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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 10, 2006 15:42:06 GMT -5
That is just wild. I'd love to see that and maybe post it here for the musicologists to analyze. Has anyone seriously looked into the possibility of a drum track or other fakery having been used in the Sullivan shows? The first commercial on the February 1964 Ed Sulivan Show debut of The Beatles in the USA and Canada featured a close shot of a metal flashing pocket watch swinging back and forth hypnotically while the deep voiced announcer said in monotone regular meter to the hypno-disc pendulum "PAIN TORMENT ANXIETY PAIN ....." repeating those words in hypno-voice throughout the commerical, that was for the German drug company BAYER aspirin ....."
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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 10, 2006 11:39:29 GMT -5
I'd really like to hear more from the musically inclined about the timekeeping on the 62-64 4/4 hits.
Here's a discussion Ifound on USENET about the mono and steroe versions of Can't Buy Me Love. Apparently George Martin recorded a session drummer for the stereo version of CBML whereas Ringo is on the mono mix:
------------------------------ there is most definitely a noticeable difference in the quality of the drumming between the mono and stereo mix of CBML. Check it out for yourself. And guess which version is clearly superior? Bingo!! The stereo version, of course. A simple A/B comparison of the two versions discloses that the "timekeeping" on the stereo version is much more consistent than on the mono version
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The difference is noticeable from the first "I'll buy you a diamond ring, my friend..." onward. Compare the basic time keeping from that point on. You'll notice it is unsteady, uneven, and poorly measured on the mono version. On the stereo version, it is like clockwork...as precise as a Swiss watch.
Even better than an A/B comparison is to listen to the mono version 5 or 6 times in a row non-stop so that your ears become accustomed to the "beat" on that version....then play the stereo version just once. The difference will be immediately noticeable. ------------------------
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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 9, 2006 22:37:21 GMT -5
Good answer.
Which other early Bealtes hits are in 4/4 ? Are they as consistent in execution?
What about the Stones' "I Wanna Be Your Man"?
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Post by TotalInformation on Jan 7, 2006 16:36:24 GMT -5
What about the cadence?
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Post by TotalInformation on Jan 7, 2006 14:43:33 GMT -5
What about the beat?
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Post by TotalInformation on Jan 6, 2006 17:34:53 GMT -5
What, musically, do any or all of these songs have in common?
Love Me Do Please Please Me I Want to Hold Your Hand She Loves You From Me to You
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Post by TotalInformation on Nov 7, 2007 15:06:58 GMT -5
Read Webster Tarpley's book "Synthetic Terror" for the real story on Guy Fawkes Day!
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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 13, 2007 16:21:25 GMT -5
www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=beatles-for-sale-by-jacko&method=full&objectid=18739663&siteid=89520-name_page.htmlBEATLES FOR SALE BY JACKO By Stephen White 12/03/2007 HARD-UP Michael Jackson is being forced to sell off his ownership of all the Beatles' songs. Jacko bought the rights in 1985, infuriating Paul McCartney. But he ran up huge debts with his lavish lifestyle and fighting child abuse charges. Desperate for cash he sold part ownership of the songs, said to be worth £750million, to Sony and used the rest as security for loans. And under the deal with Sony he must sell them the rest on May 31 next year. That will leave him owing more than £150million to a loan company, which he hopes to repay from the cash Sony pay him. But Fox News entertainment columnist Roger Friedman said the deal is "not a lot for a celebrity who likes to travel, stay in expensive hotels and shut down toy stores for private shopping".
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Post by TotalInformation on Jun 27, 2004 17:07:30 GMT -5
Does anyone know anything about the "Spanish mansion in Bel Air" the Beatles stayed in in 1964? Here's a tight shot of a slice of the exterior and discussion from an article posted on another thrtead.
The article is from the December 1964 issue of TV STAR PARADE:
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Post by TotalInformation on Jul 17, 2006 23:53:18 GMT -5
No fair sneaking in Carnival of Light, Martin.
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hmm..
Mar 5, 2006 15:43:41 GMT -5
Post by TotalInformation on Mar 5, 2006 15:43:41 GMT -5
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Post by TotalInformation on Feb 19, 2006 16:40:21 GMT -5
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Post by TotalInformation on Feb 16, 2006 12:22:56 GMT -5
news-google:
1962 pete best
, it's the first link
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Post by TotalInformation on Feb 15, 2006 14:53:03 GMT -5
LINK Pete Best bought the footage! This means it's far less likely to be Faulized before it goes public than if it had been sold to FAUL or Apple...
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Post by TotalInformation on Apr 14, 2006 21:36:32 GMT -5
It oculd be several years before anything like that is actually released, of course. It's important that Apple claim to be "working on it" in the context of this trademark battle.
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Post by TotalInformation on Apr 14, 2006 0:30:57 GMT -5
Cirque du Soleil = Carnival of Light !!
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Post by TotalInformation on Jul 8, 2007 21:42:23 GMT -5
This was from December. He recorded new intro "it was 50 yrs ago this wk john & paul met" over the old "it was 26 years ago this week john lennon was killed by a lone nut, who totally wasn't a CIA mind control patsy, seriously, believe me" or whatever...
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Post by TotalInformation on Jul 8, 2007 18:32:54 GMT -5
"Larry Kane: The Voice of Reason" which airs on the CN8 network on some midatlantic & Northeast Comcast cable systems, is doing a "50 years of Beatles" thing tonight/this week. www.cn8.tv/guide/program.asp?dtDate=7/8/2007&selectedTime=9:30%20PM&intListingID=2678&lChannelID=1019&z=3Sunday, 9:30PM-10:00PM Back Larry Kane: Voice of Reason Date: Sunday, July 08, 2007 at 9:30 PM Host: Larry Kane TOPIC: 50 Years of the Beatles 50-years ago this month, John Lennon met Paul McCartney and soon Beatlemania was born. Larry Kane, who had a 15-year relationship with Lennon pays special tribute to his musical genius. Larry, author of Lennon Revealed, the story of the man who started the Beatles, sits down with John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, for an exclusive interview. He also talks to Bruce Spizer, a New Orleans taxman by day and Beatles author by night. Spizer has written more than a half dozen Beatles books, including The Beatles on Apple Records and The Beatles are Coming! He is a first generation Beatles fan who started listening to the group on radio when he was just 2-years old; he was 8 when they first invaded America. Also joining Larry, Mark Hudson, a record producer, vocal director, musician and songwriter who has produced some of the biggest acts in the business. UK born, Hudson knew John and resurrected Ringo's career, co-writing and producing his last three albums. Costumed and wild, he is a regular and popular highlight on the Beatles convention circuit. Hudson currently works for Aerosmith, Ozzie Osbourne and others. GUEST: Yoko Ono GUEST: Mark Hudson, Producer/Songwriter GUEST: Bruce Spizer, "The Beatles on Apple Records" replay - Wednesday, July 11, 2007 6:00 AM
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Post by TotalInformation on Dec 31, 2006 13:03:59 GMT -5
that seems like it
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Post by TotalInformation on Dec 29, 2006 17:35:35 GMT -5
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Post by TotalInformation on Feb 29, 2008 18:55:40 GMT -5
ANOTHER GIRL (Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1980: "'Another Girl' is Paul."
FAUL circa-1994: "It's a bit much to call them fillers because I think they were a bit more than that, and each one of them made it past the Beatles test. We all had to like it."
(I think "circa-1994" means it's from the official biography "Many Years From Now")
Is that what George Martin or whoever told Faul about the early ghostwritten songs? The "Beatles test"?
You can see how Faul started to get a big head after being let in on this sort of thing. It would take the edge off the stigma of not being a "real Beatle" and give him the confidence and chutzpah he needed to start asserting himself more within BEATLES creative endeavors.
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Post by TotalInformation on Feb 23, 2008 14:47:27 GMT -5
It is often suggested that a number of "Lennon / McCartney" songs from Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale(!), and Help! were ghostwritten (& and not just reworked by Geo Martin). There were certain formulaic demands from EMI, and John and Paul were both rather busy. By looking at interview quotes from John, JPM, and even FAUL, we can get a pretty good read on which songs were ghostwritten. Abrupt 2 or 3 word answers, passive voice, dismissive comments such as "filler" . . . I'm Happy Just to Dance With You Any Time At All I'll Be Back (by Del Shannon?) Every Little Thing What You're Doing The Night Before Tell Me What You See
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Post by TotalInformation on Nov 19, 2004 19:57:36 GMT -5
DoctorPerp, you're saying Beatles records were blaring over American preschool PA systems in the fall of 1963?
That is remarkable.
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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 27, 2007 19:36:52 GMT -5
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Post by TotalInformation on Mar 26, 2007 23:31:43 GMT -5
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