The Beatles Bible - Topic: Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 RingoStarr39 on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55405 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55405 1976 Yesterday single: Original 1965 stereo mix from UK Help!

 

1976 Back In The U.S.S.R. single: 1976 stereo mix from Rock 'N' Roll Music

 

I'm not sure about the Sgt. Pepper single, but I bet it's the 1967-1970 version.

 

I hope that clears things up. :)

]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:07:24 +0100 vonbontee on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55084 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55084 Actually, now I've just read (on Wikipedia admittedly) that "Helter Skelter" was originally supposed to be the A-side of the single, but Capitol changed it because of "negative connotations" with the movie having just aired! (In April; the single was released in June.) I'm not sure whether that song would've had better commercial prospects than "Got To Get You Into My Life", so whether that's true or not, who knows?

]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:13:07 +0100 meanmistermustard on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55035 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55035

vonbontee said
Capitol Records up to their old tricks, "Screw the UK, we'll release what WE want for a single!"

Also, regarding the b-side: I've read online that Capitol chose "Helter Skelter" to co-incide with the premiere of a TV movie of the same name (a dramatization of the book documenting the Manson case) but this could just be speculation.

Ive heard the same thing regarding Helter Skelter and the movie and it wouldnt be that surprising to hear EMI cashing in regardless of the subject matter. If it was 20 years later Apple woul probably have released merchandise for its tv Premier.

...]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:26:07 +0100 alien64 on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55014 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55014 Thanks for the information :-)

 

Dave

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:35:18 +0100 vonbontee on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55010 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p55010 Capitol Records up to their old tricks, "Screw the UK, we'll release what WE want for a single!"

Also, regarding the b-side: I've read online that Capitol chose "Helter Skelter" to co-incide with the premiere of a TV movie of the same name (a dramatization of the book documenting the Manson case) but this could just be speculation.

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:55:58 +0100 meanmistermustard on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54987 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54987 Back In The USSR got a promo as well, the foursome at airports. No idea why they had different singles in the countries.

]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:31:25 +0100 vonbontee on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54978 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54978

meanmistermustard said

Thinking about it Back In The USSR is probably the exact same as on the Rock and Roll Music lp since it was released to promote it, .

Interesting, since in USA/Canada it was "Got To Get You Into My Life" chosen to fulfill that role. I remember hearing it on the radio during the summer of '76 (my first exposure to the song) but not knowing it was the Beatles until a few years later...

]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:42:02 +0100 meanmistermustard on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54935 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54935 The cd singles were reissues, actually they were never out of print but that didnt matter to EMI, so surely the original mono for those prior to The Ballad Of John and Yoko.

I honestly dont know, i have foreign pressings of these stashed away, but will have a look. I would imagine by that time it was all stereo for everything newly issued. As for Back In The USSR and Pepper/With A Little Help i think it would be the same edit as the White Album and Pepper respectively but its not a definative definate. Its not something ive ever thought of, just going by what is ...]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 02:01:35 +0100 GeorgeTSimpson on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54922 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54922 Get Back was the first stereo single in the us, ballad of john and yoko in the uk, White Album the first stereo only album in the us, abbey road in the uk (although the mono yellow submarine released in the uk was only a fold-down of the stereo version)

]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:25:40 +0100 vonbontee on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54917 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54917 I have no authoritative data about this, but I can't see ANY of those singles being released monaurally as late as the '70s. "Abbey Road" was the first Beatles album not mixed for mono, and I believe "Hey Jude" was the first stereo single, so that would suggest that mono was abandoned entirely in '69. (But this is just guesswork on my part...)

]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:13:04 +0100 alien64 on Question on Beatles 1970's UK Single Releases http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54865 Recording and musicology http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/recording-and-musicology/question-on-beatles-1970s-uk-single-releases/#p54865 Hi,

 

I'm hoping someone on the forum will know the answer to these questions relating to 1970's UK Single Releases:

1. Is the 1976 UK single release of YESTERDAY (Apple R 6013 - charted in the UK in March 1976 - reached no. 8) the original Mono recording or the 1965 Stereo LP version. There seems to be conflicting information on-line about this!

2. Is the 1976 UK single release of BACK IN THE USSR (Parlophone  R 6016 - charted in the UK in July 1976 - reached no. 19) the original Mono recording or the 1968 Stereo LP version. If it is the stereo version would ...]]> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:10:45 +0100