The Beatles - Paperback Writer/Rain (2009 Mono Remasters)

[Patsyjo37]

The bass is quite a bit lower in the mono mix.

[McLen194042]

What is the difference between the mono version of this and the stereo version. I am used to hearing stereo. I think I hear a little difference in echo, but I'm not really an audiophile and can't tell. Does it really sound that different?

[johnfright]

Mono... oh yes

[Patsyjo37]

Paul's Bass in the stereo version seems louder ,and there'sdifferent vocal echo.

[BigJoe6401]

So used to the stereo version of these songs, completely floored by the mono versions. Blown out of my freakin' mind on the Revolver album. Thanks for sharing.

[cometogether420]

i love the delay at 1:34 :D

[PookaDude42]

@cometogether420 Very cool and certainly not in the standard stereo version! It's got reverb up the wazoo!

[jontheid]

way better in mono

[myrtlebox]

Ringo's beat in Paperback is so fuggin juicy.

[rumblefishbone66]

George is tuned a full tone lower and does the riff in A This is the 45 version And Paul got in trouble for playing his bass through a speaker whose impesance did not match hiss imput could have blown the speaker; he was driving to get a bigger and deeper Bass sound. E.M.I. very old fashioned.

[rumblefishbone66]

George is tuned a full tone lower and does the riff in A This is the 45 version And Paul got in trouble for playing his bass through a speaker that had too low of max watt imput he was driving to get a bigger and deeper Bass sound.

[rumblefishbone66]

George is tuned a full tone lower and does the riff in A This is the 45 version

[akabak]

so beautiful :)

[adzopo]

sounds like my high school garage band

[adzopo]

had a proto-ramones beat. sweet song

[279toxic]

who the fuck is that son of a bitch to dislike...

[zoyelque2009]

Mono rules in Beatles recordings,period,end of discussion.

[zoyelque2009]

That sound in the midle of paperback writer sounds even like a Dub from Jamaica,super freakin cool.

[coltrainification]

The Paperback Writer and Rain single was the loudest single the Beatles ever cut. Engineers at Abbey Road Studios, I salute you for creating the Loudness War.

[Bluvs28]

Rain just screams out the Beatles' influence on Oasis

[Tomapella]

That bass drum hit at the beginning of Paperback Writer is like being thrown off a cliff. In a good way.

[coptnus]

This song drives! I can't think of a song that drives like this one. I haven't heard a modern day cover that comes close to reaching the power of this recording. I know it's not impossible but what's wrong with musicians. Why can't they see the obvious deficiencies of their methods.

[coptnus]

This song drives! I can't think of a song that drives like this one. I haven't heard a modern day cover that comes close to reaching the power of this recording.

[beatlesaddict1]

@coptnus Radar love by the Golden Earring is a song that absolutely drives:) Though it's not half as good as Paperback Writer!

[coptnus]

This song drives! I can't think of a song that drives like this one.

[DomW63]

@JohnnyGoesWest Where do you think Oasis got their style from?

[JohnnyGoesWest]

Rain is the Beatles song that most sounds like Oasis

[musiclover5567]

I know all of the lyrics of Paperback Writer

[EricDymond]

Two of Pauls best bast tracks!

[PC3900]

Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick says the stereo mix of this song is vastly inferior to this mix. True.

[orwellson]

@PC3900 Def. first thing you notice is the guitars crashing in after the opening a capella vocal tags: here it hits you right between the ears. panned hard off center on the stereo CDs, it pales in comparison.

[jontheid]

@orwellson exactly that, the riff needs to be centre

[NickA18015]

The best single The Fabs recorded. "Rain" is my all time favorite Beatles song, and my favorite rock and roll record. I think it's their best song.

[beatlestarr5577]

To me Paperback Writer/Rain is the second best pair next to Hey jude/Revolution.

[bilbomarks]

@beatlestarr5577 Yeah strawberry fields/ penny lane is pretty worthless. /sarcasm

[Zapple03]

Paul's best one-off Bass line 1.50 secs through 'Paperback Writer'

Bass on whole of Rain is well good too... a product of an explotion of creativity at its peak..?? Who cares, its always going to be brilliant ,every time ...

[MrBeatleskid]

on stereo paperback writer sounds weird if you have the headphones on backwards

[Sivlemaniac]

Come together/Something

Im the walrus/Hello Goodbye

Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby

Hey Jude/ Revolution

were all awesome, but

It hink there is no doubt that Straberry Fields/Penny lane is the best single ever!

[bandcouver]

I much prefer the mono mix over the stereo mix. Especially on 'Paperback Writer'. The guitar is more in your face. The stereo version sounds so dinky in comparison.

[Cantormatis]

Rain has some of the best McCartney bass licks ever excepting Something, which I think is his best. He plays the hell out of it! I also love the use of varispeed on the instrumental tracks (except bass) on Rain, given the guitars a gong effect and the drums unreal depth, especially in the cymbals.

[giligara30492]

These two songs are I think the ones that prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Paul and Ringo were a killer bassist/drummer combo.

[ThoUerEes]

I love the backward vocals at the end of rain

[ElectricBlueOil]

I've noticed this song kind of serves as one of the precursors to hard rock.

[mosstheboss5]

wow paperback writer sounds absolutely amazing

[SuperCameronb]

I must admit i prefer the Beatles on vinyl but the remasters are excellent and bring a new listening prospective to the original recordings. Mono is the best way to listen to the Beatles due to the terrable stereo mixes of the early recordings (pre 1967) stereo has a hidden '3rd dimension' which means that some parts of a song disappear into the mix, whereas with Mono, everything has to be equilised in the recording process, giving the mono recording a much more balanced sound

[IchibanStar13]

but with the beatles and a hard days night sound muddy!! the only excellent mono albums are rubber soul, maybe revolver, ESPECIALLY pepper, and some some songs from magical mystery tour. and even then rubber soul and revolver are nice in stereo, and pepper sounds clearer in stereo.

[rbgrolsch]

Know dumbass

[thomae92]

The Mono mix of these songs is better than the stereo one, are not they?. What do you think about this?

[ZDAMASTA]

id go with either, but for me...

paperback writer - mono

rain - stereo

[borskyviolin]

Paperback Writer/Rain is probably the best Beatles single record there is. IMO.

[Zapple03]

@borskyviolin

............Never thought of that before.......... you could just very well be nearly completely right, you know... Bass line half-way through 'Paperback' best ever from Mc.C and 'Rain' .. .. .. utterly FABulous from John and co.

[Mannagood]

hahahaha........

[2pacbiggie4334]

paperback writer is

[TackyRackyComixNEO]

I'm pretty sure Paperback Writer is.

As for Rain, if the downloadable content for the game sells well enough, they might make more of the songs available to download.

[Theseanzer]

they are you dumbass

[Xmenfan246]

RAIN isn't.

[Theseanzer]

yeh i no dipshit

[robkneff]

I bought the Capitol Remasters Volumes I and II for the Mono versions. Does anyone know why Capitol Records did'nt complete their series by releasing a boxset with the U.S. albums Revolver, Yesterday..and Today, Sgt. Pepper's, and Magical Mystery Tour. I think that Aplle Records must be surprised with the demand for the mono masters.

[lebleufleur]

yes

[099697310]

estas dos canciones son mejor en mono que en stereo

[marvy1118]

In listening to these mono mixes for the first time, I feel like I'm being treated to the Real Beatles after hearing only the Altered Beatles for years.

[1olrocker]

The only way to listen to most Beatles classics is in mono...... unfortunately the mono box set is limited and I think sold out by now. The only albums the Beatles actually mastered in stereo were Let It Be and Abby Road. All tracks before then were mastered in mono and then mixed for stereo post-mastering. The stereo version of Paperback Writer we are all familiar with with the hard panning lead vocals, guitars, and drums on the left with bass and backing vocals on the right was done after.

[XtrmMcjohnson]

and the yellow submarine album was done in stereo only. but then mono versions were done for the 4 new songs on it, so i guess you can say that let it be and abbey road were the only stereo only masters. i like to count martins compositions too though :P, so ill just buy those 3 albums seperately with the mono set

[yourtubesteak]

There were no actual mono mixes. It was the stereo mixes folded down to mono.

[TheOneBeatle]

You're lying, here, Paperback Writer has an echo that the stereo doesn't have. And the Mono version of Rain is more longer than Stereo.

[yourtubesteak]

I was talking about the post above me concerning Yellow Submarine. Of course true mono mixes were made for the single version of Paperback Writer and Rain.

[apolonio0907]

tHANKS FOR SHARING,I SAVED A FEW DOLLARS

[XtrmMcjohnson]

the echo in this mono remaster is mesmerizing, i love it.

[ocelottiger]

its so clean and the guitar riff id thundering . . . i like that my grandparents have the originel version of paperback writer

[strangeones4]

The holy grail mix of "Paperback Writer", and "Rain" can be heard on the Beatles Anthology DVD. I prefer the stereo 2.0 option. However, for someone who has heard "Rain" in stereo his entire life (beginning with the Hey Jude album) this version is just amazing. The added vocal echo on "Paperback Writer" is also a great touch, like the phased vocals on "Lucy...", and "Your Mother Should Know".

[MisterMusical94]

Ticket to ride/yes it is are my favorites, or Help/im down.

65 was the best year for the beatles to me

[goodpopcorn0]

i thought this was one song im a dur some times

[mattal1958]

the stereo mixes of Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out/Paperback Writer are terrible. The ONLY way to listen to these (unless they are remixed one day) is MONO...

[grabledl123]

Agreed 100%.  The stereo mix of Paperback Writer and Rain on the Hey Jude vinyl lp are awful. These new mono remasters are really good though.

[accordionreid]

How about Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out Double - Sided superb Single.

[xxsmikleyxx]

get back/dont let me down is my favortite :)

[terrythekittie]

Does anyone know when EMI are releasing the remastered 'QUADRAPHONIC' Beatles albums?

[StarManReviews]

I think Come Together/Something is their best single, but that's because Come Together is my favorite song. Second best one is this.

[SkittlesTheLucario]

Best record combo ever.

[Padfoot333]

I don't know man, Strawberry Fields Forever & Penny Lane was the killer singles combo for me, though it was also on MMT :P

or Hey Jude/Revolution

[SkittlesTheLucario]

Hey Jude/Revolution might just actually pass this up, but SFF & Penny Lane wouldn't. SFF is a great song, but Penny Lane isn't exactly catchy.

[terrythekittie]

Penny Lane not catchy?>..you can't be serious?

[SkittlesTheLucario]

I can, and I am. I think it's a great song and all, but it's just not that catchy compared to some of The Beatles' other works. Of course you know we are starting to get into a debate about opinion here...

[terrythekittie]

Catchy as with musical hooks it probably has not got..but it is a masterpiece stamped in the memory forever..for me anyway.

[SkittlesTheLucario]

Yes, that would be true along with most all Beatles tunes. lol I just realized 2012 will be 50 years since The Beatles debuted as The Beatles.

[darkhoarse820]

@Padfoot333 It's either this or Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out.

[seaonasdad]

wow. Rain sounds awesome. I can't wait to get both sets.

[lazarono]

That riff sounds SUPER in mono,mono,mono,mono...

[PearlJammer07]

The Beatles def sound better in mono. They are the only band I have heard in mono. Must say that The White album, and Rubber Soul sound much better in mono. Fuller sound IMO. Everything I have said is a matter of opinion. Guess I will have to track down the original mono records. Since I don't wanna plunk down 200 bucks for the box set.

[Illidan93]

Its going to cost you more money for 1 original mono record than it probably would to get the whole mono box set.

[PearlJammer07]

I realize that. I research things before buying. I might get both records and the box set.

[Illidan93]

Well, shoot. if you got the money then that sounds like a good plan.

[terrythekittie]

I have heard to get all the 'mono's you need to outlay for the whole set...'stereo's available individually....I hope not as it will take me 3 or 4 years on my sort of income to get the lot.

[Miika153]

Does anyone else feel that the stereo mixes sound a little disturbing when you're listening to them with headphones?

[kisha73]

Yes ! I bought this album last week . I notice it more on the first disc . The seperation of the vocals and instruments is distracting .

[thespermdonor]

Yeah. Totally, you take one out and you can hear only certain parts.

[Miika153]

Exactly. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

[thespermdonor]

That's why I'm thinking of getting the mono versions. And also it's how the Beatles wanted it to sound originally.

[Ildecoll]

It depends on the song, therefore my best bet is listening all in mono.

[PearlJammer07]

They do not sound quite as good when listening in headphones. I dont invest in audiophile quality headphones. However I have a decent sound set up.

[MrBeatleskid]

@Miika153

if you have the headphones on the wrong ears in stereo paperback writer sounds different

[Miika153]

@MrBeatleskid Heh no they were the right way, I just realised that the stereo mix sounds great when you listen to it in an open space with a quality sound system, it makes it more lively and "open". But with headphones, when the sound is coming directly to your ears, the mix sounds kind of weak and all over the place. That's why I prefer the mono when I'm on my computer.

[bilbomarks]

@Miika153 No, not at all. I think that's the "popular opinion" to have, though.

[HeadbangingLiam]

@Miika153 no

[Thunderbolt505T]

@Miika153 yes, i was listening to paperback writer last night and i started hearing someone cough in the back and hear voices, i first though i was just dreaming, but nope

[terrythekittie]

@Miika153 -yes, a little..and this mono version is streets ahead of the stereo version..Many singles from the 60's that my older sister and brother didn't want prove this..a good example is 'Time is Tight 'by Booker and the MGS..PACKS A PUNCH!!

[NebNeb62]

i remember listening to this few years ago in stereo. when the guitar and drums came in it wasnt that loud, so i turned, then..boom! bass outta the left speaker. way better in mono

[mrbrightside42]

aww thats how it should sound!

[MattHatter]

I played disc two of "Mono Masters" the night of the 9th and the guitar riff from "Paperback Writer" felt like a wrecking ball to the gut! That's a good thing! I agree, this one is definitely better in mono.

[thespermdonor]

Thanks for putting this up. So so so much better than the 1987 version.

[musicelliott]

Sounds like my 45, only better

[HelterSkelter085]

much better in mono!!

[kanakomylo]

ありがとうございます。

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