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Rubber Soul Part 2
The significance of Rubber Soul (and the Beatles next two albums) cannot be overstated. These albums changed the world of rock music in such a profound way that probably even in 100 years artists will still be citing them as … Continue reading
Rubber Soul Part 1
Although the Beatles were still touring by the end of 1965 they were turning their attention to writing and experimentation. The first result of this is Rubber Soul. It was recorded in a few weeks at the end of 1965 … Continue reading
Help! Part 2
Help! was released in August 1965 in the UK and the US in mono and stereo versions. For the first time a Beatles album was released in both countries with the same name at the same time. The UK version … Continue reading
Help! Part 1
In 1965 the Beatles released their second movie called Help! The album that went with it contained 7 songs that were featured in the film and 7 that were not. Of the seven that were not in the film, 2 … Continue reading
Beatles For Sale Part 2
Beatles For Sale was released in December 1964 and quickly took the top spot on the UK charts (taking it from A Hard Day’s Night). At this point Beatlemania was just past is prime, but the goups was still on … Continue reading
Beatles For Sale Part 1
Note: Trying to do this one post per day for the whole month is a bit difficult for a Sabbath observing Jew. I am writing this on Friday afternoon and will post Saturday evening after the Sabbath. Six days after … Continue reading
A Hard Day’s Night Part 2
Aside from the new technology used on this recording, another first was that all of the music was original. All of the songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, one of the only albums without a Harrison song and the … Continue reading
A Hard Day’s Night Part 1
A Hard Day’s Night was the first album recorded on a four track tape recording system. This gave George Martin greater ability to make a stereo mix as well as add nuances to a mono mix. You will see in … Continue reading
With The Beatles Part 2
After the success of Please Please Me, the group recorded the next album, With the Beatles, four months after they recorded the first one. Like the first album, this one was a mix of original material and covers. 8 new … Continue reading
With The Beatles Part 1
After listening to pretty much all of the re-mastered music (I have yet to listen to Yellow Submarine) I have come to the realization that they may have made some mistakes. Unfortunately, they may … Continue reading