Man, Ringo's influence in creating that Beatles sound is impeccable. He really had a feel for how to fit into the composition just right. Very tasty fills, rock steady beat with just the right spacing to let the songs breathe. Bravo Ringo!
Yes that is so true I think Ringo is probably one of them most underrated drummers if not the most. But pay attention when they're trying to figure it out when they have to redoing the take about 6 7 maybe 8.. times John suggests to George Martin in order for Ringo to keep the beat and maintain those fills that he does that he'll sort of strum the beat with his guitar to keep Ringo's timing in order to do those fills. Pay close attention go back and listen. But absolutely you're correct that is so difficult for him to do maintaining that beat and putting those signature fills in.. I'm not a trained musician or anything like that but please let me know what you think
So i was 13 when the Beatles broke in 1964...the so very different sound they had from the previous groups like Beach Boys, surf music and teeny bopper singers cant really be explained. They just popped. The songs and vocals were bright and uplifting. "She Loves You" and I Wanna Hold Your Hand" were so addictingly great. Ive often wondered how many people would have gotten into music and bands if the Beatles had never been, because before them there really wasnt a big interest in becoming a member of a band but after everyone wanted to including a lot of famous musicians we know listen to. The 7 years they topped the charts and were a band that everyone followed can never be done again to that level. It was literally a phenomenon.
I am 67 years old. Over the last year or two, the Beatles have come back to me. I see again the wonderful music I grew up with. I will never forget them, because the changed the world of music. I, like many of my youth, have seen again the wonder of music that made us who we are.
That was the first Beatles single I bought and I played it over and over, both sides, and it's still great to hear those harmonies! Was so lucky to be a teenager in the '60s!!!
So, so true. I was almost 12 years old and just started middle school. No matter how much I've tried I can't explain what growing up with the Beatles was. If you weren't there, you'll never know... and if you were you understand exactly what I'm saying...
@@danytoob No, people who were not there will never, can never, know what it was like. Those who were there are in a special fraternity. Sure ame glad the transistor radio was invented before The Beatles came along.
i was 11 years old when i saw the beatles on ed sullivan feb 1964. i loved them then and always will. when i play guitar its beatle songs 95 per cent of time. There is no group better than them. when you see their concerts they are playing hard and giving it all.
There will never be another group like the Beatles in a hundred lifetimes. James Paul McCartney, John Winston Lennon, George Harrison, and Richard (Ringo Starr) Starkey; "Their Names Liveth Forever!"
I've got hours and of this stuff on CD with them take after take you hear the songs evolve. While certainly not early material, the Strawberry Lane set by...I think it was Silent Sea maybe that put that out, is fascinating as it traces Strawberry Fields from John's Almeria demos up through the final version. Things like that really give you a sense of how organic their recording processes were. GREAT stuff.
What a dynamite song. Its one of my top 5 favorites. I just love Ringos fills at the end and Georges Cha Cha Cha guitar sound in the outro. So dynamic. I never tire of this song.
This is, indeed, a great song, with a wonderful melody, awesome harmony, beautiful middle part, cha cha guitars included, Barry!! I just played it about 10 times in a row on my piano: Key of D major, of course, like them.....................I play the two voices too. It's awesome ...I'll never tire of it either Barry.........NEVER.
That would be John with the chunky rhythm chucks throughout the song and the ending. That's classic Rickenbacker sound. George would double it sometimes but it was primarily John's domain - rhythm. 🎸
@beatlealex9129 Negative. If you've ever played an early 60s J-160 (they were acoustics w/a pickup on them) and strummed ANY of the chords George or John did with them like the opening chords to This Boy you would KNOW a J-160 can not make the Rickenbacker electric rhythm sounds you can hear clearly on this song. George is playing a Gretsch electric. Neither guitars you hear are the guitars pictured above. Ears.
@beatlealex9129 If it's chunk it ain't J160, it's Rickenbacker. If it's strumming it's J-160s and/or Rick. If it's octaves - the main hook in this song it's Gretsch later Rick. Usually J-160s are strumming not picking. One rare exception of J160 LIVE was at MBE show - not even the way I Feel Fine hook was played on record - John plays the hook (you hear mainly George) on the J160 but it facilitates the strumming of the country verses - but obviously not the sound on record. J160 is a unique sound, it's 50% at least of the rhythm sound of the first 2 LPs with Lennon's 325. - easy to hear what it's NOT.
Pete Best was beautiful soul. I spent about 20 minutes talking to him in private in the early 1980s approximately. I was surprised how much he loved The Beatles after everything he went through. He talked about his book which I never read.
I was 13 with a bunch of other kids waiting for the Ed Sullivan Show to start! It's been such a great ride to witness this group's musical history and legacy!🥰
I was there with you, Lily. Thirteen as well. Congratulations on being part of the HS class of '67. Quite a ride we've had since then! But I've been there with you every step of the way.
Incredible! Spectacular. Brilliant! Beautiful. What gems. RUclips...was invented...just for this. No other reason. Everything non-Beatles...is secondary on RUclips. The Beatles are the reason...RUclips exists. ☀️😎☀️
This was the exact same day that MY favorite Female singer PATSY CLINE was Killed in a Plane crash . FROM ME TO YOU is in fact the Very First Beatles Song I ever heard later in September that Year as a 13 year old . I will Always Remember hearing it , thinking it was different .
Take one of "From Me To You" sounds so quiet and shy, The Beatles are really adorable. It took them long to spread its wings and nail his music but they make it.
Thank you. I am at a loss for words. It brings so many emotions back to me hearing these songs and I never imagined listening to the actual progression in recording them. It is a treat. They, the Beatles, are magic to my ears. Thanks again.
Look at the hard work put in n repeated practises until perfection.Thats why the BEATLES r a masterpiece n will never ever fade.No band can emulate them.
I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan
I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan
I would say that the real Beatles were from Rubber Soul onward as it was them doing what they wanted and not caring what the trends were, or what would be commercial. Tho there was a little of this in the beginning they were still being handled and that made them write and perform what these handlers thought would sell, including doing covers of other's songs. By Rubber Soul they were pushing the limits of studio ability, inventing sounds and recording techniques which were not known before and doing it because they wanted not because someone said it would sell.
Agree. Rubber Soul was the start of the "recording" Beatles where they couldn't play Live what they did in the studio. The sheer originality of the chord changes and melodies - middle 8s pre '66 were the BEST. Rubber Soul and Revolver were the Best post '65 (Pepper was cute - only a couple great songs but a great gimmick - if Strawberry and Penny were included as they were supposed to be then I'd have another opinion) but by then the charm was wearing off. By Let It Be and Abbey Road the music chord changes were predictable - good, but not original like pre 65 Beatles. (exceptions would be Sun King w/ Beach Boys ripped harmonies fairly interesting) People forget that by the Beatles 3rd and last American tour they weren't selling out the venues any more - their time had waned a little and there were too many other options for kids by '66. 🎸
Obviously the early Beatles, 1963 - 65, changed music as much as their later period when you realize what came before '63. We're so blown away by their later stuff after '65 that we sometimes forget that fact.
This is like hearing these tunes I've loved for almost 60 years when they were brand new again, this is amazing, thank you! I'm a long time bassist incidentally who started because of McCartney. First heard "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" in Jan 1964 when I was ten and had to play that "humming" guitar, first American hit. Magic times, this brings it back.
Oh Yes! I was a teenager when the Beatles were first seen on the Ed Sullivan show Feb. 9, 1964. Wow!!!! Even my parents liked them!!! I will never forget seeing them live at Shea Stadium in New York City in the borough of Queens. The Beatles were great at all levels of their fame but I favor the early Beatles because the songs were more Romantic. My father was in Liverpool in the early 1950s on a business trip as he was a Tailor on assignment training the British Companies in tailoring techniques. Did you see the Beatles Dad in Liverpool before they were famous frolicking around the streets? My dad was also a musician in an Italian band. Oh I guess he liked the Beatles because he spent a lot of time in Liverpool! He approved them as well as my mother! I am sure the Beatles mothers especially Johns and Pauls deceased mothers ,if they were alive would be proud of their sons at that time.
Phew! What a band! George Martin had no idea in 1963 that he would play a pivotal role in creating music with these four lads that would inform generations of fans. His son, Gilles, has become the bearer of this legendary band's songs. When listening to this group in 2022, it is truly magic time! No other band has influenced music and musicians like the Beatles!
I was ten and watched all three weeks. Beatlemania hit me. Still got it to this day, especially listening to these, it's like hearing them for the first time again.
I am not a student but I was there when these music came out. From me to you was iconic. John sang lead and Paul give him perfect back up. In concert they shared the mic a few times. Their voices were mixed before they entered the PA. THANK YOU for sharing and please keep them coming.
@@jameswallace5967 Agreed. Lennon was what we would call a Pop/Rock "Dramatic Tenor", especially in the early days. McCartney a Pop/Rock Lyric Tenor. The difference would be that the Dramatic Tenor (2nd Tenor) is slightly lower and a little more robust. The Lyric Tenor (1st Tenor)s slightly higher and a little lighter in tone.
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv Lennon's PEAK was more in the earlier Beatles. He had more power in his voice during that time. He still was very good in the later Beatles. Paul actually peaked a little later but he always had that real high pitched tenor voice when he needed it. Both guys had great voices in the same way that the Everly Brothers both had great tenor voices in their prime. Not all tenors are the same just like not all baritones are the same. Some tenors are a little higher & have little lighter tone. Some baritones are a little lower with a little heavier tone.
I just LOVE hearing them work out the songs, parts, dubs, etc. counting the no. of times they are gonna' do a phrase etc. For instance, when they are recording the ending part of "Thank You Girl", which will be dubbed onto the tape, they are trying to decide the rhythm to use. In every 'take', the harmony is gorgeous.
Safe to say take 8 of From Me to You was the final product, though the mixing of the recording was sped up and the pitch made higher. Although I must say take 2 might have been a good alternative too, even without John's harmonica. Thanks to the keen listening skills of George Martin, you can hear the rough beginnings of a song through its evolution.
Great channel. Thanks for uploading these recordings. Listening to these only makes what the Beatles, their producer, George Martin, and the engineers that made it possible to get their sound and inventiveness to record, all the more wonderful.
These four boys and their nascent talent were there when we were all ySO young with all of life ahead of us. Everything was possible and the joy in their music propelled us along through the decades. We grew up with them and they did the same. Lucky kids!
@@jhaduvala I think it was more him. If you listen to a lot of the bootlegs hearing the songs develop they (the Beatles) hadn't figured out the arrangements and Martin fixed them....later on they learned how to do it better.
He might have suggested a few structural things, but he didn't write their parts. They wrote their parts and integrated them into an arrangement song by song. And then they played their arrangements and didn't bust out in improv. Their skill at arranging is the other half of the Beatles skillset (after the songs) that sets them apart from other bands. They were collaborative arrangers. But they were lucky to have him, no doubt. Hearing songs and arrangements develop is listening to their process, that's all. Don't assume they didn't (couldn't) do it, and that Martin had to FIX them. That's not true at all.
@@woodshome11 ok thanks, they were big microphones, how come they don't have the spit covers like they do today. Sorry don't know the correct term, if you know what I mean, I heard back in the day they were worth about 3 grand,,,,
@@valsammut1084 Yes back in the day, even 1980 they were about $3k. They had their own type windscreen, spitcover you might see in other pictures also a pop filter screen used alot nowadays.
They were instinctive songwriters from the very beginning. However, they fully blossomed and learned the ropes and all the tricks of the trade once they got their foot in the door. George Martin was a huge part of their musical development. They were very intelligent men who learned their craft well. They listened to the hits of the day, and nicked a bit here and there, and spat it back out in their own style. Which is what every excellent songwriter/band does. Look at how many bands/songwriters at the time nicked from them also. Songwriters/bands are influenced by everything around them, and everybody borrows from everybody. They call it being "influenced by." Very few bands at the time had their propensity for songwriting and harmony, which put them clearly at the top.
@@countalucard4226 Thank You. And of course a huge Thank You to The Beatles for the music. It was a pure magic, lightning in a bottle, type experience for those of us who experienced it as it was unfolding. But fortunately, the music is preserved forever for future generations to enjoy. Beatles Forever 👍
It's always been a thing that we tend to think that the recordings of these classic songs sounded just that way from the time the songs were written. In the day, this misunderstanding cowed and humbled millions of musicians trying so hard to create their own music to sound at least in the ballpark with these guys. We were all massively frustrated that we couldn't sound like those records at our rehearsals in our basements, garages, etc. We didn't know a thing about recording production, micing, pre-amps, EQ, compression, effects, and everything that goes into a professionally made recording. We thought that they just sounded like their records when they plugged in, played, and sang. It drove us crazy. Now and for a while, through vids like this, we have come to understand that what we heard on these records was impossible for anyone, even them, to produce live just playing and singing like mere mortals. Here, for instance, we see that lots of takes, experiments, and changes were necessary to make the finished thing. Yeah, even they were human, even if the final music sounds as if they weren't.
Still, though, they could put down a whole album in just a couple of days or less. The speed with which they wrote, learned, and recorded songs is truly astounding - averaging 2 albums a year for 8 years - plus early touring, 4 movies, and a rooftop concert in record time (oh and writing a producing other music, including with other artists) - I always wondered if they ever slept!
@@dino0228 Yes, they were extraordinarily dedicated to their music and that can always be heard on their recordings. Their earnest dedication, songwriting, and their intelligent willingness and ability to change, evolve and improve their songs in the studio surely eventually impressed Geroge Martin, a serious, experienced, professional, classically educated Producer. That crucial, magical collaboration gave us those works art. We can hear that they did indeed learn their art and craft very quickly both as a band and individually. That is what comes of deep personal devotion. Still, my point is that the finished, mixed and mastered recordings, theirs and others are not at all what songs or individual instruments sound like in rehearsal or in any raw live setting. The many technical and audio-electronic studio techniques and processing used to create them gives them a sound that cannot be duplicated when just plugging in and playing. Not knowing anything about this drove us crazy trying to "get that sound" in rehearsal when it was, after all, impossible to do so. The valiant attempt to do so did, however, open up our ears and made us much better musicians.
@@michaelharrington75 Of course, those BBC pro recordings were processed. They were studio recordings produced with pro mics into preamps, EQ, compression, studio reverb, etc. The tracks were mixed and mastered as studio recordings as well. The early Beatles studio albums were recoded live, that is the Beatles played and sang at the some time as if on stage. There were some overdubs, John's harmonica and double tracked voices, for instance, but thee was almost none of what we might call "production" until much later. This is not to take anything away from the Beatles. Just the opposite. Very few bands can play ad sing live in the studio, which is a precise, unforgiving mirror, and come up with the superb sound that they did. Hats off to them.
I am glad to a Musician and to listen to That Beatles songs they make you happy and if you're feeling down just put a song from The Beatles and it's not bad Music
He's also rock solid on the fills on From Me To You, not to mention the swing groove on the song. The backbone of the Beatles and the John rhythm guitar.
Very Cool! Great to hear how the song takes shapes and their natural ability to form the song on instinct of what sounds good. Also the edit pieces are an eye opener. You can tell they were having a bit of a dilemma on how to open it even trying out humming instead of the da da da part. And of course the final version recorded in mono is speeded up a bit to lift the vocals and add a little energy.
The greatest band of all time...bar none. The Beatles...changed the world...the way Columbus changed the world. Things...would never be the same again. (I would give Bob Dylan his due as well). The Beatles were the greatest 'band', and Dylan...the greatest 'solo artist'..of all time. Next in line...would be Willie Nelson. Changed the world they did...
“From Me to You” was the first Beatles song I ever heard, on KRLA Radio, cruising down Whittier Boulevard in our two-tone 1956 Pontiac Star Chief in the summer of 1963. I was hooked then and there and asked my dad to drive straight to the mall where I bought the single for, I think, 77 cents. I still have it. “From Me to You” was released on the Vee-Jay label because Capitol Records were convinced nothing British could ever be successful in America. Incompetent idiots…
That's exactly how I felt when I heard ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN by Electric Light Orchestra...just loved that first album w/o Roy Wood....that second album seemed to carry on ...and the WISH YOU WERE HERE album by BADFINGER...not knowing it would be their last...both seemed to carry-on with that genius of perfection from Abbey Road album...the creative harmony and production just vibes through and unfortunately some get ripped to shreds ie... Badfinger , but ELO carry on !! The Beatles were Fortunate with Brian Epstein and George Martin...timing is everything, and poor George had to wait til they broke up for his songs to escalate...the world was so blessed to have BEATLES and the monumental touring they did and had to give up...!!
Fuck me they really are the best band in the world. Melody, delivery, musicianship, iconic songs full fooking package my pedigree chums shout out to anyone kicking back to this 50+ years later 👊🏻
Ringo still playing his Premiere's here... so quaint. As one of the 5 drummers the Beatles had (not counting studio cats like Andy White) Pete was the first to use Ludwigs. 🥁
@@mikefranklin3528 Few remember now or know that the UK charts were full of 'how much is that doggy in the window?' 'pink toothbrush' and 'I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts' ....and...Cliff Richard. On top of that they utilised simple chords but it was the chord progressions and harmonic notes that also set them apart. It would be unfair to put it all down to ''great marketing''
Amazing how many believe they were overnight sensations. Look at the schedules they had in ‘63, very few days off and all the hours they played in the red light district of Hamburg. Due to marketing? Don’t think so, it’s over 50 years later and they are still loved and have fans buying their records.
A lot of bands worked long hours. There was a large demand for live music everywhere back then. All the hard work and long hours performing live doesn't just translate into worldwide fame. It has to be marketed. There's a big difference in being successful in live music venues and securing a position in the recording industry. They are two separate things. Reality.
Over the years, a few obnoxious people - who never deserved the title - have referred to themselves as "The Fifth Beatle" including an American DJ on their first visit to U.S. ! Uh uh - the "Fifth Beatle" - without NO doubt, at all - WAS George Martin their fabulous record producer, shown in these photos with 'the boys'. :)
Man, Ringo's influence in creating that Beatles sound is impeccable. He really had a feel for how to fit into the composition just right. Very tasty fills, rock steady beat with just the right spacing to let the songs breathe. Bravo Ringo!
If he wasn’t a Beatle you wouldn’t think that
Yes that is so true I think Ringo is probably one of them most underrated drummers if not the most. But pay attention when they're trying to figure it out when they have to redoing the take about 6 7 maybe 8.. times John suggests to George Martin in order for Ringo to keep the beat and maintain those fills that he does that he'll sort of strum the beat with his guitar to keep Ringo's timing in order to do those fills. Pay close attention go back and listen. But absolutely you're correct that is so difficult for him to do maintaining that beat and putting those signature fills in.. I'm not a trained musician or anything like that but please let me know what you think
You must like Pete Best. Cause it aint Ringo
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Ringo hated to practice.
So i was 13 when the Beatles broke in 1964...the so very different sound they had from the previous groups like Beach Boys, surf music and teeny bopper singers cant really be explained. They just popped. The songs and vocals were bright and uplifting. "She Loves You" and I Wanna Hold Your Hand" were so addictingly great. Ive often wondered how many people would have gotten into music and bands if the Beatles had never been, because before them there really wasnt a big interest in becoming a member of a band but after everyone wanted to including a lot of famous musicians we know listen to. The 7 years they topped the charts and were a band that everyone followed can never be done again to that level. It was literally a phenomenon.
I am 67 years old. Over the last year or two, the Beatles have come back to me. I see again the wonderful music I grew up with. I will never forget them, because the changed the world of music. I, like many of my youth, have seen again the wonder of music that made us who we are.
I'm 68 and just now realizing how talented they were. I took them for granted and didn't understand how much work went into their music,
Я когда иногда когда ночью просыпаюсь, я слушаю их. Они все чудесны!
amigo mio los beatles siempre vuelven a uno ( siempre estan ahí )
Also 67 and I've just recently rediscovered the Beatles as well. I forgot how great so many of their songs really were.
Ringo's drumming is beyond awesome!
That was the first Beatles single I bought and I played it over and over, both sides, and it's still great to hear those harmonies! Was so lucky to be a teenager in the '60s!!!
I was but a nipper in the 60's, but I loved the music it was a good start
So, so true. I was almost 12 years old and just started middle school. No matter how much I've tried I can't explain what growing up with the Beatles was. If you weren't there, you'll never know... and if you were you understand exactly what I'm saying...
@@danytoob No, people who were not there will never, can never, know what it was like. Those who were there are in a special fraternity. Sure ame glad the transistor radio was invented before The Beatles came along.
@@danytoob SO true. And you had to be the right age too. If you were too old or too young you wouldn't have the same love for them we have. 8)
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Love
With love from you to you
i was 11 years old when i saw the beatles on ed sullivan feb 1964. i loved them then and always will. when i play guitar its beatle songs 95 per cent of time. There is no group better than them. when you see their concerts they are playing hard and giving it all.
There will never be another group like the Beatles in a hundred lifetimes.
James Paul McCartney, John Winston Lennon, George Harrison, and Richard (Ringo Starr) Starkey;
"Their Names Liveth Forever!"
Oh, shut up.
And Sir George Henry Martin was responsible for much of the unique sound they had.
@@FamousTVvoice true
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Have had them shelved for years.
Overplayed.
They weren't that good, even JPM said so. And George Martin, on first hearing them, thought their music was rubbish...
It amazes me how much joy and energy there is in these early tunes. I feel like I am rediscovering them.
Couldn't agree more!
I've got hours and of this stuff on CD with them take after take you hear the songs evolve. While certainly not early material, the Strawberry Lane set by...I think it was Silent Sea maybe that put that out, is fascinating as it traces Strawberry Fields from John's Almeria demos up through the final version. Things like that really give you a sense of how organic their recording processes were. GREAT stuff.
@@bradparker9664 I hadn't heard those! I'll try to find them. Thanks! Debbi in Arizona 🇺🇸
5 de marzo de 2023 escuchando estas joyas que los chicos de Liverpool grabaron hacer ya ¡ 60 años!
I have the original 45 and it still sounds amazing after nearly 60 years!
Wow it sounds amazing Ringo sure can beat them Skins.
What a dynamite song. Its one of my top 5 favorites. I just love Ringos fills at the end and Georges Cha Cha Cha guitar sound in the outro. So dynamic. I never tire of this song.
This is, indeed, a great song, with a wonderful melody, awesome harmony, beautiful middle part, cha cha guitars included, Barry!! I just played it about 10 times in a row on my piano: Key of D major, of course, like them.....................I play the two voices too. It's awesome ...I'll never tire of it either Barry.........NEVER.
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Yes Ringo finally nails it at 16:15. I just love the outro.
That would be John with the chunky rhythm chucks throughout the song and the ending. That's classic Rickenbacker sound. George would double it sometimes but it was primarily John's domain - rhythm. 🎸
@beatlealex9129 Negative. If you've ever played an early 60s J-160 (they were acoustics w/a pickup on them) and strummed ANY of the chords George or John did with them like the opening chords to This Boy you would KNOW a J-160 can not make the Rickenbacker electric rhythm sounds you can hear clearly on this song. George is playing a Gretsch electric. Neither guitars you hear are the guitars pictured above. Ears.
@beatlealex9129 If it's chunk it ain't J160, it's Rickenbacker. If it's strumming it's J-160s and/or Rick. If it's octaves - the main hook in this song it's Gretsch later Rick. Usually J-160s are strumming not picking. One rare exception of J160 LIVE was at MBE show - not even the way I Feel Fine hook was played on record - John plays the hook (you hear mainly George) on the J160 but it facilitates the strumming of the country verses - but obviously not the sound on record. J160 is a unique sound, it's 50% at least of the rhythm sound of the first 2 LPs with Lennon's 325. - easy to hear what it's NOT.
The best band ever!
Because they had a “never quit” attitude and didn’t stop until it was right! 👍
I played in a band in the '60's, and when the Beatles emerged, we all thought "WHAT ?!" They changed rock music instantly.
What band
March 1963…John and Ringo were 22 years old, Paul and George were 20. Hard to fathom that they were all still in their 20’s when they broke up.
Pete Best was beautiful soul. I spent about 20 minutes talking to him in private in the early 1980s approximately. I was surprised how much he loved The Beatles after everything he went through. He talked about his book which I never read.
I was 13 with a bunch of other kids waiting for the Ed Sullivan Show to start! It's been such a great ride to witness this group's musical history and legacy!🥰
I was there with you, Lily. Thirteen as well. Congratulations on being part of the HS class of '67. Quite a ride we've had since then! But I've been there with you every step of the way.
Incredible! Spectacular. Brilliant! Beautiful. What gems. RUclips...was invented...just for this. No other reason. Everything non-Beatles...is secondary on RUclips. The Beatles are the reason...RUclips exists. ☀️😎☀️
Absolutely correct!!!!
won't it be too much?
Great drumming from Ringo x
And the great George Martin who at this point must have realised WoW these guys are gold!
This was the exact same day that MY favorite Female singer PATSY CLINE was Killed in a Plane crash . FROM ME TO YOU is in fact the Very First Beatles Song I ever heard later in September that Year as a 13 year old . I will Always Remember hearing it , thinking it was different .
These guys were incredibly musical.
Take one of "From Me To You" sounds so quiet and shy, The Beatles are really adorable.
It took them long to spread its wings and nail his music but they make it.
Mi impresión también con esa primera toma, son adorables, jaja! Pero su evolución fue muy veloz y en cada paso eran genuinos. 😊
Es decir, en mi opinión cada etapa de los Beatles es valiosa en sí misma.
Thank you. I am at a loss for words. It brings so many emotions back to me hearing these songs and I never imagined listening to the actual progression in recording them. It is a treat. They, the Beatles, are magic to my ears. Thanks again.
You're very welcome
Indeed. Thank you for bringing us the progression of these recordings.
Lennon's lead vocals are incredibly GOOD. The harmonies & the music tracks are also very good.
Look at the hard work put in n repeated practises until perfection.Thats why the BEATLES r a masterpiece n will never ever fade.No band can emulate them.
Come on Apple before I leave this earth can you please release all the tapes. I want to hear take 1 of In My Life or Nowhere Man.
I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan
I totally agree my beatlel friend and at 65 yrs young thats how i feel and although ive been a fan since 64 and i sit hear i have so many mixed emotions cause when i think back on the world and the beatles in them early years it brings a lot of mixed emotions cause the joy and music they brought to us in those years and when my mind snaps back to the present time its a whole different crazy world out there now and with john and george gone and paul looking pretty rough these days it brings sadness that the dream is just about over for them and of course it just makes me realize my own mortality but thankful that i was born in 55 and was here to see, hear, and expierience the phenomenon known as the Beatles! Take care fellow beatle fan! Alan
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I love the early Beatles..that's the real BEATLES.. even though I like all their songs
I would say that the real Beatles were from Rubber Soul onward as it was them doing what they wanted and not caring what the trends were, or what would be commercial. Tho there was a little of this in the beginning they were still being handled and that made them write and perform what these handlers thought would sell, including doing covers of other's songs. By Rubber Soul they were pushing the limits of studio ability, inventing sounds and recording techniques which were not known before and doing it because they wanted not because someone said it would sell.
From 1966 the beatles were better than the beatles
Agree. Rubber Soul was the start of the "recording" Beatles where they couldn't play Live what they did in the studio. The sheer originality of the chord changes and melodies - middle 8s pre '66 were the BEST. Rubber Soul and Revolver were the Best post '65 (Pepper was cute - only a couple great songs but a great gimmick - if Strawberry and Penny were included as they were supposed to be then I'd have another opinion) but by then the charm was wearing off. By Let It Be and Abbey Road the music chord changes were predictable - good, but not original like pre 65 Beatles. (exceptions would be Sun King w/ Beach Boys ripped harmonies fairly interesting) People forget that by the Beatles 3rd and last American tour they weren't selling out the venues any more - their time had waned a little and there were too many other options for kids by '66. 🎸
Obviously the early Beatles, 1963 - 65, changed music as much as their later period when you realize what came before '63. We're so blown away by their later stuff after '65 that we sometimes forget that fact.
"THANK YOU GIRL" has shades of BUDDY HOLLY when he used sing in that high pitched baby type vocal inflection !
John's voice delayed echos add quality to thank you girl loads of takes and edits class
This is like hearing these tunes I've loved for almost 60 years when they were brand new again, this is amazing, thank you! I'm a long time bassist incidentally who started because of McCartney. First heard "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" in Jan 1964 when I was ten and had to play that "humming" guitar, first American hit. Magic times, this brings it back.
Thank you Joseph Alfred Cowan for sharing this gem. The BEATLES, the GOAT.
Awww... those harmonies ... 💗🤗
And notice the logo on Ringo's drum kit. Not our beloved logo but an early pre Beatlemania version
Ringo's Premier drum kit, the logo was said to have been designed by Paul
I saw that too...good observation. I love educated Beatles fans
Oh Yes! I was a teenager when the Beatles were first seen on the Ed Sullivan show Feb. 9, 1964. Wow!!!! Even my parents liked them!!! I will never forget seeing them live at Shea Stadium in New York City in the borough of Queens. The Beatles were great at all levels of their fame but I favor the early Beatles because the songs were more Romantic. My father was in Liverpool in the early 1950s on a business trip as he was a Tailor on assignment training the British Companies in tailoring techniques. Did you see the Beatles Dad in Liverpool before they were famous frolicking around the streets? My dad was also a musician in an Italian band. Oh I guess he liked the Beatles because he spent a lot of time in Liverpool! He approved them as well as my mother! I am sure the Beatles mothers especially Johns and Pauls deceased mothers ,if they were alive would be proud of their sons at that time.
So interesting to hear how the songs evolve-tempo, key, harmonies, etc-thanks Joseph!
Phew! What a band! George Martin had no idea in 1963 that he would play a pivotal role in creating music with these four lads that would inform generations of fans. His son, Gilles, has become the bearer of this legendary band's songs. When listening to this group in 2022, it is truly magic time! No other band has influenced music and musicians like the Beatles!
George mar-tin bloody Sharp he say lads take 100 that's the ticket , jolly good.
Watched them on Ed Sullivan. I was too young to understand that this band of young men would, one day rule the world of music.
I was ten and watched all three weeks. Beatlemania hit me. Still got it to this day, especially listening to these, it's like hearing them for the first time again.
THE BEATLES HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT!.......
I need food and a roof over my head....do they give me that?..:)
All you need is love. And a cheeseburger
Video is so so awesome..what a privilege to hear this!! ty 😍💕
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am not a student but I was there when these music came out. From me to you was iconic. John sang lead and Paul give him perfect back up. In concert they shared the mic a few times. Their voices were mixed before they entered the PA. THANK YOU for sharing and please keep them coming.
Lennons voice was so good. I mean it always was but it was something else in these early years.
He had only just gotten it back after the "Twist and Shout" incident according to the date listed here.
I agree...I always thought he sang a little better in the early days.
@@jameswallace5967 Agreed. Lennon was what we would call a Pop/Rock "Dramatic Tenor", especially in the early days. McCartney a Pop/Rock Lyric Tenor. The difference would be that the Dramatic Tenor (2nd Tenor) is slightly lower and a little more robust. The Lyric Tenor (1st Tenor)s slightly higher and a little lighter in tone.
@@yesterdayproductions1019 good analysis. Out of curiosity, how would you rate Lennon’s vocals later? And Paul’s?
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv Lennon's PEAK was more in the earlier Beatles. He had more power in his voice during that time. He still was very good in the later Beatles.
Paul actually peaked a little later but he always had that real high pitched tenor voice when he needed it.
Both guys had great voices in the same way that the Everly Brothers both had great tenor voices in their prime. Not all tenors are the same just like not all baritones are the same. Some tenors are a little higher & have little lighter tone. Some baritones are a little lower with a little heavier tone.
Using good headphones I finally heard "the whistle" John was taking about! I think it was fingers sliding in the first strings.
I just LOVE hearing them work out the songs, parts, dubs, etc. counting the no. of times they are gonna' do a phrase etc. For instance, when they are recording the ending part of "Thank You Girl", which will be dubbed onto the tape, they are trying to decide the rhythm to use. In every 'take', the harmony is gorgeous.
Really rare and fantastic audio. Thank you!
Thanks for listening
Wow, have just listened to Thank you Girl, what fantastic energy, drive and feel, gave me goose bumps...... great video thank you!
I just love love them forever 🙏
Safe to say take 8 of From Me to You was the final product, though the mixing of the recording was sped up and the pitch made higher. Although I must say take 2 might have been a good alternative too, even without John's harmonica. Thanks to the keen listening skills of George Martin, you can hear the rough beginnings of a song through its evolution.
They took hard work and talent to get where they got. And still good.
perfection.
Great channel. Thanks for uploading these recordings.
Listening to these only makes what the Beatles, their producer, George Martin, and the engineers that made it possible to get their sound and inventiveness to record, all the more wonderful.
Thanks for listening
Dear John, George, RIP.
And James Paul McCartney.
@@thorpenator9148 lol
Still hurting
@@thorpenator9148 silly
@@thorpenator9148 , 👍🏻👍🏻😢💔
Thanks!!! I'm very grateful. Very interesting material
You are welcome!
These four boys and their nascent talent were there when we were all ySO young with all of life ahead of us. Everything was possible and the joy in their music propelled us along through the decades. We grew up with them and they did the same. Lucky kids!
It's incredible how much the song evolves in just one day of working with George Martin.
I think he has more to do with the final product than he is given credit for
Don't give him too much credit. They, not him, create the arrangements.
@@jhaduvala I think it was more him. If you listen to a lot of the bootlegs hearing the songs develop they (the Beatles) hadn't figured out the arrangements and Martin fixed them....later on they learned how to do it better.
He might have suggested a few structural things, but he didn't write their parts. They wrote their parts and integrated them into an arrangement song by song. And then they played their arrangements and didn't bust out in improv. Their skill at arranging is the other half of the Beatles skillset (after the songs) that sets them apart from other bands. They were collaborative arrangers. But they were lucky to have him, no doubt. Hearing songs and arrangements develop is listening to their process, that's all. Don't assume they didn't (couldn't) do it, and that Martin had to FIX them. That's not true at all.
@@jhaduvala I am not going to go back and forth on this one with you...read and listen more and get back to us...:)
Haven't heard this one in a long time always loved it
The Beatles espetacular, sensacional!!!
Согласен на 100%!!!
Great song
Thank you. enjoy your videos also. Keep it up.
THERE ARE NO BAD BEATLES SONGS. LOVE THEIR MUSIC AND LYRICS.
Those Ringo fills in Thank you, Girl are adorable :)
Love it ♥️
So great thanks. The pics of The Beatles with George Martin and the Neumann U47 mics says it all.
Thanks for listening
We're they some of the best made microphones,,,,?
@@valsammut1084 Absolutely the best then and now. A 50 year old used Neuman U47 mic would be worth over $15k nowadays.
@@woodshome11 ok thanks, they were big microphones, how come they don't have the spit covers like they do today. Sorry don't know the correct term, if you know what I mean, I heard back in the day they were worth about 3 grand,,,,
@@valsammut1084 Yes back in the day, even 1980 they were about $3k. They had their own type windscreen, spitcover you might see in other pictures also a pop filter screen used alot nowadays.
The earlier versions of From Me to You sound much better than the final.
I agree it’s sounds more but better feel
nah , there is more energy in the final version.The only track I know they messed up for sure was "Strawberry fields"
Beatlemania, man! Nothing was ever like it at the time, and nothing will ever be like it again!
How, how, how, did they write so many good to great songs when some would be bands could not write 1.
@@jefftaylor2547 very interesting. I read that George Martins favorite album was Abby Road but never read he had a favorite song.
They were geniuses
They were instinctive songwriters from the very beginning. However, they fully blossomed and learned the ropes and all the tricks of the trade once they got their foot in the door. George Martin was a huge part of their musical development. They were very intelligent men who learned their craft well. They listened to the hits of the day, and nicked a bit here and there, and spat it back out in their own style. Which is what every excellent songwriter/band does. Look at how many bands/songwriters at the time nicked from them also. Songwriters/bands are influenced by everything around them, and everybody borrows from everybody. They call it being "influenced by." Very few bands at the time had their propensity for songwriting and harmony, which put them clearly at the top.
@@mtp4430 well said my friend
@@countalucard4226 Thank You. And of course a huge Thank You to The Beatles for the music. It was a pure magic, lightning in a bottle, type experience for those of us who experienced it as it was unfolding. But fortunately, the music is preserved forever for future generations to enjoy.
Beatles Forever 👍
early version of one after 909 recorded this same session. industrious these boys were and after it.
It's always been a thing that we tend to think that the recordings of these classic songs sounded just that way from the time the songs were written. In the day, this misunderstanding cowed and humbled millions of musicians trying so hard to create their own music to sound at least in the ballpark with these guys. We were all massively frustrated that we couldn't sound like those records at our rehearsals in our basements, garages, etc. We didn't know a thing about recording production, micing, pre-amps, EQ, compression, effects, and everything that goes into a professionally made recording. We thought that they just sounded like their records when they plugged in, played, and sang. It drove us crazy.
Now and for a while, through vids like this, we have come to understand that what we heard on these records was impossible for anyone, even them, to produce live just playing and singing like mere mortals.
Here, for instance, we see that lots of takes, experiments, and changes were necessary to make the finished thing. Yeah, even they were human, even if the final music sounds as if they weren't.
Still, though, they could put down a whole album in just a couple of days or less. The speed with which they wrote, learned, and recorded songs is truly astounding - averaging 2 albums a year for 8 years - plus early touring, 4 movies, and a rooftop concert in record time (oh and writing a producing other music, including with other artists) - I always wondered if they ever slept!
@@dino0228 Yes, they were extraordinarily dedicated to their music and that can always be heard on their recordings. Their earnest dedication, songwriting, and their intelligent willingness and ability to change, evolve and improve their songs in the studio surely eventually impressed Geroge Martin, a serious, experienced, professional, classically educated Producer. That crucial, magical collaboration gave us those works art.
We can hear that they did indeed learn their art and craft very quickly both as a band and individually. That is what comes of deep personal devotion.
Still, my point is that the finished, mixed and mastered recordings, theirs and others are not at all what songs or individual instruments sound like in rehearsal or in any raw live setting. The many technical and audio-electronic studio techniques and processing used to create them gives them a sound that cannot be duplicated when just plugging in and playing. Not knowing anything about this drove us crazy trying to "get that sound" in rehearsal when it was, after all, impossible to do so. The valiant attempt to do so did, however, open up our ears and made us much better musicians.
Some of those live bbc recordings sound nearly as good as the finished recordings. They were just a great band.
@@michaelharrington75 Of course, those BBC pro recordings were processed. They were studio recordings produced with pro mics into preamps, EQ, compression, studio reverb, etc. The tracks were mixed and mastered as studio recordings as well.
The early Beatles studio albums were recoded live, that is the Beatles played and sang at the some time as if on stage. There were some overdubs, John's harmonica and double tracked voices, for instance, but thee was almost none of what we might call "production" until much later.
This is not to take anything away from the Beatles. Just the opposite. Very few bands can play ad sing live in the studio, which is a precise, unforgiving mirror, and come up with the superb sound that they did. Hats off to them.
What a fantastic record, both sides, love them both
great pics too
Great Video !!
Glad you enjoyed it
Love it! Legends!
I am glad to a Musician and to listen to That Beatles songs they make you happy and if you're feeling down just put a song from The Beatles and it's not bad Music
On "Thank You Girl" Ringo was insane -every time.
He's also rock solid on the fills on From Me To You, not to mention the swing groove on the song. The backbone of the Beatles and the John rhythm guitar.
Such a great series of videos. Thank you.
beyond great..................
Very Cool! Great to hear how the song takes shapes and their natural ability to form the song on instinct of what sounds good. Also the edit pieces are an eye opener. You can tell they were having a bit of a dilemma on how to open it even trying out humming instead of the da da da part. And of course the final version recorded in mono is speeded up a bit to lift the vocals and add a little energy.
Well said!
The out-takes sounded better than the recordings that made the records. IMHO
Two great early Beatle tunes. They were very punk.
Está banda es inigualable, los mejores músicos del mundo incomparables.
The greatest band of all time...bar none. The Beatles...changed the world...the way Columbus changed the world. Things...would never be the same again. (I would give Bob Dylan his due as well). The Beatles were the greatest 'band', and Dylan...the greatest 'solo artist'..of all time. Next in line...would be Willie Nelson. Changed the world they did...
“From Me to You” was the first Beatles song I ever heard, on KRLA Radio, cruising down Whittier Boulevard in our two-tone 1956 Pontiac Star Chief in the summer of 1963. I was hooked then and there and asked my dad to drive straight to the mall where I bought the single for, I think, 77 cents. I still have it. “From Me to You” was released on the Vee-Jay label because Capitol Records were convinced nothing British could ever be successful in America. Incompetent idiots…
That's exactly how I felt when I heard ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN by Electric Light Orchestra...just loved that first album w/o Roy Wood....that second album seemed to carry on ...and the WISH YOU WERE HERE album by BADFINGER...not knowing it would be their last...both seemed to carry-on with that genius of perfection from Abbey Road album...the creative harmony and production just vibes through and unfortunately some get ripped to shreds ie... Badfinger , but ELO carry on !! The Beatles were Fortunate with Brian Epstein and George Martin...timing is everything, and poor George had to wait til they broke up for his songs to escalate...the world was so blessed to have BEATLES and the monumental touring they did and had to give up...!!
Wow. I wonder how much radio play those early singles got. Probably one of the few times it was played!
I love The Beatles in Takes how the songs were developed more of them
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Fuck me they really are the best band in the world. Melody, delivery, musicianship, iconic songs full fooking package my pedigree chums shout out to anyone kicking back to this 50+ years later 👊🏻
Note the older Beatles logo on Ringo's kick drum.
Excellent - thank you so much for sharing
My pleasure!
Blending great!
good
i just come back those days
love this fly on the wall prospective :)
I love how they wear ties and vests in the studio, you'd think you would want to be a little more comfortable..lol
EMP were still very stuffy at this point.
Ringo still playing his Premiere's here... so quaint. As one of the 5 drummers the Beatles had (not counting studio cats like Andy White) Pete was the first to use Ludwigs. 🥁
Overnight sensations, right place right time? They worked their butts off. They worked hard. No one gave them anything.
Or, " they were purely a product of great marketing."
@@mikefranklin3528 Few remember now or know that the UK charts were full of 'how much is that doggy in the window?' 'pink toothbrush' and 'I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts' ....and...Cliff Richard.
On top of that they utilised simple chords but it was the chord progressions and harmonic notes that also set them apart.
It would be unfair to put it all down to ''great marketing''
Amazing how many believe they were overnight sensations. Look at the schedules they had in ‘63, very few days off and all the hours they played in the red light district of Hamburg. Due to marketing? Don’t think so, it’s over 50 years later and they are still loved and have fans buying their records.
A lot of bands worked long hours. There was a large demand for live music everywhere back then. All the hard work and long hours performing live doesn't just translate into worldwide fame. It has to be marketed. There's a big difference in being successful in live music venues and securing a position in the recording industry. They are two separate things. Reality.
Brilliant in the studio - 63 or any year!
Yes It's a simple a naive song but I could see the angels spinning' over their heads.
Yeah, Thank You Girl fits that description. From Me to You though is sublime
I would love to have that photo on my wall.
How does John sing like that? Ladies & Gentlemen: The Beatles.
Very cool
Super cool. You're lucky to get past the sensors
7:41 makes me lose it every time.
Brilliant
Over the years, a few obnoxious people - who never deserved the title - have referred to themselves as "The Fifth Beatle" including an American DJ on their first visit to U.S. ! Uh uh - the "Fifth Beatle" - without NO doubt, at all - WAS George Martin their fabulous record producer, shown in these photos with 'the boys'. :)
Exactly!!!!!!!!!