singing on parts of it. Googling this it is listed as recorded at a NY party in 72 on a release I didn’t recognise. It did sound like a party. Anyone know anymore?
Can someone give a review of the 5.1 surround mix? I have the Blu Rays but don't have a surround system. I read here that they weren't really a revelation, but do people think it's a better mix than the remix on the album? I'm not a fan of the official remix as I think the guitar/piano is mixed too low and the bass too prominent.
Wow. Did not expect that. This rendition has got so much potential. I love the swampiness, as well if this is a rehearsal for Madison Square Garden ... I have to ask why they did not perform it. In addition for me the vocals are stronger than anything on the live album.
Finally listened to Yoko's stuff on Blu-ray, Who Has Seen The Wind is the real pearl here, and the stereo mix makes it even more beautiful
Working Class Hero (Live 1972) | Free Podcasts | Podomatic" Here you can find a remixed version of the "John Lennon & Elephant's Memory - Working Class Hero (Live Rehearsal for the One To One concert)", mentioned somewhere in the posts above
A little bit off-topic but on the above posted link I found that. It sounds so cool that I have to post it. Come Together (original version) | Free Podcasts | Podomatic"
I believe that song was the original B-side to the 7" of "Instant Karma". That was my introduction to the song way back when.
One question: Wasn't John's originally planned B-side a reworked version of "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"? Or did he wished it as B-side for "Cold Turkey"?
Never heard of that. However, John did want to release the Beatles recordings of "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" and "What's The New Mary Jane" as a Plastic Ono Band single in late 1969. Apple even assigned a catalog number for it, but it was ultimately rejected by the other parties involved (EMI and presumably the other individual Beatles).
Wow. How cooool!! Thanks for posting the photos. Interesting, because the one released as the B-side to "Let It Be" has both John and Paul playing around. I actually LOVED that when it came out. Even has a 9-year-old, it cracked me up. Has the POB version been released so we can hear it?
There is no Plastic Ono Band version. John wanted to use the original Beatles recordings and release them as the "Plastic Ono Band". That is why he ran into trouble with EMI. He could not gain permission to release actual Beatle recordings as the "Plastic Ono Band".
The matrix numbers of the two sides of the UK Let It Be/You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) single are, respectively, 7YCE.21407-1U and YCE.21408-1U. However, on the first UK pressing of the single, there's also a scratched-out APPLES 1002 matrix number on the B side - presumably the original matrix of the stamper intended to be used to press the record under the Plastic Ono Band name. This is consistent with the numbering of other Plastic Ono Band singles: APPLES 1001 was used for Cold Turkey and APPLES 1003 for Instant Karma!
“Plastic” = malleable, capable of adapting to varying conditions. John’s original intent was that there were no fixed members—the band consisted of whoever it needed to consist of at any given moment.
