I had this record as a kid in the late 70s. One day I brought it to school for "sharing" time during music class. The teacher put it on and thought that something was wrong with it because of all the "static" on the record. She didn't realize it was the sound of the audience screaming. (She was not the hippest music teacher in the world.)
All those old Beatles recordings with the screaming crowds sound like they’re playing on an airport runway. With planes taking off and landing throughout the show. That constant roar going on throughout their performances. I’ve been a fan ever since I heard them on the radio and the DJ said they were coming to America to play the Sullivan show. I already dug the music, but when I got a good look at them, holy shit they were fresh, vibrant, and totally unique looking in their presentation. I was hooked immediately. Beatles 4 ever ❤
I'm always impressed by the detail in your videos and I end up learning something new every time about The Beatles' fascinating story. In 1999, I sat in a deserted Hollywood Bowl one Sunday lunchtime during a holiday and listened to this album on headphones from a Walkman. I gazed down at the empty stage picturing those four figures from yesteryear.
I don't believe Giles' comment on his sequencing "just happening" to match his father's. When the original album came out. WXLO-FM in New York City played advance tracks from the forthcoming album, apparently from an acetate of the proposed double album that was originally planned. Paul prefaced "Boys" with a much longer intro than what would end up on the released disc. (I suspect he was killing time while Ringo was set up with a vocal mic.) Yet Giles used the exact truncated intro his father had used in the final master. What is the chance Giles would have used the exact choices - other than childhood familiarity with the 1977 LP?
Yes, as many others, I was there. Wrote a short-short remembrance about it. I never heard The Beatles sing, the screaming was that intense. But the event itself? AWESOME SAUCE!
This was one of the first pre-recorded cassettes that I bought and strangely I found it in the bottom of a box only a couple of days ago and stuck it in my Nakamichi. It still sounds full of the raw energy that I loved back in 1977. In 1979 I got the vinyl on a -2 -2 pressing. The vinyl has a bit more bass but I still prefer the cassette. I suppose it's because it was the first way I heard this album. Much like a lot of the remixes by Giles Martin, I'm not a big fan of the later issue. I think Giles Martin and I have very different taste in music.
@@Kenszen I disagree, the Giles mix of Lucy almost knocked me off my feet, especially in the line "...grow so incredibly high" - that was the best touch on that track.
I found a used book recently about a band that never quite made it big but kept at it. What sold me on it was the comment that they had released a live album but later learned that live albums are always fixed up back in the studio. They thought live really meant live.
The amps The Bestles use in Hollwoid Bowl are Viox AC100 (not AC30) with 4x Celestion Alnico 12’ speakers and 2 Goodman Midax midrange drivers in the enclosure. Those speakers where actually louder than the Marshall 100 4 x12’’ with Celestion Greenbacks..
Yes, more live releases would be so great! I was such a huge Beatles fan as a little kid when the Hollywood Bowl record came out. My dad surprised me with it as a gift one afternoon and I was blown away to hear a "new" Beatles album, and a live one! It's still a favorite of mine. I was hoping on the heels of the Ron Howard film we might see anthologies of concert recordings or film footage.
I purchased the Live At The Hollywood Bowl Album the day it was released in 1976 and still have it and it's one exciting album. Almost as seeing the Beatles in concert September 11, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida which I still remember in detail. Thanks for bringing this " long forgotten " gem back to us.
I was disappointed that Apple and Giles Martin chose to replicate the 1977 album instead of giving us a set of two full concerts on disc, which would have been a more contemporary way to do things. I never owned the 1977 album and didn't really get excited by the 2016 release either because it was not the authentic concert but a different songs from different concerts thrown together. I wish that Apple some day releases a reimagined live set of complete concerts in audio an video form. They should have done that as part of the Beatles Live Project.
I only own the newer version of the album so I cannot comment on the differences between the two, but I love how the album successfully translates the energy of The Beatles as a live touring band into a thing that can be appreciated generations later. The Streaming release of the rooftop concert does the same, but it's not quite as nice as having a physical disc you can listen to and pass on to others.
I received this as a Christmas gift that year and played the heck out of it growing up. Just seeing the inside brought back a lot of great memories playing the record and pretending to be Ringo on the "air drums". Thank you and continued success. 👍
Nice overview of this album’s history! I agree that the four bonus tracks would have been better if inserted into album. The first thing I did with the CD was to re-burn it with those tracks edited into the middle. It’s also worth mentioning that one of the 1966 Budokan performances did get a release in Japan on laserdisc in the 80s. While not an “album” it is the first release of a complete performance. Even if their playing wasn’t as strong as it was in 63 or 64, it’s still a fun show to watch!
I think the Beatles at the Hollywood bowl 1964-65 was a nice trip down memory lane for Beatle fans who experienced Beatlemania in the first place and who were now in their mid-late 20s when it was released in 1977. Wings over America released in late 1976 featured some Beatle tunes by Paul which I personally think sounded better.
I think live at the Hollywood bowl would have to be my favorite Beatles live album besides live at the BBC and the Beatles live at the star club the Beatles live at the star club is a good album you should cover that, I have a double LP version of it and it’s amazing that you can actually hear the Beatles with no screaming involved even though the sound quality is nothing to brag about but it’s a historic thing and that’s why I love it so much.
I bought the LP in 1977 and loved it. My personal belief is 1964 was the high point for the Beatles as a live band. Thank you Andrew for this comprehensive look at the The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl. I really enjoyed it. Cheers, RNB
I grew up in the seventies and was a huge Beatles fan (still am). I was a kid, and remember seeing at far away urban cinemas in the paper there would be a showing of a film of the Beatles at Shea Stadium. I think this would probably be a variation on what I understand was a television version of the film of the concert that was shown in 1965. Obviously, there is a lot that material included in the Anthology, but it seems to me that would be a good project. You could make a modern documentary about memories associated with the first Shea concert, and present the original film of the show. I don't know if they have never done that since it is kind of a sloppy gig, but I think it is of such historical importance that it needs to be done.
Another outstanding video! I can see why The Beatles have been poorly represented live, as you say technology wise, the tech just wasn't upto it back in the early days. The Rooftop concert benefited from a better controlled performance beamed directly into a dedicated recording studio. And with the Rooftop gig essentially repeating the same few songs that might be another reason it hasn't been released as a separate album. That being said... with this new isolation tech Peter Jackson used on the Get Back footage I'd be interested to see if it could be applied to the Hollywood Bowl and Shea gigs. In all fairness, just a remastered film of the Shea footage would be greatly appreciated!
I remember the excitement of picking this new release up in 1977 using my hard earned chore money from around the house. The sound quality at that time was miles above any bootleg record. I was always disappointed Capitol didn't release this as a double album with both complete shows.
When I watched "Eight days a week" in the movies, with its addiction of the Shea Stadium's performance, I thought it would be very good to release it in an album with high quality sound. As the same it could be happen with another shows we know that probably exist in complete and with a good sound, like, per example: "The Royal Performance" (1963); Washington (1964); Australia (1964); "Ed Sullivan's Shows" (1964/1965); Germany (1966) or Japan (1966). Who knows?
Another winner, Andrew! Before the 1977 version was released, I remember hearing the complete ‘64 show on the radio. When the album was released, I was quite surprised to hear the blending of the ‘64 and ‘65. When the news about the 2016 was released, I was really hoping to finally get both shows…but no. I also find it questionable Giles Martin selected the exact same songs his father chose. It was nice to get the extra four songs, but like Andrew, I believe they should have been placed in the running order instead of at the end. Thank you again. Andrew.
@@joet_swbo101 I have that one! And two other bootlegs that sounded identical. I have 3 distinctly different Rooftop Performance mixes now with the new one, the Last Licks mix, and the other mysterious one that was handed down from the ancients. I really don't know where that particular one came from. I've always had it somehow.
Phenomenal and informative video, thanks so much Andrew! We're the same age and I got Hollywood Bowl (US version) in '77 and absolutely loved it (still do).
Great video, as always-I still have my vinal bootleg copy from 1972. The continuity of the entire performance from start to finish, complete with the banter between songs which is edited down on the official release, has an energy and excitement which is lost by the combination of play lists from 2 separate years. The '64 concert was at the peak of Beatlemania. By the time of the '65 concert a little fatigue was setting in. They performed well but lacked the energy of the '64 show. It's an unhappy marriage of 2 time capsules. I would love to hear a remastered version of the '64 show, warts & all as they tried to re-achieve with the Let It Be project.
I bought the 1964 Hollywood Bowl bootleg a few years before the shoe was officially released. Although the sound quality might be lacking, it was miles above the Let It Be outtakes which dominated the market. I just wished both official releases could have found space for one of my favorite cuts, "If I Fell".
I missed getting tickets to their 1964 Hollywood Bowl concert, but saw them in Las Vegas instead. The next year we had box seats for both Hollywood Bowl shows, plus a stadium show in San Diego. In 1966 I saw them in L.A. and their final concert in San Francisco (6 concerts in 3 years). My friend Kathy and I jumped off the top deck at Candlestick Park and ran onto the field, only to be carted off by 4 security guards, one on each limb. We even snuck into the back yard where they were staying in Bel Air. Oh, we had such good times!
I bought this live album on cassette sometime in the 80’s; when I was a teenager. Last year I found a vinyl record on a flea market. My brother asked me: “Isn’t that the album on which you hear only girls screaming?” I answered: “Yes, but it’s for the collection…” 😊
Great video Andrew . I totally agree about the track listing . Always thought it was strange that Giles didn't intigrate the extra tracks into the set running order . Having them tagged on the end just seems like an afterthought . Ending on Baby's in black is just weird ! I like the new mix , but at the same time I always thought the Hollywood Bowl recordings were superb . They always sounded fresh and new - must be that delay effect you mentioned . I didn't know about that . I've got the complete hollywood bowl recordings bootleg , and it's a shame more of these recordings didn't make the official cut . Stuff like I Feel Fine ... Just for info , they were using Vox AC100 amps by 65 , not Ac30's (hence them being 100 watts ) . I love George's comical comment about getting specially made 100 watt amps for the '65 tour on the Anthology :)
Agree totally about the merits of their Swedish set. Absolutely marvellous. My favorite of the BBC recordings is Soldier of Love, a great song, great Beatlization of the Arthur Alexander original and great energy, even without an audience.
I actually like hearing the screaming, it gives you the sense of what it would have been like to be there, and also the sense of what Beatle Mania was like (I was born in 1966). I wouldn't want it to sound like the crowd was quiet and polite. Listening to this when I was a kid gave me a taste of what Beatle Mania was all about.
Interestingly I just found out today that a friend of mine went to one of those concerts as a young woman. I forgot to ask what year. She said it was great. No doubt the pond helped the sound and gave enough space for the Beatles to be able to hear themselves better than they normally would. She was in row 17 and could hear the Beatles, as well as all the screaming around her.
I remember reading that John Lennon claimed their set from Stockholm in Oct 1963 was the Beatles’ best performance. Agreed, not only technically, but sonically as well. It was available on the bootleg “Johnny & The Moondogs - Silver Days”, and included several BBC recordings made between July 1963 and May 1965.
It's a shame they didn't release complete concerts, instead of a compilation. They are "out there", and they are fantastic. The Swedish show is great : they should have included that in it's entirety on Anthology. I do hope Apple does release more more live material, as there is some good sounding shows in existence. Thanks for another fine video, Andrew.
@@750drums Over the past few months I'm really getting into live older beatles concerts. I have a ton of stuff that I've collected over the years but I'm sure that there's cleaner stuff out there now. In 2014 I bought a star club show on ox tangle label. And just a couple weeks ago I ordered the 2022 star club show done by Lord reef that's really good. The title of it is live at the star club but the main title is m a g n e t o p h o n band. Last night I also pulled out my Quarrymen at home CD but I got this in early 90s and I bet there's a cleaner version of this one by now.
@@daytripper9222 It's amazing the stuff that has come out. There's a newer , clean tape of the 64 Philadelphia show that's really good, and one of the 64 Hollywood Bowl that's as good as the legit one, and it's the complete show. Wonder what Apple is sitting on that no one's heard ?
@@750drums Oh man I bet they have a ton of stuff that they're holding on to. Peter Jackson offered to clean the star club tapes up and I bet if they would allow him to do that it would sound amazing but I'm not holding my breath. I just came across a 10 CD set that I have of live stuff from 62 through 66 and there's a 1965 Philadelphia concert on here is that the one?
It was mindblowing in 1977 to at last hear them live on record (I was 13 at the time). There was no internet then to see or hear them and that was a very big issue back then - there was all these rumours of what it would take in dollars to bring then back in stage. I clearly remember George Martin's backliner notes on the album which tells it all, when he states that comparison to his daugthers fancy of Bay City Rollers he says 'One day she'll understand' I used the intro of Bowies 'Lets Dance' to mix into 'Twist and Shout' from Hollywood Bowl on a party tape in 1983 - shake it baby ;) the sonic roar of the jet sounding audience was then and still now so inspiring animating 🎶
Great video Andrew! While not my favorite Beatles album, I am glad to have it and was happy to see it finally released on CD in 2016. I think I still prefer the 1977 version but the CD does have some merit. I agree that the bonus material should have been interspersed with the other tracks. I was surprised that the UK version had a different inner sleeve than the US copy. I found out a few years ago that the fans pictured on the US inner sleeve were not from the 1960s but were teenagers from the 1970s posing for the camera.! Thanks for sharing! ,
Were you able to actually confirm the inner sleeve photos were posed? I 100% think they were, but was never able to get an actual confirmation. I ran it by Bruce Spizer and he said only that it's possible they were posed. Note also that the seat numbers that the fans are in match the seat numbers on the tickets on the cover. I suppose they could have designed the ticket to match an authentic photo, but that is VERY fishy!
@@davidsacco8521 I may have read it in one of Bruce’s books or heard on Robert Rodriguez’s podcast. It sounds like they designed the tickets on the jacket to show the Beatles pictures so they probably went one step further and adjusted the seat numbers to match.
Beatles live 62-66 was the title of an old cd I'd made years ago and rediscovered just last week. Loads of great performances and audio...mostly ripped from the Anthology dvds I recall! How about a video on that set Andrew? Great info and video as always 👍
It was a really cool record to listen to as a young fan because I can hear the “screaming that was louder than the music “ that I’ve read about. Beatlemania on record
Well done. Sitting in my lap is the Capitol release that I bought all those years ago. The inner sleeve is plain white with a cutout to view the label on both sides.
Another great video and I am so glad you did this one. I have always liked the Sir George Martin 1977 mix better than Giles's version. To my ears it has more excitement and overall more raw energy than the Giles remix. Yes, the remix does lower the audience and yes the instruments are more defined now, but the 'reverb' used in the mix is so much more subdued. Yes, the new mix is probably more authentic to what they, the audience, heard if they heard anything at all. It lacks all the excitement the original does.
Fantastic video-nice work. I received this album with Barry Manilow and Gordon Lightfoot around 1980-my 10th birthday. I suspect my parents were trying their best to balance my interest in Def Leppard, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Rush, etc. Still play the Hollywood Bowl album these days!
Funny thing is when i think of live at the hollywood bowl album, the 1st thing that comes to mind is John shouting out Go away with that light will you, bought this in 1977
Thanks once again for such a well researched topic so skillfully presented. The big revelation of the original '77 release was that THOSE GUYS COULD PLAY! Despite the antique nature of the live audio gear and the jet engine volume of the audience, the four of them made a hell of a joyous racket that fully explains their ongoing appeal. George Martin did exactly what he should have done, which was to present a moment in time, a long gone more innocent era, in a way that cuts through the dross of today's cynical and assembly line created pop like a hot knife through butter. One again, Giles Martin has stepped in it by overthinking the process. Rather than a computer generated new "mix" that drains much of the life essence from the raw recording, a simple hi res remastering of the original '77 mixes would have not only honoured his own father, but also would have left intact the time travel effect of listening to the phenomenal roar of 18,000 adoring teens. This was the absolute epitome of BEATLEMANIA. Why apologize for it by trying to dampen it down?
Always enjoyed the album when I bought it in the early 80s and managed to record a cassette version in order to listen to it on an ipod some years ago long before the CD came out. It may not have been recorded well but it sounds great I reckon and I'm sure captures the excitement of a Beatles gig (whatever that might have been like!). Sometimes it's better for live albums to be a little rough round the edges anyway, some live recordings these days almost sound too good!
At the time I bought this album in 1977, I was only really interested in the later Beatles, and thought the early stuff a bit hokey. George Martin's liner notes didn't sell it very well, and I played it once or twice. Recently I've been getting back into vinyl, and I played my nearly pristine original copy. It's really good. Glad I kept it.
I do enjoy the 2016 mix quite a bit more than the original release. You can even hear the tip of Ringo's stick tip hitting the cymbals in some of the songs! Like in Roll Over Beethoven. Maybe I like that only because I'm a drum nerd, but I like how ''brighter'' and cleaner the new version is, at least it sounds like that to me. I agree with the sequencing on the bonus tracks, they should've been added to the main setlist, and I think they should've also added I Feel Fine from the 30th to the setlist. The performance of that song is fantastic, and John also sings the correct lyrics after the break, lol.
I bought the Hollywood Bowl album when it was released and I kept waiting for it to come out onto CD. I agree with Baby's in Black, they should have inserted the songs into the proper order and left Long Tall Sally where it should have been. Great upload!
This has always been an exciting album to listen to and if all we had was the ‘77 album, I’d be happy with that. Heck, I’m happy with my bootleg of all 3 performances…but George Martin’s additional echo amps up the energy in a good way.
HI Andrew - thx for all the great vids, love 'em all - I'm 2 years late seeing this one, but actually it's not true that the original version of Live at the HB never made it to CD anywhere. I have a CD copy, marked P&C 1977, manufactured by EMI Japan and distributed by EMI Canada in Ontario. The cover is a nicely produced mini gatefold with the design used on the UK vinyl albums. Best wishes, Steve
I still have my vinal copy from 1972. The continuity of the entire performance from start to finish, complete with the banter between songs which is edited down on the official release, has an energy and excitement which is lost by the combination of play lists from 2 separate years. The '64 concert was at the peak of Beatlemania. By the time of the '65 concert a little fatigue was setting in. They performed well but lacked the energy of the '64 show. It's an unhappy marriage of 2 time capsules. I would love to hear a remastered version of the '64 show, warts & all as they tried to re-achieve with the Let It Be project.
Live at the Star Club and Live at the Hollywood Bowle are both in my collection. As a teenager I copied both from LP to Mc to listen to them on my walkman 😀
After reading at length on the merits of the 2016 remix, I failed to notice much of a difference between the 1977 and 2016 versions on vinyl. The performances are fantastic, and that's really all that counts. The accounts of re-sourcing original tapes and new ways of manipulating them for the 2016 release made a great story for the archivists, but, in my opinion, did little for drastically changing the audio. And, as you note, upon initial release in 1977, sales figures for the record were very good. However, during my days of record shopping in earnest starting in the early 1980s, the 1977 Hollywood Bowl album was one of the more common titles in the used record bins. It may have sold well at first, but many fans didn't seem to hold on to it...at least the US issue. In 1994 I heard the domestic cassette issue for the first time, and was blown away by how good it sounded. Somewhere in that 17 year time period, to me it sounded like someone went back for a refined mix for the cassette issue of the early 1990s. Perhaps to get the existing album ready for a compact disc release (?). Well, that took ANOTHER 22 years, sadly. I have to wonder what it was like for Capitol big-wig Voyle Gimore to be AT those shows. His primary work for Capitol was as a staff producer in the studio, with brilliant productions of Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio to his credit (among others). He would have been this well dressed fatherly type of 52 years of age, very harmless seeming...exposed to the the heights of a Beatles' concert!! Talk about the generation gap. But, he rose to the task just fine.
Thank you so much for a very insightful video about the history of this album with today's technology they were able to put the screaming crowd on a separate track and allow the instruments to be heard much better than the original version because you can hear the instruments better and they were EQ so we could have more bass I much prefer the latest version then the original which may have slightly more energy with the screaming crowd but you can't hear the instruments as well
I like what George Martin did with the Hollywood Bowl tapes. especially ' Dizzy Miss Lizzy', the way the guitars seem to chug along in the performance. I wasn't aware of Giles Martin's release, but I think this would be worth my time. I have to agree with your comment on the ' Bonus Track' nonsense. I always appreciate your honesty. thanks for mentioning how well the original release did. Roy Carr and Tony Tyler's " An Illustrated Record" sums it up with 'in-and-out best describes its chart action'.
The Capitol design was great! Hard to believe EMI scrapped those album labels with the ticket stubs! Especially after seeing the labels they used instead. I listened to this album a bunch as a child back in the early 80's. I didn't own the album, but I checked it out at the library probably a dozen times! I don't remember ever seeing it in stores, or probably would have got a copy?
There was always a pissy relationship between Capitol and Parlophone over the Beatles' LP releases. To be fair, Capitol bolluxed and butchered a fair number of albums, but they also improved a couple IMHO (Rubber Soul and Magical Mystery Tour). By this point, they were just shooting each other's feet for the hell of it; they probably reckoned the LPs would sell truckloads regardless.
When I first got into collecting Beatles recordings this album was the second album I brought after With The Beatles back in 1982. Haven't played it for a long time....may dig it out.
Rewatched this after watching today’s Beatles vs. North America video. Gotta get my hands on a copy of the 1977 version to compare to the 2016. But most shocking is that 2 and a half years after this was released, Apple STILL has yet to issue a hard copy of the Rooftop Performance 16:26
i'll be honest I was looking forward to the doc more than the Hollywood Bowl remix; after seeing the doc and listening to the remix album - The live cd was the best thing to come out of this project.
Great informative video as always. Incidentally I listened to the 2016 mix last week for the first time in years and really enjoyed it on its own terms. It's my impression that generally you're not a big fan of recordings where the bass is prominent in the mix but personally I like it here as it sounds more punchy than the 1977 mix.
I've still not got round to listening to the Giles Martin remix...I will give a proper listen in the week. Such a shame these concerts were never officially filmed, how good would that have been. Thanks Andrew always a pleasure watching your mini documentaries.
I bought this when it came out,but I was more excited by the Live in Hamburg album that came out around the same time. I could see what John meant about the raw energy in Hamburg. I hope he managed to listen to the Hamburg tapes before the tragedy of 1980. I know he went to the Beatle conventions in the US and was an avid bootleg collector and he bought the BBC bootleg recordings.
Perhaps the new audio-processing tech used by Peter Jackson for Get Back could be utilised to clean up some of these types of recordings in the future.
I think the best live recording of the Beatles certainly in 1966 is the German concert they did at the Circus Krone in Munich, it captures them in a transition from mop tops to more interesting songs that appeared on Rubber Soul, unfortunately it’s very short!
my fave live beatles is on youtube, the concert in melbourne australia. just the right balance of fan hysteria and excellent and exciting live performance (the letterboxed edit). watch it at least once a week. the live in sweden for tv has good performance but none of the excitement of an actual concert. lacks juice lol
According to my Beatles list, apparently, I have the full recordings of each of those concerts. As I've been away from my record collection for over 3 years, now, I no longer remember where I got some of the things I got recently so, I can't say where I got these recordings.
1977 or 2016, just having this again is great! I had the cassette tape in 1989, and thought, even with the technology available in ‘77, it was a great album. As far as the 1965 Hollywood Bowl shows “lacking energy”, if they were, then they hid it very well…as the energy from The Beatles from both shows is equally incredible.
Another great look at an important and much over looked Beatles release. I'm certain I got The Hollywood Bowl album on MFP just after it was released in 1984. I was in my local Woolworths and they'd just had an influx of new releases on their MFP stand. I hadnt realised it was deleted so soon after its initial release! I still have my copy!
Dude ...............Mr. Dude You Rock! I remember Buying this album as a College graduation gift to myself! Up to then I use ta listen to the Beatles Story and Boots to get the same feel!
Thank you for sharing such an excellent and well researched video. I'd like to add some intriguing points that weren't covered: High-quality black-and-white footage from the 1964 show has been both captured and preserved. Notably, excerpts of their performances of "All My Loving" and "She Loves You" from the concert made their way into the 1995 Beatles Anthology documentary series. In the early 1970s, a complete tape of the August 1964 performance was leaked from the Capitol vault. This discovery served as the foundation for a widely circulated bootleg LP titled "Back in 64 at the Hollywood Bowl". It's worth noting that complete copies of all three shows have become readily available within the fan community and are in wide circulation.
I still have the Hollywood Bowl disc I bought in 1977. I remember one saturday morning in Cronulla NSW Australia - a record store - Jolly Roger's Records - had set up hi fi speakers on the shopfront awning and was playing Can't Buy Me Love from the Hollywood Bowl album on repeat. It sounded amazing blasting up and down the main street that Saturday morning. Naturally I bought the record, still have it and bought the 2016 edition as well. I prefer the audio quality and the presence of Giles Martin's remix but that just my preference. Great video :)
I remember buying the cassette in 1977 and loving the album. A bit disappointed that George Martin's sleeve notes and the artwork was not included. The same unimaginative format was on the cassette of Wings At The Speed Of Sound which I acquired a few months later. Also have the new version on CD but have not analysed it enough. Thank you for a fabulously informative and enjoyable documentary feature.
The Vox AC30 is 30 watts, not 100, however they were using 100 watt amps as stated: John & George are using AC100 heads, with Paul using a slightly older AC80/100.
Great video, as always! I’ve always liked the Beatles live concerts, and I have tracked down many on RUclips (AdamBoundnbeing a great source!). Beatles at the Hollywood bowl (1977) is one of the first LP’s I bought, I remember it quite well. I bought it at my first visit to my favourite record shop (Råkk og Rålls in Oslo!) with my grandpa. Later, we went for a walk, and stopped at a nice Cafe :). The record was a near mint or maybe even mint example of a Swedish pressing. It has probably been played closed to nothing. Also, it was maybe the record that really got me into preserving my records well, because I was so scared to damage it in any way. I mean, the other LP’s I had were pretty beat up, so it didn’t matter as much how they were played and stored haha! Well well I liked it a lot, but I haven’t played it more than, say, 4 times since I got it… but that will soon change! It is a great record, but you know, it’s kind of “buried” in my collection (its in the Beatles section (of course), which is in chronological order… after release date. With it being released in 1977 puts it behind all of their albums, so you usually pick out one of them instead!).
I have the Music for Pleasure U.K. vinyl from the early 80s. Bought at WH Smiths. I loved the energy of the recording, epitomised by Twist & Shout. Thank you, Andrew.
I bought the remix version of life at the Hollywood bowl and I think it’s great. And I think you’re right Andrew F Giles Martin would have followed the programming of different songs on it on the live at the Hollywood bowl that would’ve been good, but overall I think it’s a great album and I love the energy that they have behind the songs including the very faster version of all my loving. I think it’s a great album from start to finish and on the last and I love the introduction when the two announcers say here they are the Beatles.
The recent tech used on the Jackson's Get Back allows individual voices and instruments to be separated by AI. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a remix in the future using AI to separate the tracks and enhance the fidelity, however using the same cheesy newer cover from the Ron Howard documentary. Although these are technically remixes, so far, the Beatles camp is remixing and trying to remain somewhat faithful to the original pressing mixes rather than coming up with Something New. Ameerican remixes even try to faithfully recreate the added reverb and delay not present in the original master tapes. The AI based de-mix tech already has been used in the Beatles' last and forthcoming single - which isolated John's vocals from the original cassette tape and George's guitar recorded during the Threetle's Anothology new sessions. A new version of the Hamburg tapes wouldn't surprise me either - maybe this time getting an official legal release from the current rightsholders. Love the channel and content. It's an exciting (and expensive) time to be a Beatles media collector.
The first Beatles album I ever bought. It was in 1977 and I was 14-years-old. I didn't know anything about Beatles "canon", so I wasn't aware of any of their other albums. I just recognized some of the songs and thought it would be a great first Beatles album to own. While not a great album, I still think it's an exciting look into the phenomenon of Beatlemania and is a fun listen. Plus, great liner notes from George Martin.
Fondly remember pestering my mum to buy me this album back in 1977 from Boots of all places! I wasn’t aware it was being released and saw it in the shop window and then experienced that sinking feeling that I didn’t have enough paper round money on me to buy it. Fortunately, mum subbed me and I can still remember the excitement of hearing the album for the first time. Being too young to have seen The Beatles live it was then the nearest I had got to experiencing them live. Great memories. Totally agree we need Shea ‘65 released asap. Being old school I’d also like to be able to buy ‘69 Apple Rooftop concert on CD. So disappointed it’s only on streaming. Hoping Apple will get round to releasing a live box set sometime. Paris 65, Melbourne’64 Swedish TV & Radio performances etc. Yes there are bootleg releases but it would be great to have Giles Martin get an opportunity to access ‘master’ recordings and work his magic. His clean up of the soundtrack to Shea film that accompanied premiere of 8 Days A Week was an awesome experience.
I had this record as a kid in the late 70s. One day I brought it to school for "sharing" time during music class. The teacher put it on and thought that something was wrong with it because of all the "static" on the record. She didn't realize it was the sound of the audience screaming. (She was not the hippest music teacher in the world.)
Great story, Bill.
I guess the Osmonds were more her speed.
Same thing happened to me.
@@edstein5642 When I first got the old Capitol edition I didn't expect it would sound very good, and brother, I was right.
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This was my first ever Beatles record. I got it for my eleventh birthday. It started me on a lifelong journey of love and devotion to the Beatles.
@@pelgervampireduck that’s so interesting because my second Beatles album was Revolver.
All those old Beatles recordings with the screaming crowds sound like they’re playing on an airport runway. With planes taking off and landing throughout the show. That constant roar going on throughout their performances. I’ve been a fan ever since I heard them on the radio and the DJ said they were coming to America to play the Sullivan show. I already dug the music, but when I got a good look at them, holy shit they were fresh, vibrant, and totally unique looking in their presentation. I was hooked immediately. Beatles 4 ever ❤
I'm always impressed by the detail in your videos and I end up learning something new every time about The Beatles' fascinating story.
In 1999, I sat in a deserted Hollywood Bowl one Sunday lunchtime during a holiday and listened to this album on headphones from a Walkman. I gazed down at the empty stage picturing those four figures from yesteryear.
Thanks, glad you like them and for sharing such a cool experience.
I don't believe Giles' comment on his sequencing "just happening" to match his father's. When the original album came out. WXLO-FM in New York City played advance tracks from the forthcoming album, apparently from an acetate of the proposed double album that was originally planned. Paul prefaced "Boys" with a much longer intro than what would end up on the released disc. (I suspect he was killing time while Ringo was set up with a vocal mic.) Yet Giles used the exact truncated intro his father had used in the final master. What is the chance Giles would have used the exact choices - other than childhood familiarity with the 1977 LP?
Pans….nice! I imagine the Bowl still holds the vibes from the Beatles.
Yes, as many others, I was there. Wrote a short-short remembrance about it. I never heard The Beatles sing, the screaming was that intense. But the event itself? AWESOME SAUCE!
This was one of the first pre-recorded cassettes that I bought and strangely I found it in the bottom of a box only a couple of days ago and stuck it in my Nakamichi. It still sounds full of the raw energy that I loved back in 1977. In 1979 I got the vinyl on a -2 -2 pressing. The vinyl has a bit more bass but I still prefer the cassette. I suppose it's because it was the first way I heard this album. Much like a lot of the remixes by Giles Martin, I'm not a big fan of the later issue. I think Giles Martin and I have very different taste in music.
@@Kenszen well that’s how the song was supposed to sound like, Giles read the notes his father wrote on the tapes.
@@Kenszen I think it's the best version. It's a good balance between the mono mix (which most prefer) and the stereo (which I prefer).
@@Kenszen I disagree, the Giles mix of Lucy almost knocked me off my feet, especially in the line "...grow so incredibly high" - that was the best touch on that track.
@@lamper2 The Peter Cobbin mix of Yellow Submarine Songtrack shows how it should be done.
I’ve always loved the announcers voice in echo at the start of side 1
And now here they are The Beatles!!!
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I found a used book recently about a band that never quite made it big but kept at it. What sold me on it was the comment that they had released a live album but later learned that live albums are always fixed up back in the studio. They thought live really meant live.
The amps The Bestles use in Hollwoid Bowl are Viox AC100 (not AC30) with 4x Celestion Alnico 12’ speakers and 2 Goodman Midax midrange drivers in the enclosure. Those speakers where actually louder than the Marshall 100 4 x12’’ with Celestion Greenbacks..
Watching the Beatles Anthology, it was George who said that Vox had specifically built the 100 watt amps for the US tour.
@@JD-eq4dp for the 1965 tour....
Yes, more live releases would be so great! I was such a huge Beatles fan as a little kid when the Hollywood Bowl record came out. My dad surprised me with it as a gift one afternoon and I was blown away to hear a "new" Beatles album, and a live one! It's still a favorite of mine. I was hoping on the heels of the Ron Howard film we might see anthologies of concert recordings or film footage.
I purchased the Live At The Hollywood Bowl Album the day it was released in 1976 and still have it and it's one exciting album. Almost as seeing the Beatles in concert September 11, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida which I still remember in detail. Thanks for bringing this " long forgotten " gem back to us.
Thanks for watching, Bill.
I was disappointed that Apple and Giles Martin chose to replicate the 1977 album instead of giving us a set of two full concerts on disc, which would have been a more contemporary way to do things. I never owned the 1977 album and didn't really get excited by the 2016 release either because it was not the authentic concert but a different songs from different concerts thrown together. I wish that Apple some day releases a reimagined live set of complete concerts in audio an video form. They should have done that as part of the Beatles Live Project.
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I only own the newer version of the album so I cannot comment on the differences between the two, but I love how the album successfully translates the energy of The Beatles as a live touring band into a thing that can be appreciated generations later.
The Streaming release of the rooftop concert does the same, but it's not quite as nice as having a physical disc you can listen to and pass on to others.
I received this as a Christmas gift that year and played the heck out of it growing up. Just seeing the inside brought back a lot of great memories playing the record and pretending to be Ringo on the "air drums". Thank you and continued success. 👍
Nice overview of this album’s history! I agree that the four bonus tracks would have been better if inserted into album. The first thing I did with the CD was to re-burn it with those tracks edited into the middle.
It’s also worth mentioning that one of the 1966 Budokan performances did get a release in Japan on laserdisc in the 80s. While not an “album” it is the first release of a complete performance. Even if their playing wasn’t as strong as it was in 63 or 64, it’s still a fun show to watch!
I think the Beatles at the Hollywood bowl 1964-65 was a nice trip down memory lane for Beatle fans who experienced Beatlemania in the first place and who were now in their mid-late 20s when it was released in 1977. Wings over America released in late 1976 featured some Beatle tunes by Paul which I personally think sounded better.
I think live at the Hollywood bowl would have to be my favorite Beatles live album besides live at the BBC and the Beatles live at the star club the Beatles live at the star club is a good album you should cover that, I have a double LP version of it and it’s amazing that you can actually hear the Beatles with no screaming involved even though the sound quality is nothing to brag about but it’s a historic thing and that’s why I love it so much.
I bought the LP in 1977 and loved it. My personal belief is 1964 was the high point for the Beatles as a live band. Thank you Andrew for this comprehensive look at the The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl. I really enjoyed it. Cheers, RNB
Thanks for watching, Rick.
I grew up in the seventies and was a huge Beatles fan (still am). I was a kid, and remember seeing at far away urban cinemas in the paper there would be a showing of a film of the Beatles at Shea Stadium. I think this would probably be a variation on what I understand was a television version of the film of the concert that was shown in 1965. Obviously, there is a lot that material included in the Anthology, but it seems to me that would be a good project. You could make a modern documentary about memories associated with the first Shea concert, and present the original film of the show. I don't know if they have never done that since it is kind of a sloppy gig, but I think it is of such historical importance that it needs to be done.
Your videos are fascinating. The amount of time you put into each production is top notch. Thanks for making them.
Thank you very much!
Another outstanding video! I can see why The Beatles have been poorly represented live, as you say technology wise, the tech just wasn't upto it back in the early days. The Rooftop concert benefited from a better controlled performance beamed directly into a dedicated recording studio. And with the Rooftop gig essentially repeating the same few songs that might be another reason it hasn't been released as a separate album.
That being said... with this new isolation tech Peter Jackson used on the Get Back footage I'd be interested to see if it could be applied to the Hollywood Bowl and Shea gigs. In all fairness, just a remastered film of the Shea footage would be greatly appreciated!
I remember the excitement of picking this new release up in 1977 using my hard earned chore money from around the house. The sound quality at that time was miles above any bootleg record. I was always disappointed Capitol didn't release this as a double album with both complete shows.
When I watched "Eight days a week" in the movies, with its addiction of the Shea Stadium's performance, I thought it would be very good to release it in an album with high quality sound. As the same it could be happen with another shows we know that probably exist in complete and with a good sound, like, per example: "The Royal Performance" (1963); Washington (1964); Australia (1964); "Ed Sullivan's Shows" (1964/1965); Germany (1966) or Japan (1966). Who knows?
Another winner, Andrew! Before the 1977 version was released, I remember hearing the complete ‘64 show on the radio. When the album was released, I was quite surprised to hear the blending of the ‘64 and ‘65.
When the news about the 2016 was released, I was really hoping to finally get both shows…but no. I also find it questionable Giles Martin selected the exact same songs his father chose. It was nice to get the extra four songs, but like Andrew, I believe they should have been placed in the running order instead of at the end. Thank you again. Andrew.
The Rooftop Performance was actually released on streaming. Hoping they do an official CD/Vinyl release of it sometime.
There's a bootleg of the full rooftop concert. Called Last Licks. Very good.
@@joet_swbo101 I have that one! And two other bootlegs that sounded identical. I have 3 distinctly different Rooftop Performance mixes now with the new one, the Last Licks mix, and the other mysterious one that was handed down from the ancients. I really don't know where that particular one came from. I've always had it somehow.
Phenomenal and informative video, thanks so much Andrew! We're the same age and I got Hollywood Bowl (US version) in '77 and absolutely loved it (still do).
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, as always-I still have my vinal bootleg copy from 1972. The continuity of the entire performance from start to finish, complete with the banter between songs which is edited down on the official release, has an energy and excitement which is lost by the combination of play lists from 2 separate years. The '64 concert was at the peak of Beatlemania. By the time of the '65 concert a little fatigue was setting in. They performed well but lacked the energy of the '64 show. It's an unhappy marriage of 2 time capsules. I would love to hear a remastered version of the '64 show, warts & all as they tried to re-achieve with the Let It Be project.
The Tourquise sound is a revelation. This exquisite. The CLASSIC RECORDS version is excellent too .
I bought the 1964 Hollywood Bowl bootleg a few years before the shoe was officially released. Although the sound quality might be lacking, it was miles above the Let It Be outtakes which dominated the market. I just wished both official releases could have found space for one of my favorite cuts, "If I Fell".
I missed getting tickets to their 1964 Hollywood Bowl concert, but saw them in Las Vegas instead. The next year we had box seats for both Hollywood Bowl shows, plus a stadium show in San Diego. In 1966 I saw them in L.A. and their final concert in San Francisco (6 concerts in 3 years). My friend Kathy and I jumped off the top deck at Candlestick Park and ran onto the field, only to be carted off by 4 security guards, one on each limb. We even snuck into the back yard where they were staying in Bel Air. Oh, we had such good times!
Good times indeed! Thank you for watching and posting.
One of the few official Beatles releases I’ve never owned. Great to see a deep dive on the history and sound quality of both issues.
Glad you enjoyed it, Andrew.
I bought this live album on cassette sometime in the 80’s; when I was a teenager. Last year I found a vinyl record on a flea market. My brother asked me: “Isn’t that the album on which you hear only girls screaming?” I answered: “Yes, but it’s for the collection…” 😊
Great video Andrew . I totally agree about the track listing . Always thought it was strange that Giles didn't intigrate the extra tracks into the set running order . Having them tagged on the end just seems like an afterthought . Ending on Baby's in black is just weird ! I like the new mix , but at the same time I always thought the Hollywood Bowl recordings were superb . They always sounded fresh and new - must be that delay effect you mentioned . I didn't know about that . I've got the complete hollywood bowl recordings bootleg , and it's a shame more of these recordings didn't make the official cut . Stuff like I Feel Fine ... Just for info , they were using Vox AC100 amps by 65 , not Ac30's (hence them being 100 watts ) . I love George's comical comment about getting specially made 100 watt amps for the '65 tour on the Anthology :)
The long overdue Shea concert film should incorporate any unused footage and give a multi view option.
Agree totally about the merits of their Swedish set. Absolutely marvellous. My favorite of the BBC recordings is Soldier of Love, a great song, great Beatlization of the Arthur Alexander original and great energy, even without an audience.
I actually like hearing the screaming, it gives you the sense of what it would have been like to be there, and also the sense of what Beatle Mania was like (I was born in 1966). I wouldn't want it to sound like the crowd was quiet and polite. Listening to this when I was a kid gave me a taste of what Beatle Mania was all about.
Interestingly I just found out today that a friend of mine went to one of those concerts as a young woman. I forgot to ask what year. She said it was great. No doubt the pond helped the sound and gave enough space for the Beatles to be able to hear themselves better than they normally would. She was in row 17 and could hear the Beatles, as well as all the screaming around her.
I remember reading that John Lennon claimed their set from Stockholm in Oct 1963 was the Beatles’ best performance. Agreed, not only technically, but sonically as well. It was available on the bootleg “Johnny & The Moondogs - Silver Days”, and included several BBC recordings made between July 1963 and May 1965.
It's a shame they didn't release complete concerts, instead of a compilation. They are "out there", and they are fantastic. The Swedish show is great : they should have included that in it's entirety on Anthology. I do hope Apple does release more more live material, as there is some good sounding shows in existence. Thanks for another fine video, Andrew.
What year of the swedish show are you talking about David?
@@daytripper9222 1963. There's also one from 64, although the audio isn't as good, as I recall. Would have to give it a listen.
@@750drums Over the past few months I'm really getting into live older beatles concerts. I have a ton of stuff that I've collected over the years but I'm sure that there's cleaner stuff out there now. In 2014 I bought a star club show on ox tangle label. And just a couple weeks ago I ordered the 2022 star club show done by Lord reef that's really good. The title of it is live at the star club but the main title is m a g n e t o p h o n band. Last night I also pulled out my Quarrymen at home CD but I got this in early 90s and I bet there's a cleaner version of this one by now.
@@daytripper9222 It's amazing the stuff that has come out. There's a newer , clean tape of the 64 Philadelphia show that's really good, and one of the 64 Hollywood Bowl that's as good as the legit one, and it's the complete show. Wonder what Apple is sitting on that no one's heard ?
@@750drums Oh man I bet they have a ton of stuff that they're holding on to. Peter Jackson offered to clean the star club tapes up and I bet if they would allow him to do that it would sound amazing but I'm not holding my breath. I just came across a 10 CD set that I have of live stuff from 62 through 66 and there's a 1965 Philadelphia concert on here is that the one?
It was mindblowing in 1977 to at last hear them live on record (I was 13 at the time). There was no internet then to see or hear them and that was a very big issue back then - there was all these rumours of what it would take in dollars to bring then back in stage. I clearly remember George Martin's backliner notes on the album which tells it all, when he states that comparison to his daugthers fancy of Bay City Rollers he says 'One day she'll understand'
I used the intro of Bowies 'Lets Dance' to mix into 'Twist and Shout' from Hollywood Bowl on a party tape in 1983 - shake it baby ;) the sonic roar of the jet sounding audience was then and still now so inspiring animating 🎶
Great video Andrew! While not my favorite Beatles album, I am glad to have it and was happy to see it finally released on CD in 2016. I think I still prefer the 1977 version but the CD does have some merit. I agree that the bonus material should have been interspersed with the other tracks. I was surprised that the UK version had a different inner sleeve than the US copy. I found out a few years ago that the fans pictured on the US inner sleeve were not from the 1960s but were teenagers from the 1970s posing for the camera.! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Bill!
Were you able to actually confirm the inner sleeve photos were posed? I 100% think they were, but was never able to get an actual confirmation. I ran it by Bruce Spizer and he said only that it's possible they were posed. Note also that the seat numbers that the fans are in match the seat numbers on the tickets on the cover. I suppose they could have designed the ticket to match an authentic photo, but that is VERY fishy!
@@davidsacco8521 I may have read it in one of Bruce’s books or heard on Robert Rodriguez’s podcast. It sounds like they designed the tickets on the jacket to show the Beatles pictures so they probably went one step further and adjusted the seat numbers to match.
Beatles live 62-66 was the title of an old cd I'd made years ago and rediscovered just last week. Loads of great performances and audio...mostly ripped from the Anthology dvds I recall! How about a video on that set Andrew? Great info and video as always 👍
It was a really cool record to listen to as a young fan because I can hear the “screaming that was louder than the music “ that I’ve read about. Beatlemania on record
Well done. Sitting in my lap is the Capitol release that I bought all those years ago. The inner sleeve is plain white with a cutout to view the label on both sides.
Another great video and I am so glad you did this one. I have always liked the Sir George Martin 1977 mix better than Giles's version. To my ears it has more excitement and overall more raw energy than the Giles remix. Yes, the remix does lower the audience and yes the instruments are more defined now, but the 'reverb' used in the mix is so much more subdued. Yes, the new mix is probably more authentic to what they, the audience, heard if they heard anything at all. It lacks all the excitement the original does.
Fantastic video-nice work. I received this album with Barry Manilow and Gordon Lightfoot around 1980-my 10th birthday. I suspect my parents were trying their best to balance my interest in Def Leppard, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Rush, etc. Still play the Hollywood Bowl album these days!
Funny thing is when i think of live at the hollywood bowl album, the 1st thing that comes to mind is John shouting out Go away with that light will you, bought this in 1977
Thanks once again for such a well researched topic so skillfully presented. The big revelation of the original '77 release was that THOSE GUYS COULD PLAY! Despite the antique nature of the live audio gear and the jet engine volume of the audience, the four of them made a hell of a joyous racket that fully explains their ongoing appeal. George Martin did exactly what he should have done, which was to present a moment in time, a long gone more innocent era, in a way that cuts through the dross of today's cynical and assembly line created pop like a hot knife through butter. One again, Giles Martin has stepped in it by overthinking the process. Rather than a computer generated new "mix" that drains much of the life essence from the raw recording, a simple hi res remastering of the original '77 mixes would have not only honoured his own father, but also would have left intact the time travel effect of listening to the phenomenal roar of 18,000 adoring teens. This was the absolute epitome of BEATLEMANIA. Why apologize for it by trying to dampen it down?
Thanks for all your work on these video uploads/ downloads!! Andrew a pure joy as a Beatles obsessive 🙏🙏
Thank you, Archie. Glad you like them!
Always enjoyed the album when I bought it in the early 80s and managed to record a cassette version in order to listen to it on an ipod some years ago long before the CD came out. It may not have been recorded well but it sounds great I reckon and I'm sure captures the excitement of a Beatles gig (whatever that might have been like!). Sometimes it's better for live albums to be a little rough round the edges anyway, some live recordings these days almost sound too good!
At the time I bought this album in 1977, I was only really interested in the later Beatles, and thought the early stuff a bit hokey. George Martin's liner notes didn't sell it very well, and I played it once or twice. Recently I've been getting back into vinyl, and I played my nearly pristine original copy. It's really good. Glad I kept it.
I do enjoy the 2016 mix quite a bit more than the original release. You can even hear the tip of Ringo's stick tip hitting the cymbals in some of the songs! Like in Roll Over Beethoven. Maybe I like that only because I'm a drum nerd, but I like how ''brighter'' and cleaner the new version is, at least it sounds like that to me. I agree with the sequencing on the bonus tracks, they should've been added to the main setlist, and I think they should've also added I Feel Fine from the 30th to the setlist. The performance of that song is fantastic, and John also sings the correct lyrics after the break, lol.
I got gifted the vinyl as a Xmas gift from my aunt, and it was my first beatles album on vinyl, cherish the record til this day
This was one of the 1st Beatles records I knew about. My parents had it.
I bought the Hollywood Bowl album when it was released and I kept waiting for it to come out onto CD. I agree with Baby's in Black, they should have inserted the songs into the proper order and left Long Tall Sally where it should have been. Great upload!
Thanks!
This has always been an exciting album to listen to and if all we had was the ‘77 album, I’d be happy with that. Heck, I’m happy with my bootleg of all 3 performances…but George Martin’s additional echo amps up the energy in a good way.
Thank You, great show..btw., I have 1977 Yugoslavia pressing...xxx
Thanks for watching!
Awesome info about this album
I have the Capitol 77 issue and the latest issue on CD
HI Andrew - thx for all the great vids, love 'em all - I'm 2 years late seeing this one, but actually it's not true that the original version of Live at the HB never made it to CD anywhere. I have a CD copy, marked P&C 1977, manufactured by EMI Japan and distributed by EMI Canada in Ontario. The cover is a nicely produced mini gatefold with the design used on the UK vinyl albums. Best wishes, Steve
The 64 show was one of the first bootlegs I bought in the mid 70s and it was fantastic,better than the official release.
I still have my vinal copy from 1972. The continuity of the entire performance from start to finish, complete with the banter between songs which is edited down on the official release, has an energy and excitement which is lost by the combination of play lists from 2 separate years. The '64 concert was at the peak of Beatlemania. By the time of the '65 concert a little fatigue was setting in. They performed well but lacked the energy of the '64 show. It's an unhappy marriage of 2 time capsules. I would love to hear a remastered version of the '64 show, warts & all as they tried to re-achieve with the Let It Be project.
insert the bonus track songs inside the hollywood bowl concert,
Looks great.
Of the Hollywood Bowl tracks, I love Boys.
Ringo is just rocking out and giving it his all!
Live at the Star Club and Live at the Hollywood Bowle are both in my collection. As a teenager I copied both from LP to Mc to listen to them on my walkman 😀
After reading at length on the merits of the 2016 remix, I failed to notice much of a difference between the 1977 and 2016 versions on vinyl. The performances are fantastic, and that's really all that counts. The accounts of re-sourcing original tapes and new ways of manipulating them for the 2016 release made a great story for the archivists, but, in my opinion, did little for drastically changing the audio. And, as you note, upon initial release in 1977, sales figures for the record were very good. However, during my days of record shopping in earnest starting in the early 1980s, the 1977 Hollywood Bowl album was one of the more common titles in the used record bins. It may have sold well at first, but many fans didn't seem to hold on to it...at least the US issue. In 1994 I heard the domestic cassette issue for the first time, and was blown away by how good it sounded. Somewhere in that 17 year time period, to me it sounded like someone went back for a refined mix for the cassette issue of the early 1990s. Perhaps to get the existing album ready for a compact disc release (?). Well, that took ANOTHER 22 years, sadly. I have to wonder what it was like for Capitol big-wig Voyle Gimore to be AT those shows. His primary work for Capitol was as a staff producer in the studio, with brilliant productions of Frank Sinatra and The Kingston Trio to his credit (among others). He would have been this well dressed fatherly type of 52 years of age, very harmless seeming...exposed to the the heights of a Beatles' concert!! Talk about the generation gap. But, he rose to the task just fine.
Thank you so much for a very insightful video about the history of this album with today's technology they were able to put the screaming crowd on a separate track and allow the instruments to be heard much better than the original version because you can hear the instruments better and they were EQ so we could have more bass I much prefer the latest version then the original which may have slightly more energy with the screaming crowd but you can't hear the instruments as well
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
I like what George Martin did with the Hollywood Bowl tapes. especially ' Dizzy Miss Lizzy', the way the guitars seem to chug along in the performance. I wasn't aware of Giles Martin's release, but I think this would be worth my time. I have to agree with your comment on the ' Bonus Track' nonsense. I always appreciate your honesty. thanks for mentioning how well the original release did. Roy Carr and Tony Tyler's " An Illustrated Record" sums it up with 'in-and-out best describes its chart action'.
One of my earliest beatles LPs I bought back in 2013.
I have a japanesse pressing of the '77 version. Great sound quality, i love it. Greetings from Chile
The Capitol design was great! Hard to believe EMI scrapped those album labels with the ticket stubs! Especially after seeing the labels they used instead. I listened to this album a bunch as a child back in the early 80's. I didn't own the album, but I checked it out at the library probably a dozen times! I don't remember ever seeing it in stores, or probably would have got a copy?
There was always a pissy relationship between Capitol and Parlophone over the Beatles' LP releases. To be fair, Capitol bolluxed and butchered a fair number of albums, but they also improved a couple IMHO (Rubber Soul and Magical Mystery Tour). By this point, they were just shooting each other's feet for the hell of it; they probably reckoned the LPs would sell truckloads regardless.
This was my first Beatles Album
When I first got into collecting Beatles recordings this album was the second album I brought after With The Beatles back in 1982. Haven't played it for a long time....may dig it out.
There's a 4-5 song live video of the Beatles '64 in Sweden...I think it's the best of all the early Beatles live performances.
Rewatched this after watching today’s Beatles vs. North America video. Gotta get my hands on a copy of the 1977 version to compare to the 2016. But most shocking is that 2 and a half years after this was released, Apple STILL has yet to issue a hard copy of the Rooftop Performance 16:26
i'll be honest I was looking forward to the doc more than the Hollywood Bowl remix; after seeing the doc and listening to the remix album - The live cd was the best thing to come out of this project.
Great informative video as always. Incidentally I listened to the 2016 mix last week for the first time in years and really enjoyed it on its own terms. It's my impression that generally you're not a big fan of recordings where the bass is prominent in the mix but personally I like it here as it sounds more punchy than the 1977 mix.
I've still not got round to listening to the Giles Martin remix...I will give a proper listen in the week. Such a shame these concerts were never officially filmed, how good would that have been. Thanks Andrew always a pleasure watching your mini documentaries.
I bought this when it came out,but I was more excited by the Live in Hamburg album that came out around the same time. I could see what John meant about the raw energy in Hamburg. I hope he managed to listen to the Hamburg tapes before the tragedy of 1980. I know he went to the Beatle conventions in the US and was an avid bootleg collector and he bought the BBC bootleg recordings.
No one's mentioned the Washington coliseum show. Audio and video. Talk about raw energy!
Perhaps the new audio-processing tech used by Peter Jackson for Get Back could be utilised to clean up some of these types of recordings in the future.
I can’t get over the 70’s-ness of the record sleeve or whatever it’s called.
I think the best live recording of the Beatles certainly in 1966 is the German concert they did at the Circus Krone in Munich, it captures them in a transition from mop tops to more interesting songs that appeared on Rubber Soul, unfortunately it’s very short!
my fave live beatles is on youtube, the concert in melbourne australia. just the right balance of fan hysteria and excellent and exciting live performance (the letterboxed edit). watch it at least once a week. the live in sweden for tv has good performance but none of the excitement of an actual concert. lacks juice lol
According to my Beatles list, apparently, I have the full recordings of each of those concerts. As I've been away from my record collection for over 3 years, now, I no longer remember where I got some of the things I got recently so, I can't say where I got these recordings.
😃Thank you for the great comparisons and research
Thanks for watching, Pat!
This is one I never bought, I don't know why. I was focused on others, like the studio recordings. Thanks for everything Andrew.
My pleasure, Bob.
I got both the “HB” album and “Star Club” the same week. I still have both and they play great.
1977 or 2016, just having this again is great! I had the cassette tape in 1989, and thought, even with the technology available in ‘77, it was a great album. As far as the 1965 Hollywood Bowl shows “lacking energy”, if they were, then they hid it very well…as the energy from The Beatles from both shows is equally incredible.
Maybe do a release of The Sam Houston Coliseum show next?
Another great look at an important and much over looked Beatles release. I'm certain I got The Hollywood Bowl album on MFP just after it was released in 1984. I was in my local Woolworths and they'd just had an influx of new releases on their MFP stand. I hadnt realised it was deleted so soon after its initial release! I still have my copy!
Dude ...............Mr. Dude You Rock! I remember Buying this album as a College graduation gift to myself! Up to then I use ta listen to the Beatles Story and Boots to get the same feel!
The really weird thing that stands out on the 2016 release is the use of Georges' 360 on " I want to hold your hand". It just doesn't fit at all.
Star Club tapes official release: *Cries in hope*
Thank you for sharing such an excellent and well researched video. I'd like to add some intriguing points that weren't covered:
High-quality black-and-white footage from the 1964 show has been both captured and preserved. Notably, excerpts of their performances of "All My Loving" and "She Loves You" from the concert made their way into the 1995 Beatles Anthology documentary series.
In the early 1970s, a complete tape of the August 1964 performance was leaked from the Capitol vault. This discovery served as the foundation for a widely circulated bootleg LP titled "Back in 64 at the Hollywood Bowl".
It's worth noting that complete copies of all three shows have become readily available within the fan community and are in wide circulation.
I still have the Hollywood Bowl disc I bought in 1977. I remember one saturday morning in Cronulla NSW Australia - a record store - Jolly Roger's Records - had set up hi fi speakers on the shopfront awning and was playing Can't Buy Me Love from the Hollywood Bowl album on repeat. It sounded amazing blasting up and down the main street that Saturday morning. Naturally I bought the record, still have it and bought the 2016 edition as well. I prefer the audio quality and the presence of Giles Martin's remix but that just my preference. Great video :)
Great times, David!
I remember buying the cassette in 1977 and loving the album. A bit disappointed that George Martin's sleeve notes and the artwork was not included. The same unimaginative format was on the cassette of Wings At The Speed Of Sound which I acquired a few months later. Also have the new version on CD but have not analysed it enough. Thank you for a fabulously informative and enjoyable documentary feature.
Glad you enjoyed it, Duncan and thanks for sharing your memories..
The Vox AC30 is 30 watts, not 100, however they were using 100 watt amps as stated: John & George are using AC100 heads, with Paul using a slightly older AC80/100.
Great video, as always! I’ve always liked the Beatles live concerts, and I have tracked down many on RUclips (AdamBoundnbeing a great source!).
Beatles at the Hollywood bowl (1977) is one of the first LP’s I bought, I remember it quite well. I bought it at my first visit to my favourite record shop (Råkk og Rålls in Oslo!) with my grandpa. Later, we went for a walk, and stopped at a nice Cafe :).
The record was a near mint or maybe even mint example of a Swedish pressing. It has probably been played closed to nothing. Also, it was maybe the record that really got me into preserving my records well, because I was so scared to damage it in any way. I mean, the other LP’s I had were pretty beat up, so it didn’t matter as much how they were played and stored haha!
Well well I liked it a lot, but I haven’t played it more than, say, 4 times since I got it… but that will soon change! It is a great record, but you know, it’s kind of “buried” in my collection (its in the Beatles section (of course), which is in chronological order… after release date. With it being released in 1977 puts it behind all of their albums, so you usually pick out one of them instead!).
I have the Music for Pleasure U.K. vinyl from the early 80s. Bought at WH Smiths. I loved the energy of the recording, epitomised by Twist & Shout. Thank you, Andrew.
Nice one, Matt.
I bought the remix version of life at the Hollywood bowl and I think it’s great.
And I think you’re right Andrew F Giles Martin would have followed the programming of different songs on it on the live at the Hollywood bowl that would’ve been good, but overall I think it’s a great album and I love the energy that they have behind the songs including the very faster version of all my loving.
I think it’s a great album from start to finish and on the last and I love the introduction when the two announcers say here they are the Beatles.
The recent tech used on the Jackson's Get Back allows individual voices and instruments to be separated by AI. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a remix in the future using AI to separate the tracks and enhance the fidelity, however using the same cheesy newer cover from the Ron Howard documentary. Although these are technically remixes, so far, the Beatles camp is remixing and trying to remain somewhat faithful to the original pressing mixes rather than coming up with Something New. Ameerican remixes even try to faithfully recreate the added reverb and delay not present in the original master tapes. The AI based de-mix tech already has been used in the Beatles' last and forthcoming single - which isolated John's vocals from the original cassette tape and George's guitar recorded during the Threetle's Anothology new sessions. A new version of the Hamburg tapes wouldn't surprise me either - maybe this time getting an official legal release from the current rightsholders. Love the channel and content. It's an exciting (and expensive) time to be a Beatles media collector.
The first Beatles album I ever bought. It was in 1977 and I was 14-years-old. I didn't know anything about Beatles "canon", so I wasn't aware of any of their other albums. I just recognized some of the songs and thought it would be a great first Beatles album to own. While not a great album, I still think it's an exciting look into the phenomenon of Beatlemania and is a fun listen. Plus, great liner notes from George Martin.
Fondly remember pestering my mum to buy me this album back in 1977 from Boots of all places! I wasn’t aware it was being released and saw it in the shop window and then experienced that sinking feeling that I didn’t have enough paper round money on me to buy it. Fortunately, mum subbed me and I can still remember the excitement of hearing the album for the first time. Being too young to have seen The Beatles live it was then the nearest I had got to experiencing them live. Great memories. Totally agree we need Shea ‘65 released asap. Being old school I’d also like to be able to buy ‘69 Apple Rooftop concert on CD. So disappointed it’s only on streaming. Hoping Apple will get round to releasing a live box set sometime. Paris 65, Melbourne’64 Swedish TV & Radio performances etc. Yes there are bootleg releases but it would be great to have Giles Martin get an opportunity to access ‘master’ recordings and work his magic. His clean up of the soundtrack to Shea film that accompanied premiere of 8 Days A Week was an awesome experience.
Happy days, Andy.