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May 12, 2024 - 9:04am
Proclivities wrote:
I think Beatles records in Germany were on Odeon Records. In the UK they were on Parlophone Records - they were subsidiaries of EMI. I still have a few UK imports. The European versions of the albums up until Revolver always had more songs, as Bill_J mentioned. Capitol withheld a few songs from each album so they could release an additional Beatles album - which eventually was Yesterday and Today. London Records did a similar thing with The Stones albums (released in the US on "Flowers"). The UK versions - on Decca Records - had more songs, and were also in "true" stereo as opposed to that muddy "re-processed stereo".
Kurtster probably knows the whole story.
I always enjoyed the anecdote that, since George Martin was a noted non-fan of stereo mixes, when they asked him which version of the âLoveâ release he preferred (5.1, etc) his reply was âmono.â
My older sister had European released singles on different labels than in the US (typical Capital I think). My dad was at the Army base in Mannheim.
I think Beatles records in Germany were on Odeon Records. In the UK they were on Parlophone Records - they (and Capitol Records) were subsidiaries of EMI. I still have a few UK imports. The European versions of the albums up until Revolver always had more songs, as Bill_J mentioned. Capitol withheld a few songs from each album so they could release an additional Beatles album - which eventually was Yesterday and Today. London Records did a similar thing with The Stones albums (released in the US on "Flowers"). The UK versions - on Decca Records - had more songs, and were also in "true" stereo as opposed to that muddy "re-processed stereo".
Kurtster probably knows the story with more detail.
I lived in Germany 1964-66 (Dad stationed at Sembach AFB) and that was when the Beatles became a part of my life at age 10. All my early Beatle albums had different song lists than the American releases, and they had more songs on them.
My older sister had European released singles on different labels than in the US (typical Capital I think). My dad was at the Army base in Mannheim.
I remember seeing this in the theater (on the Army base where my dad was stationed in Texas) just a couple weeks shy of my 17th birthday with a small group of friends. I went through Beatlemania in Germany in 1962-64 when my dad was stationed there & then all over again when we moved back to the states shortly after their Ed Sullivan show appearance in 1964. We were in awe at the movie. The Beatles have been the the soundtrack of my life since I was 9-10 years old. I can't imagine a world without them.
I lived in Germany 1964-66 (Dad stationed at Sembach AFB) and that was when the Beatles became a part of my life at age 10. All my early Beatle albums had different song lists than the American releases, and they had more songs on them.
Meanwhile, the young people weâre visiting said, âOh, are those the Beatles?â
I remember seeing this in the theater (on the Army base where my dad was stationed in Texas) just a couple weeks shy of my 17th birthday with a small group of friends. I went through Beatlemania in Germany in 1962-64 when my dad was stationed there & then all over again when we moved back to the states shortly after their Ed Sullivan show appearance in 1964. We were in awe at the movie. The Beatles have been the the soundtrack of my life since I was 9-10 years old. I can't imagine a world without them.
