Westerly Wood
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Cool Beatles Rubber Soul ad when it came out...in US
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Very groovy! Great collector's item!
When I bought that album, I was unaware how badly Capital had messed with it (and all their albums until Sgt. Pepper). They basically turned it into a "folk" album.
"In keeping with the company's policy for the Beatles' albums in the United States, Capitol Records altered the content of Rubber Soul for its release there. They removed four songs from the running order – "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "What Goes On" and "If I Needed Someone" – all of which were instead issued on the Beatles' next North American album, Yesterday and Today, in June 1966. The four songs were replaced with "I've Just Seen a Face" and "It's Only Love", which had been cut from Help! as part of Capitol's reconfiguring of that LP to serve as a true soundtrack album, consisting of Beatles songs and orchestral music from the film. The total time of the reconfigured Rubber Soul was 28:55, nearly seven minutes shorter than the EMI version." - the usual source...
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When I bought that album, I was unaware how badly Capital had messed with it (and all their albums until Sgt. Pepper). They basically turned it into a "folk" album.
"In keeping with the company's policy for the Beatles' albums in the United States, Capitol Records altered the content of Rubber Soul for its release there. They removed four songs from the running order – "Drive My Car", "Nowhere Man", "What Goes On" and "If I Needed Someone" – all of which were instead issued on the Beatles' next North American album, Yesterday and Today, in June 1966. The four songs were replaced with "I've Just Seen a Face" and "It's Only Love", which had been cut from Help! as part of Capitol's reconfiguring of that LP to serve as a true soundtrack album, consisting of Beatles songs and orchestral music from the film. The total time of the reconfigured Rubber Soul was 28:55, nearly seven minutes shorter than the EMI version." - the usual source...
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why would Capitol records mess with that album. it was a huge watershed achievement on its own merit. just proves that record execs know zilch about music.
Agreed. The answer of course is money. They put out several "additional" albums in the US - 12 songs instead of 14 per album, A Hard Day's Night and Help filled with 1/2 instrumental movie soundtracks and they also put singles on albums which the Beatles never did.
Albums like "Something New!", "Beatles VI", "The Early Beatles", "Yesterday and Today" and the "Hey Jude" album were all from Capitol only. All songs that were either held from actual EMI albums, or singles.
The US version of Revolver only had 2 Lennon tracks! "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows".
And Magical Mystery Tour was only an EP in the UK, but Capital added several singles to create the second side of the album. This may be the only good thing they did.
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Albums like "Something New!", "Beatles VI", "The Early Beatles", "Yesterday and Today" and the "Hey Jude" album were all from Capitol only. All songs that were either held from actual EMI albums, or singles.
The US version of Revolver only had 2 Lennon tracks! "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows".
And Magical Mystery Tour was only an EP in the UK, but Capital added several singles to create the second side of the album. This may be the only good thing they did.
walrus
This was definitely one of their bedrock albums. They had so many great songs they had to spread them over two albums!
To me, Lennon and McCartney rank right up there with Beethoven and Bach, et al, as the most prolific songwriters of all time. The sheer volume of Beatles songs, and the variety of musical styles are astounding to me. Every Beatles song is different from the last one.
To me, Lennon and McCartney rank right up there with Beethoven and Bach, et al, as the most prolific songwriters of all time. The sheer volume of Beatles songs, and the variety of musical styles are astounding to me. Every Beatles song is different from the last one.
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I did not really get into the Beatles much till I was well into my 20s. I think Abbey Road was just fantastic. I remember listening to that album for a while. Sgt Peppers was too "weird" for me...The White Album was great. They really did have so many different songs, different genres. Then you hear a song like Michelle my belle, and I am like, holy cow. Who are they?!!!!
March 1963, the "Please Please Me" album is released. September 1969, "Abbey Road.
This, to me, a Beatles aficionado, is the most astounding part of their legacy. Only 6 1/2 years between them? Only 4 years from PPM to Sgt. Pepper? How is that possible?
I love lots of bands, but there is no band that comes close to the musical evolution of The Beatles.
I just finished reading "Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year" - 464 pages of one year of their career. Highly recommended.
https://www.amazon.com/Beatles-66-R...4/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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This, to me, a Beatles aficionado, is the most astounding part of their legacy. Only 6 1/2 years between them? Only 4 years from PPM to Sgt. Pepper? How is that possible?
I love lots of bands, but there is no band that comes close to the musical evolution of The Beatles.
I just finished reading "Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year" - 464 pages of one year of their career. Highly recommended.
https://www.amazon.com/Beatles-66-R...4/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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The Beach Boys Biggest hit coincided with my 12th birthday - "Good Vibrations, 1966" You couldn't turn on your transistor radio without hearing this song several times a day.
I read where Brian Wilson went into a deep funk after listening to "Sgt. Pepper" in 1967. Geez, no wonder...
But then he released "Pet Sounds," which is arguably their best album.
Unbelievable talent in the '60's.
I read where Brian Wilson went into a deep funk after listening to "Sgt. Pepper" in 1967. Geez, no wonder...
But then he released "Pet Sounds," which is arguably their best album.
Unbelievable talent in the '60's.