I would like to recreate, on CD, the 62-66 and 67-70 albums. I have the actual vynal and love the mixes, arrangments, etc. of the versions as they are presented on the American releases of these albums. Initially I believed the undertaking would be a simple one... take the appropriate tracks from the digital/CD sources, put them in the right order and boom, the Red and Blue album on CD. NOT SO!
After doing a small amount of research via my copy of "The Beatles: For The Record" I discover that some versions of songs are in fact nowhere (or seemingly) nowhere to be found on CD. Ie., the Stereo mix of "From Me To You" on the 62-66 minus the harmonica at the beginning... the mock James Bond piece at the opening of the HELP! album, etc.
After doing a little more research online, I am lead to believe that the CD versions of the RED and BLUE albums are in fact different from the Vynal releases so they are not a replacement of the versions I have come to know.
I am writing this in the hope that someone can definitively breakout the American Vynal releases of 62-66 and 67-70 with an explanation of the mix for each song, mono vs. stereo, album vs. track, etc. so that I may digitally recreate, if possible, the Vynal versions of these albums. A comparison song for song of the CD versions vs. the American Vynal versions would be perfect. I know this is asking alot of work of someone but I'm hoping I'm not the only Beatle Fan out there who hasn't already tackled this beast.
The Vynal versions that I have are in excellent shape and I may resort to buying a solid turntable pre-amp and capturing them directly but I would really love to recreate the albums from digital sources.
CAN ANYONE HELP! I NEED SOMEBODY! <<< sorry about the bad pun.. I just couldn't resist! Thanks in advance.