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I have decided to treat this as a bootleg release where you get a fan mix lumped in with commonly available material to bulk up new outtakes. In this case therefore we get a fan mix direct from the master tapes (Giles remixes), the mixes we already had (mono mixes etc) and a two disc tape of ‘Revolver ‘ sessions which were selected for the ‘Anthology’ release before being whittled down and remixed/edited/supplanted for what we got there, which accounts for the duplicates of some material. The omission of ‘GDS’ is down to the bootleg compilers being idiots and not realising they accidently left it out when moving the files over to burn.

This means it is core for any and every collector/fan whilst the remixes are there for anyone who wants to enjoy them; it’s better to have the option than not at all. And I’ll stop moaning.

Abbey Road Studios is ready for the release.

Von Bontee said
Wow, Ringo’s favourite-ever drum track seems about 25% more amazing now, hearing at proper speed! That’s one crazy-fast tempo! All those quick snare and hi-hat hits…wow. And Paul matching him, fast fingers and unending improvising around the drone…whatta rhythm section! 

  

Folk with more understanding than myself have analysed the tracks and the bass is said to be an overdub recorded later with the tape sped up which shouldn’t be on the take 5 original speed outtake. Something to do with hums, cycles and such.

I’m pretty sure the first thing some people do isn’t listen to the tracks but get the computer programmes out and delve into the tracks to find out what is what and what isn’t right – which is fair enough as they are the ones who are finding out the intricate details on whether what we are listening to is what we should be hearing. I think there are a few other oddities, whether by accident, error or deliberation, which shouldn’t be in the set.

Haven’t heard everything but I find the studio chat at times more interesting than the music, especially when what we are hearing isn’t that new or revelatory; the discussion at the beginning of take 5 of ‘GTGYIML’ is a great example. 

I can leave most of Giles mixes (as is usually the case) tho the one that really stands out as a real improvement is ‘EL’ as it now sounds wonderful. I’m convinced however that Giles has no idea how to mix George’s Indian tracks as both ‘WYWO’ and now ‘LYT’ are badly lacking in their feel. He also cannot fade out tracks fully as you can hear them cut off before they are gone. 
There is a remixer called Lord Reith who has done incredible remixes of much of the Beatles catalogue (up to the ‘Hey Bulldog ‘) and I think I’ll stick to the majority of his.

I thought ‘SSSS’ was a complete mess with the separated guitars and the cymbal crashes very meh. I also didn’t enjoy the separation of ‘FNO’.

I’m not too sure that all the separation is a good thing anyway as the Beatles were almost painting soundscapes and filling in gaps with the instruments to provide a lot of depth and textures, certainly as the albums went by; the remixes seem like you are going into the canvas and can see were all those gaps were in the first place and the enjoyment is lost. They really had to work things out due to all the reductions when recording.
Truth be told, I’m convinced that George Martin and co had the right idea at the time and what Giles is doing isn’t the answer. Some of the fan remixers seem to have a better feel and approach to their remixes where they are looking to give the tracks far better clarity and balance to the mixes yet stay faithful to what George M was doing. Giles’ are far more hit and miss. It’s good we have them tho as it’s better to have and ignore than not at all – and they also provide others the opportunity and means to create their own which can bring about fantastic results.

‘Rain ‘ at it’s natural speed is the ‘Penny Lane (take 6)’ WTF!!! moment. The early rough mix of ‘GTGYIMY’ with the guitars is a blast. But i have no idea why the rehearsal of ‘IOS’ is on here when it’s almost identical to what’s on ‘A2’ when there are another three version of the same song, especially when other tracks are badly represented and one missing entirely. 

The whole release does remind me of a bootleg where they simply put on whatever they have available and the listeners just have to accept it and enjoy what managed to sneak out of the vaults. Looking at the ‘A2’ & ‘RL’ contents and ignoring any track deviations (proper starts/endings, chat, remixes), the only tracks missing are the ‘ER’ orchestral backing and ‘IOS’ take 1.