"Meet the Beatles" were a mixed bag of duophonic and stereo, as was The
Beatles Second Album" with a bunch of horrible reverb thrown on. "Something
New" was the best of the bunch in terms of true stereo recordings. "Beatles
'65 was mostly true stereo with added reverb except for "I Feel Fine" and
"She's a Woman" which are duophonic and sound as though they are from a live
concert in an underground sewer.

Different mixes which were dispatched to the US at the end of this period,
and Capitol's releases were generally better as they went along with one or
two curious exceptions. But in '64, they pretty much did whatever the hell
they liked. (remember, just because they were sent to the US doesn't mean
they were used. If they were used, it doesn't mean they weren't mangled.)




On 10/13/04 8:08 AM, "bob_hutton@standardlife.com"
<bob_hutton@standardlife.com> wrote:

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> So .... which of the US albums were duophonic and which were true stereo?
> Or was it down to individual tracks on albums?  I have a bootleg CD of Rock
> and Roll, it has stereo versions of some of the early stuff.
> 
> Is anyone able to say what was different about the Capitol mixes?  I know
> from the Beatles at Abbey Road book that different mixes were done for USA
> compared to UK, but not sure in what sense.
> 
> 
> Bob
>