From: cstadbg@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr M J Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: BEATLES ANOMALIES Part 2
Date: 6 Nov 1992 10:15:48 -0000
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Part 2 of BEATLES ANOMALIES -- Update! Dated 7-11-92

Happiness is a warm gun
+++++++++++++++++++++++

MW> 0.57 I need a fix line sung twice originally
MW> but first time was mixed out all except "down...."
MW> the singing was supposed to be left out in the release

It *was* supposed to appear in the master, but only once!...It ended up in
1 and a bit times!

Also at 1.32, after the "Mother superior" bits, in the right ear, the high
voices singing the backing laugh just before they are supposed to start 
singing.

2.16 to 2.19 .... The line "Happiness is a warm (yes it is)....... GUN "

I have checked this one against the record/tape and CD versions. So I am
right !!! :-) If you listen to this fairly loud, you will hear after the words
"Yes it is", a print through of the rather loud "GUN", before it occurs 
properly... eg .." ....Yes it is....gun GUN". Because it is sung so loud and
there is nothing to cover it up in the preceding part of the tape, it printed
through from layer to layer in the master.

Birthday
++++++++

All these are best heard with a vocal eliminator removing the music in the
centre.
0:40 to 0:44 -- Whispering between vocalists
2:04 to 2:06 -- Previous takes "dance" shows through after this take is 
                complete, leading to "daaaaaance.../aaaance" (No D!)
2:32         -- Laughter after drums stop.


Yer Blues
+++++++++

Loads of feedback (from mics to speakers) at 0:50 and 1:19 (worst)
Using a vocal eliminator again to subdue main vocals, the backing vocals to
Lennons singing can be heard clearer. Somebody sings very racist lyrics behind
the main words to the song....eg

1:27 to 1:37 LENNON > The eagle picks my eye  The worm he licks my bones
             Backing>           Blacks   Out              Blacks   Down.

1:57 to 2:05 LENNON > Black cloud crossed my mind   Blue mist round my soul
             Backing>             ?????     ???               Whites   Alive

(???? = hard to hear vocals)

A freind of mine has also heard this, what do you think is being said?


An edit in the four track tape at 3:12 was used to end the song (not usual
studio practice to edit a 4 track tape)

MW> "instrumenatl verse" at end has bleedover from vocals.

Yup.

Revolution number 9
+++++++++++++++++++

"Can you take me back where I came from" is a section out of an uncopyrighted
and untitled piece by Paul. As far as I know this piece was never released in
any form other than as part of Rev 9. It is not "brother can you take me back"
in my opinion....I think he says "Robert can you take me back..." ... ?

Gabriel Nahigian writes > "Number nine" sounds like " Turn Me On Dead Man"
                        > when played backwards

I agree entirely...but this is coincidence I am sure.....

The mixer used in Rev 9 has a scratchy pan control, which can be heard at 
(taking time from the first PIANO note) 0:53 to 0:58 and 1:27 to 1:46 as a
crackling sound. The guitar part at 1:57 to 2:05 loop is (if I remember right)
take from the tape they used when rehearsing for the Tomorrow Never Knows
track. And at 3:20 the climbing tone and repeated "blrip blrip blrip" is the
tape machine providing echo rewinding in middle of the mix!!

You like me too much
++++++++++++++++++++

In the first second, before the ELECTRIC PIANO starts, the Lesley speaker 
(a rotating speaker in a cabinet) can be heard turning (as an undulating
hiss in right ear). This is responsible for the tremolo on the Piano sound

This is then switched off at 0:08 with an audible "click!" as it is not needed
for the rest of the track.

Tell me what you see
++++++++++++++++++++

In the first few seconds, Paul "tries out" the words "If you let...If you let"
twice before actually singing them. This is leakage via someone elses micro-
phone. "Tell me what you see" also has the hissing sound of a Lesley speaker, 
as in above.

Yesterday
+++++++++

There is a random squeek down a string by the strings section (Listen to
Left ear, 0:19 during word "believe")

You Wont See Me
+++++++++++++++

Before singing starts - someone coughs at 0.02

Michelle
++++++++

As above, at 3:28 (Left ear)

What goes on
++++++++++++

MW> 1.28 After Ringo sings "Tell me why" John pipes up "I already TOLD you 
  > why (Left channel)

No....Listen again!...What actually happens is :-

RINGO "....blind
      " Its so easy for a girl like you to lie "
JOHN? " (tell me why)"
RINGO " Tell me why...."
JOHN  " (Tell me why!)" <---- not "I already told you why!"
RINGO " What goes on....." (left)

Also during instrumental bit, Ringo can be heard in left ear, singing along
quietly, 1.35 to 1.54, especially 1.47 to 1.54!

2.38 to 2.49 Ringo says "In your mind" twice off mic quietly....

Girl
++++

0.59 "Tit tit tit" whispers John as a reminder to the rest of the backing group

I'm looking through you
+++++++++++++++++++++++

0:04 Yet again Paul has a trial run at the first notes of the song

She Loves You
+++++++++++++

MW> Bad edit 1.23 - 1.30 after line "I think it's only fair"

Joe Brennan also writes > This is George Martins worst edit ever

I have listened to this over and over ... I cannot hear an edit at all !!
Not even a change in the cymbal sound as mentioned.

Honest :-o

Please Please Me
++++++++++++++++

This mistake is well known, unfortunately the details got a bit mangled !!

What happens is :-  Paul is singing high harmony, John Low harmony

The format of the lyrics is :-
Verse 1 :- "Last night I said....I know you never even try girl"
Verse 2 :- "You dont need me.....Why do I always have to say love"

Verse 3 starts with the words "Last night I said.." and so it should end with
"I know you never even try girl". However ...

John Sings "WHY DO I never even try girl"
Paul gets it right, singing "I know you never even try girl...."

John then laughs the "C'mon" because of the mistake...

There is a bad edit at 1:43 for the harmonica bit at the end, causing the
end of the song to go out of tome, and the vocals get double tracked (left
ear) ....

From me to you
++++++++++++++

(Left channel) Ringo's bass drum pedal squeaks it's way through the song again.

I wanna hold your hand
++++++++++++++++++++++

At 1:22 John actually forgets the words of the title, and adlibs something
which sounds vaguely right!!

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