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I Am the Walrus 2023 - the nation decides!
by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:53 pm
As we all know, the Beatles' Red and Blue albums have been reissued - but there's one thing about them that's tearing the Internet apart. And that's I Am the Walrus which is dramatically different from the version we've all grown up with.
But is it an improvement?
Or are the changes a sacrilege beyond human endurance?
Here's where you get to give the definitive verdict.
The version we all grew up with. (from 2009
).
The fancy new version.
But is it an improvement?
Or are the changes a sacrilege beyond human endurance?
Here's where you get to give the definitive verdict.
The version we all grew up with. (from 2009
).The fancy new version.
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Re: I Am the Walrus 2023 - the nation decides!
by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:56 pm
Remind us of how the version that came out at the time and was approved by the group/producer at the time, sounded like.
Before the nepobaby started a-fiddlin'
Before the nepobaby started a-fiddlin'
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Re: I Am the Walrus 2023 - the nation decides!
by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:59 pm
I have now added the old version to the first post, for comparison.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:02 pm
I do remember that, when Sgt Pepper's was remixed and remastered, it was pointed out that the Beatles didn't bother getting involved with the stereo mixes of their records and only concerned themselves with the mono mixes. Hence, the original stereo mixes were often radically different form the mono ones. I wonder what the Beatle-approved mono mix of I am the Walrus sounded like, assuming there was one.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:04 pm
The mono mix is on YouTube. 
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:06 pm
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:The mono mix is on YouTube.
It is different from the stereo mix. There's an extra little bit just before he sings, "Yellow matter custard."
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:15 pm
Is this for something to do as a Micro-playlist?
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:16 pm
I've just been listening to other mono mixes. I Feel Fine has way more reverb on it than the stereo version we're all used to, and Paperback Writer has louder backing vocals and a slightly different fadeout than the stereo version.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:17 pm
SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Is this for something to do as a Micro-playlist?
Not really. I didn't think it was worth it for just one song.
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:19 pm
3 versions of one song, innit?
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:26 pm
Come to think of it, the poll options don't make any sense, in relation to the question I've asked. I shall see if I can change them.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:28 pm
I have now changed the poll options. 
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by The Call of the Wendigo Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:28 pm
Personally, I think it's an interesting experiment but I prefer the old version.
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by Zarniwoop Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:33 pm
I have an original 7" single of "I am the Walrus"....It was the "B" side to "Hello-Goodbye" which I got my Mum to buy for me when I was very small.
She didn't like it much.
She didn't like it much.
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by The Call of the Wendigo Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:52 pm
Zarniwoop wrote:I have an original 7" single of "I am the Walrus"....It was the "B" side to "Hello-Goodbye" which I got my Mum to buy for me when I was very small.
She didn't like it much.
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:20 pm
I haz listened to them. The new one is clearer and more hifi but it doesn't suit the song, everything about the new production is inferior to the choices made on the original.
When it comes to the songs with good stereo mixes the whole things are a waste of time anyway, and yes a cash grab by billionaires.
Actually, I can't see what so bad with mono anyway for the earlier stuff.
When it comes to the songs with good stereo mixes the whole things are a waste of time anyway, and yes a cash grab by billionaires.
Actually, I can't see what so bad with mono anyway for the earlier stuff.
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by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:35 pm
What a
https://youtu.be/HeSOtAKYhM4?t=1267
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by The Call of the Wendigo Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:07 pm
I felt he was not unbalanced in his assessment of the albums.
The bloke from Pop Goes the 60s, on the other hand, has a right old grump about the whole thing.
The bloke from Pop Goes the 60s, on the other hand, has a right old grump about the whole thing.
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