My thoughts and reaction to the newly remixed Red and Blue Beatles albums, with Andrew Brooks
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- When I first heard that the red and blue Beatles albums were to be re-issued my thoughts were... why?
Has my opinion changed after playing them?
Tune in and find out.
Loved the video. Grew up with the Fabs and bought all the records when they first appeared and several times since as remastered and remixed versions appeared and box sets were released. Also fortunate to see the boys in 1964 in Sydney. Love these new re-releases including Walrus.
Some of the early tracks pre 1964 are an absolute disaster!! The stereo width, the balance, & the EQ are all over the place. But there are a few highlights later on the "Red" album - such as "If I Needed Someone".
Got the red and blue on CD and for me it is a very mixed bag as far as improvements. Doing an A/B listen comparing with previous remixes and remasters I found myself still drawn to a lot of the earlier versions, and not just because of their familiarity. Most of the Red album was a revelation and the centralising of drums, bass and lead vocals really brings those older tracks into the present day and generally they work. However, quite a few of the songs on both of the CD's had lost their bite and sounded heavily over compressed, the dynamic range suffering badly in the process.
Youre right about the drumming. I was astounded by the drum clarity on I Feel Fine Never even noticed how it incredible it is before. Like a Latin beat.
One of Ringos best performances
Love the new red and blue inc. I am the walrus! Also enjoy the vinyl extra track vinyl albums, new track list to listen to
So right, Andrew, we still have the original mixes to enjoy. I've only purchased and listened to the red album on vinyl and cd and, with a few disappointing exceptions ('She Loves You', 'Girl', 'Hide Your Love Away'), am happy with the remixes. That being said, I wish that producer Peter Cobbin -who remixed the songs on the incredible 1999 Yellow Submarine soundtrack -had remixed the entire Beatles catalog. If Mr. Cobbin had continued to work his magic, all these recent remixes would be unnecessary. Anyone who hasn't listened to the '99 Yellow Submarine sountrack (still available at a reasonable price) is missing out on something special. Interesting video, thanks!
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Thank you for a level-headed video that echoes many of my own thoughts on the new Red & Blue albums. A voice of reason amongst some, frankly, quite manic responses from some corners. I've got the CD box set and yes, 'Walrus' was an eye opener but I'm glad it exists and as I said to a friend, it's not like the original no longer exists! Many of the songs, especially those on the Red album are so fresh and vibrant. It's fascinating to pick out parts that were hidden in older versions. I also agree that Ringo's drumming is wonderful, now that we get a proper chance to hear it.
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yes Red and Blue. it would have been Number 1 & 2 this Week if in Blu- Ray 5.1 and i would have bought IT( DEFINITELY ).!!!!
Red album has some brilliant remixes, already definitive for me. Especially Help! and Rubber Soul eras.
Help and I Feel Fine sounded muddy to me I prefer the original however Rubber Soul songs and Paperback Writer sounded good..the Blue Album for the most part sounds off to me
It’s funny how people clamor for these Beatles remixes and then complain when they don’t sound like the original mixes Do we really need to have all their music torn apart and remixed??? I worry that these remixes will replace the original music that made them famous
Me again. The New Office you mention is now just of Kensington High Street. I had to got to a Chemist in the high street for work. And parked down the side road. And on parking realised I was outside the Offices of Universal. Being nosey as I am. walked intio the foyer. And found a Large Beatles Cut-Out with them leaning on the actual Bannister Rail.
I avoided downloading the new She Loves You stereo mix. Everyone seems to be hating on it hard. I didn’t hate it.
Wow, cheers for the info regarding EMI House. I stayed in Shepherd's Bush 12 months ago and while I got Dad to cross Abbey Road and visiting 3 Savile Row - it would have been nice to track that balcony railing down. 😂
Regarding upcoming boxsets, Apple oughta consider releasing a 'Complete 196- Recordings' set which would consist of for example - Please Please Me and With The Beatles plus the singles, demos, mono versions, etc. They will be expensive but quite a collection. If Bowie can do it, then they can with the Beatles too.
Lastly, love the new remixes PLUS I Am the Walrus which makes me excited for a potential Magical Mystery Tour set where they also oughta include Carnival of Light as a bonus disc. Dreams are for free...
There's only so much I can afford 😆 🤣 😂
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Having built myself up for supposed trauma of I am the walrus remix - I have emerged unscathed- i actually quite liked that ominous ending as the fabs disappear into the radio white noise - people really need to get a grip
The original mix still exists. It's not like it's been erased.
Yeah that's the point I was making in the video. It's horses gor courses, personally I'm happy to have both
So many people slag the new I am The Walrus remix especially the fade out. I like the mix. Many say they prefer the Love version. It’s mostly great too but honestly I hate the outro once you start hearing the Beatlemania girl screams fade in and take over - which obliterates the King Lear “sit you down father, rest you” line; ruins it for me.
I am a first generation Beatles fan and the story of the the red and blue albums being released in responses to a bootleg. When they were originally released the story was they were the soundtracks to accompany the documentary that Neil Aspinall had made called The long and Winding Road. (Which was cancelled at the time.). It became the anthology in the 90’s. Allen Klein apparently put the track list to together for the albums. So yes I agree with your theory about the lack of Revolver tracks. July 2024 60th anniversary of A Hard day’s Night. New box set maybe ?
I'm trying to get Giles on board with my Capiphone project for the 60th anniversary.
Remixes on the Red & the Blue are great , they are getting better , Revolver was excellent , can't see them doing the Anthology series again as demos and outakes from each album have been put out on the deluxe editions , agree Now & Then shouldn't have been on the Blue , could have been a stand alone single
maybe the reason for the bonus record with the bonus tracks is because they may have been an afterthought as we were expecting them in September. Olivia maybe wanted more George songs but I doubt that. But as I said the bonus tracks were not planned. Maybe they were listening/reading social media comments and gave us more tracks as we had moaned about putting the red album on cd in the past on two CDs. Now they have packed them out. What do you think. I got the same Box as yourself with Red and Blue vinyl and the cd box.
I will pick up the 💿 when the price is right.
It's pretty obvious they will bring out all the albums remixed. This year we will likely (hopefully) get rubber soul then they will continue working their way backwards till we get please please me. If they are going to do anybody it won't be until after we get all the regular albums.
Your sceptical theory is the same as mine. They have been done. But I still think Please Please Me and With the Beatles in one box. And the same with AHDN and Beatles for Sale. Maybe Help and Rubber Soul together in a box. Now MAL was used on Now and Then do you think The Star Club will have the treatment too.
Agree with you about anthology stuff.
And rock on Ringo.
Thanks Trevor glad you enjoyed it, are there any events coming up?
@@AndrewBrooks. No. No events. I’m a bit lost sometimes without the old Beatles Monthly long gone and the demise of the BBFC mag. Rely on social media. Just missed out on seeing Nothing is Real podcasts event in London last Tuesday.
@@AndrewBrooks. But I did go and see one of our local Beatle related bands last night. The Dung Beatles. 😀
Considering the titles for the red and blue albums, I would agree that Now and Then does not fit. Ironically, when you consider all the elements from the song, technically, it is a recording from 1966 - 2022. I can definitely see expanded remixes of all three Anthology albums. This is going to work with the promise of Carnival of Light, an AI remixed Free as a Bird and Real Love, Etcetera, Goodbye, and many other songs that were not officially released. As for the new mixes, I absolutely love about 98% of them. I was disappointed with Walrus, but I loved that I could hear in detail a lot of the elements right up to the front.
Last I was thinking….for the cost of one Beatles reissue of Blue or Red I could buy three awesome wonderful amazing sounding Blue Note Tone Poets Jazz albums with gorgeous artwork and covers that look and feel and sound expressive and expensive.
Cheers for the vid, interesting info. I haven't bought these, not sure I will. I've read the She Loves You mix is sourced from a 45 with lots of distortion, did you hear it yourself? And apparently there's a guitar track missing from Old Brown Shoe. Which sounds dodgy.
It's a mixed bag of results. Too expensive for the overall quality of the cds.
oh alright I susbscribed and glad I did mate and I hope they don't Mal it up when Rubber Soul comes out im guessing by the end of the year 2024
I suspect the other albums have already been MAL'd ready for a new Giles mix.
Thanks for watching.
I picked up the Now & Then Cd and vinyl and that’s all I need
No I’m not cool just because we have the old version. Walrus is a major track and it’s crazy for Giles Martin to use this for his summer school project!
It’s a remix though 💁♂️
@@stuartshire true, but you’ll be aware there are degrees of remix. You can be faithful to the original while moving, tweaking, emphasizing elements.
Giles Martin has basically rewritten the end of Walrus. I guess the stakeholders are fine with it but I feel it’s going way too far.
I agree, they just should have done an extra sleeve, like they did with anthology. I am at the moment not sure If I wanna buy the new blue and red, because I allready own 3 versions of these albums.
Thanks for watching, that was my original thoughts, but it's for the remixes and cleaned up stuff, plus there's more on these new ones.
Shame you didnt get the booklet with the LP's. There is a nice one in each CD set.
Hi,
In general great mixes except for I Am The Walrus.
The last minute of the Walrus is c...!
Take care
I think the reason they did the vinyl track listing like they did was so they wouldn't have to redo the inner sleeves with the lyrics from the originals.
If that's the reason it's a pretty poor one. With today's technology, moving words around on a page is hardly difficult.
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Marketing? Should be called The Red & The Blue", and nothing else! add "Free As A Bird" "Real Love" & "Now & Then" would have outsold everyone! 😉 besides the new single, the cover looks like a box of laundry detergent. 😔 good stuff Andrew!
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It's a hit and miss affair for me some sound crisp and some sound muddy..I wish they included Rain,I Should've Known Better,If I Fell,I Got A Feeling,Your Mother Should Know
I’ve been skipping the box sets and pretty content with the ‘09 remasters. But I bought the Red cd to get a taste of how the early tracks sound. I think the Please Please Me and With The Beatles will benefit the most from the new MAL.
Very interesting your opinion about it. I think it is a great remix with a so good sound.
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#2 and 3 in their country. UK is for Taylor Swift 's 1989 album.
In the Usa, these albums are below the top 20.
But the old version of Walrus has poor sound compared to the new one. And the original one goes to fake stereo at 2 minutes in.
And tonight I played the new version and then the old version. The new version sounds remarkably better. But I don't like what they did in the last minute of the new one. I know those things must be on the original tape, but they were low in the mix, or mixed out. Now they cover up crucial lines from King Lear (that I puzzled over so much in the Paul is dead era).
Some of the new remixes sound okay, others not. There seems to be a roll off in the treble range which may benefit some tracks but not all. The remix of She Loves You is a disaster. Then there is the matter of the bonus tracks they have chosen. IMHO You Really Got a Hold On Me, You Can't Do That, Within You Without You and I Me Mine don't belong on a Best Of compilation.
His remixing is so damn inconsistent
With a few exceptions the remixes sound awful.
Compression of the Songs to make it Sound more Balanced and Clearer and the Making of True Stereo had to make the Sound Different
I think they sound great.
Grief . I think they sound terrific 💁♂️
Putting Now and then on the blue album is no different to bands that put new tracks on greatest hits compilations . It’s a pretty well used tactic these days . I think the ultimate solution would have been a “ singles compilation “ which could have featured Free as a Bird , Real Love and Now and then ( first 2 remixed ) . At the same time it’s pretty poetic that the red album starts with the first single and the blue album finishes with the last one ..
Except on vinyl copies it doesn't!
Your presenting manner make this not enjoyable
I'm sorry but thanks for watching anyway.