Beatles US Releases on CD

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:53 am

I wonder if they are the original american mixes? The echo does make them sound great. You could get those LP's on ebay in mint shape for probably the same amount or less in stereo, monos are more expensive. I have all of the old ones in vinyl, The Beatles 2nd sounds particularly good in stereo with the echo.

admin · Post by **admin** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:20 am

It will be nice to hear these songs organized in the same maaner in which I heard them for the first time.

I wonder how many times I have bought the same Beatles' music?

Bob: I agree totally that the albums sound differently than the CDs. But learning The Beatles' music from a CD sure beats cueing a 45 or an LP over and over!

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 10:28 am

Just got this e-mail:

I can't wait!!

From Capitol Records . . .

THE FAB FOUR FROM °€64 -- MEET THE BEATLES!

THE WAY AMERICA FIRST DID

CAPITOL TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST FOUR BEATLES U.S. RECORDINGS IN A BOX SET

On November 16, 2004, Capitol Records will release The Capitol Albums Volume 1, a collection of the first four Capitol U.S. records by The Beatles.

The set brings together for the first time on CD the album that began it all - Meet The Beatles and the three other Capitol albums that were released in 1964 - The Beatles Second Album, Something New and Beatles '65.

"These are the records that introduced The Beatles to America 40 years ago. Remastered from the original American master tapes, these were the audio mixes and sequence of songs that found their way into our homes,°® commented Capitol Records president Andrew Slater.

With the explosion of the Fab Four in 1964, Capitol Records not only released one album by the group - but four - and though these albums contained less tracks than those released in Britain, these were the albums that America grew up with.

"In the Sixties, American record labels often chose to reformat British records to suit the needs of the U.S. market," according to Slater. "In America, singles were generally included on current albums, where in the UK albums and singles were most often separate releases. Higher music publishing costs in the U.S. also made it impractical to include as many songs on American albums. In addition, in the case of The Beatles, some of the recordings on the American albums were given more echo than the British versions, to 'Americanize' their sound."

Further, each of the discs will include two versions of each song - one in stereo (or duophonic in some cases) - then the selections are repeated in mono. The duophonic sound was carefully created by Capitol, using 2 channels of mono which were equalized, compressed and then reverb was added. The Capitol Albums Volume 1 have been carefully mastered from the original masters, taken from the vaults at Capitol Records, to ensure that they sound as they did when first released.

With the release of The Beatles catalog on CD in 1987, releases were standardized on a worldwide basis and eventually the U.S. albums, which had last appeared on vinyl and cassette, were deleted.

Since that time there has been increasing demand for these original U..S. albums to make their CD debut which they now do as part of this specially priced and uniquely packaged 4 CD boxed set.

The Capitol Albums Volume 1includes all four of the group's (Capitol) 1964 album releases, and each of the discs is housed in a miniature replica of the original album cover. It will also feature a 48 page booklet, along with a scrap book effect of photos and clippings from that amazing year.

The Capitol Albums Volume 1is a special release, commemorating the close of the 40th Anniversary of when America first met The Beatles.

Track Listings: (Stereo Recordings / Original Mono Recordings)

Meet the Beatles (Released Jan. 20, 1964)
1/13 I Want To Hold Your Hand
2/14 I Saw Her Standing There
3/15 This Boy
4/16 It Won't Be Long
5/17 All I've Got To Do
6/18 All My Loving
7/19 Don't Bother Me
8/20 Little Child
9/21 Till There Was You
10/22 Hold Me Tight
11/23 I Wanna Be Your Man
12/24 Not A Second Time

The Beatles Second Album (Released April 10, 1964)
1/12 Roll Over Beethoven
2/13 Thank You Girl
3/14 You Really Got A Hold On Me
4/15 Devil In Her Heart
5/16 Money

6/17 You Can't Do That
7/18 Long Tall Sally
8/19 I Call Your Name
9/20 Please Mr. Postman
10/21 I'll Get You
11/22 She Loves You

Something New (Released July 20, 1964)
1/12 I'll Cry Instead
2/13 Things We Said Today
3/14 Any Time At All
4/15 When I Get Home
5/16 Slow Down
6/17 Matchbox
7/18 Tell Me Why
8/19 And I Love Her
9/20 I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
10/21 If I Fell
11/22 Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
(I Want To Hold Your Hand)

Beatles '65 (Released Dec. 15, 1964)
1/12 No Reply
2/13 I'm A Loser
3/14 Baby's In Black
4/15 Rock And Roll Music
5/16 I'll Follow The Sun
6/17 Mr. Moonlight
7/18 Honey Don't
8/19 I'll Be Back
9/20 She's A Woman
10/21 I Feel Fine
11/22 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:00 pm

It'll be great to hear them in the order I first experienced them.
Look at those original release dates! All that great music in such a short time! That's four years' (at least) worth of releases for a modern day artist (term used loosely)!

360dave660 · Post by **360dave660** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 11:27 pm

Nevertheless, imho, the non-US buyer got a far better deal when the released music 2 14 song LP / year + four singles / year at the time. I thought that when the CD's came out in '87, the fact that they were the UK albums was seen as a "big step" for US beatle fans. I got my first beatles record HELP (us) at 8 and remembered how much of a bummer it was that the second side were instrumentals. Of course the US beatle records that I had were etched in my memory - my sister's boyfriend at the time gave them to me to be nice.

I still believe that there is a huge market for studio outtakes, etc. that would be just, if not even more exciting an event than to present the masters (US) remastered. I'll probably buy them anyway.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:08 am

"I still believe that there is a huge market for studio outtakes, etc. that would be just, if not even more exciting an event than to present the masters (US) remastered. I'll probably buy them anyway."

DITTO!!

ibmindless · Post by **ibmindless** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 11:11 am

BTW, amazon.com is taking pre-orders on the set for $62.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 5:01 pm

Peter, I can remember playing the same song or even passage over and over again until I got it perfect with LP's, what a pain! Or even worse than that, how about when I was a kid using an old record player without cueing, haha! That is one area where CD's definitely have it over LP's. Even now although I have a lot of LP's I still have to be in the mood to play a lot of them.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:40 am

Just got mine this morning!! I have to say, after listening to the mono & stereo versions of the same songs, I'm not sure which I like better!!

For example, I Saw Her Standing There has always been awesome in mono....just the way it was intended, but in stereo it just sounds so....spacious? Not sure if that's the right word...hollow maybe? But not in a BAD way.....

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 1:26 pm

I have a CD a friend burned for me of Beatle outakes. If and when I ever get a new computer I would be happy to help those out that I could. Our local classic rock station WCSX (wcsx.com) had connected with an individual with an awesome collection of various takes and outakes. They spent months maybe close to a year playing this guys collection. The show was called "That Beatles Thing". It ran about a half an hour each week day. So the stuff is out there for those in the right place at the right time with what I am assuming is alot of cash.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:03 am

Ken:

I'm most definitely interested...!!

Please contact me off-line when you're ready to
part with a copy!!

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:56 am

Picked up my copy after work last night. Love the sound of the new discs! I would be hard pressed too as far as deciding between mono and stereo, but the stereo versions probably get the 'thumbs up'! I'd forgotten how much echo and reverb were added to "She's A Woman" and "I Feel Fine" on 'Beatles '65' thanks to the overzealous efforts of Dave Dexter. Oh well, it still brings back alot of memories.
I'm a little disappointed with the booklet. I guess I was expecting a bit more to be in it. Very disappointed with the quality of the replica mini LP jackets. I'm in the printing business and I guess I'm to used to seeing high quality 4C offset printing from places of Capitol's caliber, but these look like they were done as an after thought. Perhaps they were made to look like they're a bit old and faded? I've seen bootleg replica mini LP jackets that the Japanese did a few years back that puts these to shame. Surely Capitol's art department still has the original LP artwork and color seperations for these? Oh well, I still got a kick out of what Capitol did with these.
It's a real shame that the "A Hard Day's Night" soundtrack and "The Beatles' Story" albums weren't included in this set. I think the six albums that were released in '64 would have made more sense. That way next year when Volume 2 comes out (I'm guessing) that set could include the remaining six Capitol albums; "The Early Beatles", "Beatles VI", "HELP!", "Rubber Soul", "Yesterday & Today", and "Revolver".
I guess we'll see what happens next year or so.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:12 am

I have a feeling that when the others get released, the last ones will be the Beatles' Story and Hey Jude. Wouldn't it be a killer if when they issed Vol 2 and included Yesterday and Today with the Butcher cover???? I don't think there would be anything to stop it from being released now - looking at some of the cd covers on the shelves today. I think it would drive down the value of the original.. Look at other releases where the vinyl was so rare it was expensive on the collector's market, that when the cd came out- the vinyl was selling for really short money: Badfinger- Straight up, Ivey's Maybe Tomorrow, George Harrison- Electronic Sound, Lennon: Live Peace in Toronto & 2 Virgins.

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 5:45 am

There's a guy called Dr. Ebbetts who did all the Capitol versions in both mono and stereo and the sound quality was every bit as good if not better than what came out yesterday. Even had all the appropriate artwork (mono & stereo) to go along with each one. On the "Yesterday & Today" versions he had the "Butcher", and also the alternate purple and blue "Trunk" covers available as well as the original "Trunk" cover. I have a sneaking suspiscion that our good friends at Capitol won't be that inventive. The "Butcher" would be a hoot in the next set, but don't hold your breathe.
First edition vinyl releases won't ever be affected in price by "new" editions (CD or whatever) coming out. Investing in a first state "Butcher" mono or stereo LP is better than investing in the stock market as far as I'm concerned. The value will always continue to go UP!

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:08 pm

Well All this talk has made me want to go and put on my "Introducing The Beatles" LP on VeeJay Records in stereo, see ya, hahah!