THE BEATLES - Philadelphia 1964 (Part 4 of 4)

[dundonian35]

Greatest artists ever to enter a recording studio or stand up on a stage. All that then. With all the technology today no-one can get near to the rawness of just MUSIC being played by MUSICIANS! Live perfomances without the aid of autotune and without the ability to hear what you were thinking, let alone hearing if you were in tune. Who can do that these day?

[BENTENTEN77]

I am embarrassed for my pathetic city of Philadelphia for not having any actual live footage of the beatles performing here. No wonder we can't win a superbowl like every other major city, we're just too pathetic.

[ScreamsoftheRaptors]

Why does A Hard Days Night sound so.... bogged down?

[kainthevampireduck]

@ScreamsoftheRaptors maybe somebody touched the volume knots on the soundboard or later mixing the tracks, for boys (or I wanna be your man) they have to lower a bit the volume of the drums channel because ringo's voice mic will get drums too so it could get louder than the other channels. maybe somebody forgot to turn the drums mic on after ringo's song.

[ScreamsoftheRaptors]

@kainthevampireduck Ah, I gotcha.

[DavelovesRealMusic]

Very nice version f Ringo "BOYS" too bad no one ever saw or heard this for 45 years..

[realdiamondshow]

George MARTIN was a great musical influence on the Beatles ...especially on Paul.

Remember what you hear here...is NOT what the crowd heard at the time.... this is a line out from the auxiliary on the desk...ALL different controls than the MAIN output....which goes to the big sound rig. It must have been a nightmare to hear yourself singing with all the screaming!!

[RubberPAUL1966]

@QuarryHigh: It seems to me like you're saying that this bass is the same as the earlier one and if I read correctly, so is Beatles Gear. I'm wondering how this is because like I said before, their different colors.

[QuarryHigh]

Hello again...I understand why you believe this way. But, if you look at many of the stage photos from 1963-1966, you see a second Hofner on the floor behind Paul. This was a back up in case he broke a string or had some other malfunction. The difference in color from the backup may be what you're seeing. He was probably holding the back up Hofner in the picture you saw. But I've been a fan since 1964 (12 years old) & I knew the pick guard story long before it showed up in Beatle Gear. QH.

[JimColyer]

Gay!

[1skullduggery]

bop shoo wop....bop bop shoo wop....

[DougCameraMan]

They would never have been as great if they didn't have Ringo!

[oneoneone5]

They played in Indianapolis two days later -- two shows.

[1234crackerboxpalace]

That was a pretty darn good job on singing live, drumming and of course TRULY ROCKING OUT all at the same time. GO RINGO !

[ckblondiee]

@QuarryHigh Thanks for getting back to me. I guess this will be another unsolved Beatles mystery! I believe some think it was doubles in place in that concert. I don't know what to think as they seem to look the same, but they do sound strained. Maybe it was the sound system or something.

[TheCharlie1701]

@ckblondiee Right, not all the sound systems in those days where good. But doubles? No way man. Maybe they where just tired.

[ckblondiee]

They sound very strange singing and playing a Hard Days Night. Any one notice this too. Why would this be; they always sound so awesome, this sounds strained; especially Paul.

[igetstaticnightmares]

@ckblondiee Nah all performers get like that. First off you can tell the high-ish notes Paul sings are kind of hard for him to sing even in the actual recording, so you have to imagine singing those parts while exhausted and worn out must have been pretty hard, especially cuz the amps weren't that good so he had to sing a lot louder to be heard. If you try singing and running that's probably how he felt xD

[QuarryHigh]

Hi....this photo is from the 1966 concert at Shea Stadium. (The more famous Shea Stadium concert is the one from a year earlier in August 1965.) At the beginning of the 1966 tour, the pick guard was in place. At some point Paul removed it. I've never been clear as to why. Even today, Paul uses the same Hofner. The pick guard is still missing. Thanks for listening. QuarryHigh

[ckblondiee]

@QuarryHigh Hi, I do not play guitar, so I am wondering what is a pick guard and why would the guitarist remove it? Thanks!

[QuarryHigh]

Hello there...a pick guard is in place to prevent the plastic guitar pick from scratching the wood surface during strumming. However, there is no strumming on a bass guitar, only plucking with bare fingers or picking. So, wood damage probably wasn't an issue. As to why Paul removed it...I have no idea. I think it looks much cooler with the guard in place. However, he may believe otherwise. As I said in an earlier post, it's unclear to me why he did this. Thanks. QuarryHigh.

[RubberPAUL1966]

@QuarryHigh: That is definitely a different Hofner that Paul is playing at the ' 66 Shea Stadium picture. Look at the black burst at he edge. It is much bigger than the classic Hofner you see earlier. In fact, the earlier Hofner wasn't even black. it was dark brown.

[QuarryHigh]

Hi there...you seem to be knowledgeable about this so I'm not going to presume to correct you. I'm pretty knowledgeable about The Beatles too and I know I wouldn't like it. So, that's not what I'm trying to do. What I do want to do is point out 2 things: First, Paul had a first Hofner that had a definite difference in the sunburst from the more famous second one. Secondly, according to the excellent book "Beatles Gear", it's clearly stated on page 98 that it's the exact same Hofner. Thanks.

[Zebonka]

His first Hofner was refinished in the mid 60's to look a lot 'darker' in the sunburst. You can see it in places in Let it Be before it was stolen.

[frankburrows]

This concert is the best live Beatle performance that I've heard. I checked out all four videos--amazing! The energy is extraordinary, you can hear that they were at the very top of the wave. Thanks!

[QuarryHigh]

Hey Frank...I'm gratified you enjoyed the concert. Yeah, it was a special time for the lads. They hadn't gotten tired of touring yet. They were in a zone and just on the natural buzz of their fame. I've heard this concert a thousand times and it still shakes me up. Thanks again...QuarryHigh.

[cometandcupids]

That's right thirty minutes. Not like today where shows go on for two hours or more.

[gili1484]

my girl says when i kiss her lips..

[genericgeorge]

George on 12 string same as hollywood bowl. Prolly coulnt be bothered changing or maybe he preferred it

[TigerRocket]

Paul and Ringo are one of the greatest rhythm sections Rock 'N' Roll has ever seen! When 'Anthology' was being worked on, George Martin claimed that in listening to the hundreds of hours of tape Ringo made very few mistakes in the studio. There are many great drummers in rock and Ringo is certainly one of them.

[genericgeorge]

@TigerRocket hell yeah!

[andrewcasarsa]

listen to that Hofner on Boys!

[QuarryHigh]

Hi Andrew....You're right. Paul is one of the greatest bass players I've ever heard. He's really burning it up!  Glad you enjoyed the concert. It's a rare glimpse into a very historic time, though nobody knew it at that moment. QuarryHigh

[derwfan1]

I was there..OMG..will never forget that night! Was only 30 minutes but the best of my life! The place was insane!

[bluemoon4111]

@derwfan1 their shows were only 30 minutes long??

[TigerRocket]

@bluemoon4111 During the sixties most British Invasion bands (top acts) rarely did longer than 30 minutes. It takes that long just to set up the drums now. Opening acts rarely played longer that 10 or 20 minutes. Barley enough time to play their latest single and then off.

[ernestborg6of9]

@bluemoon4111 You forget, a three minute song back then was a long song.

[DontMakeMeBlueBaby]

the first few notes ringo songs in boys always give me a chill 0.0

[Gatoms2]

Glad you enjoyed the show. I wish I could have been there. BEATLES forever!

Gatoms

[DontMakeMeBlueBaby]

no i wasnt at the show, i wish was though :/

[kickassfan]

what a gig...