The Beatles – The Beatles And Esher Demos
Label: |
Universal Music Group International – 0602567572015 |
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Format: |
Box Set
, Compilation
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Country: |
Worldwide |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Pop |
Style: |
Avantgarde |
Tracklist
| The Beatles | |||
| A1 | Back In The U.S.S.R. | ||
| A2 | Dear Prudence | ||
| A3 | Glass Onion | ||
| A4 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | ||
| A5 | Wild Honey Pie | ||
| A6 | The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | ||
| A7 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | ||
| A8 | Happiness Is A Warm Gun | ||
| B1 | Martha My Dear | ||
| B2 | I'm So Tired | ||
| B3 | Blackbird | ||
| B4 | Piggies | ||
| B5 | Rocky Raccoon | ||
| B6 | Don't Me By | ||
| B7 | Why Don't We Do It In The Road? | ||
| B8 | I Will | ||
| B9 | Julia | ||
| C1 | Birthday | ||
| C2 | Yer Blues | ||
| C3 | Mother Nature's Son | ||
| C4 | Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey | ||
| C5 | Sexy Sadie | ||
| C6 | Helter Skelter | ||
| C7 | Long, Long, Long | ||
| D1 | Revolution 1 | ||
| D2 | Honey Pie | ||
| D3 | Savoy Truffle | ||
| D4 | Cry Baby Cry | ||
| D5 | Revolution 9 | ||
| D6 | Good Night | ||
| Esher Demos | |||
| E1 | Back In The U.S.S.R. | ||
| E2 | Dear Prudence | ||
| E3 | Glass Onion | ||
| E4 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | ||
| E5 | The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | ||
| E6 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | ||
| F1 | Happiness Is A Warm Gun | ||
| F2 | I'm So Tired | ||
| F3 | Blackbird | ||
| F4 | Piggies | ||
| F5 | Rocky Raccoon | ||
| F6 | Julia | ||
| F7 | Yer Blues | ||
| G1 | Mother Nature's Son | ||
| G2 | Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey | ||
| G3 | Sexy Sadie | ||
| G4 | Revolution | ||
| G5 | Honey Pie | ||
| G6 | Cry Baby Cry | ||
| G7 | Sour Milk Sea | ||
| H1 | Junk | ||
| H2 | Child Of Nature | ||
| H3 | Circles | ||
| H4 | Mean Mr. Mustard | ||
| H5 | Polythene Pam | ||
| H6 | Not Guilty | ||
| H7 | What's The New Mary Jane |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal Music Group
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Calderstone Productions Limited
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Apple Corps Ltd.
- Copyright © – Calderstone Productions Limited
- Copyright © – Apple Corps Ltd.
- Engineered At – EMI Studios
- Engineered At – Trident Studios
- Remastered At – Abbey Road Studios
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI32800
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI32801
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI32802
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BI32803
- Published By – Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
- Published By – Harrisongs Ltd.
- Published By – Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
- Published By – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- Published By – Lenono Music
- Published By – Concord Bicycle Assets LLC
- Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
Credits
- Art Direction – Darren Evans (2)
- Artwork – Richard Hamilton
- Editor [Copy Editor] – Steve Tribe
- Engineer [Principal Engineers at EMI Recording Studios Original Album] – Ken Scott
- Engineer [2018 Mixes Audio Restoration] – James Clarke (4)
- Engineer [Additional Engineers Original Album] – Richard Lush
- Engineer [Principal Engineers at EMI Recording Studios Original Album] – Geoff Emerick
- Engineer [Principal Engineers at Trident Studios Original Album] – Barry Sheffield
- Executive-Producer – Jeff Jones (11)
- Lacquer Cut By – Miles*
- Liner Notes – Paul McCartney
- Mastered By [2018 Mixes Stereo Mastering Engineer] – Miles Showell
- Mixed By – Giles Martin
- Mixed By [2018 Mixes Esher Demos] – Giles Martin
- Mixed By [2018 Mixes Mix Assistants] – Stefano Civetta
- Mixed By [2018 Mixes Mixing Engineer] – Sam OKell
- Orchestrated By, Producer – George Martin
- Photography By – Linda McCartney
- Photography By [Photo Editing and Research] – Dorcas Lynn
- Producer [2018 Mixes] – Giles Martin
- Producer [Additional Production Original Album] – Chris Thomas
- Producer [Esher Demos] – The Beatles
- Producer [Original Album], Orchestrated By [Original Album] – George Martin
- Producer [Project Producers] – Jonathan Clyde
- Project Manager [2018 Mixes] – Adam Sharp
- Research [2018 Mixes Archive Tape Research ] – Kevin Howlett
- Research [2018 Mixes Archive Tape Research] – Mike Heatley
- Transferred By [2018 Mixes Transfer Engineer ] – Matthew Cocker
- Written-By – Starkey* (tracks: B6)
Notes
50th anniversary 4LP edition comes in a lift-top box which comprises of
- 'The Beatles' album newly remastered (half speed mastering) by Giles Martin sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track session tapes. The album comes in a gatefold sleeve with reproduction of original artwork with embossed "The Beatles" logo and four portrait prints of John, Paul, George and Ringo,
- 'Esher Demos' in gatefold sleeve with embossed "The Beatles" logo and 'Esher Demos' printed on lower left,
- a 12"×24" four-page booklet with articles by Paul McCartney, Giles Martin & Kevin Howlett and
- a 24"×36" fold-out poster with photos of the band on the front and song lyrics on the back.
On back of box:
℗ 2018 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. © 2018 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. Artwork © Apple Corps Limited. 'Beatles' is a trademark of Apple Corps Limited. 'Apple' and the Apple logo are exclusively licensed to Apple Corps Limited. Sdrm Biem. LC01846. MADE IN . Universal International Music B.V. Gerrit Van Dee Veenlaan 4, 3743 Dn, Baarn, Netherlands. 0602567572015.
On left inner of "The Beatles" gatefold sleeve:
℗ & © 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. 0602567964872.
On left inner of "Esher Demos" gatefold sleeve:
℗ 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by G.H. Estate Limited under license to Apple Corps Limited. © 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. 0602567964865.
Publishers:
A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to E5, F1 to F3, F5 to G6, H7: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.
A7, B4, C7, D3, E6, F4, G7: Harrisongs Ltd.
B6: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd
H1: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC.
H2: Lenono Music.
H3, H6: Concord Bicycle Assets LLC.
Runouts are etched. In runouts, all Optimal plating symbols may be inverted (e.g., “⊥” vs “T”) and/or mirrored (e.g., “1△” vs “△↾”).
- 'The Beatles' album newly remastered (half speed mastering) by Giles Martin sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track session tapes. The album comes in a gatefold sleeve with reproduction of original artwork with embossed "The Beatles" logo and four portrait prints of John, Paul, George and Ringo,
- 'Esher Demos' in gatefold sleeve with embossed "The Beatles" logo and 'Esher Demos' printed on lower left,
- a 12"×24" four-page booklet with articles by Paul McCartney, Giles Martin & Kevin Howlett and
- a 24"×36" fold-out poster with photos of the band on the front and song lyrics on the back.
On back of box:
℗ 2018 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. © 2018 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. Artwork © Apple Corps Limited. 'Beatles' is a trademark of Apple Corps Limited. 'Apple' and the Apple logo are exclusively licensed to Apple Corps Limited. Sdrm Biem. LC01846. MADE IN . Universal International Music B.V. Gerrit Van Dee Veenlaan 4, 3743 Dn, Baarn, Netherlands. 0602567572015.
On left inner of "The Beatles" gatefold sleeve:
℗ & © 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. 0602567964872.
On left inner of "Esher Demos" gatefold sleeve:
℗ 2018 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by G.H. Estate Limited under license to Apple Corps Limited. © 2018 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group) / Apple Corps Limited. 0602567964865.
Publishers:
A1 to A6, A8 to B3, B5, B7 to C6, D1, D2, D4 to E5, F1 to F3, F5 to G6, H7: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.
A7, B4, C7, D3, E6, F4, G7: Harrisongs Ltd.
B6: Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd
H1: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC.
H2: Lenono Music.
H3, H6: Concord Bicycle Assets LLC.
Runouts are etched. In runouts, all Optimal plating symbols may be inverted (e.g., “⊥” vs “T”) and/or mirrored (e.g., “1△” vs “△↾”).
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 02567 57201 5
- Barcode (String): 602567572015
- Label Code: LC01846
- Rights Society (On box): Sdrm Biem
- Rights Society (On labels side E to H): SDRM BIEM
- Other (Record 1 catalog number): 0602567571964
- Other (Record 2 catalog number): 0602567571971
- Other (Record 3 catalog number): 0602567571995
- Other (Record 4 catalog number): 0602567572008
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 6757196 BI32800 - 01 A1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 6757196 BI32800 - 01 B1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 1): 6757197 BI32801 - 01 A1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 1): 6757197 BI32801 - 01 B1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout, variant 1): 6757199 BI32802 - 01 A2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout, variant 1): 6757199 BI32802 - 01 B2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side G runout, variant 1): 6757200 BI32803 - 01 A2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side H runout, variant 1): 6757200 BI32803 - 01 B2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 6757196 BI32800-01 A1 △+ MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 6757196 BI32800-01 B1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30 7+
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 2): 6757197 BI32801-01 A1 1=T MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 2): 6757197 BI32801-01 B1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30 T=1
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout, variant 2): 6757199 3T BI 32802-01 A2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout, variant 2): 6757199 BI 32802-01 B2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30 2Λ
- Matrix / Runout (Side G runout, variant 2): 6757200 3IT BI 32803-01 A2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
- Matrix / Runout (Side H runout, variant 2): 6757200 2IV BI 32803-01 B2 MILES. ABBEY ROAD 1/2 SPEED. ROOM 30.
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Reviews
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Totally agree with reviews of this being a solid pressing. After an Ultrasonic clean <although they were surface clean and in polylined sleeves> I had nonsurface noise. Nice fidelities and mids . I ever had another copy but quite happy with this box.
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I ditched my US pressing of the album for this box set. It's a good (not the "best") mix. Excellent pressing; the Germans press awesome Beatles records. Way better than anything coming out of the US, Canada, or Czech. Decent mix + clean press makes for a great product. The discontent towards this box set is unwarranted, and I suspect it's the end 's fault. Mixes are of much better quality than the 2017 Sgt. Pepper as well. I was not particularly fond of the work on that album, but the modern take is solid here. The Esher Demos are also much cleaner than any copy I have had prior. -
Picked myself up a near-perfect UK 1st press a year or so ago and I can't say that I really prefer it over this outstanding Miles Showell cut from DSD, pressed by Optimal. I really enjoy the more modern Abbey Road output. -
I cannot understand the negative reviews, regarding to the mastering/mixing? I own a fairly good stereo set-up, being able to listen into the recordings. Imo, this release sounds better, than my older pressings (2.3.), when talking about the overall low freq. and this time, without any boom effect in the lower regions. I´m pleased with this issue, and the Esher recordings, is a great thing to also have. -
I haven’t played these since probably 2018 or early 2019, but listening to this, the amount of noise on these records almost overpower some of the songs, and the amount of skips on this album are almost as bad as the beat-to-shit first pressing I have of the first KISS album. Pretty unbearable, but I have an early 90s CD press, the 2009 stereo CD and a mid-80s cassette, so I have other copies to listen to if needed.
Edit: aside from all of that though, I will say that the mix itself isn’t that bad. Definitely a clear master. -
The Esher demos are an inessential but enjoyable, lightweight listen. Some cool songs on Side 4 that didn't make it to the final cut, such as Not Guilty and Junk.
The remix itself is fantastic. While not always an outright improvement, some of it certainly is. For better and worse, it's a more consistent listen sonically. Some of the tracks on Side 1 are demo worthy. -
Is there some other vinyl edition with all the Esher Demos? This one sucks, best of those recordings is not present here; Helter Skelter first two versions, Lady Madonna, Hey Jude… why do they even bother? -
This is a completely new sounding record when compared to the first UK pressing , which I don’t own but heard. The OG is more punchier on the guitars and it’s agressive, this one feels modern with more bass, emphasis on the drums and not as scratchier vocals.
Amazing mix and pressing, dead quiet with a beautiful black inner sleeve. Definitely something to have in your collection. -
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I have only ever heard the CD, so I can’t compare to the OG UK. But this pressing is magnificent. I have OG UK pressings of the 70s Floyd run, but I definitely don’t feel the need to do the same for the late 60s Beatles because these remasters are just exquisite. Of course, I’d be curious to hear them one day, but I feel like there’s an 80% chance I’d be disappointed by surface noise or some other defect and pine for this perfect reissue.
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