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BeatlesAnswers.org

Deep Analysis of the recordings of the Fab Four

Current enrichment phase

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New in this version

  • Every song, rebuilt from the primary sourcesEach page is being re-authored against Mark Lewisohn’s session-by-session account and Kehew & Ryan’s record of the equipment and techniques used at Abbey Road, with every claim checked against a page of a mounted source.
  • Depth you can rely onPages are brought up to a full depth of documented recording detail before they carry the review badge, and the badge now promises verified facts and sources, measured by machine rather than set by hand.
  • The right gear in the right roomEquipment details are being checked date by date: which microphones, tape machines and amplifiers were actually at each session, and nothing listed that a source does not support.
  • Releases as a listener’s guideEvery Releases section is becoming a guide to the mixes you can actually hear: the original mono and stereo, the notable overseas variants, the 2009 CDs where the record documents them, and the modern remixes.
  • Watch the rebuild as it happensThe Analysis page opens with a picture of the whole project, refreshed every time work is published; a list of recently verified songs and a feed you can subscribe to are next.

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A drift through the canon

Browse by era

Beatlemania (1962–1964)
Mod sharpness ; sharp suits, sharper hooks.
Folk-Rock & Maturity (1965)
Acoustic warmth and Dylan's long shadow.
Rubber Soul (late 1965)
Burnished tone, sitar curls, fish-eye perspective.
Revolver (1966)
Studio awakening ; backwards everything, tape loops.
Sgt Pepper's (1967)
The marching-band concept LP.
Magical Mystery Tour (late 1967)
Kaleidoscope coach trip and walrus dreams.
The White Album (1968)
Each track its own room. Minimal. Sprawling.
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Pop-art primary blocks for the animated film.
Abbey Road (1969)
Mature, melodic, valedictory.
Let It Be (1969–70)
Rooftop chill, gold-on-black valedictions.

Browse by album

Please Please Me
22 March 1963
With the Beatles
22 November 1963
A Hard Day's Night
10 July 1964
Beatles for Sale
4 December 1964
Help!
6 August 1965
Rubber Soul
3 December 1965
Revolver
5 August 1966
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1 June 1967
The Beatles (White Album)
22 November 1968
Yellow Submarine
17 January 1969
Abbey Road
26 September 1969
Let It Be
8 May 1970

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Sections

Catalogue analysis
Vocalist donuts, era distribution, length extremes, theme prevalence, takes histogram.
Timeline
Every song in recording-date order, 1962–1970.
Equipment
Year-by-year studios, mics, instruments, amps.