The Beatles Candlestick Park Paperback Writer

A rare Beatles concert from Candlestick Park while playing Paperback Writer.

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[davidroot8]

thanks for posting it

[beatle608]

You bet, and thanks for watching!

[powergirl901]

Isn't it funny that the Beatles didn't influence an entire generation to wear suits and ties?

[beatle608]

I guess I'd never thought of that!

[darost]

You saw the last Beatles concert!

[Gooseberry51]

@orthiconghost There were no back line monitors during their whole live career. And with all the screaming people it was almost impossible to hear the things they did. Its really amazing they managed to sing harmonies at all. Basically they were very good to be able to perform in those terrible conditions.

[Mimereader2]

I remember that we could hear enough, but I can well understand why the Beatles soon decided that they needed to get into the studio. At that concert I remember how a mass of people without tickets invaded from over an outfield fence, and a strong showing of guards corralled them away from the stage. I knew I was within a historical event, where even the unexpected had a peculiar kind of rightness about it. Oddly, although I saved the ticket for awhile, I must have given it away.

[onthemoveagain]

I like the pure rawness of this.

[USAMicrosoftGuy]

Doesn't sound like paul....

[Voxac100b]

@1olrocker I was reading an article about their concert in Seattle Centre in 1964 and some ALTEC lansing speaker horns hung from the ceiling and pointed back towards the stage were used as monitors the Beatles said they could hear themselves over the 14300 screaming fans. Some sound from the concert is on this site check it out its excellent

[Voxac100b]

@orthiconghost Candlestick Park is the only concert that I have seen with monitors the problem was the band turned up and used whatever PA system the sound company gave them unlike today where bands tour with their own PA system. George and Neil confirmed they could hear themselves in Japan (chk Teisco PA at foot of the stage - well within the bands range with a quiet audience) the strain and lack of interest was setting in which showed in the quality of their performance,

[orthiconghost]

@Voxac100b I checked it out. So, did they have monitor speakers for the 1966 US tour or just @ Candlestick? As far as the Japan 1966 concerts, I would tend to argue that couldn't hear themselves and/or didn'r care. I've heard two concerts from Japan and in both the Beatles sound awful: Paperback Writer & Nowhere Man suffer the most as the band is out of tune, off-key and off-beat!

[zukolover666]

@darost LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zukolover666]

COOL!!

[Voxac100b]

@orthiconghost If you look at the 16mm newsreel footage you will see three monitor speakers in place two either side of the stage and one below in front. These were confirmed by the only surviving member of the candlestick park sound crew who I spoke to personally. As far as the Japan concerts were concerned the group could hear themseleves what we were hearing was the results of the fatigue of touring.