The Beatles - "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" - Original Mono Single

[REDtwotwotwo]

Frère Jacques!!!!! Frère Jacques!!!  Frère Jacques!!!

[BeatlesGeorgeJohn]

I love the reverb and guitar in Paperback Writer!!!! because the reverb is different too... x)

[fromthesidelines]

Originally released (in the U.S.) in May 1966. "Paperback Writer" was enough of an influence for Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to compose an "inverted" variation as The Monkees' first hit, "Last Train To Clarksville", that September.

[brianallancobb]

Kickass bass, both tunes. Am reading the autobiography of The Boys' recording engineer (Geoff Emerick) for Revolver and the later albums. Mr. Emerick somehow made a microphone out of a loudspeaker and used it mic Paul's bass amp.

The bass was never prominent in the earlier albums, but from Revolver on...I submit as Exhibit A the kickass bass lick in I Want You/She's So Heavy, from Abbey Road.

[init4fun]

The reason this mix wins, hands down, over the stereo release? Listen to the intro. The backing vocals are correctly mixed forward, whereas McCartney's vocal drowns out the others' in the stereo mix. And, yes, the driving lead guitar riff is also more prominent in this mix, although, as happens in mono mixes of the era, the punch of the Rickenbacker bass that Macca reportedly wanted to kick out of the vinyl record's groove, often gets lost. The echo sequences are mixed better as well.

[dmzusa]

In regard to the record's sleeve... the photos used were reversed showing John and George playing left-handed... photo editor/sleeve designer's idea...

For the Record: Paul plays and writes left-handed... Ringo plays his drums in the right handed style but writes left-handed

[zoeruls]

some people feel the rain others just get wet.

~Bob Dylan

[sparkytrick]

soooooooooo why can they not just revert songs from stereo to mono?

[melitosse]

@sparkytrick Because the mix is not the same. Both mono and stereo mixes are made from the basic tape to a different master.

[IanEduardoMeneses]

Did anyone notice John's and George's guitars are flipped to left hand?

[MrBeatleskid]

i have this single

I bought it for $20

[fab4fan4ever64]

@MrBeatleskid Money well spent !! Hello to a fellow Beatles fan who understands...

[MrBeatleskid]

@fab4fan4ever64

im only 12, though

[fab4fan4ever64]

@MrBeatleskid I was 7 years old when I became a Beatles fan... Every cent I got, I spent on Beatles' records...sounds like you've been brought up right...Your record is worth every penny...hang onto it...

[IANASTBURYLOVER]

love you with all my heart boys kiss

[slowmonkey156]

My favorite Beatles single, and the mono mix certainly sounds better than the stereo mix. The Beatles mono mixes generally sound better for the most part, although I am partial to the stereo version of the White Album.

[shyguy76]

@slowmonkey156 Listening to Help! in my vehicle yesterday. I like the Stereo version better than Mono. But for Revolver Rubber Soul and the ones prior to Help!. Mono is the Ultimate.

[kanzosupremo]

mono is just awesome for sgt. pepper and revovler... all their albums for that matter...

[mewrth]

The Beatles' best period

[requiredattention]

i like the original more than the remastered stereo version....this sounds more real.

[demonsbutterfly]

Still ROCKS so Hard. 1966. what a beatles year!!! Pre Sgt. Pepper...Fuck!!!

[Mariachi702]

Amen

[Bimkovitz]

Man the guitar on the mono just has so much more kick.

[PearlJammer07]

Man this song sounds F*ing amazing in mono.Are the mono versions of these songs included on the new Past Masters CD's?

[eblackadder3]

Included on the "Mono Masters" CD in the Mono boxed set.

[CreepyCrawly09]

The mono version is the definitive one hands down. If you've been listening to the stereo version then the reverb on here will be something new.

[BeatlesRubberSoul7]

wow this is so much better on mono its like clearer and cooler in so may ways

[mdumas43073]

"Paperback Writer" is so much better in mono, it's not even funny.

[ringu]

I know. If you notice John is wearing his "Spanish hat," as they were performing in Spain. (A small sombrero they call it there.) Dezo Hoffman had them turn their instruments around for just one song so he could get the photo. After the show Lennon smashed Dezo's bloody ribs for him: "It's not enough you fookers at Capitol fook up the records--you fook up the bloody sleeves as well."

[corg22]

Wow!! All the Beatles are left handed.

[dancedance83]

no only paul

[corg22]

I was making a joke because the negative is backwards on the sleeve of the single. I wasn't serious!

[JThrillington]

No, Ringo too!

[BeatlesRubberSoul7]

no there not only ringo and paul r left handed i thought