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

Capitol 5651.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lennon
• McCartney
• Harrison
• Starr
• Rain
• Paperback
• Writer
• single
• 45

[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.

[mdumas43073]

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

[Bimkovitz]

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

[videomaniac108]

Gotta love that drum/bass into on Rain.

[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.

[melitosse]

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

[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?