The Beatles/THIS MEANS A LOT! (PICTURE DISC)
フロントセンターバックディスクAディスクBエントリーNo：1588タイトル・THIS MEANS A LOT!(PICTURE DISC)ジャケット・レーベル・white bearレコード・レーベル・No labelマトリックス・ナンバー・xx 製造 中国xx xx中国 (レーザー字体）SIDE AThis Boy (take 13)Right it a Middle,this performance is alomst flawless.but then,it ends in...langhter!A Hard Day's Night (take 1)A Hard Day's Night (take 4)Two very energetic early performancesI Feel Fine (take 1)I Feel Fine (take 5)The first take reveals that the song was originally written in a different key.It had to be transposed because it proved too be too high for john's voice.Both takes are breakdownsEight Days A WeekAn edit of early takes,issued first in mono on ANTHOLOGY 1.very nice,differnt arrangementWhat You're Doing (take 11)This arrangement almost sounds like a bluesprint for THe Byrds'version of Mr.Tamborine Man. But-alas-they didn't hear this version as it was not released.I'm A Loser (take 3)Not yet fully-realised early take with John singing an alternate line:,,Beneath this mask,I am wearing a frown''Mr. Moonlight(Alternate version,issued in mono on ANTHOLOGY 1 in 1994.This an unreleased stereo mix and the sound is superior.SIDE BTomorrow Never Knows (alternate mono mix)(an absolute fentastic unused powerful mix from 1966.With tape loops and psychedelicatessen to the fore!)That Means A Lot (take 1)That Means A Lot (aborted take 20-re-make)That Means A Lot (unnumbered take)The Beatles didn't came to grips with this unreleased McCartney tune.The group tries out three differnt arrangements brfore finally giying up and handing the song over to ballad singer P.J.Proby, who issud his version as a single A side in 1965.take 1 is the best and was featured in very stange echo-y mix on ANTHOLOGY 2.Norwegian Wood (take 2)Very different to the released version with an indian raga'feel to it.I'm Only Sleeping (take 1)A very nice acoustic arrangement.issued in mono ANTHOLOGY 2.Here, There And Everywhere (take 7)Basic track with paul's simple but effective guide Vocal,superimposed with the harmony vocal overdubs of the released verion take 13,And Your Bird Can sing (take 10)This version was released before-on ANTHOLOGY 2-but here it comes 'clean' without John and Paul's gigging tha destracts from this rather Byrds-Y arrangment.Yellow Submarine (alternate mix)This 1995 remix emphasizes the many and varied,,Submarine''effeets plus an unlereasedintroduction,spoken by ringo over the sound of marcihng feet."Unreleased studio recordings and stereo mixes from the Abbey Road Studio archives 1963-1966."Mastered by the Masked Corona Marauder.ビートルズのレア音源を収録したＢＯＯＴＬＥＧ ＬＰです。このアルバムは2021年2月18日に同タイトルを紹介していますが、今回のブツはデザインを一新した新装再発盤です。2021年2月18日紹介の盤↓https://ameblo.jp/beatlevinyl/entry-12657371028.html?frm=themeジャケットデザインはかなり変わっておりピクチャーディスク仕様になっています。そして特筆すべき点はセンタージャケットが飛び出す絵本の様にメンバーが立つようになっています。ビートルズのブートレグはブックレットやポスター付きなど豪華なものが沢山ありますが、飛び出す絵本風になっているのは今回が初めてと思われます。内容は1963年～1966年までのスタジオアウトテイクス集です。レーベルはO.M.I.2020から白熊に代わっています。音源は全て即出の物ばかりですが音質は良好です。詳しくは曲目を御覧ください。このアルバムはカラー盤も発売されていますので又の機会に紹介します。
