Bringing the Beatles back to life, revisiting Revolver

Bringing the Beatles back to life, revisiting Revolver | Giles Martin

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“Paul McCartney said to me, when we sat down to do Revolver, he goes, ‘this is our most individual record, and this is where we discovered pot.’”
Son of Beatles’ producer George Martin, Giles Martin reflects the mammoth task of remastering ‘Revolver' with Hugo Rifkind.
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@superlove35 Жыл бұрын

It's actually not a remaster, it is a remix. Two very different things.

@stevedundee866 Жыл бұрын

Listening in Australia..what a wonderful interview. Am so glad that Giles has followed in the footsteps of his father. What a gift we have being able to hear The Beatles Revolver (Abbey Road, Let It Be, SGT Pepper and the White Album) reimagined audio wise for our times. A splendid time guaranteed for all 👍

@StanKindly Жыл бұрын

The Japanese auto industry is the best Beatle metaphor I've ever heard! Clearly Giles inherited his Father's genius and wit 💕

@drutgat2 Жыл бұрын

That was a great interview - it stands out from all the rest. Well done, interviewer.

@Painter19 Жыл бұрын

Remember that Geoff Emerick the engineer came up with the "sound" and effects on this landmark album. He was probably as important as George Martin in the final version of the album.

@goodiesguy Жыл бұрын

I just want to hear the rest of the albums now, especially Rubber Soul and Please Please Me.

@MrDiddyDee Жыл бұрын

You have this video titled as a remaster, but the whole point of this project is it is a REMIX. We have had remasters of The Beatles albums previously, cleaned up versions of the stereo mix. Giles has explained the difference very well before as in the differences between preparing a car for sale. Remastering is like cleaning the car's bodywork and upholstery to make it presentable, whereas remixing is like stripping the car down to it's component parts, cleaning and repairing each of those, and then rebuilding the car.

@almar2410 10 ай бұрын

I've bought Revolver 2022 remix recently. It's a great version. Thank you sir.

@will2181 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s worth while to remix the previous albums. I enjoyed the new Revolver remix. Although, some of the vocals did sound a bit weird on a few tracks. Other than that, I enjoyed it! If they can get the vocals sounding natural on “Rubber Soul” It would be a real treat!

@bbsoni4814 Жыл бұрын

Giles is a super cool guy, we're lucky he's in charge of all these reissues, remix etc...

@alfching2499 Жыл бұрын

He's a pain in the Rear

@sharonevans6864 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Giles and Peter Jackson's team, we are eternally grateful 💖🎶💖

@andrewarthurmatthews6685 6 ай бұрын

Excellent interview

@geofo60 Жыл бұрын

I still have the original album on vinyl. It sounds great, the way I first heard it all those years ago. I guess for those who don't either have a copy or aren't familiar with it, they won't know the difference.

@coolshirtkid Жыл бұрын

great interview!

@shortattentionspantheatre5075 Жыл бұрын

I'm put in mind re: not repeating themselves of Miles Davis's credo: "I love playing ballads, that's why I don't play ballads."

@adrianmist6681 Жыл бұрын

I will listen to this under caution as Revolver has been remixed not remastered, there's an important difference.

@adrianmist6681 Жыл бұрын

Having said that it is well worth listening to 👍

@knockedoutloaded279 Жыл бұрын

The anthology will be massive improvement in sound in 2024/5

@JanPBtest Жыл бұрын

7:02 Giles, if you do, start with the oldest albums because your father had already remixed "Help!" and "Rubber Soul".

@gerdgrauer7816 8 ай бұрын

Is Times Radio not able to distinct between remaster and remix?

@q-tuber7034 Жыл бұрын

Love the Douglas Adams comparison

@janach1305 Жыл бұрын

Since the Beatles’ music has never died, there is no need to bring it “back to life.”

@StratsRUs Жыл бұрын

Then your ears must have aged

@Checobeep Жыл бұрын

Hearing this music in higher fidelity, with more separation of the instruments, with more clarity, ensures it will be enjoyed forever. It's a great mix. Not destructive at all.

@janach1305 Жыл бұрын

@@Checobeep I didn’t say it was destructive, merely unnecessary.

@JazzWithJakeInSF Жыл бұрын

@@Checobeep I don't know if this counts as "destructive" but remastering is done to change the sound from the original. Different emphasis on different instruments/sounds.

@Darrin.Crawford Жыл бұрын

@@janach1305 Unnecessary for you. Necessary for the rest of us.

@JanPBtest Жыл бұрын

So is there any official comment regarding the curious disappearance of the surround sound mixes? By "curious" I mean surrounded by the official wall of silence.

@stereofidelic67 Жыл бұрын

Demixing in its current technological state has been around since at least 2019 in the form of Deezer's Spleeter algorithm and Izotope's RX editing software. Peter Jackson's tech it a tinkered version of Spleeter, so he's late to the table with this despite what EMI and Jackson would like you to believe.

@strangedaysindeed9 Жыл бұрын

And the most funny part is, the big PR talk on the Hollywood Bowl remix in 2016 (!) was: "we can now finally do it justice thanks to the revolutionary demixing technology". And they've been using it as early as 2015 on the 1+ remixes, though sparsely.

@disneyscott98 Жыл бұрын

but it's not nearly as clear and clean separation as they have here.

@stereofidelic67 Жыл бұрын

@@disneyscott98 Oh it's much clearer on Revolver - granted. But that's not down to any real improvements in the capabilities of the software IMO. It's down to the fact that it was used on 4 individual multi-tracks, meaning the algorithm didn't have as much instrumentation to separate as, say, a mono or 2 track stereo recording. The actual effort levied on the software was relatively light, as it was only being asked to separate 2 or 3 instruments at a time / per each of the 4 tracks. Catch my drift?

@michaelharrington75 Жыл бұрын

The Beatles have never shown a hint of not being alive. Also, Giles remixed the album. It's not a "remaster". Still, thanks for the interview 👍

@scottandrewbrass1931 9 ай бұрын

Two of them have. They've done quite well at it.

@Jimmie_Rudolfsson Жыл бұрын

When will people know the difference between remix and remaster. Giles remixes the Beatles albums. The 2009 releases were remasters.

@Darrin.Crawford Жыл бұрын

Many audiophiles don't know the difference.

@josefserf1926 Жыл бұрын

One day someone will finally get the remastering right and we'll have exact digital copies of the original vinyl.

@mcw1956 Жыл бұрын

why wasnt Geoff emerick involved with this...his name is not even MENTIONED

@thesoundofbailey Жыл бұрын

Geoff sadly passed away in 2018

@JanPBtest Жыл бұрын

1:49 I seem to recall Jackson's team actually built up on a previous research into sound separation done by the FBI.

@jackthomason4611 Жыл бұрын

Remixing…not remastering.

@davidtellett179 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, always drive me nuts that!

@Stonecutter334 Жыл бұрын

The title of this post is highly insulting

@WillStephensArt 9 ай бұрын

To the people hating: why are you here?

@craigphillips6308 Жыл бұрын

Hey Giles, why such heavy bass on these remixes, especially Abbey Road and Revolver? As a big fan of McCartneys playing, his bass no longer feels organic to the other instruments, instead it’s so loud it makes my speakers buzz (both in my home and in the car). For me, your fathers mono mixes, and his Abbey Road stereo mix, are still the best way to hear the Beatles as they were meant to be heard.

@blueTango Жыл бұрын

Because Paul's still alive. lol

@justinparkman3585 Жыл бұрын

What's your system hopefully not a subwoofer included

@spaceengineer1452 Жыл бұрын

Tom Never Knows is C to B flat.....NOT just C.

@dl21633 Жыл бұрын

The title of this "Bringing the Beatles' back to life" is certainly wrong; they were never dead. What he has done is polish that which was already shining!!!!

@susancollins2425 Жыл бұрын

Originals Are The Best In All Music We’ve Lived In That Era & Still Listen To The Originals On Cd. Keep The Beatles In The 60s Era Which They Dominated ?

@coolshirtkid Жыл бұрын

why do u capitalize every word lol

@michaelharrington75 Жыл бұрын

Insist on the original recordings from the 60's, and then say listen on CD. Lol

@scottandrewbrass1931 9 ай бұрын

@@michaelharrington75😂

@scottandrewbrass1931 9 ай бұрын

Yes. Keep them in the 1960's so no-one else can discover them. What a dumb thing to state!

@ButcherGrindslam 8 ай бұрын

Giles Martin REMIXED, NOT remastered The Beatles' albums.

@user-lx8ky9yf3b Жыл бұрын

Oh please , when you remix Rubber Soul make the vocals as clear as possible . Please don't muffle their voices .

@raulmacias1311 Жыл бұрын

Who hired this guy?

@scottandrewbrass1931 9 ай бұрын

Lots of sad act anonymous middle aged men slagging off Giles remixing abilities. I suspect they're jealous because they think could have done it better.😂😂😂

@nathananthony7517 Жыл бұрын

Not worthwhile? Revolver was a far more worthwhile remix than the White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road. It might even have been more worthwhile than Pepper. It was a fantastic remix. Now, whether it'll be worthwhile to remix Please Please Me is another question. But, Revolver was the most worthwhile remix of the bunch.

@michaelharrington75 Жыл бұрын

Please Please Me definitely needs a new stereo remix. The stereo mixes from 63 to 66 weren't great. They had some strange panning on the early stereo mixes.

@bbbb98765 Жыл бұрын

Surely we've suffered enough?

@SpeccyHorace Жыл бұрын

Its remixed rather than remastered. Also, its needless and it actually doesn't sound all that good imo.

@vicbertfartingclack4559 10 ай бұрын

This YT video title is both whacked and inaccurate.

@tonyfox7510 Жыл бұрын

Giles needs to get some more training in sound recording. Cranking up the bass and pushing back the percussion instruments ( cymbals, tambourines etc) kind of smothers the detail. The original still sounds superior to me.

@alfching2499 Жыл бұрын

It's too Late now but why did he have to poke he's insipid faced nose in this from the start,they didn't need remixing especially by him.

@shaunfurlong-cultivatingsp4793 Жыл бұрын

So Paul and Ringo didn't think to mention any of this? Of course it's entirely possible that they have a drums and bass bias. Together, they represent the entire bottom end "punch" of The Beatles. Anyway, I quite like the punch, and I heard all of these records when they first came out. TomAto tomAHto.

@michaelharrington75 Жыл бұрын

It's not like Giles mixed these albums by himself in seclusion, and then released them to everyone's surprise. He had Sam Okell helping him. Plenty of ears (including Paul, Ringo, Yoko and Sean Lennon, and Olivia and Dhani Harrison) heard the mixes, and approved them to be released. If you like the original mixes, listen to them. No one is forcing you to switch to the new stereo mixes.

@lionheartroar3104 Жыл бұрын

Revolver is the worst remix project. Tracks are nicely balanced but it's sonic garbage.

@jackfalco5351 Жыл бұрын

It sounds processed and sterile if Gilles can’t hear it he’s in the wrong business

@bassinblue Жыл бұрын

At this stage, remixing/remastering Beatles album is Giles’s career and only thing that I’m sure is paying his bills. It would be difficult to say no more projects. Beatles name is still very lucrative.

@tonyfox7510 Жыл бұрын

He only has a job in the recording business because of his dad.