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May 12, 2024 - 9:04am
Proclivities wrote:
I think Beatles records in Germany were on Odeon Records. In the UK they were on Parlophone Records - they were subsidiaries of EMI. I still have a few UK imports. The European versions of the albums up until Revolver always had more songs, as Bill_J mentioned. Capitol withheld a few songs from each album so they could release an additional Beatles album - which eventually was Yesterday and Today. London Records did a similar thing with The Stones albums (released in the US on "Flowers"). The UK versions - on Decca Records - had more songs, and were also in "true" stereo as opposed to that muddy "re-processed stereo".
Kurtster probably knows the whole story.
I always enjoyed the anecdote that, since George Martin was a noted non-fan of stereo mixes, when they asked him which version of the âLoveâ release he preferred (5.1, etc) his reply was âmono.â
My older sister had European released singles on different labels than in the US (typical Capital I think). My dad was at the Army base in Mannheim.
I think Beatles records in Germany were on Odeon Records. In the UK they were on Parlophone Records - they (and Capitol Records) were subsidiaries of EMI. I still have a few UK imports. The European versions of the albums up until Revolver always had more songs, as Bill_J mentioned. Capitol withheld a few songs from each album so they could release an additional Beatles album - which eventually was Yesterday and Today. London Records did a similar thing with The Stones albums (released in the US on "Flowers"). The UK versions - on Decca Records - had more songs, and were also in "true" stereo as opposed to that muddy "re-processed stereo".
Kurtster probably knows the story with more detail.
I lived in Germany 1964-66 (Dad stationed at Sembach AFB) and that was when the Beatles became a part of my life at age 10. All my early Beatle albums had different song lists than the American releases, and they had more songs on them.
My older sister had European released singles on different labels than in the US (typical Capital I think). My dad was at the Army base in Mannheim.
I remember seeing this in the theater (on the Army base where my dad was stationed in Texas) just a couple weeks shy of my 17th birthday with a small group of friends. I went through Beatlemania in Germany in 1962-64 when my dad was stationed there & then all over again when we moved back to the states shortly after their Ed Sullivan show appearance in 1964. We were in awe at the movie. The Beatles have been the the soundtrack of my life since I was 9-10 years old. I can't imagine a world without them.
I lived in Germany 1964-66 (Dad stationed at Sembach AFB) and that was when the Beatles became a part of my life at age 10. All my early Beatle albums had different song lists than the American releases, and they had more songs on them.
Meanwhile, the young people weâre visiting said, âOh, are those the Beatles?â
I remember seeing this in the theater (on the Army base where my dad was stationed in Texas) just a couple weeks shy of my 17th birthday with a small group of friends. I went through Beatlemania in Germany in 1962-64 when my dad was stationed there & then all over again when we moved back to the states shortly after their Ed Sullivan show appearance in 1964. We were in awe at the movie. The Beatles have been the the soundtrack of my life since I was 9-10 years old. I can't imagine a world without them.
For anyone with Max/HBO, there is a 12 minute documentary on the making of the new song.
I don't love the tune, but the show is about how it came together. Originally a demo tape by John, it was given to the other 3 by Yoko in the 90's. George worked on it before he passed. It took Peter Jackson and the ML he created for his Beatles doc last year (2 years?) to enable the song to be put together.
All 4 Beatles were more involved with the song than I would have thought.
Someone else wrote - McCartney must be taking great pleasure in the trouncing of the Rolling Stones in the news cycle.
McCartney’s on the new Stones record, right? Sounds like they’re stretching a bit, although I would never ever suggest that the greatest pop songwriter ever is egoless.
You know that and I know he's on the new Stones record.
Discogs is a funny, not so funny place. Opinions run rampant there and the stakes are high. People are doing all kinds of things there including buying and selling physical music media. The opinions often expressed there rival some that we see here in the song comments.
RP has taught me a lot about how to discuss shall we say, topics on the Internet. Since there is real money involved and crazy moderation, if one wants to sell their stuff there, the wise ones sort of sit back and try to stay out of the crossfire there. When to let complete bs slide just because of the possible consequences for example. And there is the database oriented faction that is more like a mob than anything else.
Not to jack the thread but here is an outside look at all the fun going on over there. I spend most of my time there anymore just trying to keep things straight and it is very frustrating.
What goes on at Discogs affects everyone who is still buying physical music media.
