Only around 2 – 3 weeks away, news behind the new His Masters Choice is rife.
We’ve learned from the excellent Wogblog site that the CD / DVD set will feature two versions of the audio selectable between the studio abated song track after the Beatles had tripped in to the studio and toughened up the music and vocals to beef up the poorer sound that was recorded live. This was consequently mixed to stereo in 1991 presumably for the Anthology series.
Alternately, you can hear the soundtrack as you would have heard it on the TV in 1967 in glorious mono.
The image is much cleaner than the Darthdisk liberated ABC master from earlier this millennium and a lot more like the Anthology promos we’ve had since 1995 / 1996.
The CD or “Disk two” also features a copy of the BBC documentary “The Beatles Abroad” originally broadcast on the 30th of August, 1965. The broadcast has been booted before but there are better recordings of it out there – Lets hope HMC have upgraded to this too.
The label have also released the following information for the set;
The Beatles / SHEA! (1CD+1DVD Gazette) HMC – His Master’s Choice / HMC-030
Disc 1: DVD
A fifty-minute-long documentary of The Beatles’ August 15, 1965, concert at Shea Stadium in New York City, the highlight of the group’s 1965 tour. The documentary was produced by Ed Sullivan (under his Sullivan Productions, Inc. banner), NEMS Enterprises Ltd. (who owns the 1965 copyright), and the Beatles company Subafilms Ltd. Remastered in 1991 by SVC Television. Stereo! Beside the complete broadcast we offer you the entire Beatles show as actually played that night. In excellent mono!
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY:
01. Opening
02. I’m Down (Last Song)
03. Introduction
04. Discotheque Dancers
05. Ringo (Chatter)
06. King Curtis
07. More Chatter
08. Brenda Holloway
09. Helicopter
10. Sounds Incorporated
11. Chatter 3
12. Sid Bernstein & Ed Sullivan
13. Twist And Shout
14. I Feel Fine
15. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
16. Ticket To Ride
17. Act Naturally
18. Can’t Buy Me Love
19. Baby’s In Black
20. A Hard Day’s Night
21. Help!
22. I’m Down
COLLECTOR’S COMPLETE CONCERT VERSION:
01. Introduction
02. Twist And Shout
03. She’s A Woman
04. I Feel Fine
05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
06. Ticket To Ride
07. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
08. Can’t Buy Me Love
09. Baby’s In Black
10. Act Naturally
11. A Hard Day’s Night
12. Help
13. I’m Down
NTSC Color 16:9 / 4:3 LPCM Stereo / mono time approx. 86min. (50min. / 36min.)
Disc 2: CD
Tracks 1-13: * Music in stereo. Chats in mono. All other tracks and chats are from the “It’s Only Rock & Roll” auction tape.Tracks 14-23 are interviews, chat and regular Beatles songs. This is the broadcast from August 30, ’65.
SHEA! – The Beatles At Shea Stadium. Music in stereo.
01. Introduction
02. Twist & Shout
03. She’s A Woman
04. I Feel Fine
05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
06. Ticket To Ride
07. Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby
08. Can’t Buy Me Love
09. Baby’s In Black
10. Act Naturally
11. A Hard Day’s Night
12. Help!
13. I’m Down
“The Beatles Abroad”: A BBC Radio broadcast during the 1965 tour in the USA.
14. Twist And Shout
15. Tell Me What You See
16. I’m Down
17. I’ve Just Seen A Face
18. Sounds Incorporated
19. You Like Me Too Much
20. Act Naturally / The News
21. Yesterday
22. Dizzy Miss Lizzy
23. Help!
1 Comment
This 1991 remastered version of the SHEA! documentary is the ultimate version to date. While the picture is truly close to anthology quality, the stereo sound track is fantastic. Turn up the volume and enjoy. This is a great release and by far the best version of this film available. Great job HMC!