I played let it be and suddenly the performance had much more life, air, detail and humanity than i was hearing from the same song on the past masters reissue. The former beatles paul mccartney and ringo starr performed in new york on saturday. Discussion in music corner started by jeff wong, sep 8. This album brings together the two previous albums past masters volume 1 and volume 2. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Estate limited, under exclusive licence to calderstone productions ltd. Past masters is a twodisc compilation album set by the english rock band the beatles, released on 7 march 1988 as part of the first issue of the bands entire. I purchased this album mainly to complete my beatles collection and i knew i would no doubt duplicate some songs on that i have already on other collections. But prior to that, their last sessions together produced abbey road, which was released in 1969. Although originally featuring a combination of mono and stereo versions, the remastered past masters compilation contains only the stereo mixes, if they exist. Since the beatles had an enormous number of nonlp singles, some of their greatest hits from i want to hold your hand through hey jude would not be included on disc if capitol simply served up straight reissues.
I tried to download again, just in case i had a problem, but got the same result. Provided to youtube by universal music group love me do the beatles past masters. When capitol decided to release the original british editions of the beatles albums instead of the bastardized american versions, they were left with a bit of a quandary. Audio cd, original recording remastered, enhanced, september 8, 2009. Kobalt music publishing, sony atv publishing, adrev publishing, cmrra, ascap, and 1 music rights societies. An essential compilation published in two volumes back in 1988 is rolled into one here, the past masters reunite songs that were mainly released as singles sides a and b, and many of which are missing from the thirteen official studio albums so, essential. Past masters is the ugly but brilliant sibling of the beatles discography. As a beatles fan and collector, this was a must have release for me.
People havent talked about the sound quality of this pressing and the one i just received in february 2019 is pretty great. Beatles fans await upgraded rereleases the new york times. Past masters was originally released in 1988 as a doublealbum on lp and cassette, but as two separate cds as volume one and volume two since 2009, the twocd set has been the standard, and its the version ill discuss here what makes the beatles past masters unique among compilation cds is that its absolutely essential to the groups fans even casual fans. In the end, past masters 1 is a pretty interesting retrospective into the rarities and uncommon songs of the beatles early years of 19621964.
Song ill get you mono 2009 remaster artist the beatles. The mono boxed set will include a mono masters album, equivalent to the past masters discs. Vinyl, original recording remastered, november, 2012. Provided to youtube by universal music group i want to hold your hand remastered 2009 the beatles past masters. The following year the two past masters volumes were released. The beatles past masters volume one full album 1988 by fullrockalbums. An avalanche of masterpieces recorded between september 1962. What separates the past masters version from the cut on please. The beatles in mono 2009 digital remaster licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of emi catalogue.
I want to hold your hand is a song by the english rock band the beatles. A hard days night full album remastered 2009 the beatles by matias esteban. Past masters volume two collates all the beatles various singles, bsides and rarities not included on the original albums between december 1965 and march 1970. Past masters double album, lp, compilation, remastered, mono, stereo, gatefold, 180g vinyl made and printed in the eu, reissue, released. Written by john lennon and paul mccartney, and recorded in october 1963, it was the first beatles record to be made using fourtrack equipment with advance orders exceeding one million copies in the united kingdom, i want to hold your hand would ordinarily have gone straight to the top of the british record charts. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the bands breakup, it was their first compilation available on only one cd. One of the remarkable things about listening to past masters is hearing many of the beatles biggest hits she loves you, i want to hold your hand, i feel fine and hey jude. Originally released as two separate discs in 1988, its a catchall for all the stuff the beatles officially released. Tracklist with lyrics of the album past masters remastered 2009 from the beatles, including the top songs. While there is a danger of repeats, together with 1 or the red or blue albums, past masters mixes gems beautifully.
Digitally remastered two cd digipak edition of this release that combines both volumes of the past masters collections that compile all the nonalbum asides and. Buy the beatles past masters lp 180 gram vinyl, remastered, reissue at. I am very happy to report that quite a number of these songs i really did enjoy. In the 1960s it was customary for groups to release standalone singles. The multihundreddollar remastered beatles boxes, in stereo and mono, are almost here. Provided to youtube by universal music group let it be remastered 2009 the beatles past masters. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of umc universal music catalogue. Past masters contains 33 nonalbum beatles tracks ranging from classic asides to hits sung in german two cds were released in 1988 called past masters volume one and volume two. The new past masters is a double disc, containing both vol. The beatles past masters 180 gram vinyl, remastered. The first past masters volume contained tracks from. To round up the remaining beatles tracks not included on any albums, two cds were released in 1988 called past masters volume one and volume two. Past masters by the beatles 4988005794390 cd barnes. An inventive medley brought the album, and the beatles recording career, to an impressive end.
Through the addition of recent singles, that british doubleep had been expanded to an lp in america and a cd version of the album entered the core catalogue. The beatles in mono box set features 10 albums in their original monaural mixes, plus a couple of discs worth of miscellaneous songs, including four from yellow submarine, also mixed in mono think the past masters discs from 1987. Besides, some songs that appeared in mono on the previous past masters vol 1 are in stereo on the new past masters. At the start of 1969, the beatles were filmed rehearsing and recording songs eventually released in 1970 as a documentary and their final album, let it be. These cds are designed to make it easy to collect all of the beatles original 1960s releases and obviously its very easy to collect them all now with the remastered beatles in. Compare it to the british version from past masters volume one and it will seem like someone just realized hey, im supposed to be playing the cowbell. Heres a link to the beatles cartoon which features the us version from the beatles second album. After listening once i pulled out my old copy of the beatles 19671970 compilation reissued sometime in the 70s made from typical 70s thin vinyl. The beatles rubber soul full album 2009 stereo remaster by p alv. The second volume of the set would ultimately be a lot better and feature a wider range of material, but this stands alone as a nice and pretty safe purchase, as there is nothing truly risque or out of. The beatles, john lennon, paul mccartney past masters. The album features virtually every numberone single the band achieved in the united kingdom and united states from 1962 to 1970. Past masters disc one, formerly volume one, spans the beatles earlier years and opens with the original single version of love me do. Combining musical and vocal brilliance adding quality lyrics makes this band hard to beat.