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button wrote:The other night I was at a friend's house listening to some CD's. He put Rubber Soul on, but it didn't quite sound "right". Now, this is one of my favorite all time albums, and I know it inside out, but this sounded "different". So I borrowed the CD to do some research.
I compared it to my West German pressing, and sure enough, it WAS different.... I searched the SH forums - nothing. But I did find a link to this very useful site:
http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beatles/var-1965.html
Based on the above site, I can confirm that my friend's CD contains the original 1965 UK mixes. Every single variation listed is on this pressing.
My first thought was that this must be a bootleg, however, this disc was bought in a legitimate music store (in Vancouver, Canada, in 1992 whilst my friend was on vacation).
Anyway the details are:
Catalog #: C2 46440
Matrix Code: made by / fabrique par DISQUE AMERIC CANADA EA41 <011> C246440
munson66 wrote:Can't find my Rubber Soul, but my copy of Help! is here at the office. Looks a lot like Button's copy of RS. On the inner ring, it shows up as manufactured by Disque Americ, and the code EA31<011>C246439 appears. Same Parlophone logo to the left, with the Capitol trademark disclaimer on the right.
Thomoz, what should I be listening for on "Dizzy Miss Lizzie"? John's vocal sounds clean, but I don't have anything to compare it to.
Sure enough, the clips don't lie:
Drive My Car
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=31JL ... VD2ZH4BFTC
I'm Looking Through You
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=318X ... NO5J0VEJKC
Run For Your Life
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1ASV ... S687QWLN32
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0474 ... 9J5YTGPDW8
As I've mentioned to David and Phil, I'm in utter amazement that these have remained apparently unknown for the last 15 years (or more). It begs the question - what else is out there we don't know about?
I haven't done any type of A/B yet, but the clips sure sound good.