Let’s say you’re a fan of the American Beatles from the 60s, 70s, or 80s. You talk to your British fans about your favorite albums. But I don’t understand what they are saying. What is Beatles sales? Or is it with the Beatles? Meanwhile, they’ve never heard of American classics like “Meet the Beatles,” “Something New,” or “Yesterday and Today.” You both agree on how great Rubber Soul is, but you’re talking about two different Rubber Souls. How can this happen?
That’s because Beatles albums were completely different in America. The vinyl box set “1964 US Albums In Mono” includes the first seven Capitol LPs that were rushed out during the first wave of the Beatlemania invasion. (Officially, the United Artists soundtrack “A Hard Day’s Night” is also counted.) Although Capitol didn’t think of Mop Top as a true artist expressing himself through wax. , the label just wanted to get the product out as quickly as possible before fickle fans lost their love for mop tops. These long-haired limey lovers. So they chopped up the 14-song UK album into 11 or 12 quick-key songs. The Beatles were not able to release their original albums intact in the United States until Sgt. The US version of Revolver omitted “And Your Bird Can Sing,” “Doctor Robert,” and “I’m Only Sleeping.”
The 1964 US Albums In Mono box finally gave these records a proper home. Since the original UK version was released on CD in 1987, these editions have been forgotten by history. But our fans will never let go of our beloved Something New or Beatles ’65 records. They remain timeless classics, even if the Beatles never intended them to be. that they exist.
Exhibit A: Introducing January’s smash hit, The Beatles, that captivated Americans with John, Paul, George, and Ringo. This album features one of the great side ones in record history. “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (the funniest boy noise), “I Saw Her Standing There” (the peak “ooooooh”), “This “Boy” (John’s Sound) (Fragile Doo-Wop Anxiety), “It Won’t Be Long” (Peak “Yeah”), “All I’ve Got to Do” (Fanmail to Smokey Robinson) , “All Ma Lee: In “Loving”, Paul says, “Close your eyes (okay, keep talking) I’ll kiss you tomorrow (keep going) (this is getting better) I miss you (hmmm) remember. The moment he sings, “You know,” his emotional hesitation collapses. Always be true. ”
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The game has gone crazy. Side 2 isn’t really needed. However, there’s a scene where George takes the bow on “Don’t Bother Me” and Ringo smashes through the Walls of Jericho on “I Wanna Be Your Man.” They didn’t edit this album, nor did they intend it. But yeah, imagine a world without this album.
This LP corrects the notorious sonic oddities added by shadowy label executive Dave Dexter, who despised the Fab and everything they represent, and sounds punchier than ever. There is. The U.S. version was marred by excessive echo and “pseudo-stereo,” which was eventually rectified with a brilliant new mix by engineer Kevin Reeves. So they finally sounded great, the way they should always sound.
All albums are available individually, except for The Beatles Story, which is a documentary with entertaining interviews and narration, but none of the songs are complete. (It’s not a classic, but it’s still charming.) They didn’t believe in singles or B-sides on albums. I was morally opposed to charging fans twice for the same song. But the Capitol was morally opposed to rattling change into children’s pockets, and the children agreed. In other words, America received the Beatles’ second album, which included “She Loves You,” “Thank You Girl,” and “I Call Your Name.” From an American perspective, it would have been criminally insane to leave these songs off the album. Modern fans know these songs from the Past Masters collection, but when you hear The Beatles ’65’s “I Feel Fine” or “I’ll Get You” from their second album, they sound right in the band’s musical context. In the evolution and organic flow of the moment.
If you want to dabble in individual albums, Something New and Beatles ’65 are good places to start. There, it’s moodier, more complex, more Bob Dylan, more weed, more introspective. When Dylan performed Paul’s songs on his 2014 tribute album, The Art of McCartney, he chose the bittersweet deep cut “Things We Said Today,” but it wasn’t a hit or even a single. It wasn’t, but it’s probably a song I heard on Something New. The Beatles ’65 in mid-December begins with “No Reply,” “I’m a Loser,” and “Babies in Black.” Dylan may have heard himself in these songs when he decided to connect and use electricity himself. But the entire box is a brilliant redemption of these often-forgotten albums, an important part of Beatles history, finally restored in all their greatness. Introducing these Beatles.
